We talk about everything wrong with IT: Chapter Two and discuss all the horror movie clowns that came before. Why is the killer clown trope so pervasive? Is it just a convenient shortcut to scary? Why does the killer clown trope seem to be most effective in horror’s grittiest, low-budget works? Death Bed: The Bed […]
Episode 4: Folk Horror
What makes a movie folk horror? Is Midsommar all style and no substance? Why do folk horror classics like The Wicker Man still chill us? Includes discussions of Midsommar (2019), The Witch (2015), Kill List (2011), The Virgin Spring (1960), The Wicker Man (1973), The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971), Witchfinder General (1968), The Blair […]
Episode 3: Never Sleep Again (Nightmare on Elm Street Marathon)
Don’t. Fall. Asleep. We spent a night watching every single A Nightmare on Elm Street movie* so you don’t have to. *Minus the remake and Freddy vs Jason, with Kelly Rowland’s homophobic mome A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream […]
Episode 2: Body Horror
What is body horror? Is Cronenberg’s depiction of women problematic? Addiction, sexual oppression and zombie chickens—this episode has it all. We touch on The Night Eats the World (2018), The Curse of La Llorona (2019), Cat People (1942), Freaks (1932), Eraserhead (1977), It Chapter Two (2019), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Dead Ringers (1988), eXistenZ (1999), American […]
Episode 1: Our Favourite Horror Movies
Welcome to Spooky Bitch Gang! In our first ep we breakdown our favourite horror movies, Night of the Living Dead (1968) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974), we discuss Jordan Peele’s new movie, US, and the remake of Pet Sematary, and we let you know whether or not you should see Body Melt (1993) based […]