Jun 9, 2026 · 2 hr 3 min · 17 segments
The true horror this episode is how easily our not-so-Dr. Laura convinced us The Ring is really just an MLM scam. Pour yourself a glass of anything condensation-y and listen along as we review the…
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We've got a single mom and her little son.
And...
There's this VHS, there's this tape that the rumor is if you watch it, you will die seven days later.
And that is what it's about.
Which is such a basic setup, but it just works so well.
This movie is PG-13, which I think sometimes I'm like, oh, therefore it's not going to be scary, right? Because you can get an R rating just for the scary vibe.
Just no gore or anything.
Just the atmosphere makes it scary.
This one has to be one of the scariest PG-13s.
movies
they really like found that exact line because the entire movie and I think having watched it before actually just makes it scarier I
agree
because you knew the scenes were coming where it's like no like I know what's coming like I don't want to see it I know I don't want to see it like
yeah it's so true
yes Have you also both seen Ringu?
No.
I know that I have, but it was so long ago that I don't remember a lot about it.
But I do think I saw it.
It's also very scary.
Yeah.
But different.
Right.
Yeah, because it's a similar story, but they did a couple different things, right? I think from what I saw.
And
it's funny because it's been so long that I haven't seen it.
We've got a single mom and her little son.
And...
There's this VHS, there's this tape that the rumor is if you watch it, you will die seven days later.
And that is what it's about.
Which is such a basic setup, but it just works so well.
This movie is PG-13, which I think sometimes I'm like, oh, therefore it's not going to be scary, right? Because you can get an R rating just for the scary vibe.
Just no gore or anything.
Just the atmosphere makes it scary.
This one has to be one of the scariest PG-13s.
movies
they really like found that exact line because the entire movie and I think having watched it before actually just makes it scarier I
agree
because you knew the scenes were coming where it's like no like I know what's coming like I don't want to see it I know I don't want to see it like
yeah it's so true
yes Have you also both seen Ringu?
No.
I know that I have, but it was so long ago that I don't remember a lot about it.
But I do think I saw it.
It's also very scary.
Yeah.
But different.
Right.
Yeah, because it's a similar story, but they did a couple different things, right? I think from what I saw.
And
it's funny because it's been so long that I haven't seen it.
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The Ring MLM Revelation
Imagine the curse as aggressive marketing
Drawings From The Future
Teacher unveils eerie pre-death sketches
Carhartt Name Showdown
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