Xenomania

Heart Eyes – Xenomania 59


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RomCom tropes to die for.”

In this episode, Jon, Ryan, and Kearns spiral into the sticky, savage chaos of Heart Eyes — a film where the apocalypse isn’t just viral, it’s romantic. We break down why the monsters don’t attack Luna, how this world turns affection into infection, and whether the line between symbiosis and codependence has ever been blurrier.

There’s something unsettlingly sweet about it all: the pastel lighting, the almost-musical pacing, the way decapitations land like love songs. It’s a love story dressed in flayed skin, a YA fever dream mashed into a Goya painting. And yes, it works.

We also talk about how Heart Eyes joins the ranks of recent horror films that dare to ask: What if the girl survives because she’s the problem?

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XenomaniaBy Martin Kearns