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- #83: Black Swan (2010)
Shay’s birthday episode is HERE and we are BACK with a kooky ballerina horror movie - you don’t wanna miss this swan ;)
**CONTENT WARNING: suicide, self harm, grooming/sexual abuse, disordered eating
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Black Swan IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0947798/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
- Black Swan Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Swan_(film)
- Fractured Femininity in Black Swan by Kia Browning: https://screen-queens.com/2020/12/04/fractured-femininity-in-black-swan/
- The Only 6 Horror Movies Nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars: https://screenrant.com/oscars-only-horror-movies-nominated-best-picture/#the-sixth-sense
- https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/f7411/black_swan_theory_nina_was_sexually_molested_by/
1 hr 6 min - #82: Housewives (The Stepford Wives & Don't Worry Darling)
Alexa, play Labour by Paris Paloma
Today we’re (belatedly) celebrating Mother’s Day by examining the trope many a’mother have been stuck in film history’s past: the housewife. Set fire to your aprons and go maim a man with an iron while you listen to us discuss The Stepford Wives (1975) and Don’t Worry Darling (2022).
**CONTENT WARNING: suicide
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Don’t Worry Darling (2022) IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10731256/
- Don’t Worry Darling (2022) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Worry_Darling
- The Stepford Wives (1975) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073747/?ref_=tttrv_ov
- The Stepford Wives (1975) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stepford_Wives_(1975_film)
- Turner, Kyle. “Why Is Hollywood Still So Obsessed With The Stepford Wives?” https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/dont-worry-darling-stepford-wives-film-analysis.html
- Dockterman, Elaina. “Breaking Down the End of Don't Worry Darling.” https://time.com/6215710/dont-worry-darling-ending-explained/#:~:text=Alice's%20neighbor%20Bunny%20shows%20up,fake%20children%20in%20virtual%20reality.
1 hr 38 min - #81: Urban Legend (1998)
Candyman, candyman, candyman…oops, wrong urban legend. Don’t worry, there’s about 15 more to discover in our discussion of the 90’s meta slasher (no, not that one either) - 1998’s Urban Legend.
**CONTENT WARNING: animal abuse
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Urban Legend IMDB: https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0146336/trivia/?ref_=tt_ql_3
- Urban Legend Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_Legend_(film)
- When the Final Girl is Not a Girl: Reconsidering the Gender Binary in the Slasher Film by Jeremy Maron: https://offscreen.com/view/reconsidering-the-final-girl
52 min - #80: The Woman in Black (2012)
It’s 1906 and the townspeople are angry, getting stuck in the mud is deadly, and the kids AREN’t alright. Join us on Elyse’s birthday episode as we explore the gothic phenomenon of The Woman in Black.
**CONTENT WARNING: death of a child, suicide
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- The Woman in Black Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Woman_in_Black_(2012_film)
- The Woman in Black IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1596365/
- Miquel-Baldellou, Marta. “‘As Soon As Ever She Died, the Hauntings Began’: Revisiting the Victorian Fallen Woman as a Gothic Archetype in Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black." Ex-centric Narratives: Journal of Anglophone Literature, Culture and Media [Online], 0.5 (2021): 164-183. Web. 27 Apr. 2023
- Roberts, Robin. “Gender, Adaptation, and Authorship: Three Decades of The Woman in Black”. Studies in Theatre and Performance 34:2, pages 126-139. Web. 24 Apr. 202
50 min - #79: The Evil Dead (1981 & 2013)
5 friends go to a cabin in the woods and find a creepy book…sound familiar? Get acquainted with the deadites that started it all and prepare for Evil Dead Rise in our episode covering of The Evil Dead (1981) and its remake Evil Dead (2013).
**CONTENT WARNING: r*pe, sexual assault
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
Evil Dead Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evil_Dead
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_Dead_(2013_film)
Evil Dead IMDBs
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083907/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1288558/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4
THE EVIL DEAD and EVIL DEAD 2013: A COMPARISON IN HORROR! By Monster Zero NJ’s Movie Madhouse https://monsterzeronj.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/the-evil-dead-and-evil-dead-2013-a-comparison-in-horror/
Out of the Ashes: Evil Dead at 40 by Samuel Sims: https://thequietus.com/articles/30769-film-the-evil-dead-40-anniversary
Why Evil Dead 2013 Kept THAT Tree Scene Raimi Wished He Hadn’t Filmed By Jack Carter https://screenrant.com/evil-dead-2013-tree-scene-kept-why-raimi/
1 hr 20 min - #78: Annihilation (2018)
Best believe we’re still bejeweled, when we walk in the [undisclosed military location], [the comet from another realm] makes the whole place…shimmerrrrrrr
Join us on we close out April with 2018’s twisty sci-fi mystery, Annihilation.
**CONTENT WARNING: discussions of cancer
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
Annihilation IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2798920/?ref_=tt_mv_close
Annihilation Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annihilation_(film)
Goldberg, Matt. “'Annihilation' Explained: Unpacking Alex Garland's Brilliant, Trippy Sci-Fi Horror Film” https://collider.com/annihilation-movie-explained/
47 min - #77: The Ruins (2008)
It’s 2008, you’re wearing Old Navy flip flops, you try to be a VSCO girl and take pictures of the pretty flowers...and end up getting all of your friends killed. Tune in to the gory vacation flick that’ll put fear into the heart of plant parents everywhere: The Ruins.
**CONTENT WARNING: self harm, suicide
Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast
Email us at [email protected]
Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- The Ruins IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0963794/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
- The Ruins film Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruins_(film)
- The Ruins novel Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ruins_(novel)
- 10 years Later The Ruins Still Gets Under the Skin by Trace Thurman https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3491249/10-years-later-the-ruins/
51 min - #76: The Descent (2005)
A girl’s trip’s got a million ways to go wrong, but a steamy affair has nothing on the slimy surprises that wait for them down below. Spelunk with us down to the depths in 2005’s The Descent.
**CONTENT WARNING: death of a child
Contains spoilers for the The Descent Part 2
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Handler, Rachel. https://www.vulture.com/2021/02/the-descent-alternate-ending-explained-by-neil-marshall.html
- Mikulec, Sven. https://cinephiliabeyond.org/descent/
- Navarro, Meagan. https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3598364/butcher-block-blood-baths-crawlers-dual-meaning-behind-descent/
- The Descent Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Descent
- The Descent IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0435625/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv
56 min - #75: Alien (1979)
A strange creature from another planet tries to initiate contact with a hug…and then it all goes downhill from there. Join us on the hypersexual space journey that is 1979’s sci-fi spectacular, Alien.
**CONTENT WARNING: discussion of forced reproduction, sexual assault
Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast
Email us at [email protected]
Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Alien IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/trivia/
- Alien Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)
- How ‘Alien’ (1979) Queered the Binaries of Traditional Gender by Michaela Barton https://flipscreened.com/2020/08/18/how-alien-queered-the-binaries-of-traditional-gender/
- Xenomorph Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenomorph
53 min - #74: You're Next (2011)
Meeting your boyfriend’s family + a cabin in the woods + some animals around = a very not chill night even when it’s NOT a horror movie. Join us for a gnarly dinner party but stay for the blended dessert in 2011’s You’re Next.
Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast
Email us at [email protected]
Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License
Works Referenced:
- Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You%27re_Next
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1853739/
- MovieWeb: https://movieweb.com/tmnt-mutant-mayhem-april-twitter-chatter/
- The Things: https://www.thethings.com/what-is-youre-next-about-origin-true-story/
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A horror movie podcast by two washed-up English majors discussing the tropes, the titillating, and everything else surrounding badass women in horror.
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