Somebody's Watching

By Elinor Lewy

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May 28, 2024 Episode 10: Grimy New York Movies with Samm Deighan
Today’s episode is all about grimy New York movies from the mid-20th century. So much was going on in that small stretch of the city and movies made in that time and place show it off so well. My guest is film historian and writer Samm Deighan, an expert on cult cinema and one of those people who really seem to have watched it all! You’ll hear about Times Square history, psychotronic cinema, and
Samm’s list of films that best depict this iconic era.

Show Notes:
Samm Deighan’s Instagram @sammdeighan

Samm Deighan’s Patreon

Revolution in 35mm Book – Andrew Nette & Samm Deighan

The Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film – Michael Weldon

Times Square Red, Times Square Blue – Samuel R. Delany

Cinema of Transgression

Caffe Cino

The Rialto Report – Jamie Gillis in Europe, 1977

No Wave Cinema

Roberta Findlay

Lydia Lunch

Nick Zedd

Andy Milligan

Joe Spinell

Susan Seidelman

Bette Gordon

Lizzie Borden

Films mentioned:
Cruising (1980)
Maniac (1980)
Born in Flames (1983)
Ms 45 (1981) (Film Link)
Driller Killer (1979) (Film Link)
Bad Girls Go To Hell (1965)
Sweet Smell of Sex (1965)
Fleshpot on 42nd Street (1972)
Little Murders (1971) (Film Link)
The New York Ripper (1982)
Times Square (1980)
The Warriors (1979)
After Hours (1985) (Film Link)

Follow Somebody's Watching here:
⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @somebodyspod⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod⁠⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
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April 02, 2024 Episode 9: Gynaehorror with Dr. Erin Harrington
In 2018, film scholar Dr. Erin Harrington wrote a vital book titled "Women, Monstrosity, and Horror Film: Gynaehorror" about the depictions of virginity, menstruation, pregnancy, motherhood, and menopause in horror. In this episode, I had the great pleasure of chatting with Erin Harrington about her book, the limits of psychoanalysis in horror, why horror is fertile ground for speaking about women’s experiences, and much more.
I’d like to think this conversation won’t just interest the
horror fans among you, I hope I'm right!

Show Notes:
Women, Monstrosity, and Horror Film: Gynaehorror

Follow Erin Harrington on Instagram/bluesky/letterboxd - @ladyhorrors

Robin Wood – Robin Wood on the Horror Film

Carol Clover – Men, Women, and Chainsaws

Barbara Creed – The Monstrous Feminine

Hays Code

Claire Dederer – Monsters

Kelly Oliver – Knock Me Up, Knock Me Down: Images of Pregnancy in Hollywood Films

Sarah Arnold - Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood

Films mentioned:
Rosemary’s Baby
Madam Satan
Once Bitten
Psycho
Amityville Horror
The Shining
The Stepfather (YouTube)
Nightswim
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Barbarian
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
The Life Zone
Repulsion (YouTube)
The Brood (YouTube)
Lyle
Grace
Promising Young Woman
Violation
Birth/Rebirth
Knives and Skin
Prevenge
Titane
Inside
Relic
Men
Hatching
The Lure (YouTube)
Huesera: The Bone Woman

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⁠⁠Twitter: @somebodyspod⁠⁠
⁠⁠Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod⁠⁠
Email: [email protected]
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February 15, 2024 From The Bend: Lizzie Borden (Born in Flames, Working Girls)
This is an episode that was released on my other podcast, The Bend. I talked with Lizzie Borden, director of BORN IN FLAMES and WORKING GIRLS, during the height of the pandemic. It was an honor to have a chance to talk with her about her craft.
We talked about her films, of course, as well as what it was like to
work with Harvey Weinstein, the #metoo movement, and quite a lot more.

