The Monstrous Feminine

Our final episode on claustrophobic horror is the 2019 survival film ‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged’, directed by Neil Marshall. 🤿🏊‍♀️🦈

We discuss the nepo-baby casting, debate the biological accuracy of blind great whites that, for whatever reason, choose to live in confined cave systems voluntarily, and the central sisterly strife that was so severe, only multiple shark attacks could resolve it.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, drowning, discussions of shark attacks and mild bullying

Bonjour! 👩‍🎨 We’re continuing our claustrophobia theme with the 2014 American horror film ‘As Above, So Below’, directed by John Erick Dowdle. 💀💀💀

Join us as we enter the nine circles of hell and discuss wonderful things such as death, sin, satan, cavernous wombs, vlogging, eternal judgement and the sanctity of artefacts.

The Coven: Mila and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder and brief mentions of anti-semitism and parental abuse

Time to descend... This month we’re covering claustrophobia in horror! Our first film is the 2005 British adventure horror film ‘The Descent’, directed by Neil Marshall. 🕳🩸☠️

We discuss female friendships versus female competition, monstrous motherhood and the maddening effects of grief.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, child death, murder, discussions of anti-Asian racism and stereotypes, and mental illness

For our last cannibalism episode, we’re talking about the coming-of-age road movie ‘Bones and All’ (2022), directed by Luca Guadagnino. 🦴😋

We discuss this film as a realistic depiction of the rural Midwest. We also explain how cannibalism can act as a metaphor for both queerness and addiction. Finally, we divulge our various reactions to and interpretations of Sully’s complicated (and creepy) character.

The Coven: Zeba, Louisa, Mila and Tyia

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, discussions of homophobia, drug addiction, sexual assault and sex trafficking

Good evening, Clarice. We’re continuing our cannibalism theme with the 1991 masterpiece ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, directed by Jonathan Demme. 🍽️🦋🐑

We talk about Hannibal as a delicious, sassy and possibly asexual villain. We also discuss the famous tucking scene and go into depth about the transphobic elements of this film as well as the questions it raises about womanhood and gender.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, transphobia, violence against trans women and sexual assault

Bon Appétit. This month we’re covering cannibalism in horror and kicking it off with ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, directed by Wes Craven. 🌕👶🏻🐺

We discuss the divide between metropolitan/rural populations and how this interacts with classism, sexism and racism. We also go into why this film fails in its intention to construct a sympathetic view of the rural working class, and how, in actual fact, it achieves the exact opposite effect.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, mention of slavery, discussions of classism, indigenous American genocide, rape and sexual assault, incest, misogyny and ableism

Hello, my lunar lovelies. This is our last film of the month covering werewolves and we’re talking about the dark fantasy horror ‘Good Manners’, directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra. 🌕👶🏻🐺

We explore the class and race dynamics within the central queer relationship, the body horror of pregnancy and motherhood as sacrifice.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, mention of slavery, discussions of class exploitation, racial exploitation, death during pregnancy and child death

Spooky month is continuing with werewolves, and we’re covering one of our favourite films: the angsty teen horror, ‘Ginger Snaps’ (2000), directed by John Fawcett. 🩸🐺💉

In this episode, we discuss how this film defies the stereotypically masculine lore of the werewolf, the body horror of puberty and the complexities of sisterly bonds.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, sexism, misogyny, discussions of sexual harassment, young girls' sexual exploitation and (statutory) rape

Happy October - this month we’re talking about werewolves. To kick it all off, we cover the 1981 classic ‘An American Werewolf in London’, directed by John Landis.

We discuss werewolf lore, lament the loss of cool prosthetics and gory special effects to CGI, and wonder about the film's British/American cultural chasms.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, suicide, mentions of a miscarriage and discussions of misogyny (lad banter)

For our last episode on horror games, we’re talking about Halina Reijn’s dark comedy ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’. 🌧 🗡📱🩸😵

We read this film as a comedic satire of Gen Z and performative "woke" culture, discuss misogynistic left-leaning men and delve into the gay drama between Amandla Stenberg and Lena Wilson after that NY Times review.

The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba

Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro

*CONTENT WARNING*

Violence, death, murder, gun violence, discussions of gaslighting, women’s sexual exploitation in film and drug addiction