The ALTER Tapes

This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Bobby watch Devi Snidely's 2009 short 'Death in Charge.' We get representations of death, an unlikely friend duo, and a look at how dangerous boxed mac n cheese can be.

Premise: An impatient single mom leaves her nine year old daughter, Whitney, with Death, carelessly mistaking the dark-cloaked, scythe-carrying Reaper for her tardy babysitter. When Whitney reveals some dark tendencies of her own, it's up to Death to lighten things up before returning to its grim duties.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Jamie: @gliterburrito / @bloodybroadspod 

Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Jamie discuss director Matthew Lynn’s short ‘The Things We Do When We're Alone’ (2020). We laugh in the face of thunder, dig into toxic masculinity, spend a moment dragging shitty dads, and call on the cool taxidermists to step forward because they need better PR. 

Premise: With his wife and son gone for a weekend getaway, a closeted gay man copes with his demons of conversion therapy.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai: @misssharai / @nightmarefierce / @blerdymassacre

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Sharai discuss Ciara Boniface’s short ‘Skintight’ (2018). Tune in as we discuss how deep the chains run in American life as a Black woman.

Premise: Set in a small Texas town, a young Black woman becomes the prey of a cult built on a secret that is skin-deep, with a Southern virtuous figure at its forefront.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Jazz: @smok1ngaces / @girlthatsscary

Sharai: @Misssharai / @Nightmarefierce

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This week on The Alter Tapes podcast, Jazz teams up with Joe to discuss Kristine Gerolaga’s 2021 short “Concealer”. They discuss a variety of make-up tips, the power of female friendships and the housing crisis, with tangents on Catwoman and Gothika. 

Premise: “When Ivy agrees to let her old friend Bless treat her to a spa day, she soon learns that Bless has joined a cosmetics pyramid scheme.”

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

> Jazz: @Smok1ngAces / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on The Alter Tapes podcast, Kat teams up with Joe to discuss Aislinn Clarke’s 2017 short “Childer.” They discuss strict parenting, time loops, agoraphobia, YouTube theories and the chemistry between leads Dorothy Duffy and Luke Walford. 

Premise: “An introverted mother's worst fears are amplified when she is seemingly stalked by the feral children living in the woods surrounding her home.”

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

> Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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This week on the Alter Tapes podcast Adrian teams up with Kat to discuss Julia Max’s 2020 short “Pieces of Me”. They discuss the horrors of Hollywood auditions, beauty standards and the eating of human flesh. 

Premise: “A struggling young starlet uncovers a deadly secret which may be the key to the fame and fortune she so desperately craves.”

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod

>Kat: @DanniTheKidd / @GirlThatsScary

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In the latest episode of The ALTER Tapes, Adrian and Joe drive out to Robbie Barclay’s short “Backstroke”. We discuss power hierarchies, unusual readings, threatening men and skinning dipping!

 Premise: Two runaway teens steal a car with dreams of heading down to Florida, but things take a dark turn after a dangerous game.

Connect with your co-hosts:

>Adrian: @adrianraee / @slash_her_pod

>Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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In the latest episode of The ALTER Tapes, Ryan and Joe discuss David Mikalson’s short 'Stuck.' We discuss disposing of bodies, dick trauma, the temptation to extend shorts (or not!), and why Becky doesn't realize she's in a horror movie.

Premise: A gymnastics coach must deal with a man who has taken an interest in the young girls she coaches. The man makes a bold move and the coach responds with an even bolder one.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Ryan: @brotherghoulish / @blerdymassacre

Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai Bohannon and Brother Ghoulish discuss Roxy Shih’s short ‘The Visit’. Come hear us unpack this short's themes of the pressures against women (especially those in cultural intersections), intergenerational diseases such as Alzheimers, and a bevy of loosely related tangents.

Premise: A pregnant woman and her husband visit her aging grandmother in the rural mountains of Taiwan only to witness the older woman's disappearance through the will of a malevolent mountain spirit.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Sharai Bohannon: @MissSharai / @NightmareFierce

> Brother Ghoulish: @BrotherGhoulish

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Sharai and Bobby discuss Raymond C. Lai’s 2020 short ‘Logan Lee & The Rise of the Purple Dawn.' We talk about representation on television, our individual histories with the show Supernatural, get a little into Bobby’s astrology chart, and weigh the pros and cons of this magical strain of weed.

Premise: It's the night of the Hungry Ghost Festival, and Chinese-American scratch DJ Logan Lee is poised to make his live debut at his best friend Beatrice Pan's house party. The problem is, he's a nervous wreck.

Connect with your co-hosts:

Sharai Bohannon: @misssharai / @nightmarefierce / @blerdymassacre

Bobby Torrez: @BobbyTorrez / @people_scares

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