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por Erika and Katy
Katy and Erika are back with an episode about "Jeepers Creepers." They dive deep into sibling relationships and the curse of clairvoyance, all while trying desperately to bring a sense of coherence to the Creepers lore and abilities. Content warning for brief discussion of child sexual assault in the first ten minutes of the episode. "The Convicted Hollywood Pedophile Who Won't Go Away," Kate Aurthur: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kateaurthur/victor-salva-jeepers-creepers-pedophile "Don't Fear the Creeper: An Interview with Gina Philips," Emma Westwood: https://diaboliquemagazine.com/dont-fear-creeper-interview-gina-philips/ "The Cassandra Scene in Aeschylus' 'Agamemnon,'" Seth L. Schein: https://www.jstor.org/stable/642925 https://licenseplategame.com/cgi-bin/licenseplates.pl
It's Christmas time, so Katy and Erika are here to discuss the Canadian proto-slasher Black Christmas. They dive deep into second wave feminism, the dark roots of Christmas, and how maybe the real psycho killer was every single man we met along the way. "HIstorical Abortion Law Timeline: 1850 to Today": https://www.plannedparenthoodaction.org/issues/abortion/abortion-central-history-reproductive-health-care-america/historical-abortion-law-timeline-1850-today "A History of Women in High Education," Genevieve Carlton: https://www.bestcolleges.com/news/analysis/2021/03/21/history-women-higher-education/ "Why Black Christmas (1974) Is My Favorite Christmas Movie," Ashley Maniw: https://ashleymaniw.com/2017/12/24/my-favourite-christmas-movie-black-christmas-1974-review/ "The Radical Legacy of Black Christmas (1974)," Jamie Alvey: https://morbidlybeautiful.com/radical-legacy-black-christmas/ "Horror Isn't Just For Halloween": https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/horror-isnt-just-for-halloween-why-christmas-thanksgiving-and-other-holidays-have-become-scary-movie-settings/ar-AA1j6jRh "Reviving Christmas in the Victorian Era": https://britishfoodandtravel.com/2020/12/11/victorian-christmas/ "Why Do People Tell Ghost Stories on Christmas?" Kat Eschner: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-do-ghost-stories-go-christmas-180961547/ "Crime at Christmas," Shedunnit: https://shedunnitshow.com/crimeatchristmas/
A real gift to the world this month as leading Purge experts, Katy and Erika, take a deep dive into the first movie of the franchise. They get absolutely frantic about Purge law, Christian nationalism, and whether or not they'd want to get chatted up by a highly educated white man. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purge
For spooky month, Erika and Katy talk about Ju-On: The Grudge. They dive deep into the domestic sphere, the purpose of ghosts, and the Edo version of a grindhouse double feature.
Katy and Erika close out their summer series with "I Know What You Did Last Summer." They dive deep into psycho killers, the YA thriller genre, and why you don't cast Johnny Galecki to play the school bully.
It's hot Drac summer this episode as Katy and Erika discuss Universal Picture's Dracula. They dive deep into the evolution of vampire lore and Bela Lugosi's influence, all while Katy (at the time of this recording) gets way too hype for a movie that will leave Katy (at the time of this posting) ultimately disappointed. "Universal Pictures: A Panoramic History in Words, Pictures, and Filmographies," Michael G. Fitzgerald: https://archive.org/details/hollywoodsgolden00senn "Queer Coded: Dracula," Monique Jones: https://www.colorwebmag.com/2015/06/19/queer-coded-dracula/
Katy and Erika keep the summer vibes going by discussing Ari Aster's Midsommar. They dive deep into white supremacist cults, the origin of the word "bear", and how joining a cult seems great until winter comes. "The Source of Horror: An Anthropological Perspective on 'Midsommar' and 'The Witch'," Eleri Denham: https://www.drunkmonkeys.us/2017-posts/08/17/film/the-source-of-horror-an-anthropological-perspective-on-midsommar-and-the-witch-eleri-denham "People Still Don't Realize 'Midsommar' Is About White Supremacy," Marco Vito Oddo: https://collider.com/midsommar-ari-aster-white-supremacy/ "Community and Family: The Cult Indoctrination Techniques of ‘Midsommar’," Manor Vellum: https://manorvellum.medium.com/community-and-family-the-cult-indoctrination-techniques-of-midsommar-693b1f5f4ec8
This week, Katy and Erika keep the summer vibes going with their discussion of Sleepaway Camp. They dive deep into twist endings, crossdressing killers, and how camp games could drive anyone to commit murder."The Transgender Defense of Angela Baker and Sleepaway Camp," Harmony Colangelo: https://harmonycolangelo.medium.com/the-transgender-defense-of-angela-baker-and-sleepaway-camp-82dd54ddf9cd “Why Trans Women Can’t Have a Promising Young Woman Yet: A Lesson from Sleepaway Camp," Aspen Nelson: https://medium.com/incluvie/why-trans-women-cant-have-a-promising-young-woman-yet-a-lesson-from-sleepaway-camp-3fa0511edabc "Enbytion Transcendance: Sleepaway Camp," Eleo Emil Billet: https://medium.com/@eleo.billet/enbytion-transcendance-sleepaway-camp-4bc3f20b951b "Am I Seeing Something in Sleepaway Camp That Isn’t Really There?" Michael Villanova: https://medium.com/@mvillanova/am-i-seeing-something-in-sleepaway-camp-that-isnt-really-there-784b6869e613 "Blood, Bodies and Binaries: Trans Women in Horror," Jenni Holtz: http://fourteeneastmag.com/index.php/2019/01/18/blood-bodies-and-binaries-trans-women-in-horror/ "Dressing Down the Killer Crossdresser Trope: Is It Inherently Problematic?" Harmony Colangelo: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3642184/dressing-killer-crossdresser-trope-inherently-problematic/
Join Katy and Erika for the second half of their grindhouse double feature with a discussion of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof. They dive deep into American car culture, acts of voyeurism, and the struggles of buying weed."Death Proof: Recontextualizing the Slasher Genre," Douglas Rasmussen: https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/death-proof-recontextualizing-the-slasher-genre/ "A History Of Women In Quentin Tarantino Movies," Alison Willmore: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alisonwillmore/quentin-tarantino-women-margot-robbie-once-upon-time "The Enduring Horror of Death Proof‘s Stuntman Mike," Brianna Zigler: https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/quentin-tarantino/death-proof-guilt-sexism
Join Erika and Katy for a discussion of Planet Terror, the first half of a grindhouse double feature. They dive deep into exploitation films, the malleability of borders, and reaching up to one's lesbian future.