We’re kicking off a month of body horror and having a special guest to help us to it!  We promise the discussion won’t be too much to Swallow (2019).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of pica, disordered eating, compulsive behavior/OCD, sexual assault, reproductive control

Thanks again to Payton McCarty Simas for joining us!

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd

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Sources: 

• Bartleet-Cross, Charlotte. “10 Facts About Swallows You Didn’t Know.” Songbird Survival, 20 Apr. 2024, www.songbird-survival.org.uk/post/blog-10-facts-about-swallows-you-didnt-know.  Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

• Harris, Shani. “How Swallow’s Director Chose the Odd Objects Haley Bennett’s Housewife Eats.” MovieMaker, 31 Jan. 2023, moviemaker.com/how-swallows-director-chose-the-odd-objects-haley-bennetts-housewife-eats/. 

• “Pica Cravings During Pregnancy.” American Pregnancy Association, AmericanPregnancy.org, https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/is-it-safe/unusual-cravings-pica/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

• Swallow (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(2019_film) 

• Swallow (2019) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/ 

• Vroomen Durning, Marijke, RN. “Pica Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.” WebMD, Medically reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD, 24 Oct. 2024, https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-pica. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.