Ghouls Next Door
350 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 days ago - ★★★★★ - 69 ratingsA media-literacy podcast from a horror lens, exploring the unique and raw way society and culture influence film and media. We review media and discuss the history and psychology behind our fears. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
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Episodes
The Net & Pulse: Internet
January 07, 2020 16:00 - 59 minutes - 81.5 MBThe internet can be a scary place and on today's episode the Ghouls discuss why you should be far more afraid than you are! We also take a trip down memory lane and disclose our AIM Screennames. We watched The Net and Pulse (2006, USA) to get to the bottom of our web-based fears. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Get Out & Us - Jordan Peele: Part Two
December 31, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBGhouls take another stab at director, Jordan Peele this time diving into his films Get Out and Us to expose all the hidden gems and explain the message behind the media. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Jordan Peele: Part One
December 24, 2019 16:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBOn part one, Ghouls take a stab at the mind of social horror director, Jordan Peele (Get Out, Us). The Ghouls discuss his background, inspirations and explain what social horror is all about. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Takashi Miike
December 17, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBThe Ghouls are covering famous, Japanese horror director, Takashi Miike. He is an incredibly talented man and we're still trying to digest how we feel exactly. What we DO know is that he is dedicated and unpredictable, approaching grotesque and traumatizing narratives with childlike wonder and imagination. We watched The Audition, The Imprint (Masters of Horror series) and the Happiness of the Katikuris. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-do...
Ana Lily Amirpour
December 10, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBThe Ghouls are talking about Iranian-American director, Ana Lily Amirpour about how you can skillfully create your own niche genre like, Iranian Vampire Spaghetti Western and put little pieces of yourself in your work. We also discuss what you should do when accused of perpetuating the same tired racist tropes in horror and how you definitely shouldn't respond. We watched her film, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and fell in love, then A Bad Batch and fell a bit out of it. --- Support ...
Guillermo Del Toro
December 04, 2019 19:17 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBThe Ghouls are covering a favorite, Guillermo Del Toro as part of their Horror Directors series. Gabe gushes over the art style and impact of Del Toro's work and Kat gives us a history lesson. We watched Pan's Labyrinth and Crimson Peak for this but we've seen much more! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Endless & A Dark Song: Occultism
November 26, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBThe Ghouls are trying their hand at the Occult. What is it? Who's involved? How does media represent it and why does it feel like an answer? We watched The Endless and A Dark Song to explore different approaches to this very deep and provocative topic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Before I Wake & Paprika: Dreams
November 19, 2019 17:40 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MBThe Ghouls have tackled nightmares but now we're tackling dreams to ask ourselves, what's real? Are we living in the matrix? How can we be sure the world exists and that this podcast is real? We watched Before I Wake and Paprika to dive deep into our subconscious for answers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Conjuring (1 & 2) and Hostage to the Devil: Demonology
November 12, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBThis month we're diving back into older topics but with a new spin. We've talked about exorcisms and haunted houses but this time we're talking about demonology - what it is and what it's definitely not. Kat shames self-proclaimed demonologists and Gabe debunks the Warrens. We watched the Conjurings and Hostage to the Devil. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Conjuring (1 &2) and Hostage to the Devil: Demonology
November 12, 2019 18:41 - 1 hour - 87.6 MBThis month we're diving back into older topics but with a new spin. We've talked about exorcisms and haunted houses but this time we're talking about demonology - what it is and what it's definitely not. Kat shames self-proclaimed demonologists and Gabe debunks the Warrens. We watched the Conjurings and Hostage to the Devil. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Respect: Women's Podcast Festival - Children LIVE
November 05, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe Ghouls were LIVE for the Respect: Women's Podcast Festival and they decided to tackle the scariest topic of all, children. Whether you have them and would walk through an obviously haunted house to save them or if they scare you because they can be oh so creepy, join us as we dissect why you should never trust a kid. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Respect: Women‘s Podcast Festival - Children LIVE
November 05, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 51.2 MBThe Ghouls were LIVE for the Respect: Women's Podcast Festival and they decided to tackle the scariest topic of all, children. Whether you have them and would walk through an obviously haunted house to save them or if they scare you because they can be oh so creepy, join us as we dissect why you should never trust a kid. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Joe Hill, Horns and NOS4A2
October 29, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 90.6 MBGhouls end their Horror Writers Series with Joe Hill, a master in his own right of the genre. Kat talks about how Joe has a knack for turning trauma into literary gold and Gabe fangirls over his unique style of combining the supernatural with the very real. We watched Horns (Many Spoilers) and NOS4A2 (also spoilers). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Anne Rice, Queen of the Damned and Interview With the Vampire
