Filmmaker, Letterboxd Horrorville HQ Editor, and Co-Founder of Hyperreal Film Club (a microcinema on Austin TX's Eastside), Jenni Kaye, joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez in the basement to talk about SCREAM (1996).

SHOW NOTES

Jenni Kaye's Insta! | ⁠instagram.com/jenni.video⁠

Hyperreal Film Club | hyperrealfilm.club

Horrorville HQ on Letterboxed | letterboxd.com/horrorville

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

"The devil says the darndest things."

Author and illustrator C.S. Fritz joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez in the basement to talk about the horror classic that kinda started it all: THE EXORCIST (1973). Additionally, they discuss the original EXORCIST novel (1971) by William Peter Blatty, Satan's charms, hot priests, and Fritz's own devilish novel, A FIG FOR ALL THE DEVILS.

SHOW NOTES

A FIG FOR ALL THE DEVILS by C.S. Fritz | https://www.amazon.com/Fig-All-Devils-C-S-Fritz/dp/B09HSX6M4H

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

Plot twist: it wasn't the final Friday.

Bianca is joined by poet & teaching artist, Christian J. Collier, to talk about the 1993 horror/fantasy classic JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY. Additionally, they discuss so-bad-it's-good horror slashers, how to keep horror fresh, Black horror motifs in film, monsters, and of course Christian's poetry collection, THE GLEAMING OF THE BLADE. Basement Girlie, Steph, was busy being pregnant but Bianca kept the basement fort down.

SHOW NOTES

Christian J. Collier |  christianjcollier.com

Christian's newest collection, GREATER GHOST | bookshop.org/a/4492/9781961897106

THE GLEAMING OF THE BLADE by Christian J. Collier | bullcitypress.com/product/the-gleaming-of-the-blade-by-christian-j-collier

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

Steph had a baby in August. Bianca currently has, like, 5 jobs. BUT we're excited to return to the basement in 2025, with the goal of releasing an episode every 2-3 months.

In the meantime—and with the 2024 Christmas season upon us—enjoy this Holiday re-post of one of our favorite episodes ever. Be merry, ho ho ho's!

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Author and culture critic Peter Counter joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez in the basement to discuss how THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994), starring Tim Allen, is actually a movie about body horror, possession, and the sublime. Basically, it's a yuletide HEREDITARY (in fact, we're pretty sure Santa Claus knows Paiman...).

SHOW NOTES

Peter Counter | ⁠⁠peterbcounter.com⁠

Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter | ⁠⁠https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781988784564⁠

How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory by Peter Counter | ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781487011994⁠

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

"Sometimes the Death card means transformation—and sometimes it just means death."

Cecily Sailer, founder of Typewriter Tarot and host of YOUR CREATIVE AND MAGICAL LIFE podcast, joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez in the basement to discuss the new horror film TAROT (2024), directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, and (loosely) based on the 1992 YA horror novel Horrorscope by Nicholas Adams.

SHOW NOTES

Cecily Sailer | typewritertarot.com

YOUR CREATIVE AND MAGICAL LIFE Podcast | yourcreativeandmagicallife.buzzsprout.com

Mystic Messages Tarot Deck | typewritertarot.com/shop/mystic-message-deck

Tarot for Creative Spirits Workbook by Cecily Sailer | typewritertarot.com/shop/tarot-for-creative-spirits

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

Never put on a dead man's clothes!

Author and culture critic Peter Counter joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez in the basement to discuss how THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994), starring Tim Allen, is actually a movie about body horror, possession, and the sublime. It's basically a yuletide HEREDITARY (in fact, we're pretty sure Santa Claus knows Paiman...).

SHOW NOTES

Peter Counter | ⁠peterbcounter.com

Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter | ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781988784564

How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory by Peter Counter | https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781487011994

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠⁠!

"⁠⁠Likeness⁠⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

With Bianca Pérez out for her Hallowedding (!), WIRED's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast host David Barr Kirtley joins Steph Grossman in the basement to discuss the '90s animated Halloween classic, The Halloween Tree (1993), as well as Ray Bradbury’s 1972 novella of the same name that inspired it.

SHOW NOTES

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast | geeksguideshow.com & wired.com/author/geeks-guide-to-the-galaxy

David Barr Kirtley | davidbarrkirtley.com

Save Me Plz and Other Stories by David Barr Kirtley | amazon.com/Save-Me-Plz-Other-Stories/dp/B09S65RZF5

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

⁠Gemini Gospel⁠⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠⁠!

"⁠Likeness⁠"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

It ain't fall 'til September 23rd y'all.

Hold onto sweet, scary summer for one more day by joining your resident basement girls in their discussion about the summer camp horror film that started it all: the original Friday the 13th. Topics include a brief history of summer camp, the "whodunnit" aspect of the film, cozy horror, feminist subtext, final girls, motherhood, and how the famous "ch ch ch ah ah ah" sound is actually a remix of "kill kill kill ma ma ma" (really! That's what it says!). P. S. Steph deeply hates Neddy. They also answer questions and comments from a few listeners who also happen to be authors: William Jensen, Brendan Deneen, and Amy Gentry.

SHOW NOTES

"Summer Camp Has Always Been About Escaping Modern Life" by Livia Gershon | daily.jstor.org/history-summer-camp

"Camp Cool, Not School Cool" episode of the Binchtopia Podcast | audacy.com/podcast/binchtopia-42372/episodes/camp-cool-not-school-cool-9a207

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

Gemini Gospel⁠ | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications ⁠hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel⁠. Can't buy right now? ⁠Shelve it on Goodreads⁠!

"Likeness"⁠ | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: ⁠bit.ly/mirrorstory⁠

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | ⁠bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

Screenlife = Screamlife.

In this second installment of their found footage series, Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez discuss how recent innovations in the genre tap into our internet addictions and round-the-clock "screenlife" to create uniquely contemporary horror stories. Screamlife found footage films discussed include: Megan is Missing (2011), Unfriended (2015), Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), Searching (2018), Host (2020), and *sigh* Dashcam (2022). Also discussed: modern found footage in the form of online urban legends (Slenderman), Youtube videos (Marble Hornets and The Backrooms), and iconic found footage-y posts found on Twitter ("Dear David") and Reddit ("Pen Pal").

SHOW NOTES

Gemini Gospel | Bianca Pérez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel. Can't buy right now? Shelve it on Goodreads!

Likeness | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: bit.ly/mirrorstory

Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls

Is she eating the g*dd*mn pearls?! 

Author and film critic Adam D. Jameson joins Steph Grossman and Bianca Pérez to discuss the horror and gothic elements of Pablo Larraín's princess Diana movie SPENCER (2021), written by Steven Knight, and starring Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins. 

Show Notes:

Adam D. Jameson's website: https://adjameson.wordpress.com/

Buy I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture  by Adam D. Jameson: https://bit.ly/LackofFaithBG

Buy Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies by Adam D. Jameson and Andrew DeGraff: https://bit.ly/cinemapsBG