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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 28, 2021
“Serial killers ruin everything!” Crime and corpse-based Halloween decor
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
***Listen to the very end for a preview of Becky’s creepy ghost stories!!!***
This podcast episode has your hosts discussing dead bodies on porches, in trees, and hanging from roofs…some real, some not, but all in the name of Halloween. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Will Becky honor a gruesomely murdered Merie with bloody handprints on her glass door? Which one of your hosts is now branded an #entertainmentkaren? Which TV show requires Merie to insert…a catheter? What are your career prospects if your surname is Mother**ker-Asshole?…Perhaps an auto-body painter in Waco, Texas? Come for the slow-moving zombies. Stay for the decapitated head Pez dispenser.
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
This week’s podcast episode finds your hosts investigating the history of fear of Halloween trick or treat poisonings, which all began with a Pixie Stick and an EVIL, evil father. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Why does Becky have to womansplain Beckysplaining to Merie? Wanna be a sexy poop emoji 💩 for Halloween? Is there any costume that sounds better than a sexy giant cheese wedge?! 🧀 Is that strychnine or is it cornstarch? 🤷♀️ How come Becky & Merie are not gonna kill kids with fruits and vegetables? 🍅 What leads Becky to utter the phrase, “We’re all busy tampons?” Come for the inaccurate descriptions of various household poisons. ☠️ Stay for Merie’s murder plot check list. 🔪 Watch the Cropsey documentary. And keep the lights on.
Sources for this episode include: Oxygen. Listverse. SF Gate. Snopes.
Further sources can be found here:
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/six-banned-candies-you-wont-be-getting-on-halloween
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jim-goad/2014/10/13-brutal-halloween-murders-nsfw/
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
This week’s podcast episode finds Becky & Merie probing the fallout from the COVID Disinformation Dozen and the resulting public freakouts. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Did a certain singer's cousin’s balls ever recover from swelling up the size of Alpha Centauri? How are surgical masks connected to child sex trafficking? (No, seriously. HOW?) Bill Gates is kind of an a**hole, but did he plan this?
Don’t you love it when there’s a big global conspiracy plan for global domination out there? (Neither does Becky.) Do you want to attend the New Delhi cow urine drinking party? How about camel urine? (Us, either.) What spoon-based science experiment may trigger you if you’re into ASMR? What happiness-based science cult is Merie threatening to embed herself in as a comedy journalist? Why is a woman who is not having anal sex responsible for…banning books in Texas? Is there video proof of a televangelist summoning the wind of God? Come for “the sexiest conversation we’ve ever had on this show.” Stay for the…violet-dipped anal swabs? 🤷♀️
Follow Patton Oswald. NOW.
Sources for this episode include: MSNBC’s Brian William with the mic drop.
And you can see the Texas mom anal sex freakout here: https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/19/texas-mother-austin-school-board-meeting-anal-sex-book/
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie take on the bizarre & murderous crime spree of Missouri’s Pam Hupp, who murdered at least two people in cold blood…that we know of.
Along the way, your hosts address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:
Body horror: genius or genuinely f**king awful? Is there such a thing as "sexually sedentary?" What in the hell causes one of your pod-coasts to utter the phrase, “You don’t want to see a woman get raped by a car?” Was the Academy Award-winning Korean film “Parasite” actually, sneakily, done in Mandarin Chinese? (According to super-smart Amazon “reviewers,” yes.) Do YOU re-enact 911 calls as a hobby or pretend to be a Dateline NBC producer to lure people to your home? (Well…maybe you’ll stop after this show.) What is Merie’s cat-based murder plot? Come for Merie’s British zombie doctor monologuing that gets Becky hiccup-laughing. Stay for the short hair-based doomsday cult.
Sources for this episode include: Oxygen. filmdaily.com. St. Louis Today. Dateline’s There’s Something about Pam podcast.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
This week’s podcast episode has your hosts trying to make sense of the Pennsylvania deep-fake cheerleading scandal, albeit with mild success. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:
Why does Merie keep threatening Becky with photos involving brownie batter? Which app is protected by Merie’s “Attention Whore"-based email password? How long would it take YOU to recognize someone performing an uninvited sex act on an Instagram phone call? How many old lady alert red flags can be spotted in this episode? Would YOU go on Good Morning America and lie about vaping just to stay a Viper?! What pervy things would Merie leave behind if she (totally legally) searched your house? Is Sweden a part of The Netherlands? (And how could anyone possibly know that?)
Come for the police-y things. Stay for the toxic traits, revenge, dating boys, and smoking.
Follow Becky’s Instagram at @theveraciousvoyager.
Sources for this include: New York Times. Cosmo. Vice.
