Not Your Final Girl
95 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - â â â â â - 27 ratingsAriel Dyer and Candace Sluder are not (your) final girls. Join us for biweekly & very charming chats about horror movies!
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Satan Baby: Inside (2007) & The Leech (2022)
December 19, 2023 18:05 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBEver wonder what it is about Christmas horror and unwanted pregnancy? Donât worry, weâve got this and several other dubious holiday needs covered. This episode, Candace and Ariel are talking about infamous and oddly goofy New French Extreme home invasion nightmare Inside (2007), as well as a different sort of home invasion (bad roommates) in indie horror comedy The Leech (2022). This will be our last episode for 2023, and as always weâre so thrilled to have you with us, listeners. Whatever...
No Gods Only Goats: The Dark and the Wicked (2020) & When Evil Lurks (2023)
November 13, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBContent note: Both films in our double feature this episode contain themes of suicide, and we will discuss it during the episode. One film also contains child death. Hello ghouls, we are back at it again with a nasty bummer of a double feature (positive) from whatâs so far shaping up to be a nasty bummer era â the 2020âs. Itâs just Candace and Ariel this time, talking about Bryan Bertinoâs bleak and tough to pin down The Dark and the Wicked (2020) along with Demian Rugnaâs mean-spirited rom...
Trio of Terror: A Rob Zombie Retrospective w/ Pat Spurlock
October 16, 2023 01:34 - 1 hour - 98.3 MBContent note: Multiple of our films today include sexual violence and this episode contains discussion of that. Weâre back! Just in time for The Season, Candace and Ariel are joined by regular guest, technical and emotional support, and Rob Zombie fanboy Pat Spurlock to talk about horrorâs favorite wife guy â specifically House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devilâs Rejects (2005), and perhaps his most challenging, The Lords of Salem (2012). Ghouls and Wikipedia summary readers, if you haven...
New Release Wall: The Empty Space (2023)
June 19, 2023 04:33 - 16 minutes - 16.4 MBWe're coming back with another new release, INDIE EDITION! No need to go to a theater to check this one out, ghouls- you can rent it on VOD or amazon now! Candace and Ariel give a spoiler-free mini review of filmmaker Andrew Jara's new film, THE EMPTY SPACE (2023). Cosmic horror meets humor and slice of life all while thoughtfully tackling the heavy theme of grief? Sign us the fuck up! Be sure to check out the movie here and support indie horror cinema! Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod Twit...
priDEMONth: The Seventh Victim (1942) & Strangers on a Train (1951)
June 13, 2023 02:44 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBItâs Pride Month, and much like the United States, weâre going back in time and getting scared of gay people. Come hang out while we talk about the little-known bleak cult horror of The Seventh Victim (1943), along with Hitchcockâs classic tale of murder, intrigue, and out-of-control carousels, Strangers On a Train (1951). We mention it within the episode, but as an additional warning, The Seventh Victim deals heavily with suicide, so if you want to skip past that part of the double feature...
Down the Rabbit Hole: The Empty Man (2020) & Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021) w/ Andrew Jara
May 30, 2023 00:35 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBThis one goes all the way to the top⌠or does it? Candace and Ariel are joined by filmmaker and fellow podcaster Andrew Jara to talk about (suspiciously?) underwatched mind bending conspiracy moves â creepypasta/urban legend-inspired thriller The Empty Man (2020), and the atmospheric and noir-ish Broadcast Signal Intrusion (2021) Our connection was a little spotty during this recording, so please forgive us if we accidentally a word or sentence here or there. Also, please be warned, we do a...
Mother's Day Minisode: Beau is Evil Dead
May 15, 2023 02:59 - 36 minutes - 36.2 MBCandace and Ariel decided to divide and conquer at the theater to bring you a Very Special Mother's Day Episode: Ariel watched the latest in an iconic horror franchise EVIL DEAD RISE and Candace checked out the much-anticipated new Ari Aster flick BEAU IS AFRAID. In an unhinged move we bring you an entirely different format in which we give spoiler-free reviews to each other of these two movies and SOMEHOW still come up with why they might be a good double feature (hint: it's bad mommies and...
Just Deserts: Zzyzyx (2006) & Horror in the High Desert (2021)
April 17, 2023 14:09 - 51 minutes - 52.4 MBThis double feature is all about deceptive appearances, mysterious disappearances, and the cruel and beautiful landscape that serves as their backdrop. Itâs desert horror, ghouls, and weâre talking about subtly supernatural thriller, Zzyzx (2006), and mockumentary style found footage film, Horror in the High Desert (2021). Content note: one of these films, Zzyzx, deals with sexual violence, and our discussion covers that. This double feature is all about deceptive appearances, mysterious...
Pawn Shop Picks: Alabama's Ghost (1973) & Candyland (2023) w/ Adventures in Movies
March 20, 2023 00:33 - 58 minutes - 56.8 MBFolks, our keywords today are Grimy and Obscure. If that sounds like your kind of thing, then come along as weâre joined by our pod pals Nathaniel Muir and Blake Heath from Adventures in Movies while we talk about an honest-to-god oddball double feature: Alabamaâs Ghost (1973) and Candyland (2023). A correction: Candyland is available to rent on several platforms now. This movie does deal with sexual violence, so mind the content notes, but check it out if you can. And check out Adventur...
New Release Wall: Cocaine Bear (2023) Minisode
March 06, 2023 04:36 - 16 minutes - 17.6 MBCandace and Ariel are emerging from the deep dark woods to tell you their spoiler-free thoughts on the new horror comedy out in theaters, Cocaine Bear! Odd are you're either the type of person to see a film with a title like "Cocaine Bear" or you're not, so it's likely our opinion won't sway you one way or the other. But hey, aren't you dying to know our smoking hot take anyway? Listen to our thoughts on this one and let us know what we should be checking out next! Links: IG- instagram.co...
Freaky Little Id: Malignant (2021) & Barbarian (2022) w/ Pornsak Pichetshote
February 20, 2023 16:52 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBTheyâre splashy, theyâre unpredictable, and unless youâve been living under a rock, youâve probably heard of them (no offense to rock-dwellers, we respect the lifestyle). In this episode Candace and Ariel are talking to comic and TV writer Pornsak Pichetshote about a potential cultural reset in horror oddballs Malignant (2021), and Barbarian (2022). Pornsak Pichetshote is a Thai-American writer of comics and TV. You can find the first issue of his new comic, Dead Boy Detectives, here: https...
Nasty Saint Nicks: Christmas Evil (1980) & Rare Exports (2010)
December 19, 2022 17:03 - 59 minutes - 62.6 MBCan you believe âtis the dang season once again? Not Your Final Girl may be low on holiday spirit this year, but we did dig a brilliantly unique, smart, funny, and heartbreaking double feature out of the attic for this episode: Jalmari Helanderâs darkly satirical Rare Exports: A Christmas Story (2010), and one of our all-timers, Lewis Jacksonâs equally whimsical and disturbing Christmas Evil (1980). Hot off a disappointing viewing of 2022âs malevolent Santa movie (two thumbs down from your ...
A Very Vintage Halloween: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), Häxan (1922), & The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
October 31, 2022 03:28 - 1 hour - 74.9 MBHappy Halloween, girls and ghouls and freaks! Candace and Ariel have been churning the midnight butter, as the saying goes, and working to bring you our third annual Vintage Halloween. This year weâre showing love to pre 1970âs horror with artist, musician, and sound wizard Pat Spurlock (aka Phantom Stranger, the Boogeyman, our technical and emotional support, etc) about German expressionist classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920), early documentary and horror Bible Häxan (1922), and lova...
LIVE! on Halloween: Ghostwatch (1992) & WNUF Halloween Special (2013) w/ Lesley Manning and Chris LaMartina
October 10, 2022 00:47 - 1 hour - 68.2 MBOctober is finally here, and boy do we have some spooky season programming for you. Live from Not Your Final Girl HQ (not really, but weâre suspending our disbelief here), Candace and Ariel are talking about two phenomenal Halloween specials â iconic and terrifying âliveâ broadcast Ghostwatch (1992), and acerbic âliveâ news special WNUF Halloween Special (2013) â with their respective filmmakers, Lesley Manning and Chris LaMartina. It was an absolute honor and so much fun to get these guest...
New Release Wall: Smile (2022) Minisode
October 02, 2022 22:58 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBAfter chomping at the bit for this particular movie for far too long, your fave un-final girls got to watch an early screening of Smile and were absolutely blown out of the water. This one scared the shit out of us, and as hardcore horror fans we do not throw that phrase around lightly! Feature film debut of writer/director Parker Finn, Smile entertained, upset, and disturbed us. By the time the movie ended we were positively grinning from ear to ear. Listen to our spoiler-free thoughts and ...
Midnite Movies: The Midnight Hour (1985) & The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
September 27, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour - 53.3 MBHey girls, did you know? That uhm⌠ghouls just wanna have fun. And okay, itâs not actually October yet, but Candace and Ariel are exploding from their graves early to come at you with a trick-or-treat core musical monster bash double feature: chaotic made-for-tv movie The Midnight Hour (1985) and iconic âlongstanding social phenomenonâ (thanks for this analysis, Ebert) The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). Whatâs the difference between a âtwo-hour made-for-TV movie⌠billed as a humorous hor...
New Release Wall: Barbarian (2022) Minisode
September 24, 2022 22:46 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MBCandace and Ariel got the chance to see Barbarian in theaters and you know what that means, ghouls: another spoiler-free minisode for you to snack on and whet your appetite for seeing some more big-screen horror. We refuse to even a LITTLE BIT give away anything about this movie. No mysterious house, questionable choices, or AirBnb trip gone wrong can drag it out of us. Listen to our thoughts on this one and let us know what we should be checking out next! Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod...
Monster-Daughter Bonding: Byzantium (2012) & Hellbender (2021)
September 11, 2022 22:34 - 56 minutes - 56 MBParenting seems hard enough even when you donât feed on the lives of mortals, right? Candace and Ariel are launching Spooky Season Lite here in mid-September with two stories of monster women, their monster daughters, and the supernatural bonds that often look just like sharing genes: blood-drenched and atmospheric Byzantium (2012), and witchy indie-rocking coming-of-age story Hellbender (2021). First off, Candace would like to clarify that she does know the character from Pride and Prejudi...
New Release Wall: Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Minisode
September 10, 2022 21:27 - 13 minutes - 13.4 MBCandace and Ariel sneak away for another break to briefly discuss recent black comedy/whodunit parody Bodies Bodies Bodies or, as we like to call it, B3. Do tongue-in-cheek twitterspeak and shitty rich teen shenanigans do it for you? Listen to our short, spoiler-free review and find out for yourself! Seen the movie already? Let us know what you think on socials and we'll see you next time we go to the movies! Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter- twitter.com/nyfgpod FB- facebook.com/nyf...
Surprise Musicals: The Wicker Man (1973) & Good Manners (2017)
August 28, 2022 22:59 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBYour (Not Your Final) Girls are back at it again with another oddball double feature, and this one comes with earworms. Weâre talking about the fun yet malignant musical folk horror of The Wicker Man (1973), along with the persistently hard to classify aspects of werewolf tale, coming of age story, and sleeper musical Good Manners (2017). The music in these movies is fantastic - take it from two self-professed musical theater haters (with a few notable exceptions), they are both worth your ...
New Release Wall: Nope (2022) Minisode
August 09, 2022 14:34 - 20 minutes - 19.7 MBIt's time to join Candace and Ariel for another smoke break in the back room as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on the much anticipated horror/sci-fi fine dining by filmmaker Jordan Peele: Nope! We get into the stunning film score, nods to other titans in the genre, sibling vibe check, and some of the many possible metaphors in this heady and fun summer blockbuster. This is one you can sit with for hours pondering the meaning or just enjoy as a straight romp (or both!). We love to ponder, ...
Experimental Womanhood: Hagazussa (2017) & Under the Skin (2013)
August 01, 2022 00:15 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBContent note: Be advised that both films we discuss in this episode depict sexual assault. Two movies we love so much we canât believe we havenât talked about them yet, one about a goatherd living a socially ostracized life in 15th century Germany, the other about an alien who hunts men for meat in 21st century Scotland. Incongruous double feature, right? Wrong. Today weâre talking about Hagazussa (2017) and Under the Skin (2013), two stories that explore the experience of femininity, and t...
Lesbian Vampires: Dracula's Daughter (1936) & Daughters of Darkness (1971) w/ Annie Rose
July 18, 2022 15:06 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBNot Your Final Girl is returning to the vampire beat, this time with the expert perspective of our guest Annie Rose Malamet, film writer and host of the excellent podcast Girls, Guts, & Giallo. Get ready for a retrospective of lesbian bloodsuckers, revolving around transgressive Universal monster flick Draculaâs Daughter (1936), and Harry KĂźmelâs erotically charged Daughters of Darkness (1971). Topics include lesbians in the time of the Hays Code, sadomasochism, spunky secretaries and their...
New Release Wall: The Black Phone (2022) Minisode
July 11, 2022 23:23 - 16 minutes - 15 MBIt's time to join Candace and Ariel for another smoke break in the back room as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on Joe Hill's short story brought chillingly to life by Scott Derrickson: The Black Phone! We loved this fun summer blockbuster dark nostalgia romp and think you might too. Catch it in a theater near you! Links: IG- instagram.com/nyfgpod Twitter- twitter.com/nyfgpod FB- facebook.com/nyfgpodcast/ Pod merch- https://society6.com/nyfgpod I am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holla...
Chattanooga Film Fest 2022 Recap w/ Gag Me with a Chainsaw
July 04, 2022 02:26 - 1 hour - 60 MBWeâre coming at you fresh out of the Chattanooga Film Fest 2022, ghouls. Corie and Sarah, hosts of Gag Me With a Chainsaw, help us wrap up another year of dark, weird, devastating and hilarious indie features and shorts. Yes, we spent entire days watching movies. Yes, our brains are whirring loudly and hot to the touch. And weâve brought you the fruits of our filmgoing labor - some stuff to check out as soon as you get a chance. Weâve got a video camera that can see into the past, a guy who...
New Release Wall: Watcher (2022) Minisode
June 20, 2022 00:43 - 22 minutes - 22.6 MBTime for another break in the back room. For this spoiler-free minisode, we discuss Chloe Okuno's directorial debut Watcher (2022) starring neo scream queen Maika Monroe. Imagine: you've moved to a foreign country for your husband, you don't speak the language, you are completely isolated. But don't worry, your husband isn't abusive! He's just kind of lame and doesn't believe you when you tell him a serial killer is stalking you. You hate to see it! Join us as we share our thoughts on this H...
New Release Wall: Crimes of the Future (2022) Minisode
June 08, 2022 20:14 - 19 minutes - 19.6 MBGhouls, it's time for a smoke break in the back room! Join Candace and Ariel as we give our spoiler-free thoughts on David Cronenberg's latest body horror film, Crimes of the Future (2022). This film should be in a theatre near you (because if it came to Bakersfield, CA, chances are you've got access to it), so you can either catch it first or let this minisode whet your appetite for a horny, dystopian, and cerebral sci-fi movie that is rich in both metaphors and worldbuilding. Get ready to ...
Wet Nightmares: Ms. 45 (1981) & Violation (2020)
June 06, 2022 15:00 - 2 hours - 134 MBOne big old content note right up top: This is an episode about rape revenge! Obviously, that means weâll be talking frankly about sexual assault, as well as its context and ramifications. Some rough territory, but we had a great time talking about one of the more reviled and misunderstood subgenres of horror. Weâre digging into Abel Ferraraâs cult exploitation classic Ms .45 (1981), along with Dusty Mancinelli and Madeleine Sims-Fewerâs lush yet difficult Violation (2020). This is a rare j...
Grease Stains & Good Times: Pulse (2001) & Cam (2018) w/ Amber T
May 24, 2022 14:26 - 1 hour - 81.7 MBWeâve been subsumed into the Net, ghouls. But itâs okay; weâve got friends in here. Weâre talking to our friend Amber, host of our fellow horror podcast HornBloodFire about a double feature based on keywords: isolation, Internet, surreal - Kiyoshi Kurosawaâs darkly prescient vision of Internet apocalypse, Pulse (2001), and Isa Mazzei and Daniel Goldhaberâs folkloric tale of camming and doppelgangers, Cam (2018). Are you Online? This episode is for you. Raise your hand if youâve got ban anxi...
