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Now Fear This! is a chatty, sassy, and saucy take on all the things that scare the s**t outta us...you know, stuff that is salacious, shocking, or even silly. From serial killers to saturated fat, stalkers to silent karaoke. It's all here.
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Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
This week’s podcast episode celebrates the start of Halloween season, with Becky and Merie diving into the Hook Man urban legend’s origin story, which may date back to the still-unsolved Texas-based Phantom Killer. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Which mental institution do YOU want to tour for a college field trip? Is a pre-Facebook advice column responsible for putting an end to lovers’ lanes and its associated “necking?” Which “Dawson’s Creek” dreamboat is Becky’s boyfriend in this episode? (Hint: It’s not Dawson!) Is Thor responsible for brutally killing a couple of orderlies in a 1920’s Iowa farm town?
Come for Merie yelling the phrase, “YOU F**KING FLEE!” before Becky can even say the F word once. Stay to find out which recent Netflix movie is an unintentional horror show. Also: Did YOU pick the wrong night to pick on Stanley?!
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
If you’re murdered by the cable guy, will THAT get you out of your final bill?
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
Thursday Sep 22, 2022
This week’s podcast episode delves into Death by Cable Guy, featuring the lovely Texas grandma Betty Thomas murdered by Roy James Holden, Jr., who headed to WalMart with her credit cards and without changing from his murder clothes. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Can you cut the weight line out & cover the whirl? (Neither can Becky. Or Merie’s hairdresser.) What new TV show is so bad Becky is considering filing charges against its creators? How many of you want to hack us and find all the photos of…tooth abscesses and sleeping cats? Who amongst us deserves to be punched in the dick? Depends: Are YOU the guy running a site with illegally obtained porn? Is that a demon on Merie’s shoulder or are you just a wacko massage therapist “feeling” negative energy in her shoulder?
Come for Merie’s inability to have herself at “hello. Stay for the cuteness overload of 2 cats meeting.
Sources for this episode include: lawandcrime.com. New York Post. NBC news. dailymail.com and Dallas Observer. USA TODAY.
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Just a bit of everyday sadism: Deadly wars waged with neighbors
Friday Sep 09, 2022
Friday Sep 09, 2022
This week’s podcast episode involves fencing-induced violence (and not the kind that gets you an Olympic medal, more like prison time) as neighborly disputes turn horrifying and murderous. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
How does a meal of liver & onions lead to Becky questioning Merie’s moral compass? What do you get the psychopath in your life? Try our Psychopath Gift Basket of jalapeños, black coffee, and bitter chocolates! Why is Becky threatening to give y’all an unprovoked (but sure-to-be-super-sexy) grammar lesson? How good is your Apple TV’s Black Bird serial killer voice? (Not as good as Merie’s!!! 😝)
Come for the discussion of the tragic Schloegl family massacre. Stay for Long Beach racist Lorene Mae Lake’s relentless campaign to become the worst person in the world. (Also, get off that motorcycle!)
Advice for avoiding litigation, threats, and death can be found here.
Friday Aug 26, 2022
”Somebody get the Bras of Life!” Grown men vanishing into the woods
Friday Aug 26, 2022
Friday Aug 26, 2022
This week, your podcast hosts are fearing for grown adult men, Terrence Woods and Lars Mittank, who both vanished without a trace in broad daylight and in front of witnesses, never to be seen again. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Is the doctor’s clinic in Bulgaria next to the Cinnabon or the Chilis 2? How much will Mark Cuban invest in our Shark Tank pitch that involves pixelated body parts? What could cause one of your pod-coasts to utter the words, “As a human being I cannot bless you!?” (Same for “sit down, little man?”) Do YOU answer the call of the void? …and is that before or after you find yourself in bar fights arguing over soccer & Star Wars? Anyone want to shop at our new boutique, Elements & Elephants? (us, either!) Come for Merie’s anti-climactic “f*ck you” to her boss. Stay for Becky’s horrible German accent that should get her arrested in Frankfurt even more so than that unfortunate international airport incident back in 2019. 😬
(Also, you better acknowledge that sneeze.)
Sources for this episode include Talk Murder with me . Strange Outdoors. Forbes. All That’s Interesting. Vanished.us.
Friday Aug 12, 2022
Friday Aug 12, 2022
This week’s podcast episode has your hosts attempting to piece together the long and winding tale of the 1985 murder of Helen Wilson and its resulting trials, as featured in the doc series on HBO Mind Over Murder. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
How could Becky & Merie forget the name of the badass woman who got this nightmare all figured out? (BTW, it’s Special Investigator Tina Vath, thus the title of this ep!) Ya wanna see a tutorial on how to have sex in a video store? How for the loveofbabyjesusinamager can some nonexistent dirty dishes lead directly to 6 murder convictions? Is Merie a Vulcan or an elf? What phenomenon is deadly to humans but creates...giant radishes? What exactly IS a cognitive dissonance-a-palooza (and how can anyone possibly know that)? Can YOU hear Becky nodding? Come for your pod-coasts unscientific analysis of caves & volcanoes. Stay for Becky’s simple solution for living a calmer, more peaceful life.
