Do you like scary movies? It's spooky season, so what better way to get into the Halloween spirit than plopping down in front of a film engineered to scare your pants off. Today, in this encore episode, we’re revisiting our conversation about the scariest movie we've ever seen – including The Babadook, Event Horizon, The Night of the Hunter, and… Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Looking for more spooky season scares? Try these episodes: <a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/05/15/nx-s1-5822305/in-obsession-love-hurts-it-really-really-really-hurts"target="_blank" >In ‘Obsession,’ love hurts. It really, really, really hurts.</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/05/nx-s1-5529283/the-conjuring-last-rites-caps-off-a-big-summer-for-demon-hunters"target="_blank" >'The Conjuring: Last Rites' caps off a big summer for demon hunters</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/08/11/nx-s1-5496241/in-weapons-the-kids-arent-at-all-right-not-in-the-slightest-nope"target="_blank" >In ‘Weapons’, the kids aren't at all right, not in the slightest, nope</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/20/1254460268/is-28-years-later-worth-the-wait"target="_blank" >Is '28 Years Later' worth the wait?</a> Connect with Pop Culture Happy Hour:<a href="https://letterboxd.com/nprpopculture/"target="_blank" >Letterboxd</a> / <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pchh"target="_blank" >Facebook</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/pop-culture"target="_blank" >Our weekly newsletter</a>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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