October 22, 2019 16:28 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBThe Ghouls continue their dive into the great minds of Horror Writers, this week tackling the vampire goddess, Anne Rice. Anne has had an incredible effect on vampire lore and literature. Her life history has greatly impacted her work and the evolution of it. The Ghouls discuss Interview With the Vampire, Queen of the Damned (RIP Aaliyah) and have some fun with Anne's erotic literature too. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Dean Koontz, Phantoms and Demon Seed
October 15, 2019 15:00 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBGhouls are talking about their #1 best horror dad, Dean Koontz. Kat and Gabe gush over how likable and enjoyable Dean's writing is. Kat fawns over Ben Affleck in Phantoms and Gabe freaks out (trypophobia warning) over Demon Seed. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Shirley Jackson, Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in the Castle
October 08, 2019 16:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBShirley Jackson is a Queen of horror writing and has influenced many in the genre like King, Gaiman and more! The Ghouls discussed her challenging life that fueled her impactful and amazing work as well as dissect her work and the effect it had on women of the time. We watched The Haunting of Hill House (1963 & 2019) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Stephen King, IT Chapter 2and Pet Semetary
October 01, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBThis month we're covering some of the Greatest Horror Writers! We're kicking off this series with the king himself, Stephen King. We dive into his life and dissect his writing. The Ghouls watched IT Chapter 2 and Pet Semetary (2019 - SPOILERS). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Stephen King, IT Chapter 2 and Pet Semetary
October 01, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 85 MBThis month we're covering some of the Greatest Horror Writers! We're kicking off this series with the king himself, Stephen King. We dive into his life and dissect his writing. The Ghouls watched IT Chapter 2 and Pet Semetary (2019 - SPOILERS). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Terror: East Asian Representation
September 24, 2019 19:27 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBWe're finishing up our Representation series and we are joined by the phenomenal guest, Rob Buscher of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival to talk about Eastern Asian representation in horror. We discuss the second season of AMC's The Terror to explore Japanese horror of the supernatural and the terribly real. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Terror - Representation: East Asian
September 24, 2019 19:27 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBWe're finishing up our Representation series and we are joined by the phenomenal guest, Rob Buscher of the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival to talk about Eastern Asian representation in horror. We discuss the second season of AMC's The Terror to explore Japanese horror of the supernatural and the terribly real. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Hush & A Quiet Place: Disability Representation
September 17, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThe Ghouls are joined by guest Pascale of Liberty Resources to talk about how people with disabilities have been treated in horror. I think you can see there's a trend in that the answer has been not very well. We talk films Hush and A Quiet Place to discuss the right and wrong way to portray deafness on screen. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Hush & A Quiet Place - Representation: Disability
September 17, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThe Ghouls are joined by guest Pascale of Liberty Resources to talk about how people with disabilities have been treated in horror. I think you can see there's a trend in that the answer has been not very well. We talk films Hush and A Quiet Place to discuss the right and wrong way to portray deafness on screen. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Representation: Midsommar
September 12, 2019 15:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThe ghouls have a special episode featuring guests Marina and Pascale, tackling the film Midsommar and the many ways in which it let us down, specifically involving the many marginalized communities it abuses for its subpar plot. For more on why you should also be more critical of the media you indulge in - tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Midsommar: Mental Health & Disability Representation
September 12, 2019 15:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBThe ghouls have a special episode featuring guests Marina and Pascale, tackling the film Midsommar and the many ways in which it let us down, specifically involving the many marginalized communities it abuses for its subpar plot. For more on why you should also be more critical of the media you indulge in - tune in! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Babadook - Representation: Mental Illness
September 10, 2019 15:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBGhouls are talking representation and this week we're talking to our friend and Kat's co-worker, Marina about how mental illness is shown in horror. History has been unkind to the mental illness community but we have had some victories. We talk about a win, the film Babadook which has done a great job of this! Stay tuned later this week to hear about a film that the Ghouls feel did a very bad job of portraying mental illness, Midsommar (spoilers!). --- Support this podcast: https://anc...
Babadook: Mental Illness Representation
September 10, 2019 15:00 - 59 minutes - 82.3 MBGhouls are talking representation and this week we're talking to our friend and Kat's co-worker, Marina about how mental illness is shown in horror. History has been unkind to the mental illness community but we have had some victories. We talk about a win, the film Babadook which has done a great job of this! Stay tuned later this week to hear about a film that the Ghouls feel did a very bad job of portraying mental illness, Midsommar (spoilers!). --- Support this podcast: https://pod...
