Our last eco-horror ep of the month is the 2012 American mockumentary horror ‘The Bay’, directed by Barry Levinson. ⚠️🐓 We talk about how this film hits different post-pandemic, the risk of exploitation in documentaries and governmental mismanagement of water systems. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Engage with our content across all...

Continuing our eco-horror theme, we’re talking about the 2006 monster film, ‘The Host’, directed by Bong Joon-ho. ⚠️🐟 In this episode we discuss the influence of American neo-liberal economic policies on Korea, unpack Bong's tactical focus on the nuclear family, and delve into how oppressive systems breed nihilistic compliance. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple...

“You guys made me ink!” In honour of Earth Day, we’re talking about eco-horror! 🌎 Our first episode of the month is on the 1977 Italian-American sci-fi film ‘Tentacles’, directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis. 🐙 In this episode, we describe the referential nature of low-budget 70s Italian horror, lament the blatant giant squid erasure in this film, and, despite our best efforts, descend into brief mentions of tentacle porn and the vaguely Freudian vaginal imagery of octopus beaks. 🤦🏽‍♀️ You can...

She's serving, your honour. 🕶️ This is our last doll horror episode of the month, and we’re talking about the sassy, c*nty sci-fi ‘M3GAN’, directed by Gerard Johnstone. 💅🔩 In this episode, we talk about the difficult balance between professional success and motherhood, debate the camp and serious elements of this film, and attempt to pinpoint exactly where AI and parenting can overlap if technology has such negative effects on impressionable young minds. You can find us on most platforms...

Hello, Good Guys™️! This is our second doll horror episode, and we’re talking about the iconic 1988 film ‘Child’s Play’, directed by Tom Holland. 🧑🏻‍🦰🚫🔋🩸 We discuss how this film toys with childhood innocence and perspective, its rather weak reliance on a serial killer origin story, and hail Chucky as a non-binary icon (you’ll have to listen in full to hear our justification for that one). You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod....

“My name is Talky Tina and I love you!” 💟 This is the first episode of our doll horror theme, and we’re talking about 'Living Doll' (1963) from the American television anthology series ‘The Twilight Zone’, directed by Richard C. Sarafian. 🎀🏠👨‍👩‍👧 We delve into the uncanny valley in relation to dolls, discuss the lost art of quality horror storytelling and analyse the fragility of the nuclear family structure in patriarchal suburban America. You can find us on most platforms...

For our last romantic horror episode we are talking about the 2013 zom-rom-com ‘Warm Bodies’, directed by Jonathan Levine. 🧟‍♂️💘 First we read out your own dating horror stories. Then we discuss whether love can survive a zombie apocalypse, how apocalyptic conditions might drastically change our standards for a romantic partner, and how, much like Shaun of the Dead, this film depicts alienation during the capitalist age. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on...

CASTING CALL: one horror fan 🥵! We’re continuing our Valentine’s theme and talking about the 1999 thriller ‘Audition’, directed by Takashi Miike. 💉👁️💉 In this episode, we delve into the objectification of women, discuss the delicate performance of gender, analyse the chasm between men and women’s emotional experiences and how, in this film, the phenomenon of physical pain somehow bridges this gap. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod....

Hi love birds! 🕊️This is the first episode of our Valentine’s Specials, and we’re talking about the 1999 adventure film ‘The Mummy’, directed by Stephen Sommers. 🛕🐫🏺🦂 We start by examining why exactly this is known as the Official Bisexual Awakening Movie™️ (hint: it’s the sexy cast). We then delve into how Imhotep sets the bar for side pieces everywhere. Finally, we discuss how this movie functions as a nostalgia watch, as well as its negative portrayal of Arabic people as stereotypical...

Our final episode on claustrophobic horror is the 2019 survival film ‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged’, directed by Neil Marshall. 🤿🏊‍♀️🦈 We discuss the nepo-baby casting, debate the biological accuracy of blind great whites that, for whatever reason, choose to live in confined cave systems voluntarily, and the central sisterly strife that was so severe, only multiple shark attacks could resolve it. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod....

Bonjour! 👩‍🎨 We’re continuing our claustrophobia theme with the 2014 American horror film ‘As Above, So Below’, directed by John Erick Dowdle. 💀💀💀 Join us as we enter the nine circles of hell and discuss wonderful things such as death, sin, satan, cavernous wombs, vlogging, eternal judgement and the sanctity of artefacts. 3 You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts...

