That's So Gothic

Down under Gothic! Does anyone know what a "mallow" is?

Relic (2020) dir. Natalie Erika James, written by James and Christian White. Starring Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote, and Robyn Nevin.

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Chance: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, 2025 (Hulu)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more - sometimes less! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

"They just really like bees and really hate men, and we should appreciate that more, but we just can't."

The Wicker Man (2006) dir. Neil LaBute, written by LaBute, based on the 1973 film of the same name. Starring Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Leelee Sobieski, Frances Conroy, and Kate Beahan.

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Amanda: Victorian Psycho (book)

Chance: Heidi Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal (HBO Max)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more - sometimes less! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Sir Kenny Bra is back!

A Haunting in Venice (2023) dir. Kenneth Branagh, written by Michael Green, based on Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie. Starring Branagh, Tina Fey, Kelly Reilly, Jamie Dornan, Michelle Yeoh and many more.

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Amanda: Fleabag (Prime Video)

Chance: Burnt Offerings (Tubi)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

In honor of Criterion's new Southern Gothic collection, we're sharing some of our favorite Southern Gothics from past episodes.

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Have you seen Cape Fear or have you seen Cape Feare (The Simpsons episode paraodying the movie)? Cape Fear (1991) Dir. Martin Scorsese. Screenplay by Wesley Strick. Starring Robert DeNiro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange.Email [email protected]. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Our SIXTH Dark Castle film. Where does it rank?

Splice (2009) dir. Vincenzo Natali, written by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. Starring Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, and Delphine Chanéac.

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Amanda: That's So Gothic presents Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Spotify)

Chance: Shock (Tubi)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Signs (2002) dir. M. Night Shyamalan, written by Shyamalan. Starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin, and Kieran Culkin.

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Amanda: A Cat in Paris (Kanopy)

Chance: Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Nintendo Switch)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Bugonia, according to Wikipedia, "was a folk practice in the ancient Mediterranean region based on the belief that bees were spontaneously generated from a cow's carcass."

Bugonia (2025) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Will Tracy, based on Save the Green Planet!, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Alicia Silverstone, and Aidan Delbis.

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Amanda: Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (novel)

Chance: Pokemon: Legends Z-A (Nintendo Switch/Switch 2)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

We recorded this one before Deep Blue Sea and modifying our Gothic elements, but we hope you still enjoy it!

Eileen (2023) dir. William Oldroyd, written by Otessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. Starring Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, the always great Marin Ireland, and queen Siobhan Fallon Hogan.

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Amanda: The Following starring Kevin Bacon and the always great Marin Ireland (Tubi)

Chance: Secret Mall Apartment (Netflix)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Death is the ultimate stranger.

The Dark and the Wicked (2020) written and directed by Bryan Bertino. Starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., and Xander Berkeley, three-time That's So Gothic star.

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Amanda: Hamnet dir. Chloe Zhao (Theater)

Chance: My Kid Could Paint That (Tubi)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

Deepest bluest, our hats are like sharks' fins.

Deep Blue Sea (1999) dir. Renny Harlin, written by Duncan Kennedy, starring, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.

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Chance: The YouTube Effect dir. Alex Winter (Kanopy)

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email [email protected] Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)