Sex and Horror with Dicey Grenor and Chantell Renee.

Valjeanne is one of 29 authors with a horror short story in Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire, coming October 13th.  We had an exciting discussion about her short vampire story, "Beautiful Monsters", her erotic paranormal ghost detective stories, her writing inspiration, why representation matters, the origins of her name, whether Valjeanne has personal paranormal experiences, her love of vampires and other magical creatures, and where she sees herself in five years. Check out Valjeanne's work at vjeffersandqveal.com and Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Valjeanne-Jeffers/e/B00BNK230G%3F . Follow her Twitter @Valjeanne FB @valjeanne.jeffers and IG @valjeannejeffers .

L. Marie Wood is one of 29 authors with a horror short story in Slay: Stories of the Vampire Noire, coming October 13th. We were honored to have her on our show to discuss the psychological horrors she writes, her writing influences and inspirations, what her writing space looks like during this pandemic, and black authors writing in alternative genres. We ended with a deeeep discussion about Lovecraft Country and black women shrinking themselves. Turned out to be a powerful episode like L. Marie Wood's short story, "The Dance". Check out her work at lmariewood.com and follow her Twitter @lmariewood1 , FB @lmariewood, and IG @lmwoodie . Look out for her new book "The Realm", coming October 29th.

Katrina Spiritual Medium is back on the podcast, and this time, with her “Forever Friends”. That's right. To kick off October 2020, we asked listeners to submit a photo of a deceased loved one for Katrina to reach out to on the other side. Katrina picked a few and delivered the messages on our show. Exciting, right?! If you submitted a photo, listen for your message. If you didn't submit a photo, listen to how it's done in case you want to connect with Katrina and a loved one later. Also, listen to Season 1, Episode 10 to learn more about Katrina's gift. Subscribe to her YouTube channel to keep up with other events and readings. Happy Spooky Month!

Sumiko Saulson's extensive work includes writing award-winning sci-fi horror stories, writing a newspaper column, writing comics, editing anthologies, and hosting an erotic show for San Francisco's world-renown, inclusive kink community. As a polyamorous nonbinary writer, many of Sumiko's erotic stories have the benefit of real experience to pull from, which made this discussion not only entertaining but educational. Listen to learn Sumiko's ideal reader, tips for writing erotica, insight into kink culture, what polyamory and BDSM are from a lifestylist perspective, what nonbinary pronouns mean, Sumiko's real life story of meeting Anne Rice, and more.

As mentioned in our previous episode: Twenty-nine authors got together under the vision and direction of Mocha Memoirs Press and created a horror anthology unlike any other--one with short stories centered around black vampires. It's called SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire, and it comes out Oct. 13th, just in time for Halloween. Sumiko's story "Asi's Horror and Delight" will be included in the anthology. Preorder here: https://amzn.to/3mQYNuD

For more info on Sumiko's work: sumikosaulson.com and mauskaveli.com .

Follow Sumiko on FB, Twitter, Tik-Tok @sumikoska . Follow on IG @sumikosaulson .

Twenty-nine authors got together under the vision and direction of Mocha Memoirs Press and created a horror anthology unlike any other-- one with short stories centered around black vampires. It's called SLAY: Stories of the Vampire Noire, and it comes out Oct. 13th, just in time for Halloween. We had the honor of discussing SLAY with SFF horror and erotica author, Penelope Flynn, particularly "Unfleamed", her contribution to the anthology. In addition to which actors would play characters in her story, we discussed her passion for creating 3D illustrations, eroticism in literature and onscreen, how she's managing her time during the pandemic, her weirdest real-life story, the phenomenon of Lovecraft Country (HBO), and more. Listen to learn more about this multitalented author. Check out her websites for updates on her upcoming works: penelopeflynn.com and renfields.net . Subscribe to her podcast- Discussions From the Otherhood- for discussions on diversity in entertainment. Also, follow Penelope in social media: Twitter/ IG @penelopejflynn and FB @penelope.flynn .

You can pre-order SLAY on Amazon here.

Since our last episode was so heavy, we decided to balance it with this discussion on powerful women characters in horror films. We discuss what makes a woman in horror powerful, why it's important to see powerful women portrayed in horror films,  and whether "powerful" includes heroines, anti-heroines, AND villains. Of course, we discussed the characters and films that hit the mark for us, so listen for some great recommendations. 

We realize this list is not conclusive, but we cover as many as we can in about an hour. We also realize what's powerful to us may be different for others. Let us know what we missed and should watch if we haven't already. For a discussion about "The Perfection"-- a movie that should be on this list-- check out our interview with the writers of that movie in Episode 9.

Fuck. This was a heavy episode. But art --which includes movies-- forces us to see the ugliness in this world, sometimes. Good movies, no matter how difficult the subject matter, force us to see, face, and conquer that ugliness. Creators find this process therapeutic. Viewers find it entertaining. Sometimes, it's triggering for everybody. So... consider this your trigger warning, as we discuss rape revenge movies in this episode. We're grateful to have Australian filmmaker, Nate Hill, join us again to discuss his movie, "Fox Force", and other notable movies in this genre.

Rape itself is horrific. Since rape epitomizes the ugliest side of sex and horror, which side does rape revenge fall on? Is rape revenge psychotic violence or is it consequential justice? Is it empowering or criminalizing? Are the films glorifying violence or glorifying the characters'  taking back their power? How far is too far in this genre? As a way to educate and inform here, we also discuss consent and where it ends. 

Though not as light as some of our previous episodes, we cover rape revenge films as freely and as openly as we cover everything else, and we hope you enjoy this discussion as well.

We were honored to have our first Australian filmmaker, Nathan (Nate) Hill, with us to discuss what we love to discuss--sex and vampires. Of course, we talked about more, because this award-winning director, producer, actor, and writer has done so many entertaining works, we could have talked for days. In addition to vampires, Nate has worked on projects that include aliens, Bigfoot... real brothel madams, and everyone in between. We especially enjoyed discussing two of his documentaries: Vampires Down Under and Sex Down Under, and what it was like to play one of the attacking vampires in Queen of the Damned. Listen to learn Nate's inspiration, how he picks his casts, his goals for creating films, how he got started, interesting film-making tips (check out his books for more tips), what brothels and fetish clubs are like in Melbourne, Australia, and so much more. 

Check out Nate's newest book on Kindle: https://amzn.to/2QX8skn and his movies on Prime: https://amzn.to/2ZbNIKg . 

Follow Nate on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NathanHillMovie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natejhill and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnf9LrY-YqfC1T_315p6Nnw/feed .

We're catching up with the latest shows and movies, letting you know which ones we enjoyed and didn't. We'd never tell you not to watch something either way, but you'll have a great idea of what you MUST watch next after our discussion. *Hint Hint* It's Lovecraft Country, folks. But hear what we have to say about What We Do In the Shadows, Host, Project Power, La Llorona, We Summon the Darkness, and Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce as well. I mean... what else you got to do during this pandemic? :/ *crying* Please stay safe and healthy.