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DON'T DREAM IT, BE IT! Listeners, today is a VERY special day because this is the first time we are doing a FULL musical on this podcast (The Worst Witch and Labyrinth don't count! FIGHT ME IF YOU THINK SO!!!) We discuss the classic cult midnight movie, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and get into its humble beginnings as a stage show, its massive influence on subculture and the punk movement, and the importance of participatory art forms and women in STEM. And of course, we talk a LOT about who is hot in this film (spoiler: it's everyone). Download, listen, and leave us a SEXY little review on Apple Podcasts today!

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SOMETIMES DEAD IS BETTER!!! Hooooooo boy, today Saysha really shoots herself in the foot, making Melanie and herself watch yet another Stephen King movie that has NOT held up well over time: Pet Sematary! Together, they navigate the dark woods of this highly flawed horror classic, but manage to find some interesting things to chat about —mostly about video store nostalgia, autumnal vibes, travel woes, Stephen King's emotional hang-ups, the importance of having a likable protagonist, pets, and zombies. There is also a lengthy discussion about cat breeds and their differences!!! DOWNLOAD, LIKE, AND SUBSCRIBE IF YOU DARE!!!

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DANCE MAGIC DANCE!!!! Wowee wow, Listeners, do we have a really great episode for you! Saysha *finally* forced Melanie to watch the weirdly beloved Jim Henson/Brian Froud collab-Labyrinth! This one is a stone-cold VHS classic, and we discuss many things at length, including, but not limited to, sexy puppet love triangles, dream castings for the Labyrinth remake (please email us with your suggestions), and, of course, David Bowie's infamous light grey leggings. Do you think Melanie loved this movie or wanted to destroy it with fire? Tune in to find out!

https://youtu.be/wBHhSnpAe-c?si=fnhsXoNLOgzfAgWM

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FEVER DREAM ALERT!!!! Greetings, Loyal Listeners! Please indulge us this week as Saysha completely spirals and forces Melanie to listen to one of her earliest movie memories—the completely batshit adaptation of Angela Carter's short story, "The Company of Wolves." We discuss women, men, dogs, menstruation, wolves, dolls, apples, trees, and how Angela Carter is the grandmother of magical realism and the 4B movement!

Angela Carter BBC Doc: https://youtu.be/7GMb_VPoLr4?si=ejCNs0ImfJuJI5vF

The "Danger: Wolves on the Set" documentary was unfortunately removed from YT but here is some interview/BTS footage: https://youtu.be/EokEcGmWJ3U?si=61bQBRzvfnFuIovX

Human Behavior MV: https://youtu.be/p0mRIhK9seg?si=w72CWakecZ9a_PNg

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Surprise!!! We have ANOTHER special 'ween ep just for YOU, Devoted Listener. Today, we do a long, deep dive into the overwhelmingly horny 1992 vampire romance/horror Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula. This movie is Saysha's Roman Empire and one of her Special Interests, so buckle up for some long infodumps and highly detailed costume descriptions. We also touch on interspecies romance, Keanu Reeves's accent work, and introduce a brand new segment called Melanie's Quotes! 

The SECRET VHS BTS Documentary: https://youtu.be/PvSqFcGr5LU?si=gmJPffONJ0aoFtv5

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OOOOOOOOOOO this is gonna be an ooky, spooky, kooky episode indeed!  Can you believe Melanie has never seen the legendary primetime TV adaptation of the great Stephen King novel It?  I forced her to watch it so we could share some sisterly clown trauma and discuss how and why this was made for television to traumatize an entire generation of kids! This is our second film featuring Tim Curry and the first of MANY Stephen King offerings, so enjoy and have a SPOOOOOOOOKY Halloween!!!

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MMMMMMMMMM!!!! Today's episode is SUPER special for us because it took MANY MANY months of cajoling to get Melanie to actually sit down and watch this! And even though The Dark Crystal was not marketed as an actual *horror* movie, we are keeping with our spooky movie theme this month because Melanie definitely got some new nightmare fuel from this film. We yap about more puppet trauma, the importance of high-femme fantasy characters, biodiversity, and manage to sprinkle in some of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey in there for all of you NERDS who listen! 

Correction: Saysha says that Jim Henson was inspired by lobster shells to create the Garthim design, when it was actually Brain Froud who was so inspired!

The World of The Dark Crystal documentary: https://youtu.be/p-f54lkXhbQ?si=hrQJvbP0ecGeJYRb

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So many munchings and crunchings! This week Saysha realizes that one of the movies she has recommended to Melanie perhaps does NOT stand up to scrutiny. However, there is still MUCH to discuss, including but not limited to overdone fantasy tropes, TTRPGs, annoying voice acting choices, and how early to mid-80s fantasy movies were mainly created to put the fear of death into a generation of young kids! Enjoy!!!

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ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN ON HALLOWEEN!!! We are kicking off October with one of Saysha's favorite unhinged childhood classics-The Worst Witch from 1986! We have a TON of fun discussing cozy witch academia, inappropriate age-gap crushes, green screen shenanigans, and how J.K Rowling is the biggest loser hack of all time! Enjoy!!!

Correction: Bella Ramsey's pronouns are they/them :)

Link to full movie on YT: https://youtu.be/hUkVcd7SbTw?si=L9Jb8VDp53s7GqOC

Link to the full Tim Curry number; https://youtu.be/SSZYVFc6BqI?si=OCDrDNPgj201HMAG

Link to Disney's Halloween Treat: https://youtu.be/vdN3nAAfg3Q?si=ocXw70fHXUZA1gdT

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Greetings, Fellow Witches! We are *really* getting into some spooky season favorites now and breaking down the childhood trauma classic, The Witches! Melanie has neither read the book nor seen the movie, so we get a whole fresh take on the scary witch prosthetics and the adorable mouse puppetry. We also discuss at length how a long holiday by the sea could fix us both! 

The actual Witches hotel: https://www.headlandhotel.co.uk/about-us/the-witches-hotel/

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