This week Nikki and Kate watched Insidious and discussed the social construction of childhood innocence, the risks of astral projection, and the correct pronunciation of Tony Shalhoub.

Rated PG-13 for thematic material, violence, terror and frightening images, and brief strong language

Content warnings:

Blood, gore, hospital scene, flashing lights, shaky cam, anxiety attacks, someone struggling to breathe, seizures, kidnapping, clowns, possession, jump scares, hospital scene

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This week Nikki and Kate watched Black Christmas and invited a guest along for the chaos! Caroline from How Have You Not Seen joined the fray for the discussion of this 1974 classic. They talked about contemporary folklore, warm lighting in horror films, and how to find a dead body.

Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language.

Content warnings:

Sexual assault (mentioned/discussed), child abuse (mentioned/discussed), death of a child, cutting, suffocation, someone struggling to breathe, stalking, jump scares, anxiety attacks, ableism, gaslighting. 

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This week Nikki and Kate watched 30 Days of Night and talked about zombies more than one would expect for a vampire film. Along the way they talked about the iconic duo of blue light and cold weather, invasion horror films, and America’s Sweetheart Drew Barrymore who is not in this film. 

Rated R for strong horror violence and language

Content warnings:

Dog death, animal death, torture, finger/toe mutilation, cannibalism, damage to teeth, cutting, broken bones, amputation, a head is squashed, death of a child, death of a parent, stalking, jump scares, blood, gore, audio gore, needles, death by suicide, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, car crash, someone falls to their death, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe

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This week Nikki and Kate watched Gremlins and discussed American consumerism and Christmas, the juxtaposition of holiday cheer and horror, and crimes against children of the 80s.

Rated PG for violence

Content warnings:

Death of a parent, death of an animal, animal abuse, a head is squashed, vomit, jump scares, mentions of self harm and death by suicide, flashing lights, car crash, blood, gore, gun violence

You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com 

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This week Nikki, Kate, and special guest Jenna Stoeber (from Polygon, check out her work!) watched Pontypool and talked about workplace dynamics in an apocalypse, the frustration of feeling misunderstood, and Boss Baby Orson Welles. 

A message from Nikki and Kate:

We hate to tell you this, but all your base are belong to us. Make your time.

Content warnings:

Child death, self harm, blood, gore, child abuse (mentioned), vomit

You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com 

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This week Nikki and Kate watched The Omen (1976) and discussed political and economic turmoil in the 70s, apocalypse vibes, and premillennial dispensationalism. They also explored the use of noise to build tension, proclaimed their appreciation for well utilized silence, and coined the term “unsightful.”  

Rated R for violence/horror and gore

Content warnings:

Animal death, decapitation, death by suicide, gaslighting, miscarriage, death by hanging, death of a parent, death of a child, kidnapping, stalking, clowns, jump scares, hospital scene

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This week Nikki and Kate watched Thir13en Ghosts but talked about Spy Kids and corn. In addition to working through their childhood corn maze days, they discussed what remakes can tell us about society, pondered how to clock the ghost when the camera won’t Stay Still, and discovered how to solve problems by counting to 12. 

Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity, and language 

Content warnings:

Blood, gore, finger mutilation, torture, death by suicide, body dysphoria, flashing lights, shaky cam, sexual assault (referenced), car crash, someone is burned alive, someone is hanged, eye mutilation, cutting, self harm, seizures, broken bones, amputation, squashed head, death of a parent, death of a child, kidnapping, jump scares, audio gore, references to mental institutionalization, claustrophobia

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This week Nikki and Kate watched Mandy and discussed the absolute majesty of Nicolas Cage with special guest Adal Rifai! While you may know him from his podcasts Hello From the Magic Tavern and Hey Riddle Riddle, this time around he joined Nikki and Kate in their discussions around film grain and nostalgia, the joys and pressures of projection-ing, chainsaw size, and the future of Live, Laugh, Love. Where do you Halloween?

Content warnings:

Blood, gore, animal death, torture, sexual assault (implied, not shown), bugs, someone is burned alive, cutting, eye mutilation, a head is squashed, car crash, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe, kidnapping, stalking, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, flashing lights and images

You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com 

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Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Cloverfield and examined the connection between giant monster movies and societal fears, explored the intentional use of audio clipping, and dove deep into Scooby Doo moments. There were also discussions about the sheer existential dread that arises from being confronted with our own mortality and butts’n’dirt. 

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror, and disturbing images

Content warnings:

Blood, gore, car crash, gun violence, aerial crash, bugs, spiders, broken bone, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, hospital scene, anxiety attack, claustrophobia, shaky cam, flashing lights

You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com 

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Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Halloween and talked about JLC’s scare meter, the cuteness of sinister villains, and ways slasher movies can be examined as cultural artifacts. They also talked about the purity myth, questioned whether Halloween is an unbuilt slasher trope, and got off...topic.  

Rated R for violence, sex, profanity

Content warnings:

Dog death, animal death, animal abuse, eye mutilation, cutting, death of a minor, clowns, stalking, jump scares, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, flashing lights, car crash, blood, gun violence, struggling to breathe.

You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com 

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Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist