Terry and Joe return for a new King adaptation (well...kinda) with director Lindsey Beer's Pet Sematary prequel, Bloodlines (2023). This is simultaneously overstuffed and completely hollow, so while there's a few perks (hot cast! Indigenous representation!), there's plenty of cons (poor character development! Bad editing! An over reliance on sound design for jump scares!). It's frustrating because there's a few good kernels, like the class and race critique, but overall this is more than a littl...
Oct 09, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 71
Sharai and Joe return for a fresh season/show, discussing Netflix’s Black Summer S01. On the docket: our thoughts about zombies, chapter titles, Zombie POV, director John Hyams, dumb religious characters, post-apocalyptic suburbia, why Spears’ section shouldn’t be last and why Ryan, the deaf character, must be protected at all costs. Connect with your co-hosts: > Show handle: @YouShould_Watch > Sharai: @Misssharai > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and ...
Oct 06, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 70
It’s a whale, it’s a plane, it’s … The Deep! Raise your hands in the air–like you just don’t care– as the Girls hit the high seas for an action-packed episode featuring family reunions, villainous turns, and a very special message from Billy Joel. R.I.P. Lucy. Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod If you like t...
Oct 05, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 2Ep. 69
This episode is a throwback to a Bodies of Horror classic. Having recently chatted about 2014’s The Babadook, it seemed like an opportune time to discuss the character of Samuel and the Franklin-from- Texas Chain Massacre of it all. Additional Reading Erin Thompson. " That Kid: My Experience with The Babadook ." The Backseat Driver's Review Jeremy Burgess. " It's Time To Stop Villainizing The Little Boy from The Babadook . " Modern Horrors Want to recommend a film to be covered, or just reach ou...
Oct 03, 2023•41 min•Season 2Ep. 68
Bryan and Joe return to discuss Volume 4 of Clive Barker's short story anthology series, Books of Blood . Despite stories featuring sentient hands, a compound built for Satan, and a Hellraiser-like knot, it's the eventful evening at a motel and the (C/W) sexual assault-heavy finale where we spend the majority of our time. Wanna connect with the show? Bryan: @eviltaylorhicks Joe: @bstolemyremote Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher Young If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and ...
Sep 28, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 67
It's the end of AppleTV's Physical and Gena, Jenn, and Joe are feeling emotional. After three years and thirty episodes, does the end satisfy? What becomes of Sheila, Danny, Greta, John Breem? Do we see Tyler and Bunny again? Looking back on the series, we reflect on the hits and some of the narratives misses. Finally, we wrap up with our character MVPs and what we'll miss most. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like t...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 66
This is a special moment. We’ve never had three girls on the pod before and not even a family emergency can stop us from hitting up the Party Store to celebrate! Special guest Jessica Scott (@WeWhoWalkHere) joins us to chat about the ties that bind, vulnerable moments, and the importance of sewing pockets into every garment. Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonist > Rac...
Sep 21, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 65
The penultimate episode of Physical completely changes the show's format and, in the process, delivers a series best. Documenting one night with Sheila, Danny and Maya, this intimate, play-like episode goes deep on characterization as truths are said, the "voice" returns in a new way, and Rory Scovel delivers a gut-wrenching, pitch perfect performance. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please rate, re...
Sep 20, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 64
For this episode, Nichole chats with Access: Horror Film Fest panelist and moderator Rabia Sitabi-Stigter about the importance of visibility and representation as a horror connoisseur with different visible and invisible disabilities. We discuss her experiences of discovering horror as a young kid, her passion in speaking about disability in horror in a wide array of spaces, and why intersectionality is a crucial part of the conversation. Connect with Rabia: @rpish (BlueSky/Twitter/Instagram) / ...
Sep 19, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 2Ep. 63
Danny's spiralling and Gena, Jenn and Joe have a lot to say (the drunk driving, his response to Deb, the scenes with Fidelia, etc). This is a big episode of Physical : Sheila and John Breem maybe part ways, Greta and Sheila makes big plans for the business and Maya...well that girl is quiet as a mouse! Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Sep 13, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 62
The Girls are back and diving headfirst into season 2! Heads will explode as they dish about Mr. Edgar’s Sweetgreen order, Frenchie’s YA fandom, Translucent’s funeral merch, and Starlight’s musical moment. Cause our heroes never die. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Check out Anato...