Trust Exorcise: Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) & The Exorcist III (1990) w/ Jessica Scott
May 08, 2022 18:12 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBWeâre back, and talking to film critic and cosplayer Jessica Scott, who brought us two underrated and under-discussed bangers: John Hancockâs ethereal and unsettling Letâs Scare Jessica To Death (1971), and William Peter Blattyâs chaotic long lost successor to The Exorcist, The Exorcist III (1990 - and yes, The Exorcist II exists, but for our purposes, no it doesnât). You might wonder what these movies have in common for a double feature, and weâre here to tell you: actually a lot! Both wer...
Reality Reset: The Cabin in the Woods (2011) & We're All Going to the World's Fair (2021) w/ Blackheart Collective
April 25, 2022 04:10 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBEnter the metaverse (not that one) with us, ghouls. We had Josh and Mels from Blackheart Collective on to talk about the mechanics and interpersonal dynamics of immersive horror, along with slasher cultural reset The Cabin in the Woods (2011) and haunting ode to internet horror and the ephemeral relationships it engenders, Weâre All Going to the Worldâs Fair (2021). Note: We have good news and bad news. The good news is that we restructured our recording process around the background noise ...
Terror Tables: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) & The Loved Ones (2009) w/ Gretchen Felker-Martin
April 11, 2022 04:49 - 1 hour - 86 MBListeners, we call you all ghouls for a reason, and weâre putting it to the test (again) in this episode. Get ready to consider your cosmic insignificance, the razor-thin divide between humans and livestock, and the intimate cruelties of family because weâre talking to author and film critic Gretchen Felker-Martin about torture porn grandaddy The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), and its unexpected but brilliantly rancid relative The Loved Ones (2009). If it was not clear from the previous pa...
Road Rage: The Hitcher (1986) & Race with the Devil (1975) w/ Kay Lynch
March 28, 2022 04:04 - 1 hour - 89 MBWeâre hitting the road in this episode - metaphorically, of course. Please donât attempt to drive through the state of Texas in real life. No good can come of it. But do listen to us; weâre with Salem Horror Fest founder Kay Lynch, who brought us a double feature that tries to outrun death and chaos on the open road (spoiler: it doesnât work). Weâre talking about nightmarish and erotic coming-of-age horror thriller The Hitcher (1986), and satanic game of cat and mouse in a winnebago, Race wi...
Sick Sisters: Excision (2012) & Raw (2016) w/ Our Actual Sisters
March 14, 2022 01:01 - 1 hour - 64.9 MBItâs a very special episode, ghouls. Turns out it was not enough to subject ourselves, our listeners, and cool people in the community to our bullshit, we also needed to upset our horror-averse sisters as well. So today, Candace and Ariel are talking to Sammi and Eliza, our respective younger sisters, about Richard Bates Jrâs blood-soaked and deeply dysfunctional Excision (2012), and Julia Ducournauâs gorgeous cannibal banger, Raw (2016). Sorry to these sisters, but this is one of our most ...
High School Scrapbook: The Skeleton Key (2005) & Donnie Darko (2001) w/ LaShaunte Wade
February 28, 2022 02:29 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBFind your low-rise jeans and come with us on a journey through time, to the epicenter of our youth: the early aughts. Candace and Ariel are talking to filmmaker LaShaunte Wade about two movies in our mental horror scrapbooks: Louisiana Gothic of menacing Spanish moss The Skeleton Key (2005), and mind-freak Millennial anthem Donnie Darko (2001). We also talk scary grandmas, problematic jump scares, the mean streak in early 2000âs culture, thrifting tips, Arielâs Gary Jules obsession, the sou...
Downer Draculas: Martin (1977) & My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell it To (2021)
February 13, 2022 16:30 - 1 hour - 53.4 MBThereâs no day like today for contemplating isolation, the futility of human connections, the depraved potential of the human soul, and how weâre all just a bunch of meat bags. Happy Valentineâs from Candace and Ariel; hereâs a double feature that really hones in on these themes: George Romeroâs mournfully violent Martin (1978), and one of our 2021 favorites with an appropriately emo title, My Heart Canât Beat Unless You Tell It To (2021). These movies dare to ask: What if vampires were jus...
