Season 9: Kids Horror Finale
Thank you for joining us for Season 9: Kids Horror! In this finale, we keep it short and sweet for all you busy parents – we rank the movies in age-appropriateness, and share a finger painting craft! Movies Ranked byRead More
The Addams Family
They’re creepy and they’re kooky / Mysterious and spooky / They’re all together ooky – that’s right, we’re covering The Addams Family! Featuring everyone’s favorite macabre characters, the 1991 movie introduced a new audience to the bizarre aristocratic family. EpisodeRead More
The Monster Squad
Ostensibly a real movie and not just a vehicle for Universal Studios to sell merchandise, The Monster Squad is a late 80s kids’ classic horror movie. Featuring iconic characters like Dracula and the Wolfman, the plot of the movie isRead More
Goosebumps
Not Quite Dead covers the 2015 movie Goosebumps, a film jam packed with references to the classic kids horror book series. The film takes a meta approach to author R.L. Stine and his creations, for better and worse! Controversially, MeganRead More
Minisode: Fear Street 1666
The final installment of the Fear Street trilogy takes us all the way back to 1666 – and then forward to 1994 – then back again – then back again. Sheesh! Should this series have been four movies instead ofRead More
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
If you were an 80s or 90s baby, you may be entitled to financial compensation for emotional trauma from the illustrations featured in the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series. This movie pastiches some of the more famousRead More
Minisode: Fear Street 1978
Fear Street 1978 pays homage to the campground slashers of the era, with all the blood, sex, and pot you’d expect. “Wait!” you’re thinking, “Isn’t this a kids’ movie?” Well, listen to this minisode and hear what the NQD galsRead More
The Witches (1990)
The Roald Dahl classic children’s book gets the movie treatment in the 1990 flick The Witches! This movie is notably creepy with its Jim Henson puppetry and intense witch makeup on Anjelica Huston. The Not Quite Dead gals debate theRead More
Minisode: Fear Street 1994
Netflix’s three-part Fear Street series is getting the Not Quite Dead minisode treatment this season! Come listen to discussion on the surprisingly (to some) mature content and debate with us when you can introduce kids to their first slasher movie.Read More