We're exploring the twisting path of folk horror by discussing Kier-La Janisse's amazing documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, and Ari Aster's daylight horror film Midsommar!

MEDIA WE MENTIONED:

• The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), directed by Piers Haggard (movie)
• The Wicker Man (1973), directed by Robin Hardy (movie)
• Witchfinder General (1968), directed by Michael Reeves (movie)
• The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), directed by Wes Craven (movie)
• Pet Sematary (1989), directed by Mary Lambert (movie)
• Creepshow 2 (1987), directed by Michael Gornick (movie)
• The Wind (2018), directed by Emma Tammi (movie)
• Jug Face (2013), directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle (movie)
• Deliverance (1972), directed by John Boorman (movie)
• Eve's Bayou (1997), directed by Kasi Lemmons (movie)
• Hereditary (2018), directed by Ari Aster (movie)
• Pearl (2022), directed by Ti West (movie)
• X (2022), directed by Ti West (movie)
• Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018), directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (movie)
• YellowBrickRoad (2010), directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton (movie)
• Dress To Kill (1999), performed by Suzy Eddie Izzard, (stand up comedy special)
• Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012), directed by John Das (TV movie)
• Children of the Stones (1977), directed by Peter Graham Scott (miniseries)
• Moondial (1988), directed by Colin Cant (miniseries)
• The Children of Green Knowe (1986), directed by Colin Cant (miniseries)
• A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010), directed by John Das and Rachel Jardine (miniseries)
• "A Ghost Story for Christmas" (1971-1978), BBC series
• "Cruel Summer" (2021), Freeform series
• "The Walking Dead: Dead City" (2023), AMC series
• "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979), ITV series
• "Penny Dreadful" (2014 - 2015), Showtime series
• "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels" (2020), Showtime series
• "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" (2019 - 2023), Netflix series
• "Arrested Development" (2003 - 2006, 2013 - 2019), Fox/Netflix series
• "Breaking Bad" (2008 - 2013), AMC series
• "Children of the Stones" (2020), BBC 4 Radio series
• "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water" (1973), directed by Jeff Grant (COI PSA)
• "Apaches" (1977), directed by John Mackenzie (COI PSA)
• "Robbie" (1979), directed by Ronald Dunkley (COI PSA)
• "Midsommar's Audiovisual Tricks" - Spikima Movies, YouTube
• "How Midsommar Brainwashes You" - Acolytes of Horror, YouTube
• "Men Writing Women: Ari Aster" - Girl On Film, YouTube
• Ghost Eaters: A Novel by Clay McLeod Chapman (book)
• A Song of Ice and Fire (Book 1) by George R. R. Martin (book)
• Penny Dreadful written by Chris King, illustrated by Jesus Hervas (comic book series)
• Final Girl (board game)
• In Times New Roman ... (2023) by Queens of the Stone Age (album)
• "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"by The Smiths (song)
• The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino (Substack blog)

CLIPS:

• "MIDSOMMAR | Bear in a Cage | Official Promo HD | A24", A24
• "MIDSOMMAR | Official Teaser Trailer HD | A24, A24

CLIPS FROM MEDIA SOURCES:

Used under the Fair Use Act for the purpose of criticism, comment, scholarship, and research.

• "First Use of Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Blood on Satan's Claw", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Indiginous People's Place in Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Rural vs Modern", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Colonizers' Fears", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Voodoo in Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "American Folk Horror vs British Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "The Wind", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Southern Gothic Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "It's All an Indian Burial Ground", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Australian Bicentennial", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "A Martyr's Death", from The Wicker Man (1973)
• "M.R. James", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "I am the Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water", from "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water" (1973)
• "The Dangers of Memeing", from "South Park" (2012)
• "Stonehenge", from Dress to Kill (1999)
• "Rural American Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Deliverance", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Midsommar", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
• "Christian Gaslights Josh", from Midsommar (2019)
• "Christian Gaslights Dani on the Phone", from Midsommar (2019)
• "Christian Gaslights Dani in a Field", from Midsommar (2019)
• "Mark has a Bad Trip", from Midsommar (2019)
• "Mark Pisses on the Tree", from Midsommar (2019)
• "Grief Wail", from Midsommar (2019)

