Our penultimate foray in Animalistic April brings us to Kevin Smith’s oddity of a picture, about which we had some strong and divisive feelings.

From the absolute failure of Guy La Pointe to the film’s use of body horror, we cover a lot of ground. So hop in your rental car and watch out for walrus dongs as we journey up to Canada.

Content Waring: Discussion of CSA (Child Sexual Abuse)

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Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

For week three of Animalistic April, we’re coming forward in time to talk about Tilman Singer’s sci-fi/folk-horror feature, and lauding it with praise with the help of special guest BJ Colangelo.

We’ll complain about trailers that give away too much, get into the history of bird people, shower Dan Stevens with compliments, and Mae will cry about having mommy issues!

Hashtag birdsarentreal

Disclaimer: Birds ARE real

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This Ends At Prom

Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

Grab your gasoline & scoop up that goop because we’re talking Paul Schrader’s unhinged remake of Cat People for our continued journey through Animalistic April.

We’re joined by Harmony Colangelo for discussions of gender dynamics, incest, & queerness, plus tangents about Star Wars & Tremors, and so, so many laughs.

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@harmonycolangelo on IG & Bluesky

This Ends At Prom

Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

Grab your maggot snacks and put your hisiit in the fridge because we’re heading to Sweden for a really weird time!

From its roots in folklore to its modern depictions of non-humans, trans representation, and the evils of humanity, we’re covering a lot of ground and making some animal friends along the way.

CW: CSA (child sexual abuse) discussion

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Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

Do you read Sutter Cane? Because we sure do! And we’ve brought along fellow expert Andy Iwancio to find our way to the ending while Amanda is exploring unspeakable horrors (in Florida).

We’ll praise the incredible practical effects, make fun of people’s inconsistent accents, and discuss everybody’s problematic fave, HP Lovecraft.

Did we ever tell you our favorite color is blue?

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Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

This week, we continue our journey through March Madness with Elizabeth Taylor and her incredible dress in this twisty, turny 70s masterpiece for the sad, weird girlies.

We’ll talk macrobiotic diets, fashion, mannequins, and more, with plenty of tangents and laughs, but also an earnest discussion about this harrowing story.

CW for discussion of SI (suicidal ideation) & self-harm

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It’s another week of March Madness, and another episode of unrepentant giggling, because we’re once again joined by friend of the pod Jamie Alvey for our first ever four-person discussion! This should really be called “chaotic bisexuality: the podcast”

We’re lacing up our corsets and gassing up our clay harvesters to dig into Guillermo Del Toro’s oft-misunderstood and overlooked Gothic epic. From Charlie Hunnam’s accent to the astounding effects work, we’ll talk about what is and isn’t effective, play a modified version of FMK, and go on so, so many tangents.

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https://x.com/jamieawrites?lang=en

https://jamiealvey.com/

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Art by The Haunted David

Theme music by Everson Poe

It’s time for March Madness! And what better way to start off than with our first official triple-host episode on George Cukor’s “don’t trust your husband” genre standard, featuring an Oscar-winning performance from Ingrid Bergman.

We’ll thirst over Joseph Cotton, discuss the etymology and maleable nature of language, and decide which cinematic jerk deserves the biggest punch in the face.

CW for discussion of abusive relationships

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Art by The Haunted David

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Stifle those sniffles and break out your red sharpies, because we’re delving into the indie darling that introduced kink to so many people, and solidified Maggie Gyllenhaal as one of us freaks

Closing out Fetish February, we’re joined again by Kayte Terry to discuss our personal relationships with kink, the film’s heightened reality, and comparisons to 50 Shades Of Grey

CW for discussions of abusive relationships, blood, etc.

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kayteterry.com

@wormbuxx

Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe

This week is our first foray into the very controversial world of nazisploitation with a very messed up love(?) story.

Returning to parse this out is Amanda Jane Stern, who brings us some incredible historical insights as well as infectious and uncontrollable giggles…we had to get through it somehow, right?

Also, big content warning for discussion of SA

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Letterboxd - witchywanderer

Bsky & IG - @amandajanestern

Watch Perfectly Good Moment on Tubi

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Art by The Haunted David

Music by Everson Poe