Scream(1981)-Ghosts, Meat Cleavers, & the Curse of the Wild West

💀 Scream (1981) – Ghosts, Guns & the Curse of the Old West 

Saddle up for a forgotten slice of early-’80s slasher weirdness as we ride into Scream (1981) — where a group of river rafters stumble into a dusty ghost town that might just be… alive. Or dead. Or both.

It’s supposed to be a fun weekend on the water, but when members of the group end up dead, they find themselves trapped in a deserted Western town with no way out.  Is it a ghost? A madman? Or something far stranger?

This episode features immersive extras:
🎥 A Forgotten in Time segment exploring the real-life ghost town of Terlingua, Texas — where history, myth, and murder blur into one.

🔪 Episode includes:

• Full film discussion
• Why Scream is a strange cousin to both slashers and ghost stories
• The eerie atmosphere that makes this one stand out from the crowd
• How the setting becomes the true star of the film

👻 For fans of Messiah of Evil, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and  slow-burn horror oddities with a supernatural twist.

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Play Horror for Me is a horror movie podcast where we dive deep into the worlds of the films we love—offering thoughtful analysis, original segments, and personal insights that bring new life to cult classics, forgotten gems, and more.

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