MUSIC CLIPS:

• "Children of the Stones Theme" by Sidney Sager and The Ambrosian Singers
• "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by Frankie Valli
• "In Birth" by Witch Fever
• "To the Throat" by Feminazgul
• "Last Word" by Baroness
• "Emotion Sickness" by Queens of the Stone Age
• "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" cover by Ondara
• "Hit Like a Girl" by Meet Me @ The Altar

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Tab
  • Micah
  • Tiff
  • Kelly
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle
• BANSHEE DJ:
  • Voiced by Kimyarda J
•  MUSIC:
  • Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy
  • DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound
  • Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound

The Banshees are crashing prom, as we discuss the surprising history of prom and two quintessential prom movies - Pretty in Pink and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2!

MEDIA WE MENTIONED:

• She's All That (1999), directed by Robert Iscove (movie)
• Mean Girls (2004), directed by Mark Waters (movie)
• 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), directed by Gil Junger (movie)
• Love & Basketball (2000), directed by Gina Pryce-Bythewood (movie)
• Prom Night (1980), directed by Paul Lynch (movie)
• Scanners (1981), directed by David Cronenberg (movie)
• Evil Dead Rise (2023), directed by Lee Cronin (movie)
• Anne of Green Gables (1985), directed by Kevin Sullivan (TV movie)
• Prom Night in Mississippi (2009), directed by Paul Saltzman (documentary)
• "Sex Education" (2019), Netflix series
• "Game of Thrones" (2011), HBO series
• "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" (2017), Amazon Prime series
• "Hell's Kitchen" (2005), (TV show)
• "Yellowjackets" (2021), Showtime series 
• "Glow Up" (2019), Netflix series
• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (book)
• Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy (book)
• Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (book)
• The Silver Kiss by Annette Curtis Klause (book)
• You'll Be the Death of Me by Karen M. McManus (book)
• She is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran (book)
• Missing Witches: Recovering True Histories of Feminist Magic by Risa Dickens (book)

CLIPS:

• "Junior Prom (1946)", Old TV Time
• "I Got Styled According to High School Prom Dress Codes", As/Is
• "No Longer Dated: High School Prom Integrated for First Time", CNN
• "Prom Night in Mississippi - THEATRICAL TRAILER", PromNightinMiss
• "Homestead Prom Queen: I Didn't Win for Being Transgender, I Won for Being Me", WISN 12 News
• "Promposals: Teens Spend Big Money on Big Question", ABC News
• "PRETTY IN PINK | Official Trailer | Paramount Studios", Paramount Movies
• "Prom Night Hit Collection Commercial", JJ Vowers
• "Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) Theatrical Trailer", Horror Baby
• "1961 Vintage Barbie Queen of the Prom Board Game Commercial", Harold
• "1988 Lookin' Smart & Perfect Prom Maxie doll Commercial | Hasbro", Jemz.Archive.
• "Drag Queens Trixie Mattel & Katya React to Glow Up | I Like to Watch | Netflix", Still Watching Netflix

CLIPS FROM MEDIA SOURCES:

• "Breaking the Crown", from Mean Girls (2004)
• "Prom Choreo", from She's All That (1999)
• "Prom Favor", from 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
• "Liam on the Moon", from "Sex Education" (2019)
• "Stef Wants to Get Serious", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Duckie Lets Andie Go", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "You Just Didn't Believe in Me", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Do I Offend", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Side Effects from Missing the Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Stef is an Asshole", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "I'll Put You on My Route", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "What About Prom?", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Duckie's Proposition", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Andie Shopping for Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Benny Shopping for Prom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Blane Calls Out Stef", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Stef's Party", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "That's a Major Appliance, That's Not a Name", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Duckie Gets Thrown in the Girls' Bathroom", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Applause, Applause, Applause", from Pretty in Pink (1986)
• "Mary Lou's Confession", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Locker Crush", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Mary Lou's Message", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "No Fucking Wings", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Jess's Problem", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Shut Your Fucking Mouth, Bitch!", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Buddy and Bill", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Spelling Bee," from Anne of Green Gables (1985)
• "They're Playing Our Song", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
• "Josh and the Potato", from Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