The book about sex work that Lizzie Borden mentions in the episode is now out, you can find it here

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⁠⁠Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod⁠⁠
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January 15, 2024 Episode 8: Millie De Chirico (I Saw What You Did Podcast)
Programmer, writer, and podcaster extraodinaire Millie De Chirico co-hosts I Saw What You Did - one of the best, most entertaining film podcasts around. Millie also worked at the classic movie channel TCM for almost 20 years and so I had the chance to talk to her about film programming, her book
"TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema," and, of course, her podcast!

Show Notes:

Millie‘s podcast: I Saw What You Did
Millies‘ substack: Professional Sweetheart
Millie‘s book: TCM Underground: 50 Must-See Films from the World of Classic Cult and Late-Night Cinema

Films:
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Remember My Name
Shack Out on 101
Basket Case

References:

Cult Movies – Danny Peary
The Psychotronic Guide to Film – Michael Weldon
Night Flight
USA Up All Night
FilmStruck
Tubi
@jeffreymixed
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1h 13min
December 11, 2023 Episode 7: Sitges Festival 2023
Back in October I went to Sitges Festival in Spain for the first time. Sitges is one of the largest horror festivals in the world and I got to watch a slew of fantastic films and meet some excellent people from the film horror world. Overall, it was an incredibly positive experience and I hope that comes through here. Enjoy this somewhat disjointed episode!

Thank you to everyone who chatted with me at the fest! If you want to follow my guests, you can find their info is in the show notes!

Show Notes:
Elizabeth Schuch instagram
Woman in Fan in Sitges
Alessia Gasparella instagram
Ilaria instagram
Ravenna Nightmare Festival
profondorossostore.com/
Final Girls Berlin YouTube
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas website
Alexandra Heller-Nicholas instagram
Alex West instagram
Faculty of Horror Podcast
Elisa Puerto Aubel instagram
Sabina Pujol instagram
B-Retina Festival
Heidi Honeycutt instagram
Etheria Film Festival
Ax Wound Film Festival
Heidi Honeycutt’s book I Spit On Your Celluloid
Sara Neidorf instagram

Sara & Eli’s Sitges Faves:

Sorcery
Hollywood 90028
The Appointment
Stopmotion
O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization
Riddle of Fire
Poor Things
The Uncle

Films mentioned:

Hollywood 90028
Don’t Torture A Duckling
Masters of Horror
3 Women
The Appointment
Tiger Stripes
Funeral
Late Night with the Devil
Poor Things
Braindead
Videodrome
Demons
Appendage
Talk to Me
When Evil Lurks
Godless
Club Zero
White Plastic Sky
Mamantula
La Venere d’Ille
Contempt
The Darkside of Society
Satan Wants You

2023 Sitges Films directed/co-directed by women (thank you for the list, Sara!):

Where the Devil Roams
Tiger Stripes
My Animal
Birth/Rebirth
La Ermita
Superposition
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Sacrifice Game
Appendage
Auxilio
Club Zero
En attendant la nuit
Living with Chucky
The J Horror Virus
The Wrath of Becky
Luka
VHS/85
Wake Up
We Are Zombies
White Plastic Sky
You’ll Never Find Me
Pet Sematery
Siesta
Hollywood 90028
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November 13, 2023 Episode 6: The Adams Family (Hellbender, Where the Devil Roams)
I talked to the Adams Family right before the world premiere of their latest film Where the Devil Roams back in July. I've been a fan of The Adams Family, who make films as a family, for some years now, and it was a delight to have them on the podcast! In our chat, we talked about how they started making films, the overarching themes in their work, and, of course, their new film Where the Devil Roams.

Show Notes:
Toby Poser IMDb
John Adams IMDb
⁠Hellbender – Tiny Little Pieces (music heard in the episode)
Hellbender Soundtrack

Follow the Adams Family:

Instagram: @adams.family.films
Twitter: adams_films
Website: www.wonderwheelproductions.com

Follow Somebody's Watching here:
⁠Twitter: @somebodyspod⁠
⁠Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod⁠
Email: [email protected]

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1h 18min
October 05, 2023 Episode 5: The Feel-Bad Film with Prof. Nikolaj Lübecker
My guest this episode is Professor Nikolaj Lübecker, a French and film studies professor at Oxford who wrote the book The
Feel-Bad Film. In this conversation, we talk about the different types of feel-bad films, catharsis, the ethical value of these films, and a lot more.

