Jersey Ghouls

It's back to school time! Marissa and Jacki grab their handi-snacks and trapper keepers head back to the classroom, where they cover two school-based movies: The Faculty and Disturbing Behavior. The ghouls talk about being a teen and rebelling, 90's music, the troubled teen industry, and of course, Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2).

We also find out that D.A.R.E. worked for at least one person in America, and that Jacki was a total goodie two shoe high schooler!

References

https://americansongwriter.com/behind-the-meaning-of-another-brick-in-the-wall-part-ii-by-pink-floyd/

https://www.lastpodcastontheleft.com/

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Pull out the summer reading list and pretend it's 1990! The Ghouls are joined by Booktuber, Elizabeth Sagewood and Fright School's, Joshua Napier to chat all about Witch by Christopher Pike. They also dive into the books they read in their youth and how the spooky books back then turned them on to the spooky stuff they read today!

Follow all of Elizabeth's adventures and find out what her hinted upcoming project is on YouTube and Instagram. Hear Joshua on his podcast, Fright School, on your favorite podcasting app and on Instagram! Can't get enough of Joshua and Joe? Join their Patreon for more fun! Finally, check out Joshua's Bookstagram for amazing recommendations!

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This week the Ghouls sit down with film maker, Jack Calvin Girod. They discuss a few of his short films including his latest project, Of One's Own. They chat with him about his horror origins and the upcoming projects for his company, Gridlock Films.

Check out the YouTube channel to watch Calvin's short films and be sure to subscribe. You should also check out Gridlock and Calvin on Instagram.

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The ghouls are joined by friend and frequent collaborator Catie Moyer to celebrate Jacki's birthday and discuss the first 3 Subspecies films. Catie helps the ghouls iron out the murky mythology of the films and celebrate the amazing practical Special FX. They also dive into vampire social class hierarchies and wonder where Radu and this clan would rank.

Be sure to check out Catie Moyer's podcast, The Screamwriter's Podcast HERE!

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This week the Ghouls are watching the 2003 Wrong Turn and the reboot from 2021. Lots of thought provoking topics this time around like how outside activities are too dangerous, our civilization is a hellscape of war and power hungry monsters, but at the end of the day, if Jacki was impaled and dying, Marissa would not leave her side. Make your bubble a nice place to live and maybe we can get though this together in one piece. Crack open a brewski and let's #sports!

Check out the articles Marissa discussed...

Hillbilly Horror: Reckoning With a Genre 15 Years After ‘Wrong Turn’ by Elizabeth Price

“We are one body working together”: Terrors of the Nation State in WRONG TURN (2021) by C.H. Newell

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The ghouls are joined by Liz Williams from The Scariest Things Podcast to discuss the Amazon Prime limited run series, Swarm. In the episode, Jacki, Marissa, and Liz dive into toxic fandom and how the internet has shaped our culture and love of celebrities and pop stars. They also talk gender and race as it relates to the series. Marissa also explores the concept of misogynoir in modern pop culture.

If you have horror, be sure to check out Liz and the rest of the crew over at The Scariest Things Podcast and website.

REFERENCES

Swam Puts Misogynoir On Full Display

Is Swarm Based on a True Story

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The Ghouls are finally talking about their favorite hometown hero, The Jersey Devil! Did Mother Leeds consort with Satan? Was 13 children just too many? Did an American girl have an affair with a British solider? Was Benjamin Franklin the master of sh*t talkin'? Whatever the origin story may be, the legend of the Jersey Devil has been talked about for the last 250 plus years! Not only is the folklore covered, Marissa and Jacki also talk about the movie, The Last Broadcast. Have you ever spotted the winged one or know someone who has? Let us know!

Two of Jacki's favorite books on the subject by Ray Miller and James F. McCloy: The Jersey Devil and Phantom of the Pines

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Join Jacki and Marissa as they explore the complicated relationship between Joan Crawford and Bette Davis, particularly in reference to the classic filmWhatever Happened to Baby Jane? They also dive into the history of these women in classic Hollywood and the idea of Hagsploitation films both back then and today! Finally, the ghouls dive into the legacy and controversies surrounding Mommie Dearest and how it has formed the modern view of Joan Crawford. So eat your din dins, grab your wire hangers, pour yourself an old fashioned and join us!

Riss's References

Psycho-Biddy Blowout- A Hagsploitation Primer by Brandon Gil

You Must Remember This Podcast

The Feminine Grotesque: On the Warped LEgacy of Joan Crawford by Angelica Jade Bastein

Mixed Emotions: "Mommie Dearest." Between Melodrama and Horror by Annette Brauerhoch (Must have Jstor access to read)

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This week, Jacki takes Marissa on a tour of the Zodiac. The ghouls discuss how their signs do and do not match who they are, and then dive into how their horoscopes affect their love of horror. And for the fun part, check out the articles in the episode notes to learn all about how your sign relates to your love of horror!

Episode Notes

Best Life Online “The scary movie you should watch based on your sign”

NY Post “What scary movie embodies your sign?”

Yahoo “The scary movie you should watch based on your sign”

Pop Sugar “Halloween movies based on your sign”

Screen Rant “What supernatural horror movie are you based on your sign?”

Screen Rant “Which Netflix horror should you watch based on your sign?”

Looper “The horror movie you belong in based on your sign”

Collider “Which horror villain are you based on your sign”

Them “How you would die in a horror movie based on your sign”

Collective World “Zodiac signs ranked by how long they will last in a horror movie”

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The Ghouls head back to Woodsboro and then to NYC for Scream 4-6. While there is not as much meat on the bones in the more recent movies, there is still a lot to discuss about the franchise, Millennials, Gen Z, and the fact that Marissa and Jacki are old.

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