MUSIC CLIPS:

• "Prom Night" by Gordean Simpson
• "Turn Down for What" by DJ Snake and Lil Jon
• "Try a Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding
• "Pretty in Pink" by Psychedelic Furs
• "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" by The Smiths
• "Misinterpreted Constellations" by SeeYouSpaceCowboy
• "Easy to Be You" by Elliot Lee
• "The Joke" by Brandi Carlisle

WRITTEN RESEARCH:

• "The Surprisingly Sexist History of Your High School Prom" by Leigh Cuen, Mic.com
• "Party Like it's 1899: What It's Like Growing Up with a Segregated Prom" by Harmon Leon, Observer
• "The Racist History of Prom" by Becky Little, History.com
• "A Brief History of LGBTQ Students and Proms" by Carrie Maxwell, Windy City Times
• "High School Retrospective: A Look Back at Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II" by Phil Castor, Blumhouse.com

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Tab
  • Micah
  • Tiff
  • Alyssa
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle
• BANSHEE DJ:
  • Voiced by Kimyarda J
•  MUSIC:
  • Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy
  • DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound
  • Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound

We talk about the different iterations of Stephen King's Carrie and why this story is still relevant and enduring!

MEDIA WE MENTIONED:

• Carrie by Stephen King (book)
• Carrie (1976), directed by Brian De Palma (movie)
• The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), directed by Katt Shea and Robert Mandel (movie)
• Carrie (2002), directed by David Carson (TV movie)
• Carrie (2013), directed by Kimberly Peirce (movie)
• The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (book

CLIPS:

• "Talking Volumes: Stephen King on 'Carrie'", MPR News
• "Here's How Cyberbullying is Linked to Teen Suicides", Click On Detroit
• "How Social Media is Having Serious Impacts On Kids' Body Image and Body Positivity", The Project
• "Rachel Simmons On How Girls Show Aggression", Jeffrey Tinius, PhD
• "Stephen King Discussion on Writing and Q&A with wife Tabitha King and son Owen King", Manufacturing Intellect
• "Carrie (1976) Trailer"
• "The Broadway Show that Closed in 3 DAYS: The History of Carrie the Musical", Wait in the Wings
• "Students Host Their First Integrated Prom", CNN
• "Body Bags Trailer"
• "SIX the Musical: Tony Awards Performance", SIX

CLIPS FROM MEDIA SOURCES:

• "Carrie and Margaret at the Dinner Table", from Carrie (1976)
• "Carrie and Ms. Collins", from Carrie (1976)
• "Carrie and Ms. Desjardin", from Carrie (2002)
• "The Horror of Margaret White", from audiobook of Carrie by Stephen King
• "Carrie and Margaret at the Dinner Table", from Carrie (2002)
• "#8: Carrie (1976)", from "Bravo's Scariest Movie Moments"

MUSIC CLIPS:

• "Chocolate Salty Balls" by Isaac Hayes
• "Believe It or Not (Theme from "Greatest American Hero" by Joey Scarbury

WRITTEN RESEARCH:

• On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King
• "10 Behind-the-Scenes Facts About the Making of Carrie (1976)" by Jake Dee, ScreenRant

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Tab
  • Tiff
  • Kelly
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle
• BANSHEE DJ:
  • Voiced by Kimyarda J
•  MUSIC:
  • Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy
  • DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound
  • Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound

We discuss Ana Lily Amirpour’s films A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and The Bad Batch, as well as “The Outside”, the episode she directed for Guillermo Del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities”.

CLIPS:

• "The Making of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", Film3Sixty
• "Behind the Scenes: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Part 1)", Vice Presents
• "Behind the Scenes: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Part 2)", Vice Presents
• "Dolly Shuts Down Patronising Interview In Style", Barbara Walters interviewing Dolly Parton
• "Soul Glo Commercial", Coming to America (1988)
• "We Got a Winner", Requiem for a Dream (2000)
• "Enough is Never Enough", The Stuff (1985)

CLIPS FROM MOVIE AND TELEVISION SOURCES:

