Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots
Season 1
by Erika and Katy
Join Katy and Erika for a discussion of the RKO classic "Cat People." They dive deep into Siberian history, the symbolism of panthers, and why this film is basically the X-Men of the Hays Code era."Cat People (1942): Coding Lesbianism via Otherness," Elizabeth Erwin: https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/cat-people-1942-coding-lesbianism-via-otherness/ "Monsters & Mommis: Cat People and the Seventh Victim Come Out of the Closet," Drew Burnett Gregory: https://www.autostraddle.com/monsters-mommis-cat-people-and-the-seventh-victim-come-out-of-the-closet/ "Werecats, Part V: The Wampus Cat," Meredith Hemphill: https://encyclopaediafelidae.com/wampus-cat/ "Cats & Women: Why the Connection," Madison Arnold-Scerbo: https://blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2017/07/cats-women-why-connection.html "Cats and Witches: A Magical History," Faye Sakellaridis: https://wisdom.thealchemistskitchen.com/cats-and-witches-a-magical-history/
Join Erika and Katy as they discuss Ready or Not. They dive deep into Samara Weaving's guttural screams, the inherent evil of being rich, and why Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture doesn't mean what the butler thinks it means."Ready or Not justifies its twist ending by exposing a major red flag," Emily Heller: https://www.polygon.com/2019/8/24/20828364/ready-or-not-ending-explained
Join Katy and Erika as they discuss Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead. They dive deep into gender in horror films, zombies vs. demons, and why they are so many cabins in all these woods. CW: This episode includes a brief discussion of sexual assault. If you would rather not hear that part, you can skip from 00:21:00 to 00:36:33. "How To Read Evil Dead and Why," Seth Mlawski: https://www.overthinkingit.com/2009/10/28/evil-dead/ "Reality Is Mundane: Special Effects and Unrealism," Alec Jensen: http://www.thecinessential.com/evil-dead-sfx “Final Girl, Final Boy: Ash’s Imperiled Masculinity,” Dale Bailey, from The Many Lives of the Evil Dead (2019).
Join Erika and Katy as they discuss Eli Roth's Cabin Fever. They dive deep into dog symbolism, plague narratives, and if Eli Roth has ever met a human woman."The Formula of Plague Narratives," Jørgen Riber Christensen: https://vbn.aau.dk/en/publications/the-formula-of-plague-narratives
Join Erika and Katy as they discuss 1996's Scream. They dive deep into queer subtext, the history of the slasher, and why Katy can't stop grooving to "Red Right Hand.""A Historical Approach to the Slasher Film," Sotiris Petridis: https://lgbtqinsidehorror.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/thisseemsgood.pdf
This week, join Erika and Katy as they discuss Robert Eggers' the VVitch. They dive deep into cinematography, antisemitism, and the inherent queerness of owning a tarot deck. "The Antisemitic History of Witches," Emma Shachat: https://www.heyalma.com/the-antisemitic-history-of-witches/ "Alewives: The Women Who Crafted Beer and Split Hell Wide Open," Heather Hogan: https://www.autostraddle.com/ale-wives-the-women-who-created-beer-and-split-hell-wide-open-427858/
In the premier episode of Deep Thoughts Shallow Plots, Erika and Katy discuss the movie that started their obsession with horror (over) analysis: Cabin In the Woods. Join them as they dive deep into character archetypes, horror acting, and turn of the century comic strips.