Horrorspiria

In this episode, May and special guest Kayley DeLong, an expert in disability studies and dark tourism, break down the use of real-life penitentiaries in horror through the films Eloise and The Lost Episode.

In this episode, May sits down with Ariel Baska, founder of the film festival Access:Horror and accomplished horror filmmaker. Ariel and May explores the topic of medical gaslighting in horror through Ariel's own film, Our First Priority, as well as The Entity and A Cure for Wellness. There is also more information on Access:Horror in the episode, which takes place on July 8 & 9 virtually. Buy your tickets at accesshorror.com!

The episode is currently streaming on ⁠Anchor,⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Google Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Spotify,⁠ ⁠Breaker,⁠ ⁠PocketCasts,⁠ and ⁠RadioPublic.

Horrorspiria is once again organizing film screenings in conjunction with Suns Cinema DC. The theme this summer is TROPIGOTH -- a collection of underseen films from Latin America. Clinton and May preview each film -- no spoilers! The series includes Diablo Rojo (PTY), Bacurau, and Santa Sangre. First screening is on June 28th!

In this episode, May and Clinton detail all the horror (and some non-horrors) of 2022 and rank some of their favorites, least favorites, tired tropes, and hopeful wishes. For a list of what films are discussed, please review the Horrorspiria Masterlist on Letterboxd. 

In this episode, May sits down with Dr. Valeria Villegas Lindvall, Senior Lecturer in the Aesthetics Unit at the University of Gothenburg. Valeria's dissertation, Wicked Women and Witches: Subversive Readings of the Female Monster in Mexican and Argentinian Horror Film, explores gendered monstrosity in Mexican and Argentinian visual culture: La Llorona and the bruja (witch), respectively. In this episode, Dr. Villegas Lindvall expands on the topics discussed in her book and contextualizes gender and decolonial politics further through specific examples from Latin American horror.

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

In this episode, May talks with film critic and author, Josephine Maria, about dance and horror films. They discuss ballet as a site of body horror through both versions of Suspiria (1977 & 2018) and The Red Shoes (1941) as well as more possibilities for horror and dance to fuse. 

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

In this Spotlight episode, May sits down with Final Girls Film Festival Berlin founders, Sara and Eli, to learn more about the groundbreaking festival. Final Girls Film Festival showcases horror cinema that’s directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. The festival and its team is committed to creating space for female (trans-inclusive) voices and visions, whether monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two, in the horror genre. Sara and Eli reveal the beginnings of the festival, share advice from their journey, shout out some of their top highlights, and preview their upcoming event, Brain Binge, being held online on June 11 & 12.

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

In this episode, May sits down with Amber, creator of the HornBloodFire podcast and a horror critic from the UK. Amber and May discuss one of their favorite foreign horror movements -- the J-Horror wave. In this episode, some films discussed are Onibaba, Hausu, Tetsuo: The Iron Man, Ringu, Ju-On: The Grudge, Battle Royale, and more.

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

In this episode, May and Clinton watch critically-acclaimed horrors around the world that they missed in 2021 — “critical leftovers.” May and Clinton discuss Gaia, The Boy Behind the Door, Malignant, Coming Home in the Dark, and Lamb.

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.