NYFG and Gag Me With a Chainsaw's Top 2021 Horror Films
January 30, 2022 18:14 - 1 hour - 106 MBHappy New Year, ghouls! As we amble into 2022, we take the time to reflect on 2021 horror with our pals from Gag Me With a Chainsaw, Corie and Sarah. We talk the good, the bad, the ugly, and have some titles we agree on and some we don't (honestly, that always makes it more fun). Hear us talk our favorites from last year, some mentions of 2020 horror, and what we're looking out for in 2022. Maybe some of your faves made the cut! Hit us up on our socials to let us know if we missed some of th...
Nasty Girls: Egomaniac (2016) & Censor (2021) w/ Alison Peirse
December 18, 2021 22:51 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBWelcome to our final episode of 2021! Weâre leaving this year with a bang, ghouls. Candace and Ariel are joined by writer Alison Peirse for our most British double feature ever: Kate Shentonâs independent dark meta horror comedy about the nightmares of filmmaking, Egomaniac (2016), and Prano Bailey-Bondâs fever dream of art, unresolved trauma, and video nasties, Censor (2021). This is one of those film pairings that seem to have nothing in common until you watch them together, otherwise kno...
Blockbuster After Hours: Scream (1996) & I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) w/ Lauren McKenzie
December 05, 2021 21:42 - 1 hour - 89.5 MBWe know the 90âs are back, and weâre fully embracing it in this episode - youâre welcome! Candace and Ariel are talking to our guest Lauren McKenzie about Friends, the WB, the Clinton scandal, and of course our Kevin Williamson double feature: era-defining meta slasher Scream (1996) and its entertaining but underwhelming follow-up, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). Can you The Secret-style manifest meeting your heroes? Should you? Are David Arquette and Freddie Prinze Jr. the same per...
Blood, Sex, and Stepmoms: Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997) w/ Ashley George
November 24, 2021 04:17 - 1 hour - 75 MBWeâre officially in The Holidays, ghouls, and itâs time for some dark retellings, some real Grimm brothers shit. Candace and Ariel are talking to filmmaker Ashley George about essential Tim Burton goth feature Sleepy Hollow (1999), as well as the tragically new-to-us Snow White: a Tale of Terror (1997). Themes of this episode include: unusual gore, witchcraft, maiden/mother/crone dynamics, stuff you canât believe they were allowed to put on screen in the 90âs, psychotic womanhood, and of co...
Vintage Halloween: Cat People (1942), The Curse of Frankenstein (1952), & Carnival of Souls (1964) w/ Chelsea Stardust
October 25, 2021 15:35 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBThe time is nigh! From the black and white world, Candace and Ariel are hanging out with filmmaker Chelsea Stardust for our annual Vintage Halloween episode, where we discuss some of the most festive pre-1970 horror films. Get ready for this triple feature - spanning three decades, weâve got atmospheric and suspenseful psychological classic Cat People (1942), followed by Hammer campfest The Curse of Frankenstein (1952 - and in color!), in which Peter Cushing is toxic in his little outfits. ...
Obligatory Chainsaw: Haunt (2019) & The Houses October Built (2014) w/ Jourdain Blanco
October 11, 2021 14:38 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBItâs Not Your Final Girlâs inaugural October episode, get ready for the jump scares - just kidding, we wonât do those, but there are some spooky sound effects in the background because our guest was literally in a haunted house. Today, weâre talking to haunter Jourdain Blanco about Haunt (2019) and The Houses October Built (2014), two films whose plots are deceptively similar, but deliver plenty of diverse scares. Weâve also got spooky season stories, a murder roadie, a day in the life of a...
Cosmic Disco: They Live (1988) & Dark City (1998) w/ Hailey Piper
September 27, 2021 03:34 - 1 hour - 85 MBWelcome to the world underneath, ghouls. Donât panic, Candace and Ariel are here to guide you out of the simulation with the help of author Hailey Piper; weâre talking about John Carpenterâs Reagan-era classic They Live (1988), along with Dark City (1998), a mind-bending noir we couldnât believe came out right before The Matrix. In this episode: Lovecraft (barely), monster fucking (of course), houseless protagonists, horror noobery, the merits of edgy teenager politics (maybe it really is a...