Show Notes:
Nikolaj Lübecker’s book The Feel-Bad Film
What is Literature? – Jean-Paul Sartre
Chroniques Du Temps Sensible – Julia Kristeva (for French speakers)

Films Mentioned:
Funny Games
Dogville
Elephant
I Can‘t Sleep
Cache
Innocence
Fat Girl
The Idiots
The Act of Killing
Monkey Ostrich Gray
Redacted
The Vanishing
Audition
In My Skin
Evolution
Nectar
Earwig
Harmonium
Show Me Love

Nikolaj Lübecker’s email: nikolaj.lubecker(at)sjc.ox.ac.uk

Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Twitter: @somebodyspod
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
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September 06, 2023 Episode 4: Cannibalism in Film with Dr. Kate Robertson
I spoke with film scholar Dr. Kate Robertson about cannibalism in cinema! We talk a bit about the history of cannibalism in film, why cannibalism is considered a taboo, depictions of female cannibalism, and more!

Kate is going to publish a book about female cannibalism soon, follow her on social media to receive updates!

Show Notes:
Kate Robertson‘s website: https://katerobertson.me/
instagram: @kate_in_bk
twitter: @final_fatale

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2017/03/why-female-cannibals-frighten-and-fascinate/519276/

Kate discussing Trouble Every Day:
https://podcast.womaninrevolt.com/episode/cb7a34a2/new-french-extremity-trouble-every-day-with-dr-kate-robertson
Films mentioned in the episode:

King of the Cannibal Islands
Terror Island
Blood Feast
Cannibal Holocaust
Dumplings
Raw
Neon Demon
In My Skin
The Lure
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Fresh
The Cannibal Club
Slack Bay
Jennifer‘s Body
Ginger Snaps
Trouble Every Day
Die Weibchen (The Women)
Possibly in Michigan
301/302
Yellowjackets
Omnivores
Bloodthirsty
Eating

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August 09, 2023 Episode 3: Top 3 Horror Films of the Decade (Part 2 2000s & 2010s) w/ Jess & Sara
This is part two of the top 3 horror films of the decade project, this time we talk about our favorite horror from the 2000s & 2010s. After we finished our lists, we discussed our favorite decades and certain common themes that popped up for us. Thanks to my guests Sara Neidorf & Jess Sweetman for joining me this episode!
Show Notes:
Top 3 Horror Films Letterboxd List

Film Links:
The Eyes Of My Mother
Bubba Ho-Tep
Sara‘s Instagram @saraneidorf
Jess‘ Instagram @jesssweetman

Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Twitter: @somebodyspod
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]

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1h 31min
July 03, 2023 Episode 2: Top 3 Horror Films of the Decade (Part 1 1960s-1990s) w/ Jess & Sara
I sat down with my horror pals Sara Neidorf & Jess Sweetman to discuss our top 3 horror films of the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Predictably, this turned into quite the whopper of an episode! Stay tuned for Part 2 where we talk about our favorites from the 2000s and 2010s.

Show Notes:
Top 3 Horror Films Letterboxd List

Film Links:
Cremator
The Laughing Woman
Peeping Tom
Martin
The Haunting of Julia
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Hellraiser
Pin
Cube
Funny Games
Tesis
Ring

Sara‘s Instagram @saraneidorf
Jess‘ Instagram @jesssweetman
Dr. Katrin Seyler's Hagsploitation Talk at Final Girls Berlin
Sara‘s band Sarratma – Tannis Root
You‘re Wrong About Episode on Henry Lee Lucas
You Must Remember This Episode on “The Blanks From Hell“ post Fatal Attraction

Follow Somebody's Watching here:
Twitter: @somebodyspod
Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod
Email: [email protected]

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1h 60min

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