Sep 07, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 61
Grab your heirloom tomatoes and settle in for a puppet show because Gena, Jenn and Joe are discussing Physical 3.07. This episode is all about Sheila, Danny and John Breem figuring out what they really want and while it feels fast, the show is pulling things together for the finale. Plus: Danny's sex life, John Breem's big dick swinging content with Carlos, debate about Zoey Deschanel's casting, and that wonderful final scene. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @j...
Sep 06, 2023•40 min•Season 2Ep. 60
Nichole is joined by the incredible Mary Beth McAndrews to talk about the Alzheimer’s-centric found footage film The Taking of Deborah Logan. We talk about our relationship with found footage horror, aging, disability, and caregiving. Follow Mary Beth on Twitter at @mbmcandrews and BluSky at mbmcandrews.bsky.social Scarred For Life: Apple Podcasts / Spotify Read her work on Dread Central Want to recommend a film to be covered, or just reach out and say hello? Of course you do! Find me on Twitter...
Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 59
Bryan and Joe explore new realms of Clive Barker's work with his Middle Grade/Young Adult book, The Thief of Always (1992). The fable about a dissatisfied boy who is trapped in a four season house where not everything is as it seems is surprisingly melancholy, filled with lessons and pitched perfectly at its target audience, while still being a good tale for adults. We like this one! Wanna connect with the show? Bryan: @eviltaylorhicks Joe: @bstolemyremote Music Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Chris...
Aug 31, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 58
Gena, Jenn and Joe move into the back half of Physical 's final season with a lot of feelings, including anger at Greta, questions about John Breem's baby, and big love for Deb. Plus: Sheila's major confession, the length of Kelli's shorts, and that super catchy Figure 8 song! > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 30, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 57
Before diving into Season 2 of The Boys, the girls take a super detour to Metropolis and the cinematic genesis of the superhero genre. They’ll get attacked by Fun Facts about Gene Hackman’s hair, Margot Kidder’s audition, and Marlon Brando’s bizarre work ethic. They’ll gush over Christopher Reeve and learn the correct spelling of “blood spatter” while discussing Richard Donner’s Superman . Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersCl...
Aug 24, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 56
We've hit the halfway point of the final season of Physical and everything is topsy turvy: suddenly we're ok with Sheila and Danny getting back together and we're frustrated with Greta? The fall-out from the runway continues in what amounts to the back half of a two parter as Sheila gives John Breem advice, Danny's controlling sister arrives, Greta ditches Sheila to prove her business sense to Ernie, and Sheila tries a set menu meal with Carlos. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoest...
Aug 23, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 55
Nichole is joined by guest Zack Long to discuss the films of David Cronenberg, the themes we see pop up with some frequency, and his impact on the body horror subgenre. Connect with Zack: @writingdarkness (BlueSky) / Writing Darkness Want to recommend a film to be covered, or just reach out and say hello? Of course you do! Find me on X? Twitter? Twix? at @BodiesHorror or shoot me an e-mail at bodiesofhorror@gmail.com . You can also find me over at BlueSky now at @bodiesofhorror. Intro and outro ...
Aug 22, 2023•2 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 54
Sheila hits the fitness expo for an episode that finds Gena, Jenn and Joe seeing red. Sabotage, stripping, backsliding, and late night phone calls ensue. Up for discussion: would Sheila have really responded this way? How much of Kelli's actions are real vs imagined? Are the writers punishing Sheila? And what to make of the cliffhanger ending with John Breem? Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please r...
Aug 16, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 53
After a long hiatus, Nightmares & Dreamscapes returns so that Terry and Joe can discuss Daphné Baiwir's King on Screen , which focuses on Stephen King adaptations. Alas there are some pretty significant issues with the doc: 1) *it's all white men* (where are Mary Lambert and Kimberly Pierce?!) 2) Most of the comments are complimentary and focused on King, not necessarily the adaptation process 3) The only time a "bad" adaptation is addressed is Kubrick's The Shining, so the dead director can...
