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Ari Aster’s MIDSOMMAR is the topic of this week’s episode. Will was unable to join, but special guest Megan (@meganwilde)sat in for him. The ghouls go in depth about the film’s motifs, themes, Swedish traditions, and astrological compatibilities amongst characters. Before they dive into Aster’s dark fairytale... Alexz was not impressed with the remake of THE LION KING, while Jeanette vouched for the hyperrealism of the animals. Alexz also loved INTO THE DARK’S "CULTURE SHOCK" episode on Hulu, but couldn’t sit through THE AUTOPSY OF JANE DOE, and had conflicting thoughts on ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD. Ashley was in a Sci-Fi mood and watched FIRST MAN and THE FIFTH ELEMENT. Jeanette was intrigued by the morally corrupt superheroes in new Amazon show THE BOYS. Megan suggests that everyone watch WILD WILD COUNTRY, and the group review the new trailer for IT: CHAPTER TWO. Also, tangents on astronaut conspiracies and diapers, the teen angst in EUPHORIA, and the discovery of a Tibetan Book of the Dead.

MIDSOMMAR discussion begins at 31:00

***spoilers begin at 42:00

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The Ghouls have risen from the dead and are back with a new episode. This week the gang recaps and reviews STRANGER THINGS 3, and are unanimous about their love for the new season. But first…there’s a lot to catch up on! Will rewatched the EVIL DEAD remake and realized it’s not as scary when he’s sober, and he and Ashley started watching HBO’s dark yet visually stunning teen drama EUPHORIA. Alexz is lukewarm on THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN and ANNABELLE COMES HOME, and live texted in the group chat while she watched TERRIFIER on Netflix.  Ashley started HARLOTS just in time for for its new season, and she and Jeanette attended a press screening of MIDSOMMAR and give their first thoughts. Jeanette thought the CHILD’S PLAY remake was entertaining, and was underwhelmed by the special effects in CRAWL but thought the plot was good. Will, Jeanette, and Ashley are charmed by the quirky comedy show LOS ESPOOKYS. Will and Jeanette want to buy everything in the MOSCHINO spooky resortwear collection. Jeanette and Ashley are thrilled THE MISFITS are finally playing another east coast show, Alexz and Ashley are going to see DRAB MAJESTY, and everyone has fallen in bloodlust with TWIN TEMPLE.

Stranger Things discussion starts at 33:00

Spoilers start at 44:00

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In keeping up with the spirit of Pride, Alexz’s pick for this week is Yann Gonzalez’s queer arthouse homage to Giallo films, KNIFE + HEART. Of course, Alexz was in love with its synthy score and the pre 80s time period. Ashley appreciated the lack of straight male gaze and its colorful cinematography. Jeanette explained what a fluffer was to Will, and he in turn told everyone what a darkroom is. Before the gang gets into the erotic who-dun-it slasher, Will watched the new episodes of BLACK MIRROR and has decided to dress as Ashley O this Halloween. Everyone cackles over a review of Danzig’s VEROTIKA. Jeanette watched ARKHAM SANITARIUM: SOUL EATER, the first horror movie Alexz worked on. Ashley thinks INSIDIOUS is still enjoyable albeit its scariness not holding up, and she is lovingly revisiting the TV adaptation of HANNIBAL. Alexz still wonders what direction the new season of THE HANDMAID’S TALE is going in, and gives a review of WHEN THEY SEE US on Netflix. Jeanette and Alexz are excited by the DR SLEEP trailer and Ashley is interested in the news that BLACK CHRISTMAS is being remade. Jeanette has been watching her boyfriend play the RESIDENT EVIL 2: REMAKE and is excited to see the Fireflies return in Rob Zombie’s 3 FROM HELL.

Discussion of Knife + Heart begins at 54:00

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It’s Pride month, and the Ghouls have a special guest, Will C! He's not as spooky as the rest of the ghouls, but they're actively trying to convert him and have him sign the Book of the Beast. Alexz finally watched PAN’S LABYRINTH. Both Ashley and Alexz watched the season premiere of BIG LITTLE LIES and the first three episodes of THE HANDMAID’S TALE. Alexz has been playing DARKWOOD on the Nintendo Switch and everyone else reminisces about playing UNTIL DAWN. Jeanette discovered a punk/metal radio station for the NJ/NY area and is intrigued by the new show on AMC, NOS4A2. Jeanette’s friend created a horror short based on the Momo meme and she gives the dark backstory on how it went viral. Ashley laughed at how bad of a movie THE PREDATOR is, and also watched two new episodes of BLACK MIRROR. Jeanette and Alexz discuss future eps of INTO THE DARK. The group reveal who their favorite LGBTQ characters in genre are, how the BABADOOK inadvertently became a queer icon, and of course they each give their reviews and thoughts of the movie itself.