Time to descend...this month we’re covering claustrophobia in horror! Our first film is the 2005 British adventure horror film ‘The Descent’, directed by Neil Marshall. 🕳🩸☠️ We discuss female friendships versus female competition, monstrous motherhood and the maddening effects of grief. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Engage with our content...

For our last cannibalism horror episode, we’re talking about the coming-of-age road movie ‘Bones and All’ (2022), directed by Luca Guadagnino. 🦴😋 We discuss this film as a realistic depiction of the rural Midwest. We also explain how cannibalism can act as a metaphor for both queerness and addiction. Finally, we divulge our various reactions to and interpretations of Sully’s complicated (and creepy) character. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter,...

Good evening, Clarice. This month we’re continuing our cannibalism horror theme with the 1991 masterpiece ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ directed by Jonathan Demme. 🍽️🦋🐑 We talk about Hannibal as a delicious, sassy and possibly asexual villain. We also discuss the famous tucking scene and go into depth about the transphobic elements of this film as well as the intense questions it raises about womanhood and gender. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter,...

Bon Appétit. This month we’re covering cannibalism in horror and kicking it off with ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, directed by Wes Craven. 🌕👶🏻🐺 We discuss the divide between metropolitan/rural populations and how this interacts with classism, sexism and racism. We also go into why this film fails in its intention to construct a sympathetic view of the rural working class, and how, in actual fact, it achieves the exact opposite effect. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast,...

Hello, my lunar lovelies. This is our last film of the month covering werewolves and we’re talking about the dark fantasy horror ‘Good Manners’, directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra. 🌕👶🏻🐺 In this episode we discuss the class and race dynamics within the central queer relationship, the body horror of pregnancy and motherhood as sacrifice. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review...

Spooky month is continuing with werewolves, and we’re covering one of our favourite films: the angsty teen flick, ‘Ginger Snaps’ (2000), directed by John Fawcett. 🩸🐺💉 In this episode we discuss how this film defies the stereotypically masculine lore of the werewolf, the body horror of puberty and the complexities of sisterly bonds. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple...

Happy October - this month we’re talking about werewolves. To kick it all off, we cover the 1981 comedy ‘An American Werewolf in London’, directed by John Landis. We discuss werewolf lore, lament the loss of cool prosthetics and gory special effects to CGI, and wonder at the film's British/American cultural chasms. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and...

Hey hot girls! 💋 For our last episode of the month on horror games, we’re talking about Halina Reijn’s dark comedy ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’. 🌧 🗡📱🩸😵 We read this film as a comedic satire of GenZ and performative ‘woke’ culture, discuss misogynistic left-leaning men and delve into the gay drama between Amandla Stenberg and Lena Wilson after that NY Times review. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and...

Continuing with our horror games theme, we are covering the 2021 drama `We're All Going to the World's Fair’, directed by Jane Schoenbrun. 💻🧸🔫 We talk about the disturbing loneliness and predation within early internet cultures, the various trans-coded readings of this film and why this movie acts as a good warning to GenZ. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts...

I WANT TO PLAY A GAME. This month is all about horror games, and we’re kicking it off with the iconic 2004 film ‘Saw’ directed by James Wan. 🌀📼🦶🏻 We discuss games of choice, analyse how the Saw franchise spawned an era of gratuitous violence in horror, talk about the uneven distribution of punishment throughout the franchise and debate whether Saw has a punitive moral message. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our...

HOWDY! Our last horror western of the month is Jordan Peele’s genre-bending 2022 film, ‘NOPE’. 🏇🏿🎐 We discuss space as the new frontier for the western, the importance of documentation for Black Americans and how capitalism turns life experiences into commodified spectacles. Also Keke Palmer playing an eccentric lesbian >>> You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple...

RIDE 'EM COWBOY. Our second horror western of the month is the 2019 film ‘Bacurau’, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles 🚰🔫🩸 We discuss the global western, racial and class politics in Brazil and the importance of community within this film. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Engage with our content across all platforms to be...

YEEHAW. We’re doing horror westerns this month and kicking off season 3 with the 2018 femme-centric Western ‘The Wind’, directed by Emma Tammi 🌬️🤰🏻⚰️ We summarise key themes of the genre, explore madness and sexism in relation to the Wild West, and pinpoint the truest horror of them all: being alone with a man in the middle of f*****g nowhere. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review...

Here it is: an extra main episode for Pride month! We watched the new Netflix vampire show First Kill, created by Victoria Schwab. 💉❤️ We chat about nostalgia for teen vampire media and the place for lesbian romance in YA fiction. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Engage with our content across all platforms to be our next ‘Witch of the Week’....