The Echoes of Fear

Episode 1 - Nyctophobia - Fear of the Dark - Part 1

Meet your hosts, Jason Hewlett and Kenton J Moore, as they introduce themselves and their podcast in this first of a two-part episode on the most prevalent phobia experienced by Humanity: The Fear of the Dark.

Episode 2 - Nyctophobia - Fear of the Dark - Part 2

Jason and Kenton continue their discussion on fear of the dark by exploring the impact darkness and lighting have on pop culture, movies, and games.

Episode 3 - Coulrophobia - Fear of Clowns - Part 1

Jason and Kenton explore the academic side of a prevalent phobia that surprisingly only earned its name in the 1990s in this Part 1 discussion on the Fear of Clowns.

Episode 4 - Coulrophobia - Fear of Clowns - Part 2

Continuing with the Fear of Clowns, Jason and Kenton explore pop-culture favourites from Krusty the Clown to the Joker as they discuss why the entertainment industry favours demonizing Clowns.

Episode 5 - Phasmophobia - Fear of Ghosts - Part 1

Jason and Kenton dig into the history and academia of Phasmophobia, the Fear of Ghosts, and explore cultures around the world and some of their own personal anecdotes.

Episode 6 - Phasmophobia - Fear of Ghosts - Part 2

Continuing with the Fear of Ghosts, and complete with a botched intro, Kenton and Jason deep dive into personal anecdotes, pop-culture, and their own thoughts on facing the big question: what happens after life?

Episode 7 - Kryptozoophobia - Fear of Cryptids - Part 1

Jason's suggestion to talk about Cryptids last week sends Kenton down a research rabbit hole where he discovers a passion he never knew he had as they discuss the Fear of Cryptids and Monsters.

Episode 8 - Kryptozoophobia - Fear of Cryptids - Part 2

Jason and Kenton discuss the pop culture side of Fear of Cryptids and how prevalent our human oral history remains in regional folklore. Plus Bigfoot. LOTS of Bigfoot.

Episode 9 - Thalassophobia - Fear of Large Bodies of Water - Part 1

Jason and Kenton explore another of the "Primal Fears" and talk about Thalassophobia and its related phobias such as Bathophobia (fear of depths) which Kenton has. Get ready for a lot of Kenton's Navy stories...

Episode 10 - Thalassophobia - Fear of Large Bodies of Water - Part 2

How many pop-culture books, movies, games, and shows can YOU name? Jason and Kenton continue to discuss the Fear of Large Bodies of Water and all the associated phobias.

Episode 11 - Thanatophobia - Fear of Death and Dying - Part 1

It all comes down to this: In the penultimate episode of their first season, Jason and Kenton tackle the grandfather of all phobias, the Fear of Death and Dying.

Episode 12 - Thanatophobia - Fear of Death and Dying - Part 2

Season 1 Finale. Jason and Kenton discuss the presence of death and dying in almost every story, and propose that death in modern storytelling can be placed into four distinct categories.