The Whorrors!

By Elyse Rose & Shay Gilly

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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September 07, 2022 #48: The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
The Hills are aliiiiiive with the sound of…cannibalism!? Join us in our first episode of our Cannibal Power Hour series where “eat the rich” takes on a whole new meaning in Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes.
***CONTENT WARNING: sexual assault, suicide attempt, animal cruelty
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
THHI Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hills_Have_Eyes_(1977_film)
Through the Eyes of America: Wes Craven’s The Hills Have Eyes by Matt Carlin: https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/through-the-eyes-of-america-wes-craven-s-the-hills-have-eyes
The Horror & Meaning of The Hills Have Eyes video by Ryan Hollinger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmehGWAjpQU
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1h 3min
August 31, 2022#47: Saint Maud (2019)
Sapphics, holy rollers, and God-gasms, oh my! Join us as we discuss the A24 religious horror film that fucks, Saint Maud.

***CONTENT WARNING: Christianity, self harm, suicide, sexual assault

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
Saint Maud Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Maud

Saint Maud IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7557108/

“'Saint Maud' writer-director Rose Glass on the devilish details you may have missed” by Alison Foreman https://mashable.com/article/saint-maud-ending-explained-hidden-details

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=83

https://eidolon.pub/mary-magdalene-8f5e7bc13fdb

http://www.blakearchive.org/exhibit/biblicalillustrations
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1h 14min
August 24, 2022#46: The Invasion of the Body Snatchers Franchise
“Alexa, queue Body by Megan Thee Stallion & Snatched by Big Boss Vette”
This week, we’re tackling the Invasion of the Body Snatchers franchise, where the flowers can’t be trusted, sleep is the enemy, and an emotionally unavailable boyfriend might actually save your life.
Big thanks to our friend Jason D of @jasondshotsauce for suggesting this one!

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
The Legacy of Invasion of the Body Snatchers by Jim Knipfel: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/the-legacy-of-invasion-of-the-body-snatchers/

Howe, Andrew (2015). "Monstrous Flora: Dangerous Cinematic Plants of the Cold War Era". In Patrícia Vieira; Monica Gagliano; John Charles Ryan (eds.). The Green Thread: Dialogues with the Vegetal World. Lanham: Lexington Books. pp. 147–166. ISBN 978-1498510608.

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Wikis:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod_People_(Invasion_of_the_Body_Snatchers); https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_Snatchers_(1993_film)#CITEREFKn%C3%B6ppler2017

Knöppler, Christian (2017). The Monster Always Returns: American Horror Films and Their Remakes. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag. ISBN 978-3839437353.

Horror Timelines Episode 73 : Invasion of the Body Snatchers video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wBEBkTEJ7U
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1h 3min
August 17, 2022#45: The Invisible Man (2020)
A movie featuring a badass lady overcoming her abuser? Us covering this shouldn’t come as a . . . surprise.

CONTENT WARNING: domestic abuse, stalking

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
The Invisible Man IMDB Trivia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051906/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

The Invisible Man Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Man_(2020_film)

Isolation and Abuse in The Invisible Man by Esmerelda Voegele-Downing: https://www.thefinalgirls.co.uk/bloody-women/the-invisible-man

The Invisible Man Haunts Us in the Way Abusers always Have by Joshua Rivera: https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/5/21166333/invisible-man-review-abuse-uncanny-valley-the-assistant-harvey-weinstein

How The Invisible Man Based Its Gaslighting Thriller on Real-Life Stories of Abuse by Eliana Dockterman: https://time.com/5792835/the-invisible-man-domestic-abuse/
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1h 8min
August 10, 2022#44: Would You Rather (2012)
Tune in for our discussion of 2012’s Would You Rather, where the stakes (and foie gras) are much higher than your typical party game.

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
https://www.ushistory.org/civ/6e.asp

“VIEWER PARTICIPATION AND DECISION MAKING IN WOULD YOU RATHER (2012)” by Gwyn from Horror Homeroom (http://www.horrorhomeroom.com/viewer-participation-and-decision-making-in-would-you-rather-2012/)

Would You Rather IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1999995/
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58min
August 03, 2022#43: Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Yo whorrors, how come this movie is so fucked up? Join Elyse and Shay as they explore the kooky summer camp slasher with a complicated history, 1983’s Sleepaway Camp.

****CONTENT WARNING: transphobia, homophobia, sexual assault

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
Blood, Bodies and Binaries: Trans Women in Horror by Jenni Holtz (they/them): http://fourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2019/01/18/blood-bodies-and-binaries-trans-women-in-horror/

“How Can It Be? She’s a boy.” Transmisogyny in Sleepaway Camp by Willow Maclay (she/her): http://cleojournal.com/2015/08/10/how-can-it-be-shes-a-boy-transmisogyny-in-sleepaway-camp/

Sleepaway Camp IMDB Trivia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

‘Sleepaway Camp’: The Elephant in the Room [Trapped By Gender] by Alice Collins (she/her): https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3625816/sleepaway-camp-elephant-room-trapped-gender/

Sleepaway Camp Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleepaway_Camp

“Who’s Afraid Of The Big, Bad Trans Woman? On Horror and Transfemininity” by Mey Valdivia Rude (she/her): https://www.autostraddle.com/whos-afraid-of-the-big-bad-trans-woman-on-horror-and-transfemininity-198212/

www.translifeline.org US: 877-565-8860 / Canada: 877-330-6366
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1h 15min
July 27, 2022 #42: Quote Game!
Who said what? In this gamey episode, Elyse and Shay test each other’s memories with innocuous quotes from movies’ past. Listen to find out who comes out victorious!
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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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27min
July 20, 2022#41: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Have you seen this 4th of July-themed 90’s slasher? No? Well WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FORRRRRR? Tune in as we learn why keeping secrets is no fun in the nautical & nostalgic classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer.

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
IKWYDLS IMDB Trivia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119345/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

IKWYDLS Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Know_What_You_Did_Last_Summer
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53min
July 06, 2022#40: mother! (2017)
***CONTENT WARNING*** Discussions of Roe v Wade, death of a child, Christianity, assault
If religious allegories, anthropomorphic houses, and unrelenting discomfort are your jam, then you’re in luck! Take a deep breath and strap in as we discuss the disorienting and deeply disturbing Darren Aronofsky film, mother!

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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])
Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
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Works Referenced:
Alternate theory by _apunyhuman_ on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueFilm/comments/70wgwm/an_alternate_theory_on_mother_contains_spoilers/

Collider article by Matt Goldberg: https://collider.com/mother-movie-explained/

mother IMDB Trivia: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5109784/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/07/darren-aronofsky-on-mother-jennifer-lawrence-was-hyperventilating-because-of-the-emotion

https://bust.com/feminism/19471-roman-polanski-petition.html
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1h 29min
June 29, 2022#39: A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
Welcome to prime time, whorrors! Tune in as we discuss dream powers, flighty nuns, and knife fights to close out our discussion (so far!) of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise.

CONTENT WARNING: discussion of rape, suicide
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Email us at [email protected]

Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd
Standard Music License

Works Referenced:
https://anightmareonelmstreet.fandom.com/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_3:_Dream_Warriors

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street_3:_Dream_Warriors
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1h 1min

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