• "Are You a Good Boy?" scene from A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
• "El Topo at the Elgin" from Midnight Movies (2005 documentary)
• "Arlen's Trip" scene from The Bad Batch
• "What's Your Number?" scene from The Bad Batch
• "Use More Alo Glo" scene from "The Outside" episode of "Guillermo Del Toro's Cabinet of Curiousities"

MUSIC CLIPS:

• "Yarom Bia" by Mostafa Heravi, featuring Mohsen Namjoo
• "Bashy" by Free Electric Band
• "Death" by White Lies
• "All the Colours of the Dark" by Federale
• "You Sexy Thing" by Zella Day
• "Dance and Cry" by Mother Mother
• "Rise From the Ashes" by Crypta
• "Picture of Success" by Rilo Kiley

ARTICLES:

• “Ana Lily Amirpour Responds to Racism Charges - But Won’t Apologize for Making You Uncomfortable” by Eric Kohn, IndieWire

• “Director Ana Lily Amirpour Humiliates Movie-Goer at Q&A Session” by Valerie Complex, Affinity Magazine

  • Video of exchange between Bianca Xunise and Amirpour

• “Director Ana Lily Amirpour Makes American Movies Weird Again” by April Wolfe, LA Weekly

• “Ana Lily Amirpour Explores the Importance of Music in her Iranian Vampire Flick A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” by Kim Taylor Bennett, Vice

• “The Bad Batch is How I See America” by Andrew Karpan, Film School Rejects

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Micah
  • Tiff
  • Mia
    • We Know What You Did on Fear Street by Mia, Michelle, and Cassi
  • George
  • Alyssa
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle

We discuss the trope of girl gang movies and pick our favorites.  Then, we discuss what we've been up to!

MOVIES WE MENTIONED:

• Girl Gang (1954)
• Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
• Teenage Gang Debs (1966)
• Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)
• The Female Bunch (1971)
• The Doll Squad (1973)
• Act of Vengeance (1974)
• Switchblade Sisters (1975)
• Foxes (1980)
• Savage Streets (1984)
• Foxfire (1996)
• The Craft (1996)
• Death Proof (2007)
• Girlhood (2014)
• The Craft: Legacy (2020)

CLIPS:

• "The Doll Squad Trailer"
• "Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! Trailer"
• "Switchblade Sisters Trailer"
• "Foxes Trailer"
• "She Devils on Wheels Trailer"
• "A Complete List of Everything I Hate", _crustbag_

CLIPS FROM MOVIE SOURCES:

• "Maggie's Assault" scene from Switchblade Sisters
• "Closing Narration" scene from Foxfire (1996)
• "Restaurant Conversation" scene from Death Proof
• "Can't Relate" scene from The Craft: Legacy
• "Timmy Comes Out" scene from The Craft: Legacy
• "Opening Narration" scene from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
• "Gas Station" scene from Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

MUSIC CLIPS:

• "Boy and Girl" by Akiko Wada
• "On the Radio" by Donna Summer
• "The Black Belt" by Lee Dowell
• "Don't Talk to Me" by Bubble

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Tab
  • Micah
  • Tiff
  • Sunny
    • Podlonia by Sunny and Adam
  • Kelly
  • Alyssa
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle
• BANSHEE DJ:
  • Voiced by Kimyarda J
•  MUSIC:
  • Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy
  • DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound
  • Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound

We talk about the definition of intersectional feminism, why it's important to us to view media through that lens, and our goals for the show.  Then, we meet the current Banshees and get to know some of their favorites!

CLIPS:

• "Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality?", National Association of Independent Schools
• "Welcome to Hell - SNL", Saturday Night Live

ARTICLES:

• "Kimberlé Crenshaw on What Intersectionality Means Today" by Katy Steinmetz, Time Magazine

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CREDITS:

• BANSHEES
  • Micah
  • Sunny
    • Podlonia by Sunny and Adam
  • Tiff
  • Mia
    • We Know What You Did on Fear Street by Mia, Michelle, and Cassi
  • Kelly
  • Alyssa
  • Annette
    • Two Crones and a Book by Annette and Michelle
  • Tab
• BANSHEE DJ
  • Voiced by Kimyarda J
• MUSIC
  • Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy
  • DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär, Epidemic Sound
  • Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle, Epidemic Sound