In which Carla interviews horror author Mike Bockoven, creator of FantasticLand (2016) and Pack (2018).
 
Mike Bockoven:
Facebook: http://facebook.com/BockovenBooks
Twitter: @mikebockoven
Instagram: @mikebockoven
FantasticLand: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781510709447
Pack: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781543680904
 
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In which Carla dives deep into the mythology of the Three Mothers, Maters Suspirioum, Mater Tenebrarum, and Mater Lacrymarum of the Dario Argento and Luca Guadgnino horror movies, and explores dance and architecture as spellwork, as well as a tie-in to Disney and the fairy tales of the Grimm Brothers.

Book referenced: Horror! 333 Movies to Scare You to Death by James Harriott and Kim Newman: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781847325204
 
Source for music snippet: Goblin, "Suspiria", Suspiria soundtrack; Publication date 1977; Usage Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0: https://archive.org/details/Goblin_Suspiria
Source for this version of “Little Snow White”: this version of Grimms’ Fairy Tales: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11027

Further links from this episode:
My Letterboxd reviews: https://letterboxd.com/claradox/films/reviews/
Brian "Tyrannorabbit"'s Letterboxd reviews: https://letterboxd.com/tyrannorabbit/films/reviews/
"Suspiria is the masterpiece of Goblin": Fact Magazine interview with Claudio Simonetti: https://www.factmag.com/2014/10/31/suspiria-is-the-masterpiece-of-goblin-claudio-simonetti-reflects-on-the-best-horror-soundtrack-of-all-time/
 
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In which Carla celebrates episode 50 by answering the questions of the Proust Questionnaire.
 
Reading suggestion:
Vanity Fair’s Proust Questionnaire: 101 Luminairies Ponder Love, Death, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life: https://amzn.to/3rtPTEO
 
Referenced Episodes:
This Girl Just Had A Bad Date
A Different World 
Family Trees
My writing: Bonnie and Charlie: Casey Anthony and Bonnie MacNara
My writing: Beatrice and Gwendolyn: Watching the Detectives and Watching the Detectives Part 2

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In which Carla talks about where she has been--in complex PTSD therapy and in major EDS flareup--and reviews the very best books she has read this year, in therapy and, of course, for fun. Much horror and true crime was enjoyed.


Referenced Episodes:
This Girl Just Had A Bad Date
A Different World
The Mill Girl

Recommended Reading:
CPTSD:
Traumatic Stress: The Effects of Overwhelming Experience on Mind, Body, and Society by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781572304574
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780143127741
The Trauma Tool Kit: Healing PTSD from the Inside Out by Susan Pease Banitt: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780835608961
Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence - From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror by Judith Lewis Herman: https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780465061716

My five-star reading this year so far:
Dream Work by Mary Oliver (poetry): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780871130693
Three Early Stories by J. D. Salinger (short stories): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780989671460
Hannah-Beast by Jennifer McMahon (horror—audio): https://amzn.to/2MHNk3f
The Last Days of August by Jon Ronson (true crime—audio): https://amzn.to/3pYiMsh
Possessed: The Infamous Texas Stiletto Murder by Kathryn Casey (true crime): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062300515
Amy: My Search for Her Killer by James Renner (true crime): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781938441400
Come Closer by Sara Gran (horror): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781616951009
The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry (horror): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781503905122
Please Don’t Go Before I Get Better by Madisen Kuhn (poetry): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781501196812
I Thought It Was Just Me: Women Reclaiming Power and Courage in a Culture of Shame by Brené Brown (psychology: updated edition title: I Thought It Was Just Me (But It Isn't): Making the Journey From "What Will People Think?" to "I Am Enough"): https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781592403356


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In which Carla celebrates two lives well lived, one in letters, one in play, both in finding and making cupcakes. Both lives have anniversaries in January: Mary Oliver, and Carla's younger brother, Eric.
 
Source for Mary Oliver’s reading her poem “Wild Geese”: https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese (https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/24/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese/)
Link to full Instagram watercolor and tribute on There Might Be Cupcakes account: https://www.instagram.com/p/BswBGT2hgoR/
On Being with Krista Tippet: Mary Oliver: https://onbeing.org/programs/mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world-jan2019/ * direct download: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/stream/560660913-mary-oliver-listening-to-the-world-jan2019.mp3
 
Recommended Reading:
Long Life: Essays and Other Writings https://amzn.to/2FY6pcn
Dream Work https://amzn.to/2Gdbw7N
 
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In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to boot. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail.
Related and Referenced Episode: 32: What the Dickens
 
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In which Carla revisits the Victorian Christmas tradition of scary stories at Christmas by reading two classics of the era--and, in doing so, explores the not-well-known genesis of Dickens' A Christmas Carol, to boot. Things get silly and eerie in turn. Come sit by the fire and enjoy some cupcakes and wassail.

Related and Referenced Episode: 32: What the Dickens

 

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In which Carla reads Jennifer McMahon's short story "The Mill Girl", released especially for Halloween 2018.
"The Mill Girl" copyright 2018 Jennifer McMahon, published by Penguin Random House


Official Site for Jennifer McMahon: https://jennifer-mcmahon.com
Recommended reading:
Promise Not to Tell https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061143311
Island of Lost Girls https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061445880
Dismantled https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689345
Don’t Breathe a Word https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780061689376
The One I Left Behind https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780062122551
The Winter People https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780804169967
The Night Sister https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9780804169974
Burntown https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781101971857
The Invited https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781101971864
The Drowning Kind https://bookshop.org/a/6560/9781982153922
 
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In which Carla reads Jennifer McMahon's short story "The Mill Girl", released especially for Halloween 2018.

"The Mill Girl" copyright 2018 Jennifer McMahon, published by Penguin Random House

Music: “Comadreamers I”, Haunted Me

Official Site for Jennifer McMahon 

Recommended reading:

Promise Not to Tell

Island of Lost Girls

Dismantled

Don’t Breathe a Word 

The One I Left Behind 

The Winter People

The Night Sister 

Burntown 

 

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In which Carla talks about how the past always informs the present...especially the traumatic past.

RAINN: About Sexual Assault https://www.rainn.org/about-sexual-assault | Types of Sexual Violence https://www.rainn.org/types-sexual-violence | Laws in Your State https://apps.rainn.org/policy/ | Help Someone You Care About  https://www.rainn.org/articles/help-someone-you-care-about | Self-Care After Trauma https://www.rainn.org/articles/self-care-after-trauma | National Sexual Assault Hotline https://hotline.rainn.org/online

Recommended reading:
Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman https://amzn.to/2CM19Hc
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk: https://amzn.to/2CivFYi
House of Windows by John Langan: https://amzn.to/2CkpB1C
Lisey’s Story by Stephen King: https://amzn.to/2IYnuSh
 
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