I Scream, You Meme: Recent Episodes
Ben and JD
A monthly podcast on the horrors of the internet. From creepypastas to moral panics, each episode Ben and JD bring a topic to the potluck and share what's really going on.
Vacation all we ever wanted, only we're broke and can't go anywhere. So Ben and JD give you some supernatural workarounds. Ben suggests shifting realities, entering a new plane of existence using only the powers of your mind. JD meanwhile discusses a medium for fictional characters. Either way, if rizzing up Draco Malfoy was ever on your agenda, we've got you covered.
The summer extravaganza continues with a celebration of horrfic meat. In this case, a mysterious eldrich being found in Texas, and a new branch of the tree of life seemingly taking over Canada.
The creamy summer of 2024 kicks off with a poking some bodies we found on the beach. Ben discusses the Long Island Legend itself, the Montauk Monster. JD revisits a groundbreaking Animal Planet "documentary," Mermaids: the Body Found.
Two toxic gamer bros discuss some twisted and edgy shit. Ben gets into the world of conspiracy theories surrounding Super Mario 64, and JD discusses the dark nefarious undercurrents of Tomodachi Life.
Ben and JD get nostalgic, again. It's almost like we've all be robbed of our futures by a neoliberal nightmare and the only refuge is in our pasts. This time JD talks about creepypasta involving a flash drive containing family photos and the unintended consequences of messing around with a random flash drive. Ben gives an overview of analog horror, an aesthetic and storytelling mode that's become the dominant form of online horror.
It's another SCP episode, this time Ben goes straight to the source of all his woes. SCP-4844 is straight up just Tim Allen. JD gets into SCP-3512, which includes pickup artists, the Sagrada Familia Cathedral, and a healthy dose of body horror.
JD discusses how songs, shows and media become lost in attribution, but not in our hearts. They tell us about efforts to search for lost media, but also the ways that media gets lost, or access is taken away. Ben does the Caretaker challenge, which involves listening to a 6 hour concept album exploring dementia, and in his case, writing an essay after.
In this episode JD talks Non-Player Characters (NPCs), who are they? Do they live in our midst? Why is their taste so mid? Ben gets into the concept of time-travel, but couldn't really understand the physics and just talks about people who said they've done it instead.
Tentacle tall man gets got by the ISYM team. We talk Slenderman history, lore, legal battles, the images that made them, and how you can make your very own images featuring the tall, slim, scary man.
Ben and JD decide to look up at the sky. Well, JD looks up and tries to demonstrate the powers of Cloud Bursting. Ben remains in the gutter and tries to explain what we're actually seeing when we observe clouds floating around on the ground.
Ben and JD discuss a couple of guys who have paranormal stories to tell. Andrew Dawson claimed to see a giant in the Canadian wilderness. Adam Ellis claimed to be haunted by the ghost of a little boy with a dented head named David.
Oh yeah, it's big brain time. This episode is pretty wild, Ben discusses a dark web hitman, and then wonders if that's like, a thing, stumbling upon a twisty cyber-crime tale in the process. JD faces off against AI Loab, foreal this time, and discusses the power of AI, why we fear it, and why we should fear it.
HELP! It's escaping! The content is escaping!
Ben and JD leak secret SCP Information, again. This time, Ben discusses SCP 4898, which features David Harbour, extraterrestrial goo, and Hollywood. JD does gear review for a set of headphones that look great but could expose you to unspeakable horrors that will break your mind, or put you on some fire, like the podcast I Scream You Meme.
Also, we're a video podcast now, videos available on Spotify and YouTube if you want to see us.
In this episode JD talks about the Adult Swim Infomercial and ARG This House Has People In It. Ben talks about a spooky TikTok dance to try to connect with the youth. Who are these people in this house? Who choreographed the Serbian Dancing Lady's moves? Are there answers to these questions in this podcast? Listen and find out.
Okay, maybe this episode doesn't belong in a museum because Ben's mic is pretty messed up. Still worth a listen!
In this episode Ben talks about a dark entity and also Sonic.exe, which is potentially deadnaming. JD shows Ben several haunted and disturbing paintings, possibly in an attempt to place a curse on Ben, possibly to explain a moral panic over paintings of crying Italian children.
SOME AUDIO ISSUES AROUND 47-50 MINS IN (Ben tried his best to fix it but it's a little weird)In this episode Ben explains the mystery of the Cooper Family Ghost Photo, or Cooper Family Falling Body Photo, if you prefer cadavers to spirits. He doesn't solve the mystery, to be clear. JD opens their Tor browser and gets into the dark web, videos of people giving birth, comparing the cenobyte healthcare system to American healthcare, and presents a united theory of moral panics on the internet
Just two weeks after April fools it's time for Ben and JD's biennial? Biannual? Once every six episode classic goof episodes. We look at scary videos and don't overthink anything. It's not even that serious bro, foreal. JD presents something dead on a beach, Ben shows off a magician doing good. What's the beach corpse? How can a magician be good? Was JD able to sleep after recording this time? Tune in and find out.
In this episode Ben talks about Dead Internet Theory, solipsism and appreciating our AI overlords. JD discusses the creation? Discovery? Reinterpretation? Of the Michigan Dogman.
In this episode Ben teaches JD how to buy a haunted doll, and attempts to convince JD to purchase a haunted doll. JD pivots from Loeb to Junji Ito's The Enigma of Amigara Fault, its life as a meme and the horror behind it.
In this episode Ben and JD secure, contain, and protect you but fail to protect their own minds. Ben reads a book and watches 4 Shaggy Dog movies, only to find out he needs none to understand SCP-4964 and JD considers shopping less at IKEA but for reasons unrelated to SCP-3008.
In this episode JD and Ben discuss games and pranks. Things get pretty goofy. JD pranks Ben, Ben gets scammed. Some dude named Peter comes in with all the answers, or does he? JD reveals their love of hazing. Ben learns he's been mispronouncing Jagerfranc's name the whole time and tries to correct himself. Then they talk Lavender Town Syndrome, binaural beats and brown notes. Top it all off with some discussions of orientalism and you've got yourself the eighth episode of I Scream You Meme!
In this episode, Ben and JD discuss the most dangerous gardening tools and expand the show's audience. The Ben Review Board returns and JD spills the tea on paranormal investigator drama and later mops it up. JD tests Ben's reflexes, and Ben almost breaks his podcast setup.
In this episode, Ben and JD audition for Paranormal Caught on Camera. The duo get a vibe check from their third co-host. Also Ben shows JD more scary videos and JD brings (?) a geoduck (?). Later, JD suffers consequences and cannot sleep.
Are we living in a simulation? Is sensory deprivation for me? In this episode, Ben and JD play sims but real life and Ben shows JD a terrible scary video.
In this episode, Ben and JD have hot takes about hot pockets, invite you to play a game with them, and talk about The Elevator Game and Ben Drowned (the creepypasta, host Ben remains alive at this time).
In this episode, Ben and JD don their clown shoes, crawl about town, and tell you about the Fresno Nightcrawler and the Clown Sighting Phenomenon of 2016.
In this episode, Ben and JD take you to places you've never been before, introduce you to someone they've never seen before, and tell you about Liminal Spaces and This Man.
In the inaugural episode of ISYM, Ben and JD try to convince you they're voice actors and tell each other about Momo Bird and The Babadook.