Attack of the Final Girls

It's more than just an amazing name! Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things is the first horror film from Bob Clark, who would go on to bring us Black Christmas, Porky's and A Christmas Story. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this movie's wacky cast of highly theatrical characters and its low-budget proficiency.CW/TW: none for the episodeBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

Just in time for a Midwestern blizzard (literally!), it's winter horror classic The Shining. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about the most-talked about horror film, how the pandemic has altered their perception of certain moments, and why Shelley Duvall and her character Wendy Torrance deserve more respect. CW/TW: mentions of domestic violence and child abuseBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

1992's Winterbeast is a VHS rental store dream of a horror film. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this super fun indie movie and its best actor, the various creatures and why lovingly crafted practical effects shine despite a low budget.CW/TW: none for this episode Buy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

Straight to VHS holiday classic Jack Frost (no, not the Michael Keaton one) is an exercise in how to make delightfully fun (and slightly off the wall) horror film on a limited budget. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this killer snowman slasher that gets winter right, its sketchy DNA science, and loads of snowman ephemera.CW/TW: a brief mention of sexual assaultBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

The third full-length film from director Na Hong-jin, The Wailing (also known as Gokseong) is a story of possession in a rural Korean village that hits home for a local policeman. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this long but worth it film, its use of humor to build a main character and the way different horror film cultures portray the relationship between magic and religion.CW/TW: none for this episodeBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

Brazilian film Medusa uses the Greek myth of the gorgon as a metaphor to tell the story of a young woman's awakening about the Christo-fascist bubble that's become her whole world. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about how this film uses the concepts of gaze and disfigurement, its nods to Argento and Luca Guadagnino and why public proposals are not so great.CW/TW: intimate partner abuse/violence; brief mentions of rapeBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

David Cronenberg's Videodrome is a science fiction body horror film where nothing is ever what it seems. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this extremely prophetic film, how the internet and AI have changed our perceptions of it and how we're all our own television stations.CW/TW: none for this episodeBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)

Robert Eggers 2019 film The Lighthouse has all of the ingredients: beautiful cinematography, two dynamic lead actors, and elements of psychological, nautical, supernatural, and cosmic horror, but does it it deliver? Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this movie's missed opportunities, its Lynchian nods, and why it's kind of like a bad Thanksgiving dinner.CW/TW: none for this episodeBuy us a coffee!Become a Patron!Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)