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Friday Jul 29, 2022
Welcome back to the Now Fear This podcast’s coverage of the awful murder of Dallas dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher, with discussion of the police investigation and the ensuing trials. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Does drinking and taking Ambien turn you into a murder-plotting psycho? Did Becky pick the wrong week to quit huffing paint? Don’t you hate it when your car shows up on the news as a murder scene getaway vehicle? Do you use a dry erase board with $ signs on it to plan your murders just so the police will fully know your plot when they raid your house? (No? Just Becky, then? Okay.) How are Merie’s immunosuppressant drugs related to her decision to go on the lam following a murder spree? Do YOU want to choose who Becky kills on national TV in order to fulfill her Barkley list? (Email her at fearless@nowfear.com!) Why is Merie threatening Becky with turning around and showing Becky her flannel shirt collection? 🙀 Did Becky’s cat really try & kill her & make it look like a suicide?
Come for Becky’s voice turning into the Wicked Witch of the West around minute 27. Stay to the very end for little preview of an upcoming Now Fear This! episode about an HBO murder documentary.
Sources for this episode include Daily Mail. Texas Monthly. Dallas Observer.
Friday Jul 15, 2022
Friday Jul 15, 2022
This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky discussing the murder-for-hire of beloved children’s dentist Kendra Hatcher, which occurred in Becky’s neighborhood in 2015. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
How does a tandem bike lead directly to divorce in a parking lot in Napa? How is breast cup size related to whether or not you could…stroke out? How many of us call 911 when we can’t get the wifi to work? (No? Just Becky? 🤷♀️) Death by fitted sheet…or sports bra? Your choice. What sperm-based true-crime documentary makes Becky “sangry?” (And can y’all just keep your sperm inside your bodies until…invited? Thanks!) Who amongst us is capable of negotiating like a man for a murder-for-hire position?
Come for Merie’s workout-related near-death experience. Stay for your pod-coasts' offensive list of “troubley” names (And forgive Becky, okay? Her name is BECKY!)
Also, hey, Brenda: MOVE ON.
Sources for this episode include Daily Mail. Texas Monthly. Dallas Observer. And go to Southern Decadence weekend in New Orleans. Go.
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Welcome to the Narcissism Subdivision! Death by selfie & murderous selfie takers
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
Thursday Jun 30, 2022
This week’s podcast dives into the curious case of “The Selfie Murderer” Amanda Taylor, and other various and sundry selfie-related deaths. Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn’t even know you had, like:.
Is that an alien egg or a green vagina? Who amongst us isn’t too crazy for ISIS? What behavior does Merie engage in that totally wigs out a Disney dolphin trainer? Can you forgive Becky for being super bummed about all the mass shootings? Thank you. (Also, she’s sorry for being really cleavage-y. It’s not her fault.) How come the “Wild West” had strict gun regulation back then, yet we can’t pull our shit together today? Why is Merie threatening to take Becky to a museum specifically designed for Becky’s waking nightmare (aka, selfies)? Can you leave the quote mark hanging? (Not if Merie has anything to say about it!) Come for the cross-heavy decor. Stay for Becky’s official Senate campaign slogan (against the universally loathed Ted Cruz 🤮) coined by her future campaign manager Merie. Trust me: it’s a good one.
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Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Skidmore, Missouri, Part 2: Fifty Shades of Armie Hammer
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Part 2 of the podcast’s exploration of the tiny town of Skidmore, MO has your pod-coasts traveling along the dusty trail of a gruesome murder and more than one potential kidnapping, taking a detour through Texas and the Ozarks, yet somehow ending up back in Missouri. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t even know you had, like:
Is Skidmore really just this nice little community of people who are sitting ducks for out-of-town Chester the Molesters, murderers, and baby snatchers? Is Aaron Rodgers actually the pitcher for a Major League Baseball club (and how could anyone possibly know that!)? Does Becky really offer her ear to Merie as a birthday gift? What are the odds of Merie dreaming about cats nursing orphaned baby squirrels? (Pretty good!) What are the odds of you catching Becky watching a “body horror” movie? (Slim to none!) What are the odds of you finding Merie having sex behind a Dumpster (Less than zero - who has that kind of quad strength?!) What is the thing Merie reveals about herself that horrifies Becky so much she wishes to turn back time to before she heard it?
Come for the cuss-shaming. Stay for the machete-wielding phone avenger.
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Skidmore, Missouri, Part 1: Are you sure this isn’t about Madison Cawthorn?
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
Saturday Jun 04, 2022
This week’s podcast episode has Merie & Becky metaphorically heading into the tiny town of Skidmore, MO, and the murders, assaults, unsolved crimes, and odd disappearances that have happened there. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
IS it the year of penises on television? (And what other penises are there?!) Is “Skidmore” a new CW show where there's hot people casting spells and doing crimes? (We hope so!🤞🏻) Is Becky in fact looking at Merie while touching her boobs? (Maybe!) Would Becky rather murder her husband than have insomnia? (Only sometimes!) Can we stop giving people the middle name Wayne? (‘Cause it’s guaranteed serial killer material!) What unknown “California drug” makes you shave all your pubic hair? Come for the Mr. & Mrs. Punkin contest. Stay for the turkey baster-based breast implants Becky is threatening to inflict on Merie.
(Also, That’s some Grade A nerd shit right there.)
Sources for this episode include:
Medium.com. Talk Murder with Me. Oxygen.com Rolling Stone. A book called Baby be Mine by Diane Fanning. https://allthatsinteresting.com/branson-perry