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Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots

Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots

by Erika and Katy

Society & Culture TV & Film

Season 1

Get Out (2027)

Katy and Erika just can't stop yapping about Jordan Peele and, specifically, "Get Out." In their longest episode to date, they dive deep into scientific racism, everyone's favorite character Othello, and the proper method of eating cereal. Jordan Peele’s Get Out: Political Horror, ed. Dawn Keetley: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52062313-jordan-peele-s-get-out “Get Out and the Remediation of Othello’s Sunken Place: Beholding White Supremacy’s Coagula,” Vanessa I. Corredera: https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/pubs/3244/ “Get Out is the Plot of Shakespeare’s Othello,” Jadieboo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qmbm6GfERUM "They Really Did That To Othello," Key & Peele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NPmWyqDBXw

The Exorcist (1973)

Hot Possession Summer continues apace with "The Exorcist" (1973). Katy and Erika dive deep into horse boyfriends, monstrous puberty, and who came first--Columbo or Kinderman? "Horror, Femininity, and Carrie's Monstrous Puberty," Shelley Stamp Lindsey: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20687952 "The Exorcist: Finding the Horror in Womanhood," Jasmine Elizabeth: https://duck-eyes.com/film-journal/the-exorcist-finding-the-horror-in-womanhood "The Exorcist: Puberty is Hell," Kirsten Therkelson: https://www.goodtrashmedia.com/the-exorcist-puberty-hell/ "Columbo and the Exorcist": https://www.reddit.com/r/Columbo/comments/qie4d8/columbo_and_the_exorcist/

A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)

It's time for Hot Possession Summer, beginning with Freddy's Revenge! Katy and Erika dive deep into Tibetan though-forms, teen boy flirting, and possibly possessed parakeets.

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

FrankenSpring continues with "Bride of Frankenstein." Katy and Erika dive deep into Depression era monsters, sissification, and Goth Queen Mary Shelley. "Female Gothic: The Monster's Mother," Ellen Moers: https://knarf.english.upenn.edu/Articles/moers.html "Frankenfeminisms 6: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935), or Bitches Get Stitches," Eleanor Johnson: https://eleanorshorrors.substack.com/p/frankenfeminisms-6-the-bride-of-frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931)

Creature Double Feature alert! Katy and Erika are watching "Frankenstein," followed by "Bride of Frankenstein" next month. For this episode, they dive deep into mad scientists, golems, and also phrenology again unfortunately. “How the Term 'Mad Scientist' Began and How It Shapes Our World,” Kate Golembiewski: https://www.discovermagazine.com/how-the-term-mad-scientist-began-and-how-it-shapes-our-world-44141 "The Metamorphosis of the Mad Scientist," Pat Cassels: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-metamorphosis-of-the-mad-scientist

Purge: Anarchy (2014)

PURGE LAW! Katy and Erika return to their favorite(?) series with "Purge: Anarchy." They dive deep into macroeconomics, the hallmarks of the Sad Dad, and if weekend Purge goes harder than weekday Purge (note: this movie takes place on a Tuesday). “Dracula Untold, Told: The Saddest Dad in the World,” Daniel Lavery, née Ortberg: https://the-toast.archive.town/2014/10/14/dracula-untold-told/

Let the Right One In (2008)

It's back to Vamps, as Erika and Katy discuss "Let the Right One In." They dive deep into dark romantasy, cold-weather wear, and just why the hell those wonky little cats were even included in this otherwise emaculate film. "Horror and Romance in Films: The Perfect Marriage," Emma Cole: https://www.houseofgamut.com/magazine/horror-and-romance-in-films-the-perfect-marriage/

Violent Night (2022)

Erika and Katy are coming to town--to discuss "Violent Night." They dive deep into the Grinch vs. Scrooge, Anglo-Saxons vs. Vikings, and the Epiphany Witch vs. Daddy Christmas. “The German Santa Claus – Weihnachtsmann,” German Culture: https://germanculture.com.ua/christmas-recipes/the-german-santa-claus-weihnachtsmann/ “Babbo Natale—All About Italy’s Santa Claus,” Candace Criscione: https://mominitaly.com/babbo-natale-italian-santa-claus/ “Christmas in China,” James Cooper: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/china

Escape Room (2019)

Erika and Katy continue their locked room mystery with "Escape Room." They dive deep into cuboid conjectures, jerks of greek mythology, and the guy on everyone's mind: Karl Marx. "Cheating at the [Death] Game," Laurie O'Connel: https://medium.com/@lawrenceoconnel/cheating-at-the-death-game-b42a3b5a31ab

Saw (2004)

This spooky season, Erika and Katy are getting tortured by "Saw." They dive deep into the War on Terror, the River Styx, and why Jigsaw is capital L capital T Like This. “Devil’s Advocate: Saw,” Benjamin Poole: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13040042-saw “The Problem of Saw: ‘Torture Porn’ and the Conservatism of Contemporary Horror Films,” Christopher Sharrett: https://www.jstor.org/stable/41690851?read-now=1&seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents "Torture Porn in the Wake of 9/11," Aaron Michael Kerner: https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/delaware/torture-porn-in-the-wake-of-911/9780813564029/

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