Welcome back to our Half-Assed Halloween party, let me tell you a story. This week your treat is Mothers and monsters in a beautiful allegorical fantasy. Headcheese author, Jess Hagemann pays us a virtual visit and treats us to an exclusive premiere of her short story “The Purple”.  This one ran me straight through to the core, extremely my jam. So excited to share it with my best fiends. 

Video version with full costume goodness is on the blog HorrorGirlProblems.com and YouTube (itsanhel)

Find Jess and more of her work: jessicahagemann.com

Writer/Director/Producer of The Mortuary Collection, Ryan Spindell joins our virtual half-assed Halloween party to talk about the film, its massive journey from script to screen and his creative process. Find out what hits Ryan's love buttons and the childhood traumas that led him to creating one of my favorite anthology films ever. Yes, I said EVER. The Mortuary Collection premieres exclusively on Shudder October 15th.

Twitter: @RyanSpindell

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You can read my original in depth, gushing review on the blog

Today I tell you a tale. Whimsical and sinister, courtesy of author Catherine Bell. After the story, Catherine joins us for our half-assed Halloween party! HorrorGirl Problems presents.... The Doktor.  

Find Catherine on Twitter @TheCathyStories and  thecathystories.com

Sick and Sombre Tales of Sinister Town is also available on Amazon  

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Happy October, fiends! It's a half assed virtual Halloween party all month long on HorrorGirl Problems and we are kicking it off with some real life paranormal experiences courtesy of Dez and Jordan. Join us all month long for horror stories- both real and fictitious. Check out the videocast of this episode and see our snazzy costumes over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nBnktCm-riQ

Yes, all the biggest names in SoCal haunts are dark this year, but that doesn't mean there are NO haunts happening. A few companies have taken on the experiment of producing haunts in this brave new world. Drive-ins, drive throughs and even a couple of walk throughs on this list. Ranging from horror, to food-centric and family-friendly. If you're in SoCal and looking to satiate your empty haunt docket for 2020, you've come to the right place. In this quickie, we explore... Haunting In The Time of COVID. 

Links to everything I talk about in this episode are here:

https://horrorgirlproblems.com/2020/08/22/socially-distanced-haunts-for-october-2020/

In this episode, it's all about the upcoming equinox! The Autumnal Equinox kicks Fall (and Halloween preparations) into high gear. What happens on the Autumnal  Equinox? What is the difference between equinox and solstice? What does the equinox mean spiritually? Discussing all that as well as different belief systems and the Equinox from ancient mythology to modern day observances akin to a witchy Thanksgiving

Flesh eaters and mermaids and quintessential Autumnal magic, a drugged out alien trip, literal shit storms and the resilience of the human spirit. Ah yes, it must be the Best of Fest... Fantasia Fest 2020 wrap-up. Huge shoutout to the entire Fantasia team for putting on a wonderful seamless festival delivered purely digitally. Thank you for having me. Cheers!

Spoiler free quickie review for Random Acts of Violence now streaming on Shudder. Also check out previous episode for quick interview snippets with Director/Actor Jay Baruchel 

Got to partake in a little virtual sit down with Jay Baruchel for his upcoming film Random Acts of Violence, a Shudder exclusive. A little teaser into the themes explored in the movie, quickie review will be up next week! Also keep an eye out for ongoing advance Fantasia Film Fest coverage