Nosferatu? More like Nosfera-POO! This and other intelligent observances on this episode of That's So Gothic.

Nosferatu (2024) written and directed by Robert Eggers based on FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), Werner Herzog's Nosferatu (1979) and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula (1992) with nary an original thought. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, and Ralph Ineson.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson.

Chance - Manga Classics presents The Scarlet Letter.

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Birth grew up to be Babygirl.

Birth (2004) dir. Jonathan Glazer, written by Glazer, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Milo Addica. Starring Nicole Kidman, Danny Huston, Cameron Bright, Peter Stormare, Anne Heche, and Lauren Bacall.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - Powerwash Simulator on Windows, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch.

Chance - Carry-On on Netflix.

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If Marriage Story were written by HP Lovecraft.

Possesion (1981) written and directed by Andrzej Żuławski. Starring Isabelle Adjani, Sam Neill, and Heinz Bennent.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - The Creep Tapes (2024) on Shudder.

Chance - Sonny Boy by Al Pacino, audiobook narrated by the author.

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Christmas arrives early this year with Luke Wilson in gray sweatpants!

The Family Stone (2003) written and directed by
Thomas Bezucha, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Luke Wilson, Diane Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Coach (Craig T. Nelson), Claire Danes, Dermot Mulroney, and more.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - Oddity (2024) on Shudder and DVD.

Chance - Rise of the Golden Idol on Netflix Games

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Happy Macy's Day! We are celebrating with a re-cast of the best (only?) Thanksgiving gothic: The House of Yes, starring Parker Posey.

We'll be back in December with the most HORRIFYING Christmas gothic yet.

Slam in the back of our Dragula.

House of 1000 Corpses (2003) written and directed by Robert Zombie, starring Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Karen Black, Rainn Wilson/Dwight Schrute, Chris Hardwick, Bill Mosely, Walton Goggins, and more.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - Jackass on Paramount+

Chance - Martha on Netflix

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To one of our co-hosts, who grew up an only-child gay boy in the South, there's nothing scarier than 1) living with a roommate and 2) BOOBS.

Single White Female (1992) dir. Barbet Schroeder, written by Don Roos from a book by John Lutz. Starring Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven Weber, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Jessica Lundy (Mrs. Stupid!)

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - We Used to Live Here, a novel by Marcus Kliewer

Chance - Texas Chainsaw Massacre [colon] The Beginning (2006) aka the only good one

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What have you done with its eyes?! We were in labor a little long with this one -- thanks for your patience with the delay!

Rosemary's Baby (1968) dir. by R---- P-------, written by same, based on the (exceptional) novel of the same name by Ira Levin. Starring Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordan, and Charles Grodin.

"What does Hollywood's reverence for child rapist Roman Polanski tell us?" by Hadley Freeman for The Guardian.

Off-topic chat:

Amanda - the works of Paul Tremblay, author

Chance - The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom on Nintendo Switch.

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month (unless it's Friday). Email [email protected].

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We were so hot and bothered by today's movie that we needed a day to cool off before posting it! Come for the boobies (no pun intended) but stay for an in-depth discussion on the film's gothic influences and queer subtext.

Poison Ivy 2: Lily. Directed by Anne Goursaud (editor for Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula) and written by Chloe King. Starring Alyssa Milano (Charmed, cookies), Jonathan Schaech (That Thing You Do, Ellen's beard) and Xander Berkeley (Candyman).

Off-topic recs -

Amanda: Riverdale on Netflix and the one episode that has Riley Keough, gothic heroine and Elvis's granddaughter, in it.

Chance: Snacking Cakes by Yossy Arefi

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month (unless it's Friday). 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)

We're the only podcast with a Presidential Medal of Freedom quiz. Does Willem Dafoe have one??

Shadow of the Vampire (2000) dir. E. Elias Merhige, script by Steven Katz, starring Willem Dafoe, John Malkovich, Udo Kier, Eddie Izzard, and Carey Elwes.

This episode was recorded before Phil Donahue died. RIP Phil.

Off-topic recs:

Amanda - Pitch Black (2000) dir. David Twohy, starring Vin Diesel.

Chance - The First Omen (2024) dir. Arkasha Stevenson which is different from the first The Omen (1976) dir. Richard Donner. Also, this smoking hot picture of Vin Diesel from a Timex print ad in the 90s.

That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. 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)