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
“Marlboro cigarettes, Everclear alcohol, and regret!” COVID-19 and bad, bad behavior
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
Thursday Sep 23, 2021
This week’s podcast episode delves into COVID-19’s airplane-based mayhem. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:
Who flies coach because they, “like to be among the people?” Maybe…the prime minister of Douchebagistan? And is he responsible for the Douchenado? How is Becky going to end up in a Bahamian prison because of some high school kids from Boston? How about that new superhero duo of Verbal Evisceraters? Why can’t some of you tell Becky & Merie apart?! Who out there is going to name their kid DoucheShawn? Why is Becky threatening to massage Merie’s head against her will? Is it because Merie is threatening to honk Becky’s boob? Come for inane voice compliments. Stay for Becky & Merie debating snarky rules of airline travel.
Sources for this episode include: Forbes, NPR, meaww.com. The Real Spark, James Bates: @the_real_spark
Friday Sep 17, 2021
Friday Sep 17, 2021
In this week’s podcast episode, Becky & Merie discuss champion boxer Christy Salters Martin’s abusive-turned-homicidal marriage to piece of human garbage Jim Martin, as told in the Netflix documentary, “Untold: Deal with the Devil.” Along the way, they answer the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like: Who amongst us demands proof of life photos of our…pets? How do you keep Merie in a bad relationship? (Hint: Stop at the HEB.) Are you a big, romantic gesture person? If so, Becky has some words for you.
one you know is in a scary, abusive, or potentiall*If you or somey dangerous relationship, please reach out for help. You have options: Visit https://www.thehotline.org or https://www.womenshealth.gov. Call 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).
Resources state by state can be found here. You can also text "START" to 88788. In the meantime, read The Gift of Fear and read about preventing your own murder on Becky’s blog. One of those posts is here.
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Welcome back to mystery at Lake Waco, where your hosts attempt to make sense of the crime and the bat-shit crazy investigation that followed. Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Just how many motherf**kers are going to end up confessing to this triple murder?
Why is Becky scared of her suitcase? And is it tied to her fear of a lengthy COVID-related jail sentence? Was Merie once a baby shark or a werewolf? Just what does Tab Harper, just like the soft drink & Becky’s cat, have to do with all of this? Just why hasn’t Merie read the transcripts of the trials? What documentary is Becky warning you not to watch if you are feeling suicidal? Who has two thumbs & killed those kids? Come for the Zen voice. Stay for the ranch dressing packet talk that stuns Becky into silence.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
This week’s podcast episode finds Becky & Merie discussing the (solved? unsolved?) case of three teenagers, Jill Montgomery, Raylene Rice, and Kenneth Franks, who were murdered at Lake Waco in 1982. Along the way, they address the burning questions you didn’t know you had, like:
Will Merie EVER get the intro to this show correct the first time???!!! IS there such s thing as Hustler Forum? Just how terrifying are Becky’s Baby Jane floating red lips? (Hint: “subtle” isn’t her middle name.) Which of your pod-coasts has the balls to declare, “I’m a pretty handsome dude!” What lone wolf cop character will be played by Tommy Lee Jones in the movie version of this tragedy? Can your pod-coasts get through one episode without the magazine Texas Monthly? (hint: no!) Is being found immediately after you’re murdered in your home a good reason to…attend church? Would Becky rather face a serial killer in a dark alleyway or attend Scarborough Fair? (hint: bring on Bundy!) How long into this episode does it take before we finally land on blaming a devil cult for this horrible triple murder? Come for Becky’s brag about knowing “a lot about life insurance.” Stay for the poor imitations of a French accent.
Sources for this episode include: Texas Monthly. An Innocence Project’s article about the role bite mark evidence has played in miscarriages of justice.
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Candy & Betty, part 2: So I had an affair with an ax murderer
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
This week’s podcast episode seeks to answer the question hanging over us from last week: what the hell really happened to Betty Gore and her murderer, Candy Montgomery?
Along the way, Becky & Merie address the burning questions you didn't know you had, like:
What in the actual f**k is a sweet, intelligent mouth…in regards to a (male) hypnotherapist?! Would someone please for the love of babyjesusinamanger put a stop to Merie’s mail being stolen? Would you want to take a girls’ trip to Chernobyl OR visit an ax-murdering therapist in Georgia? Does someone shushing you lead directly to their murder? (No? Guess it’s just Candy, then.) Do YOU bring a weapon when you tell someone you don’t want to see them ever again…until tomorrow? Does Becky’s kitty cat Harper’s meow sound like a squeak or a chirp? What makes Merie want to enlist Candy & her married lover in a plan for exiting Afghanistan? Come for the impression of an ax murderer’s wails of agony. Stay for the neck cream recommendation.