Horror In Session

It's been... way too long, we know! But we missed just simply talking about horror movies, so we decided to come back and try this again, a bit more casually. In this episode, we're exploring a movie that both of us really love—Ari Aster's Hereditary (2018). Does it still really hold up to the first time we saw it in theatres almost five years ago now? Listen and find out!

Surprise! In between our usual lessons, we're starting a new series called Recess Reviews where we'll be reviewing random horror, and maybe even non-horror releases, whenever we feel like it. This week we reviewed the latest installment in The Conjuring franchise, The Devil Made Me Do It.

We're joined by Amirra Malak, who is an Egyptian American artist, art teacher, and sci-fi fan, to continue our class on Universal Classic Monsters to discuss The Mummy's Hand (1940) and the nuances of Egyptian representation in Western media.

We're joined by Lindsay Traves, writer for Pajiba and co-host of The Pod and the Pendulum, to discuss the Universal Classic Monster film The Wolf Man (1941). This is a little bit longer episode than usual due to some casual chitchat we have about Saw and other things, but if you want to jump right into the film conversation, we start at about 44:40.

We're joined by special guest Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed Spiral (2021) and Saw II to IV, to discuss his exciting return to the franchise. Afterwards, we share our thoughts on this much anticipiated film.

We're joined by Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent's chief film critic, to discuss the screwball comedy-esque Universal Classic Monster film The Invisible Woman (1940).

We're joined by special guest Gemma Hurley who co-wrote the acclaimed 2020 horror film, Host, to discuss her film and a cosmic horror she grew up with, Event Horizon (1997), which has a complicated history.

We're joined by Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson from The Queer Quadrant to discuss the horror musical classic Little Shop of Horrors (1986).

This week we\'re starting a new ongoing course returning to our roots to delve back into Universal\'s Classic Monsters. We discussed The Mummy (1932) highlighting Boris Karloff\'s extraordinary performance as well as its complicated and problematic representation of Egyptian culture.

We\'re back with another recess to discuss Carrie (1976) and to accompany the conversation we brought in Riverdale\'s \"Carrie: The Musical\" episode.

We\'re joined by Mads, co-host of The Nightsisters Podcast, to discuss one of Reyna\'s favorites- A Bay of Blood (1971).

We\'re taking a break from our biweekly lessons to talk to you guys about Heathers (1989); a teen horror classic that has had a lasting impact on us to this day.

We're joined by April Wolfe, who hosted the Switchblade Sisters podcast and co-wrote Black Christmas (2019), to discuss manifest destiny horror. In this episode, we talked about Eyes of Fire (1983), Ravenous (1999) and The Wind (2018).

We're joined by Angel, who runs the HorrorGirlProblems blog and podcast, to discuss Soylent Green (1973), Motel Hell (1980) and The Stuff (1985). If you are familiar with any one of these three films then you know what we mean in today's title, but if you aren't— just trust us. Don't fucking eat that!

We're joined by Michael Kennedy, who co-wrote the hit teen slasher Freaky (2020), to discuss his inspirations for the film as well as other behind the scenes insight on the writing process and the question everyone's been asking... does Freaky exist in the same universe as Happy Death Day? Tune in to the episode to find out and don't forget to purchase Freaky on DVD & Blu-ray out today!

We're joined by Prince Jackson, the host of Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast on the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network and the owner of GoodKnight Life where they also host a few other shows, to discuss his favorite horror director, Mike Flanagan. In this episode, we reviewed Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013) and Doctor Sleep: The Director's Cut (2019), which was just a small taste of Flanagan's impressive work.

We're joined by Courtney Enlow, a writer whose work has appeared on SYFY FFANGRRLS, Glamour, Vanity Fair & co-host of podcasts Trends Like These & Strong Female Characters, to discuss the work of horror director Lucky McKee. In this episode, we talked May (2002), The Woman (2011) & All Cheerleaders Die (2013).

We're back! Before jumping back into our lessons after our mini hiatus, we're releasing a new type of episode series called "Recess" where your two hosts, Reyna and Kaila, give you some life updates & talk about whatever they want to! In this episode, we discuss our recent watches & 2021's horror release slate.

We're joined by Katie Walsh, critic for the Tribune News Service & The Los Angeles Times as well as guest host for the Switchblade Sisters podcast, to discuss folk horror films The Wicker Man (1973), The Wicker Man (2006) and Midsommar (2019).

We're joined by Ryan Larson, editor-in-chief and founder of Ghastly Grinning & We Are Horror as well as writer for Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting and more, to discuss a subject he holds close to his heart- werewolves. In this episode we watched and discussed Cursed (2005), The Howling Reborn (2011) and Wer (2013).