The Haunting of Hill House comes to a close with Witness Marks, Screaming Meemies, and Silence Lay Steadily. We talk about how grief changes the viewing experience, our personal Red Rooms, and a special request for our faithful listeners as we plan out the next season of We Die First!
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The chills and thrills are ramping up as we continue It's Giving: The Haunting of Hill House. This week, we cover The Bent-Neck Lady, Two Storms, and Eulogy. We chat about the horror of destiny, the origins of the Bent-Neck Lady, and we reveal a new sign off.
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We're checking back in with the Crains and discussing Touch & The Twin Thing. We talk about lesbian icon Theo Crain, the sadness that is Luke Crain, and the cutest child actors ever.
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Get in the Thanksgiving spirit and watch along with us as we cover 2018's THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (created by Mike Flanagan) on Netflix. We checked out the first two episodes of the limited series and talk about the stages of grief, family dynamics, and why this series is so friggin good.
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Happy Halloween! We conclude New Horror Halloween with 2024's I SAW THE TV GLOW (dir. Jane Schoenbrun). We talk about nostalgic TV, Justice Smith's voice, and trans representation in media.
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TW: We hated this movie
New Horror Halloween continues with this year's THE DELIVERANCE (dir. Lee Daniels). We talk about what happens when "what if it was a Black movie" comes to life with terrible results, why horror is horror, and n*ppy p*ssy.
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It's time for the crossover episode of the century! BFF of the pod and horror newbie, Lauren (Everybody Wants Something), joins us to discuss this year's horror hit LONGLEGS (dir. Osgood Perkins). We talk about Lauren's horror journey, the occult, and psychic cops.
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We're back with a new month New Horrors Halloween. We're starting off with 2023's LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (dir. Colin & Cameron Cairnes). We talk about AI, the 1970s, and Cleo James.
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Sequel Summer continues with 1991's CHILD'S PLAY 3 (dir. Jack Bender). We talk about the evolution of Chucky, the hierarchy of military schools, and Andrew's connection to Slender Man.
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It's Sequel Summer and what better place to start than 2000's SCREAM 3 (dir. Wes Craven). This was a first watch for both of us and we had...well...a scream. We talk about Courtney Cox's baby bangs, meta meta meta commentary, and the surprising progressive messaging in this movie from the early aughts.
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We haven't forgotten about you! Wrapping up Junebug, we watched 1986's THE FLY (dir. David Cronenberg) and 2007's THE MIST (dir. Frank Darabont).
We talk about how people in the '80s understood computers, religious zealots, and bummer endings.
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Junebug continues with 1997's MIMIC (dir. Guillermo del Toro). We talk about cockroaches, hot scientists, and funny shoes.
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Somebody call an exterminator! It's time for Junebug and we're kicking off the month with 1986's NIGHT OF THE CREEPS (dir. Fred Dekker). This is a lesser known flick but we HIGHLY recommend it. We talk about the importance of male friendships, flamethrowers, and why we all need J.C. in our lives.
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You asked and we delivered! To close out Mother May I? we watched the winner of our poll from 2023 -- EVIL DEAD RISE (dir. Lee Cronin). We talk about dubious American accents, Deadite physics, and gore gore and more gore.
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Gutentag Spooky Squad! Mother May I? continues with the German-language film from 2014 GOODNIGHT MOMMY (dir. Veronika Franz & Severin Fiala). We talk about creepy German kids, childhood fears, and why you should probably tell your kids that you're gonna look a little different after cosmetic surgery.
Also be sure to listen until the end of the episode to find the winner of our poll!
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Mother May I? continues with 2013's MAMA (dir. Andy Muschietti). We talk about twins, mysterious bones, and the perks of being a parent.
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Mother May I introduce you to a new month? It's all about mommies, mamas, and mothers and we're kicking May off with 2019's MA (dir. Tate Taylor). We talk about the proper way to get someone to buy you booze, partying in Ma's basement, and why this movie made us feel delirious.
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Alien April comes to an end with Jordan Peele's third film, NOPE, from 2022. We talk about alien probes, Keke Palmer's charisma, and horses.
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The month is going by fast but the fun isn't over yet. This week, we watched 1979's ALIEN (dir. Ridley Scott) and talked about rule followers, androids, and another moist movie.
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This week we were thrilled and honored to have the authors of THE BLACK GUY DIES FIRST, Robin R. Means Coleman and Mark H. Harris, to discuss the John Carpenter classic from 1982 THE THING. This episode has everything: superb dog acting, conversations about class and race, and actual smart people!
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