Don’t Shilly Shally Louis: Pet Sematary and Blanche Monnier [Rebroadcast #1]

Sometimes Dead is Better

English - October 12, 2023 11:44 - 1 hour - 92.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 42 ratings
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Re-Broadcast of episode #1 released Nov 22, 2018

Christin and Chris discuss the politics of drug store VHS rentals, Indian Burial Grounds (IBGs), Denise Crosby's fierce blonde bob, and cute dead kids. Chris shares his feminist theory about the Zelda subplot and Christin recommends reading the short story The Yellow Wallpaper. Also, Christin tells the sad (and true!) story of Blanche Monnier.

Movie discussion starts at 16:09

True crime discussion starts at 1:19:45

What they are drinking: 2015 King (get it?) Malbec

CW: Child death, animal death, murder, abuse

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Sources:

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-every-horror-film-of-1980s-was-built-on-indian-burial-grounds

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanche_Monnier

Blanch Monnier was Kept Hidden in Her Room for 25 Years Just for Falling in Love, by Gina Dimoro https://allthatsinteresting.com/blanche-monnier

The French Socialite Locked in her Attic for 25 Years Blanche Monnier, by Obsolete Oddity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9QOjJnNT8A

Music:

Carnival of Tears 2: Into the Light by Matt Oakly http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Matt_Oakley/Horror_Soundtrack_1/Carnival_of_Tears_2_-_Into_The_Light

They Crawl by Matt Oakly

Parade by Nctrnm http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Nctrnm/Parade_-_Single/NctrnmParade66Em