We suckered some other poor soul into being a guest?!  What?! 

Join us with Richmond’s Cryptid, Murphy Lawless. They host one of the hottest podcasts in Richmond, Queerdo Babes from the Horror Pod-o-Rama! They took us on a deep dive into witches in horror films through the years and talked about how it coincides with Feminism. While they don’t consider themselves an expert, they blew us away with their film and history knowledge and even gave the History Channel a run for their money (pssst. History Channel. You should hire them).

Movies Mentioned:

• Haxan (1922)

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarves (1937)

• Wizard of Oz (1939)

• Fantasia (1940)

• I Married a Witch (1942)

• Night of the Demon (1957)

• Bell Book and Candle (1958)

• Horror Hotel (City of the Dead) (1960)

• Black Sunday (1960)

• Night of the Eagle (Burn, Witch, Burn in USA) (1962)

• WitchFinder General (1968)

• Hour of the Wolf (1968)*

• Night of the Living Dead (1968)**

• Witchhammer (1970)

• Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)

• The Wicker Man (1973 & 2006)

• Carrie (1976)

• Suspiria (1977 & 2018)

• Inferno (1980)

• Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982)

• Eyes of Fire (1983)

• Witches of Eastwick (1987)

• Elvira Mistress of the Dark (1988)

• Pumpkinhead (1988)

• Teen Witch (1989)

• The Witches (1990)

• Hocus Pocus (1993)

• The Craft (1996)

• The Crucible (1996)

• Matilda (1996)

• Holloweentown (1998)

• Practical Magic (1998)

• Scooby Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999)

• Blair Witch Project (1999)

• Coraline (2009)

• Lords of Salem (2012)

• A Field in England (2014)

• The VVitch (2015)

• The Love Witch (2016)

• The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

• Gretel and Hansel (2020)

• Fear Street (2021)

Magazine Mentioned:

• Witches of Past and Present by History (2023 Reissue of a Special Edition)

Book Mentioned: 

• Witches, Sluts, Feminists: Conjuring the Sex Positive by Kristen J. Sollee (2017)

Waves of Feminism:

• First Wave: 1848 - 1920

• Second Wave: 1963 - 1980s

• ​​Third Wave: 1990s

• Fourth Wave: Present Day

*Murphy called this film “Shadow of the Wolf” during the interview by accident.

**While we didn’t get to talk about this film during this episode, Murphy wanted us to point out that this film also was a turning point in horror cinema. That just means we will have to do a part 2 episode!

Want to hear more from Murphy Lawless? Check out their podcast, Queerdo Babes from the Horror Pod-o-Rama, on the podcast Beautiful Disasters, or at Nightmare Weekend in Richmond from October 13th-15th

Contact Murphy Lawless:

Instagram: @queerdobabespodorama

Email: wearethequeerdos@gmail.com