Sexy or Scary

with Amanda and Jamie

We’re just two filmmakers who think a lot about sex and horror, so we decided to start a podcast where we talk about horror, thriller, and erotic movies and debate whether they are sexy, scary, sexy scary, scary sexy, or none of the above.

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Season One: Sexy Baby

For our inaugural season we are focusing on “sexy baby” trope movies because our podcast is, basically, a sexy baby.

Episode One: Spider Baby (1967)
Jamie’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out here.

“Sting! Sting! Sting! Sting! Sting!”

Episode Two: Life-Size (2000)
Amanda’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“Do you know I’m anatomically correct?”

Casey’s dad and his friends belong on a list.

Episode Three: Frankenstein (2025)
Jamie’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“To be lost and to be found, that is the lifespan of love.”

Episode Four: The Erotic Adventures of Pinocchio (1971)
Amanda’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“I’m your fairy godmother around here.”

True Love Waits makes soft core style propaganda.

Emotional intelligence and abs for days.

Episode Five: George of the Jungle (1997)
Jamie’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“George just feel like looking a little special today. That all.”

Episode Six: Splash (1984)
Amanda’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“You said whatever my secret was, you’d understand.”

Manic mermaid autistic dream girl male wish fulfillment nonsense.

If we had a nickel for every time Oscar Isaac played a mad scientist…

Episode Seven: Ex Machina (2014)
Jamie’s Choice
Content Warning: Discussions regarding intimate partner violence.
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“Isn’t it strange, to create something that hates you?”

Episode Eight: Lisa Frankenstein (2024)
Amanda’s Choice
Bonus: Intense discussion regarding the importance of intimacy coordination!
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“Shit is transpiring, man.”

Testing the limits of women’s wrongs in every possible way.

Episode Nine: Lady Frankenstein (1971)
Jamie’s Choice
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“I’ve been up all night with my husband.”

Episode Ten: Fifty Shades of Gray (2015)
Amanda’s Choice
Guest: Mae Shults
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“Laters, Baby.”

It’s all fun and games ’til we have no drinking water OR identities.

Episode Eleven: Cam (2018)
Jamie’s Choice
Guest: Caitlyn Hamilton
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“You stole my face and now I’m going to get it back!”

Episode Twelve: Lolita (1997)
Amanda’s Choice
Guest: Lesley Henderson
Content Warning: Discussions regarding child sexual assault and grooming.
Sexy? Scary? Neither? Find out soon.

“Murder me! Murder me like you murdered my mother!”

Where to find Amanda!

Born and raised on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Amanda considers moving to Brooklyn her big rebellion. She started acting at 9-years-old when she was cast as a Shakespeare reciting Brownie Scout girl in the bizarre comedy, “Martin and Orloff.” She continued to act through her childhood and teen years…

Read more at Amanda’s website here.
Stream Perfectly Good Moment here.

Where to find Jamie!

Much like Shirley Jackson before her Jamie Alvey delights in what she fears. Alvey’s start in the world of horror began much like many others; she loved scary stories as a child. With a horror fan mother and a cinephile father, she was raised on a steady diet of varied media and grew to be a reader, writer, and actress…