Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots

In a conclusion to the Fall of the Patriarchy, Erika and Katy are watching the Persian-language film "Under the Shadow." They dive deep into the different types of jinn, the symbolism of the chador, and the fine layer of imperialism that forms the base of every revolution dessert bar.

• “DJINN - Under the Shadow,” Hakan Sonakalan: https://www.hakan-sonakalan.com/djinn-under-the-shadow-en/
• “Under the Shadow: Islamic Horror and Shadows of the Djinn,” Azadeh Ghanizadeh: https://broadlytextual.com/2023/02/02/under-the-shadow-islamic-horror-and-shadows-of-the-djinn/
• “Vampires, Jinn and the Magical in Iranian Horror Films,” Zahra Khosroshahi: https://eprints.gla.ac.uk/348185/1/348185.pdf

It's the season of the witch, so Erika and Katy simply had to watch "The Craft." They dive deep into the threefold law, the classical elements, and why white people should be real careful when invoking their ancestors.

• "Karma Isn't a Boomerang: Why I Don't Believe in the Threefold Law," S. Storm: https://medium.com/@KozmicWitch/karma-isnt-a-boomerang-why-i-don-t-believe-in-the-threefold-law-7ac8c49d143f
• "Retro Review: The Craft (1996)," Staci Layne Wilson: https://womeninhorror.com/reviews-%26-articles/f/retro-review-the-craft-1996

Fall (of the Patriarchy) is here, and Katy and Erika are celebrating with bicon "Jennifer's Body." They dive deep into the circles of sexuality, mythological femme fatales, and the lies propogated by the boy-run media.

• "Both Ways," Carmen Maria Machado: https://www.autostraddle.com/in-queer-horror-anthology-it-came-from-the-closet-carmen-maria-machado-considers-jennifers-body/
• “How Jennifer’s Body went from a flop in 2009 to a feminist cult classic today,” Constance Grady: https://web.archive.org/web/20181101024122/https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror

Katy and Erika just can't stop yapping about Jordan Peele and, specifically, "Get Out." In their longest episode to date, they dive deep into scientific racism, everyone's favorite character Othello, and the proper method of eating cereal.

• Jordan Peele’s Get Out: Political Horror, ed. Dawn Keetley: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52062313-jordan-peele-s-get-out
• “Get Out and the Remediation of Othello’s Sunken Place: Beholding White Supremacy’s Coagula,” Vanessa I. Corredera: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/3244/
• “Get Out is the Plot of Shakespeare’s Othello,” Jadieboo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmbm6GfERUM
• "They Really Did That To Othello," Key & Peele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPmWyqDBXw

Hot Possession Summer continues apace with "The Exorcist" (1973). Katy and Erika dive deep into horse boyfriends, monstrous puberty, and who came first--Columbo or Kinderman?

• "Horror, Femininity, and Carrie's Monstrous Puberty," Shelley Stamp Lindsey: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20687952
• "The Exorcist: Finding the Horror in Womanhood," Jasmine Elizabeth: https://duck-eyes.com/film-journal/the-exorcist-finding-the-horror-in-womanhood
• "The Exorcist: Puberty is Hell," Kirsten Therkelson: https://www.goodtrashmedia.com/the-exorcist-puberty-hell/
• "Columbo and the Exorcist": https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbo/comments/qie4d8/columbo_and_the_exorcist/

It's time for Hot Possession Summer, beginning with Freddy's Revenge! Katy and Erika dive deep into Tibetan though-forms, teen boy flirting, and possibly possessed parakeets.

FrankenSpring continues with "Bride of Frankenstein." Katy and Erika dive deep into Depression era monsters, sissification, and Goth Queen Mary Shelley.

• "Female Gothic: The Monster's Mother," Ellen Moers: https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/moers.html
• "Frankenfeminisms 6: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), or Bitches Get Stitches," Eleanor Johnson: https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/frankenfeminisms-6-the-bride-of-frankenstein

Creature Double Feature alert! Katy and Erika are watching "Frankenstein," followed by "Bride of Frankenstein" next month. For this episode, they dive deep into mad scientists, golems, and also phrenology again unfortunately.

“How the Term 'Mad Scientist' Began and How It Shapes Our World,” Kate Golembiewski: https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-the-term-mad-scientist-began-and-how-it-shapes-our-world-44141

"The Metamorphosis of the Mad Scientist," Pat Cassels: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-metamorphosis-of-the-mad-scientist

PURGE LAW! Katy and Erika return to their favorite(?) series with "Purge: Anarchy." They dive deep into macroeconomics, the hallmarks of the Sad Dad, and if weekend Purge goes harder than weekday Purge (note: this movie takes place on a Tuesday).

• “Dracula Untold, Told: The Saddest Dad in the World,” Daniel Lavery, née Ortberg: https://the-toast.archive.town/2014/10/14/dracula-untold-told/

It's back to Vamps, as Erika and Katy discuss "Let the Right One In." They dive deep into dark romantasy, cold-weather wear, and just why the hell those wonky little cats were even included in this otherwise emaculate film.

• "Horror and Romance in Films: The Perfect Marriage," Emma Cole: https://www.houseofgamut.com/magazine/horror-and-romance-in-films-the-perfect-marriage/