BLACK WOMEN ARE SCARY PODCAST- Flash Fiction Friday: Ep1
September 13, 2021 13:23 - 56 minutes - 103 MBHey ghouls! Today we've got a special feed drop for you from our incredibly talented pod-friend, Wi-Moto Nyoka of Dusky Projects and the Black Women are Scary podcast. Come for the flash fiction starring Candace and Ariel in which we are horribly murdered, stay for the eclectic conversation about a bunch of other fun topics including the dirt on libraries and what's what with fast food. "Join us as we talk horror, fast food, and what it's really like to be a librarian, with Candace and Ari...
Into the Woods (Again): Backcountry (2015) & Wolf Creek (2005)
August 30, 2021 14:05 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBContent note: One of the movies we talk about in this episode features sexual assault, both discussed and implied. If you donât want to hear us talk about that, you can stop listening at about the 52 minute mark to avoid it. We promised you ghouls an update on our backpacking/trail maintenance trip in the Los Padres National Forest back at the beginning of the summer, and here we are with two more wilderness horror movies, along with a harrowing hiking tale of our own. Today weâve got backp...
Frying Pan Films: Green Room & Funny Games w/ Pornsak Pichetshote
August 16, 2021 13:55 - 1 hour - 80 MBGreetings, ghouls, and get ready for a little tension and suspense. Candace and Ariel are back from the beach, still relatively young, and are talking to comics and tv writer Pornsak Pichetshote about the horror comics that freaked us out the most, film criticism as a defense mechanism, and of course our double feature. Today weâve got two variations on the home invasion genre - Green Room (2015), and Funny Games (1997 and 2007 because we accidentally watched two different versions lol oops)...
THIS BOOK THAT BOOK PODCAST- Interview with Co-Host of Not Your Final Girl, Ariel Dyer
August 02, 2021 15:19 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBYour illustrious hosts are living their best aquatic horror life at the beach this weekend so we're sharing a feed drop from another podcast! Ariel had the privilege of guesting on This Book That Book to geek out about some of her favorite childhood reads, and of course that includes horror! Tune in to hear her talk formative media and youthful pranks gone too far, and we'll be back in a couple weeks with another NYFG episode. This Book That Book is a narrative interview podcast where host ...
Raising Your Demons: Hereditary & Rosemary's Baby w/ Gorefriends Podcast
July 19, 2021 13:33 - 1 hour - 96.6 MBAre you tired of heavy-hitting double features by now? We hope not, because this week weâve got a barn burner of an episode - Candace and Ariel are joined by Mars and Story from Gorefriends Podcast to talk about horror classic Rosemaryâs Baby (1968), and its sister-from-another-mister Hereditary (2018). Grab a candle, pull up a chair at the seance table, (maybe put a hold on House of Psychotic Women) and join us to talk about family grief, the horror of isolation, deals with the devil, madn...
(Sub)urban Legends: Halloween & Poltergeist w/ Travis Hunter
July 05, 2021 14:10 - 1 hour - 76.4 MBHang out in the scary suburbs with us this episode! Pod Mortem co-host Travis Hunter asked us to pick a formative horror movie to go with his, and we ended up with a heavy hitter double feature for the books. First off weâve got simplicity, style, and one of the greatest final girl/movie monster face-offs of all time in Travisâ kindergarten(!) favorite, John Carpenterâs Halloween (1978), followed by whimsical-yet-terrifying classic Poltergeist (1982), which Candace and Ariel can both call ea...
Gayliens: Gender, Sexuality, and Wetness in the Alien Franchise
June 21, 2021 12:47 - 1 hour - 82 MBContent note: This episode's movies heavily feature themes of sexual assault, and while they are mostly figurative, we do thoroughly discuss those themes. We're back, and we've got a QUADRUPLE FEATURE for you this time. It's Pride Month, ghouls, and we've been dying to talk about all the queer stuff in the Alien franchise. Come along with us on a journey of gender nonconformity, mommy issues, hypercapitalism, found family, and of course- penis-headed monsters. If you aren't already a Ripley...