What Keeps You Alive: Queer LGBTQIA+ Representation
September 03, 2019 17:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBGhouls are talking about LGBTQIA representation in horror with the amazingly talented singer/songwriter/musician/beautifulhuman Jacqueline Constance. Ghouls learn about the Hayes Code, queer horror (both real and on screen) and talk about the indie horror film, What Keeps You Alive. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
What Keeps You Alive - Representation: LGBTQIA
September 03, 2019 17:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBGhouls are talking about LGBTQIA representation in horror with the amazingly talented singer/songwriter/musician/beautifulhuman Jacqueline Constance. Ghouls learn about the Hayes Code, queer horror (both real and on screen) and talk about the indie horror film, What Keeps You Alive. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
La Llorona & Culture Shock: Latinx Representation
August 27, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBContinuing our dive into the incredible lack of representation in horror the Ghouls are tackling Latinx representation with their friend Sergio Galeano. Gabe has many choice words on the subject and her love for Guillermo Del Toro while her and Sergio bond over their Latinx-American upbringing. They watched La Llorona and Culture Shock (part of Hulu's Into the Dark series). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
La Llorona & Culture Shock - Representation: Latinx
August 27, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBContinuing our dive into the incredible lack of representation in horror the Ghouls are tackling Latinx representation with their friend Sergio Galeano. Gabe has many choice words on the subject and her love for Guillermo Del Toro while her and Sergio bond over their Latinx-American upbringing. They watched La Llorona and Culture Shock (part of Hulu's Into the Dark series). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor...
Ma (2019): Black Women Representation
August 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThe Ghouls are tackling a new topic for their representation series and we've invited our friend, Ariel Taylor, a media professional and educator at PhillyCAM. We talk about Black Women in horror, the importance of representation in front of and behind the camera and why it MATTERS. Tune in as we absolutely roast the 2019 film, Ma featuring Octavia Spencer (who did this to you?). SPOILERS abound! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Ma - Representation: Black Women
August 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThe Ghouls are tackling a new topic for their representation series and we've invited our friend, Ariel Taylor, a media professional and educator at PhillyCAM. We talk about Black Women in horror, the importance of representation in front of and behind the camera and why it MATTERS. Tune in as we absolutely roast the 2019 film, Ma featuring Octavia Spencer (who did this to you?). SPOILERS abound! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Ma - Representation: Black Women
August 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBThe Ghouls are tackling a new topic for their representation series and we've invited our friend, Ariel Taylor, a media professional and educator at PhillyCAM. We talk about Black Women in horror, the importance of representation in front of and behind the camera and why it MATTERS. Tune in as we absolutely roast the 2019 film, Ma featuring Octavia Spencer (who did this to you?). SPOILERS abound! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support thi...
CAM - Representation: Sex Workers
August 13, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBFirst episode in the Ghouls Representation in Horror series and we're talking with Léa Van der Tak about sex work, the real life horrors and one of our new favorite horror films, CAM. The Ghouls also talk about the docu-series, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On to discuss some of the challenges of juggling your online persona and your real life you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
CAM: Sex Worker Representation
August 13, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBFirst episode in the Ghouls Representation in Horror series and we're talking with a friend about sex work, the real life horrors and one of our new favorite horror films, CAM. The Ghouls also talk about the docu-series, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On to discuss some of the challenges of juggling your online persona and your real life you. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
CAM - Representation: Sex Workers
August 13, 2019 15:17 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBFirst episode in the Ghouls Representation in Horror series and we're talking with Léa Van der Tak about sex work, the real life horrors and one of our new favorite horror films, CAM. The Ghouls also talk about the docu-series, Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On to discuss some of the challenges of juggling your online persona and your real life you. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Apocalypse: Zombies LIVE SHOW
August 06, 2019 15:05 - 56 minutes - 77.7 MBThe Ghouls were ALIVE for the Philadelphia Podcast Festival. Listen to the Ghouls charm the pants off their audience and inform them about what zombies really mean, how they can really happen in real life and talk about the beloved zombie flick, 28 Days Later. We also have some fun playing some games with our audience. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Melancholia: Cosmic Apocalypse
July 30, 2019 15:22 - 57 minutes - 79 MBWrapping up our Apocalypse series with the most depressing scenario we could think of - the cosmic apocalypse and the honest truth that we mean nothing. The Ghouls are talking about how the universe can kill us, how we've only been here a moment and how the end is nigh! We watched Lars Von Trier's Melancholia to really get into the mood and to top it off, watched The Universe TV Show's episode on the Cosmic Apocalypse. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-...
Interview w/Ashlee Blackwell
July 24, 2019 15:07 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MBSpecial interview along with radio show Pulling Focus host Gretjen Clausing where we talk with Ashlee Blackwell, horror movie expert and founder of the website, Graveyard Shift Sisters. She is the co-writer and co-producer of Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror. We talk to her about represention in horror, black films/directors/actors and the unique approach to telling our stories through genres like horror. If you're in the area - catch the screening on Friday, July 26th and the Q&A dis...
Child's Play (2019) & I AM MOTHER: Digital Apocalypse
July 23, 2019 15:02 - 53 minutes - 73 MBThe Ghouls get technical, talking about Singularity, Multiplicity and Artificial Intelligence. Are we already deep in the digital apocalypse? Are Asimov's 3 laws a big ol lie? We watched I, Robot and we talk (SPOILERS) for the new Child's Play featuring an AI Chucky and Netflix's I Am Mother (SPOILERS). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Child‘s Play (2019) & I AM MOTHER: Digital Apocalypse
July 23, 2019 15:02 - 53 minutes - 73 MBThe Ghouls get technical, talking about Singularity, Multiplicity and Artificial Intelligence. Are we already deep in the digital apocalypse? Are Asimov's 3 laws a big ol lie? We watched I, Robot and we talk (SPOILERS) for the new Child's Play featuring an AI Chucky and Netflix's I Am Mother (SPOILERS). --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Soylent Green & The Day After Tomorrow: Ecological Apocalypse
July 16, 2019 14:47 - 57 minutes - 79.1 MBThis week the Ghouls are talking about the good, green Earth and how we're destroying it leading it to inevitably strike back with natural disasters and resource depletion. We talk the films Soylent Green (It's people!) and The Day After Tomorrow (which turns out was actually today). Is Climate Change real? What does NASA have to say? Was M. Night Shyamalan right when he made a film about the trees killing us?! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-n...
Chernobyl & Dr. Strangelove: Nuclear Apocalypse
July 09, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBIts the end of the world and we are telling you all about it. This week the Ghouls are tackling the nuclear holocaust - including information on Chernobyl, Hiroshima and the real-life lack of fail safes our own government had when handling the big bombs. We watched Chernobyl (HBO) and the classic Kubrik fun-time apocalyptic romp, Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Contagion & Containment: Viral Apocalypse
July 09, 2019 15:43 - 50 minutes - 69.3 MBcough cough This week, Ghouls are exploring the Viral Apocalypse. What happens when you don't wash your hands, board planes and touch everything in your way, GWYNETH PALTROW?! We talk the scary, pandemic film, Contagion and the quarantine show, Containment. Tune in to find out how viruses spread, whats the deal with vaccines and how YOU can prevent the next epidemic. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Blood & Black Lace and Demons: Italian Giallo
June 25, 2019 16:36 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBThe Ghouls finish their foreign exploring by stopping over in Italy. The Ghouls dive deep into Italy's history with the genre and talk Giallo, Argento and Bava (both of them). We watched Blood & Black Lace and Demons! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Blood & Black Lace and Demons: Foreign Horror Italy
June 25, 2019 16:36 - 56 minutes - 77.6 MBThe Ghouls finish their foreign exploring by stopping over in Italy. The Ghouls dive deep into Italy's history with the genre and talk Giallo, Argento and Bava (both of them). We watched Blood & Black Lace and Demons! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Wailing & I Saw the Devil: Korean
June 18, 2019 17:39 - 1 hour - 85 MBWe continue our Foreign Horror series by diving into Korean horror. They Ghouls are talking Korea's history with war and censorship and the effects thats had on their media. As well as the films, the brutal film I Saw the Devil and the long but worth it film The Wailing. We learned a thing or two about real gore and how culture can impact media in such a good good way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
The Wailing & I Saw the Devil: Foreign Horror Korea
June 18, 2019 17:39 - 1 hour - 85 MBWe continue our Foreign Horror series by diving into Korean horror. They Ghouls are talking Korea's history with war and censorship and the effects thats had on their media. As well as the films, the brutal film I Saw the Devil and the long but worth it film The Wailing. We learned a thing or two about real gore and how culture can impact media in such a good good way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/t...
Raw, High Tension & Martyrs: New French Extremity
June 11, 2019 15:06 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBBonjour! The Ghouls continue their travels on to France to explore the New French Extremity films that have transformed the body gore genre and are undoubtedly the intellectual twin to America's Torture Porn craze. We explore France's history and where their horrors come from (spoilers - it's war). We watched the films Raw, High Tension and Martyrs so we could get the full picture. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ghouls-next-door/support
Raw, High Tension & Martyrs: Foreign Horror France
June 11, 2019 15:06 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBBonjour! The Ghouls continue their travels on to France to explore the New French Extremity films that have transformed the body gore genre and are undoubtedly the intellectual twin to America's Torture Porn craze. We explore France's history and where their horrors come from (spoilers - it's war). We watched the films Raw, High Tension and Martyrs so we could get the full picture. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support --- Support this podcast: https:...