Horror Nerds at Church

Freddy vs. Jason, or, as we dub the film, Twink vs. Muscle Bear: The Movie. After long last, the two titans of horror clash finger blades and machete to work out some… unresolved queer erotic tension? Or something? Anyway, Pace (they/them) is joined by guest co-host Abel Arroyo Traverso (he/they), to talk about this wild film.

Content warnings: mention of sexual assault, racism, and the f-slur, all as depicted in the film, and occasional sanist language

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They’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re… the Addams Family! Pace and guest co-host Emily E. Ewing are joined by special guest, Elle Dowd to talk about the film Addams Family Values. We begin by talking about Elle’s book, Baptized in Tear Gas, before taking a deep dive into the queer readings of this film, Wednesday’s Thanksgiving play, and much more! Also, are the Addams family queer icons? Find out all of this and more on this episode of Horror Nerds at Church. And! Don’t forget to check out Elle’s book, Baptized in Tear Gas!

Also, check out this article about telling the truth about Thanksgiving by Jackie Menjivar.

Content warnings: sanist language and discussion of domestic violence relating to the film

Media mentioned:

-Baptized in Tear Gas by Elle Dowd

-Stuff You Missed in History Class’ episodes on Charles Addams: Part 1 and Part 2

-How to Survive a Summer by Nick White

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Join host Pace and guest co-host Emily E. Ewing as they read YOUR real life church horror stories. In today’s episode, they read two intense stories. Check out this minisode of Horror Nerds at Church!

Content warnings: suicide, sex offender, and child pornography

If you are contemplating suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255

Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford are an affluent WASPy couple experiencing empty nest syndrome and… a haunting? Join Pace and special guest co-host Allyson Waldon as we talk about the 2000 film What Lies Beneath as we take a deep dive into memory and revenge beyond the grave. Also, what’s with all the beige clothing? Find out all of this and more in this episode of Horror Nerds at Church!

Content warnings: sanist language and discussion of domestic violence relating to the film

Books mentioned:

-The Witches of Eastwick by John Updike

-The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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Jason X (or is it Jason 10 or even Jason Chi?) hit the screens in 2003 after a troubled production. We encounter a dystopian sci-fi future where nanobots can turn Jason into a cyborg and androids can do Matrix-style fighting techniques. In this episode, Joe and Pace are joined by Alyssa and Rev. Cory Coberforward (host of Spiritual Sunshine) as we talk about Jason X. Also, who would win: UberJason or Captain Janeway? Find out all of this and more in this episode of Horror Nerds at Church!

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Content warnings: occasional sanist and ableist language

Books Mentioned:

-The Left Behind series by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins

-The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

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Joe and Pace have followed Jason from New York (or was it Vancouver?) back to Crystal Lake, even as Jason exchanged studios from Paramount to New Line. Join us as we talk about Jason Goes to Hell, including the queer subtext, resurrection, and mimetic desire. Also, why does no one wash their hands in this franchise? Gross. Find out all of this and more on this episode of Horror Nerds at Church.

Content warnings: the use of queerphobia as a trope in horror

Books Mentioned:

-I See Satan Fall Like Lightning by Rene Girard

-The Silmarillion and The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

-Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling

-The chapter by Nancy Murphy in Resurrection: Theological and Scientific Assessments, edited by Ted Peters, Robert John Russell, and Michael Welker

-Face of the Deep by Catherine Keller

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It’s finally here! Happy Halloween! And tune in for our special episode on Halloween Kills, the latest entry in David Gordon Green’s Halloween trilogy. Evil dies tonight! Or something like that. Elle Mills-Warner and Matt Warfield-May return as guests. Content warnings: mentions of grief and trauma in discussion of the film Books Mentioned: -Stokely Carmichael, Black Power and the Third World  Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for all the latest updates about upcoming films, news, and other announcements. And don’t forget to comment, rate, and subscribe to us on your favorite podcast provider!

Pace and Joe are joined by special guest Elle Mills-Warner to talk about the 2015 film, the VVitch. We take a deep dive into the history of witchcraft, especially how it came to be associated with Satan, and contemporary witchcraft practices. Also, are there vegan recipes to make flying ointment? Find out all of this and more in the latest episode of Horror Nerds at Church.

Content warnings: mentions of colonialism, sexism, and toxic family dynamics in discussion of the film, and a mention of growing up in an abusive household in the real life church horror story.

Books Mentioned:

-John Boswell, Christianity, Social Tolerance, and Homosexuality 

-Helmut Puff, Sodomy in Reformation Germany and Switzerland, 1400-1600

-Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks, Women and Gender in Early Modern Europe

-Roald Dahl, The Witches

-Heinrich Kramer (trans. Montague Summers), Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of the Witches)

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After seven entries to the franchise, Jason is finally ready to leave the shores of Crystal Lake and take his slasher spree to… Vancouver?!? Co-hosts Joe and Pace are joined by Rev. Carla Christopher Wilson to talk about gooey Jason, what the point of horror is, and the hellish imagery peppered throughout the film. Pace mentions Tom Ellis reading Thirst Tweets, which can be found here. Also, check out our pet costume contest! Our official rules are here, submissions due 10/27/21.

Content warnings: the occasional use of sanist language, and mention of the HBO television show about weight-loss cult, the Weigh Down.

Books mentioned:

-Dante’s Inferno

-John Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress

-Howard V. Hong’s The Essential Kierkegaard

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