I'm a Fan of That!

Happy Holidays everyone! Fan of That is back this December with our yearly Christmas Special, and this time we're continuing from last year to discuss Spooky Christmas. But the emo and goth teenagers living deep inside both Olly and (less deep) Vivian means today we're discussing Nightmare Before Christmas. We chat about spooky Christmas, the lovely turn of coming of age narratives gone different, how we couldn't have had Evanescence without Tim Burton, and how nostalgic we all are for the good ol' emo days.Our SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Fan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

Surprise! Another Bonus Episode! We just couldn't pass up the opportunity to chat about Dracula, the development of the vampire, and all other fun pop culture stuff with the Holmwood Foundation podcast!Check out the Holmwood Foundation!WEBSITE: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theholmwoodfoundation/TUMBLR: https://www.tumblr.com/theholmwoodfoundationTWITTER: https://x.com/TheHolmwoodFndFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560610285247YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@theholmwoodfoundationKICKSTARTER: www.kickstarter.com/projects/georgiacook/the-holmwood-foundationTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@theholmwoodfndFan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

Project: Daydream is a new queer-weird adventure series that focuses on the lives of two agents working for the clandestine British Paranormal investigations organisation “Project: Daydream”. Together with the fresh-faced new recruit, 0620 (Georgia Mea) and the mysterious agent 4815 (A.V Nobelium), they work as partners tackling anomalies, artefacts and all manner of dangers lurking under the world's surface. But sometimes, it’s not just the monsters you need to be afraid of…Starring:48 - A.V. Nobelium / Athena Nobelium [SHE/HER] 06 - Georgia Mae 0220 - Moira Daykin [She/They/Xie] CID - Calumny Winder - [They/Them] And from your very own I'm A Fan of That...1138 - 'Olly Rose/Holly Swinyard - [They/Them]Writing Staff Sarah Hazelgrove [She/Her] Moira Daykin [She/They/Xie] Audio EditingMoira Daykin [She/They/Xie] Theme Music Arthur RobboWhere to find it:Project Daydream can be found on multiple podcast platforms, specifically Acast: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66549671f9a48400127e306fSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4d1bDZlyAbvpqwbNzNAlg3Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@project.daydream?lang=enBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/project-daydream.bsky.socialInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/offical_projectdaydream/?locale=uken1&hl=am-et

Surprise Bonus Episode!! Happy Halloween, and today Vivian and Holly catch up in costume to chat about Halloween traditions, the importance of being Spooky, and the reason why Halloween (maybe) got so huge recently.If you want more episodes during our off season, go check us out on Patreon!Our SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Fan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

Inspired by our own files going wrong, we decided to do an episode all on when fandom goes wrong. We focus a lot on the happy postive sides of fandom, but sometimes our subjects of interest go wrong and we have to grapple with what we do with what we're left with. Especially with all these items we have. We talk about She Who Must Not Be Named, touch (very lightly) on the allegations around Neil Gaiman, and also talk about Rooster Teeth, a previous fandom of Vivian's which had gone very very wrong.Our SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Fan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

It's our annual cosplay episode! This week, we have on another guest! This time, its Jay Justice, cosplayer, public speaker, game developer, and many other wonderful things. Jay, Holly and Vivian chat about cosplay, accessibility and the notion of accuracy. We talk about accuracy in costume, and the variations of what that may mean. We chat about body accessibility, financial accessibility, and the public interest and ownership over a cosplayer's costumes. Check outJay Justice's WebsiteJay Justice's InstagramOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Fan Of That is now on Patreon!Go support us over there!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

Holly brings along a top hat to do a quick closet cosplay of the ultimate queer icon: the Babadook. This episode, we talk about how the Babadook became a queer icon, why discussions of feminism lead to discussions around queer identities, and how horror is such a good facilitator to carry social commentary. We also have many random trails along the way, including the tv show Hannibal, Shape of Water, and Frankenstein.Our podcast's Babadook (aka Holly in a top hat)Check outStryker article - My Words to Victor FrankensteinHalloween party picToo Scary Didn't WatchBabadook Video Essay on Monstrous MotherhoodOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard

Today we are announcing something we never thought we would. We're launching a Patreon!Check it out: patreon.com/fanofthatpod

Hello and welcome to Taskmaster! Oh, I mean, Welcome to I'm a Fan of That! Holly and Vvian chat about the UK panel show Taskmaster. We talk about what we think makes the show so successful, including the size of set, the comraderie of the crew, and the incredible size of the host.Check OutRapid City Library TiktokTaskmaster YouTubeOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Book!Preorder Vivian's Book!Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard