Horror Nerds at Church

Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by horror author and Star Wars fan Ben Monroe (he/him) to tackle one of Star Wars' most infamous entries: the Holiday Special. We get into Life Day, Itchy's... brain evaporator viewing habits, and whether or not Droids have souls.

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Emily (they/them) and Pace (they/them) hand the podcast over to horror author extraordinaire Ben Monroe (he/him) to moderate YOUR questions! Join us for this fun, extra-length episode celebrating 100 episodes of HNAC!

This episode was originally aired LIVE on Facebook, so please note the audio quality may not be as good as typical.

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by T.J. Tranchell (he/him) to talk about the 197d film and the 1971 book it's based on: The Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. We talk about everything from doubt to puberty to the film's enduring legacy.

Media referenced: 

Tell No Man by T.J. Tranchell

The Exorcist by William Peter BlattyThe Exorcist Legacy by Nat Segaloff

On Repentance and Repair by Danya Ruttenberg

Unprotected by Billy Porter

The Silence of Sodom by Mark D. Jordan

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by author Steve Case (he/him) to talk about his new book The Frankenstein Book of Prayer. We dive into the theology of Frankenstein’s story, the queerness of the original novel, and much more! 

Media referenced in this episode: 

The Frankenstein Book of Prayer by Steve Case

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley 

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This week, Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by author Claudia Gray (she/her) to discuss her work on Star Wars projects, her ya vampire novels, and more!

Media referenced in this episode:

-The 1969 Easter Mass Incident on Tumblr

-I Am C-3PO by Anthony Daniels

-From a Certain Point of View

-The Haunted Mansion: Storm and Shade by Claduia Gray

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by authors Kirsten McKenzie (she/her), Lee Murray (she/her), Jacqui Greaves (she/her), and Nikki Lee (she/her) to talk about the hot off the press horror short story anthology Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa–available wherever you buy your books. We talk about New Zealand culture, horror as a genre, and the spookiness of carnivals. We additionally take a close look at four of the stories from the volume, “The Watchman,” “Dead End Town,” “Fires of Fate,” and “What Bones These Tides Bring.” 

Book order link: https://www.clandestinepress.net/products/remains-to-be-told

CW: religious trauma, real-life horrors, and childhood sexual assault

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Join Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) for our first Book Club miniseason episode! We are covering Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View which features a collection of short stories from different perspectives of background characters from Star Wars: A New Hope. For our book mini season, you do not have to have read the books to follow along–we won't reveal major spoilers without warning. Listen instead for some flavor of the books, some of the lore in them, and what kind of treasures await if you pick up the book yourself from your local bookshop or library. 

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Media Referenced: 

-HNAC’s episode on Sunshine with Brandon Grafius

-Nerds at Church’s episode on mysticism with Rev. Carla Christopher

-Nerds at Church’s episode on the Reformation with Pace
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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) tackle our entire spooktacular ghost season by talking about the overarching themes we've uncovered, which of the movies we watched could share continuity with Ghostbusters, and rank the movies from worst to best. 

Media Referenced: 

-Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View by Various

-Unmasking Autism by Devon Price

-Animorphs by K.A. Applegate

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by artist and scholar Rob Pitts (he/they) to talk about Jordan Peele’s masterpiece, Nope. We talk about spectacle, angels, and community. Also, is this a ghost movie? Pace references FX’s The Secrets of Hillsong, Amazon Prime’s Shiny Happy People, and Hulu’s Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence documentaries. 

Check out Rob’s instagram: blackremus1

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Pace (they/them) and Emily (they/them) are joined by the cohosts of People Under the Scares podcast, Michael Anthony (he/him) and Bobby Torrez (he/him) to talk about Nia DeCosta’s Candyman. We talk about gentrification, Clive Barker, and the hive. Also, what really does happen if you say Candyman five times? Candyman, candyman, candyman, candyman, candy…

-”The Forbidden” in Books of Blood Volume 5 by Clive Barker 

-Horror Queers’ episode on Candyman (1992) with Brother Ghoulish 

-People Under the Scares podcast

-Don Cheadle as Captain Planet

-The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cone

CW: policing, racism, violence
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