Discussion of THE BABADOOK starts at 44:00

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This week, Will is offsite entertaining a guest he summoned from the underworld while the rest of the ghouls saw GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS. Jeanette loved the soundtrack and the black metal-esque shots of King Ghidorah; while Alexz wanted more monsters and less family drama. Ashley goes off on a mini tangent about the New York Times reveal of aliens visiting Earth. Before they discuss the longest running franchise of all time, Ghoul Chat was invited to an intimate event for SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, and were able to converse with producer, Guillermo Del Toro, and director, Andre Ovredal. Alexz briefs everyone on BOOKSMART, BRIGHT BURN, ALADDIN, and MA. Ashley watched BLADE and THE PERFECTION. Jeanette puts THE EYES OF DARKNESS by Dean Koontz on the Ghoul Chat Book Club list, and she also saw the black metal band, Dark Funeral, in Brooklyn. Alexz and Jeanette have LORDS OF CHAOS on their radar and briefly go into the f*cked up true crime story behind the movie.

Godzilla convo starts around 43:00

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This week, Ashley finally gets to nerd out on her favorite horror film of as of late, Ari Aster’s HEREDITARY. The gang dives into the mythology and Easter eggs of the world Aster created and how it emotionally and psychologically affected them. They also review Aster’s short, THE STRANGE THING ABOUT THE JOHNSONS and discuss their hopes for MIDSOMMAR. Due to unfortunate circumstances, the first 45 minutes of our episode disappeared, so we can’t weigh in on the new genre flicks that recently came out. However, the Ghouls hexed the podcast technology to ensure it doesn’t happen again! Until next time....

It’s Jeanette’s pick for this episode, so everyone watched the gory horror anime CASTLEVANIA on Netflix. We chat about the show’s own take on the mythology of Dracula and also gush about how much we love vampire lore in general. Before we get into it, Jeanette assaults our heartstrings by revealing spoilers from A DOG’S JOURNEY, Will can only watch one act of SUSPIRIA (2018) at a time before falling asleep, and Alexz watched PHANTASM and THE DESCENT for the first time. She also didn’t care for EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE and mentions how crazy the plot for RIVERDALE has gotten. Everyone is lukewarm on the last season of GAME OF THRONES, and the gang also reviews the new trailers for IT: CHAPTER TWO and MIDSOMMAR.

This week, the Ghouls decided to tread through sour grounds to discuss Kevin Kolsch + Dennis Widmyer’s 2019 remake of one of Stephen King’s best stories, PET SEMATARY. Jeanette questions the characters’ parenting skills, Will notices that everyone’s eyes are barely open, Ashley wanted more creepy Victor and Zelda scenes, Alexz critiques some of the writing in the script, but everyone agrees Church the cat is the breakthrough performance and touch upon Mary Lambert's 1989 version. But before we get into the meat of it all…Alexz and Jeanette are starting a book club and recommends GLASS HOUSES by Rachel Caine and THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman. Jeanette celebrated Easter by going to see documentary HAIL SATAN. Alexz loved THE AVENGERS: END GAME, attended a screening + Q&A of Claire Denis’s HIGH LIFE and joined Jeanette and Will in watching THE ACT. Ashley caught up on S1 Pt 2 of THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA and gives her thoughts, and Will and Jeanette watched an episode of INTO THE DARK. Plus, everyone has been jet setting around! Will laments that nothing spooky happened to him in Mexico, Ashley managed to complete the Dark Lord’s task during her Europe vacation, Jeanette is making an appearance in LA, and Alexz scored free tickets to DisneyWorld.

Discussion about Pet Sematary begins at 39:00

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Ashley is currently doing the bidding of the Dark Lord somewhere in Europe, while the rest of the gang binged Season One Part Two of THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. Everyone lists their favorite badass on the show, the most cringeworthy characters and the best storylines before diving into a recap of each episode. Before they get into all things witchy, Will watched FANTASTIC BEASTS: CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD, Jeanette rewatched DAYBREAKERS, and they both watched Netflix original THE SILENCE and Hulu's new true-crime drama, THE ACT. Jeanette also covers her thoughts on the recently released trailer for the new animated THE ADDAMS FAMILY movie as well as the upcoming season of AMERICAN HORROR STORY. Alexz took herself on a date to see the new comedy LITTLE. The gang also touch on the remake of PET SEMATARY and the first episode of the reboot of TWILIGHT ZONE hosted by Jordan Peele.

Sabrina discussion begins at 21:00 , SPOILERS BEGIN AT 27:00

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In this week's ep, the Ghouls watch teaser trailers for upcoming horror movies ANNABELLE COMES HOME, THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA, SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, THE DEAD DON'T DIE, and PET SEMATARY. We speculate about plotlines and give ratings on how scared we think we might get when we watch them. Join in!

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