For the month of January, Nichole is chatting about a couple of her favorite horror films from 2024. First up? Tilman Singer’s incredibly strange and haunting Cuckoo, starring Hunter Schafer and Dan Stevens.

This is definitely not a film that will hit with everyone, but the connection that forms between Gretchen, and her mute sister, Alma, is lovely. The film also touches on themes of bodily autonomy in some interesting and unexpected ways.

Additional Reading/Research:

> The Ecology of Avian Brood Parasitism

> Brood Parasitism

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Terry and Joe kick off 2025 with a look at David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises (2007), which reunites the director with collaborator Viggo Mortensen.

We're all in on the naked bath fight, but less invested in Naomi Watts' character and the baby drama.

Plus: wishing for more queer content, Viggo's subdued performance, and comparisons to A History of Violence.

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> Terry: @gaylydreadful

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @joelipsett (BlueSky)

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In advance of our side quest into Charles Bronson’s filmography, Rachel tells Jenn about Charles Bronson’s life and career. From his less than idyllic childhood and military service to his time in Japan and romance with actress Jill Ireland.

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> Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClubPod 

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For the final episode of 2024, Nichole is going seasonal with 2021’s French horror film, The Advent Calendar - a film that mixes fairy tale or parable vibes with the tried and true enchanted/evil object (think a Monkey’s Paw type story, but make it Christmas!)

There are time-tested tropes around disability and disabled characters, but the film gives breathing space to encourage reflection on the inner conflict of internalized ableism and the battle with self-doubt that comes with being employed and disabled.

Want to reach out and say hi, share your thoughts on The Advent Calendar, or suggest a film to cover? Reach out via email to [email protected]. She can also be found on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror.

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Terry and Joe return to Twin Peaks with...well..Twin Peaks: The Return (2017).

We're tackling the Showtime limited series in three "Part" (ie: episode) chunks, with discussions on returning vs new (cameo!) characters, Kyle MacLachlan's stunning three role turn, and Terry's belief that Alan Wake 2 may have secretly been based on the show.

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Gena, Jenn, and Joe close out another year of White Ladies in Crisis with a look at Quebecois thriller Red Rooms (2023).

The Pascal Plante thriller features an unknowable female protagonist (is she a sadist? A sociopath? A Lisbeth Salander-type vigilante?) and considers society's macabre fascination with true crime. It's cold, clinical and kinda fantastic!

Plus: praise for lead Juliette Gariépy, the long take opening, a stunning Bitcoin conversion, and why we don't need an "ending explained" explanation for the film.

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> Gena: @genadoesthings (Instagram/BlueSky)

> Jenn: @jennferatu

> Joe: @bstolemyremote

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It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Nuclear Man! Superman correspondent McKenzie Gerber joins us on a return mission to Metropolis as we fling atomic weapons into the sun and chat about  Superman’s most stylish foe.

Leave Lois alone!!!

Lex's First Nuclear Man Subplot (Deleted Scenes)

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Nichole is talking about the satirical comedy meets body horror film, Sick of Myself, which has a pretty wicked view on disability and victimhood in a social media world. Do disabled folks post our hospital selfies for clout? Are we actually sick, or do we make it up for to the likes and attention? Signe is a complicated character and Nichole is excited to explore how illness becomes her identity.

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Terry and Joe continue their way through Cronenberg's filmography with a look at Josh Olson's adaptation of John Wagner and Vince Locke's comic A History of Violence (2005).

We're all in on this one, particularly the performances by Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello. Plus: rapey stair sex, a stacked supporting cast, gorgeous cinematography and debate if this is Cronenberg's contemporary masterpiece.

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For this episode, Nichole is going into M. Night Shyamalan territory with 2015’s The Visit. Seen as a return to form after a string of films not well-received, this film hits a lot of high notes but does something we have come to talk a bit about here on the pod: the intersection of ableism and ageism at the heart of the old people are creepy trope.

Additional Reading/Research:

> AACY – American Association of Caregiving Youth

> Lighting Your Way: Managing Dementia Symptoms for Caregivers

Want to share your thoughts on this film, or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole via e-mail [email protected] or on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror.

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