That's So Gothic

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

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

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].

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 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)

What do you call a nun in a wheelchair? Virgin Mobile!

What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A roamin' Catholic!

Okay, making too many nun puns is a bad habit!

Immaculate (2024) dir. Michael Mohan, written by Andrew Lobel, starring Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Álvaro Morte (Wheel of Time), and a bunch of Italians (Italy).

Non-gothic recs:

Chance - Bad Lieutenant dir. Abel Ferrara, with Harvey Keitel, and another traumatic scene with a nun

M. Night Shyamalan's new flick Trap hits theaters today. Will it be good, like The Visit or The Village (which we talked about in January this year)? Will it be bad, like The Happening, Unbreakable, Devil (which he wrote), Glass, Signs or many others? Most importantly, WILL IT BE GOTHIC?

We have no answers yet, so instead we present a re-cast of The Visit, which we talked about on October 20, 2022. Enjoy!

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Over the river and through the woods to grandmother's house we go! The Visit (2015) dir. and written by  M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, with special appearances by Kathryn Hahn and Celia Keenan-Bolger.

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)

Hillybilly Gothic (not a Hillbilly Elegy) makes its debut on the podcast with House of Wax!

House of Wax (2005) dir. Jaume Collet-Serra written by twins Chad and Carey W. Hayes, starring Elisha Cuthbert, Chad Michael Murray, queen Paris Hilton, Jared Padalecki, Jon Abrahams, Brian van Holt, and Robert Ri'chard. Based on a Vincent Price movie.

Non-gothic recs:

Chance - "We Kill for Love" a documentary about the direct-to-video erotic thriller genre of the 80s and 90s on Tubi.

Victory sting 3 by Victor_Natas -- https://freesound.org/s/741975/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Happy Independence Day in the US! This movie has literally nothing to do with July 4th, but it's still a load of fun.

A History of Horror and Horror remakes essay from the House on Haunted Hill DVD: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zayhSn45pNEbevGZjrQKC1Cdr6fUZln_Ltlnh4wC3GI/edit?usp=sharing

Victory sting 3 by Victor_Natas -- https://freesound.org/s/741975/ -- License: Attribution 4.0

Sexy booby ghosts are back, and they're on a boat! We watch more than the first ten minutes of Ghost Ship (2002).

Ghost Ship (2002), dir. Steven Beck from a screenplay by Mark Hanlon and John Pogue. Starring Julianna Margulies, Gabriel Byrne, Desmond Harrington, Emily Browning, Isaiah Washington, Ron Eldard, Karl Urban, and Alex Dimitriades.

Non-gothic viewing:

Chance - Love Lies Bleeding (2024) dir. Rose Glass, starring Kristen Stewart, Katy M. O'Brian, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, and Dave Franco.

Amanda - Pay the Ghost (2015) aka "Pay the Cage" starring Nic Cage, Sarah Wayne Callies, and directed by Uli Edel (Last Exit to Brooklyn)