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The “Chill Chums”

The “Chill Chums” open with a run of bad fruit jokes. Sona’s only joke asks what Beethoven’s favorite fruit was: “Ba-na-na-na.” Gourley follows with a Wilson Phillips variation: “Guava for one more day.” Conan declares the joke so bad that it deserves to open the episode with an echo.

They also get sidetracked watching Sona carefully steer her cup to her mouth, which Conan compares to landing a spacecraft.

Horror and What Scares Them

None of them has a great ghost story. Sona says ghosts scare her less than true crime and unsolved murders. The group prefers horror that suggests something is wrong without spelling it out, praising The Witch, Hereditary, and Midsommar for their unsettling atmosphere. Conan, meanwhile, says a chainsaw-wielding slasher doesn’t do much for him.

They joke about which of the big three—Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, and Michael Myers—each person resembles. Conan claims Michael’s mysterious, charming, and unkillable qualities.

The group also compares which movies frightened them at different ages. Sona recalls being so unnerved by Final Destination that a friend’s mom had to escort her home. Conan turns the memory into a ridiculous image of Sona being followed by a cloaked, asthmatic friend carrying a scythe.

“Elevated Horror”

They wrap up by calling newer, psychological horror “elevated horror” and briefly congratulate themselves for accidentally sounding like a film podcast.

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