Aug 11, 2023•29 min•Season 2Ep. 52
In a very special episode, Jenn and Rachel do the unthinkable and let a boy onto the pod to help them recap The Boys season 1. Special guest Randall Colburn joins them to revisit the Believe Expo, reminisce about their favorite aquatic himbo, and recall the first season’s most shocking moments. Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Halloweenies...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 2Ep. 51
It's week two of Physical 's final season and we're unhappy with Ernie! While Sheila's bestie is on the rocks with her husband, though, Sheila is hooking up with a produce guy who helps her appreciate food. We approve! Plus: Danny's parenting struggles, the sister we didn't know he had, why Gena wants John Breem's storyline to end and Jenn invokes the J word! Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @genadoesthings > Jenn: @jennferatu > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please r...
Aug 09, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 50
For this episode, Bodies of Horror revisits two topics that we’ve touched on here before: Hitchcock ( Rear Window ) and complex roles of mothers. Nichole is joined by the incredible Rebecca McCallum, Assistant Editor of Ghouls Magazine, Senior Contributor at the Moving Pictures Film Club, and all around expert and guide of all things Hitch. We discuss, in detail, the worlds of 1960’s Psycho and 1963’s The Birds and the mothers that inhabit them, how the depiction of these figures connect to how ...
Aug 08, 2023•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Warm up those leotards because Apple TV's Physical is back for its third and final season. We're so very excited for the show's return that Gina's internet went out at the 2/3 mark! Up for discussion: the state of Sheila and Danny's marriage, replacing Sheila's inner saboteur with Zoey Deschanel's Kelly Kilmartin, questioning Sheila's mental health, John Breem's wife drama, and glimpses of the start of the series as we jump closer to the '84 Olympics. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena: @gen...
Aug 02, 2023•35 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Spoilers abound in our heart-stopping episode on the season 1 finale! Jenn and Rachel completely throw their lives away on their quest to discuss Black Noir’s musical moment, Madeline’s true feelings, Donna January’s first appearance on the Bad Boys list, and that shocking trip to suburbia! Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod If you like the po...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Take a trip back to Episode 49, where Nichole discussed all things Access: Horror with Festival Director Ariel Baska. The fest took place earlier in July (July 8th and 9th) and Nichole is here to share overall thoughts on the panels and short films she was able to catch. A shoutout to Ariel (@ruinmysky) for putting together a two-day virtual film fest with so much to engage with and for using a powerful platform for folks to about all things disability representation in relation to our beloved h...
Jul 25, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 46
Secure your branded sponsorship for the perfect social media post because Gena, Jenn and Joe are headed to Thailand with Kurtis David Harder's Influencer (2022). We're fascinated by star Cassandra Naud's performance and how the film uses her natural birthmark in a tale about performative online personalities where no one is who they pretend to be. Plus: Ryan as pimp, why not all influencers are the same, the misleading YA marketing and comparisons to Sissy and Superhost Wanna connect with the sh...
Jul 21, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Bryan and Joe return to Clive Barker territory to discuss a magical (or illusory?) double bill. First up is 'The Last Illusion', the 1985 short from Books of Blood Vol. 6 that introduces private investigator Harry D'Amour. Bryan likes the creatures, particularly Valentin, though Joe finds the plot meandering. Next up is Barker's 1995 film adaptation Lord of Illusions , which is both ambitious and feels like Barker succumbing to Hollywood demands. Joe is nostalgic for its messy queerness and pref...
Jul 20, 2023•54 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Terry and Joe are wrapping up the first round of Sexy & Surreal with David Cronenberg's commercial effort Scanners (1981). Obviously the exploding head is iconic, but the rest of the film is nearly as messy. An on-the-fly script and paper thing characters hint at more intriguing ideas than what is actually seen on screen. Plus: mall culture, homoerotic tension, a terrible lead performance, and the Scanners franchise. Wanna connect with your co-hosts? > Terry: @gaylydreadful > Joe: @bst...
Jul 18, 2023•45 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Jenn and Rachel are headed to the Sandusky Dairy Queen to slurp down some blizzards and stuff while discussing the penultimate episode of season 1. They’ll chat about mind blowing supe sex, The Deep’s gills, Homelander’s real name, and what really happened to Becca. No lobsters were harmed in the creation of this episode. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts: > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonist > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @...
Jul 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 42
