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Cinderella’s story gives her a seemingly happy ending, but the tale of her step sister is a toe-tally different story.  Join us as we watch from the opposite side of the ball’s dancefloor in 2025’s The Ugly Stepsister.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of disordered eating, body dysmorphia, parasites, sexual assaultFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Cinderella (Aschenputtel).” Grimm Stories, The Brothers Grimm, https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/aschenputtel Schimkowitz, Matt. “The Ugly Stepsister Director Emilie Blichfeldt on Body Horror, Fairy Tales, and David Cronenberg.” The A.V. Club, 21 Apr. 2025, https://www.avclub.com/the-ugly-stepsister-interview-emilie-blichfeldt The Ugly Stepsister (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_Stepsister The Ugly Stepsister (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29344903/ 

We’re kicking off a month of body horror and having a special guest to help us to it!  We promise the discussion won’t be too much to Swallow (2019).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of pica, disordered eating, compulsive behavior/OCD, sexual assault, reproductive controlThanks again to Payton McCarty Simas for joining us!Follow Payton @paytplace on Instagram or check out their website https://www.pmccartysimas.com/ to learn more about their research & writingFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Bartleet-Cross, Charlotte. “10 Facts About Swallows You Didn’t Know.” Songbird Survival, 20 Apr. 2024, www.songbird-survival.org.uk/post/blog-10-facts-about-swallows-you-didnt-know.  Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.Harris, Shani. “How Swallow’s Director Chose the Odd Objects Haley Bennett’s Housewife Eats.” MovieMaker, 31 Jan. 2023, moviemaker.com/how-swallows-director-chose-the-odd-objects-haley-bennetts-housewife-eats/. “Pica Cravings During Pregnancy.” American Pregnancy Association, AmericanPregnancy.org, https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/is-it-safe/unusual-cravings-pica/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.Swallow (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(2019_film) Swallow (2019) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/ Vroomen Durning, Marijke, RN. “Pica Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.” WebMD, Medically reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD, 24 Oct. 2024, https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-pica. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

The new-ish ANTM documentary gave us one reason to fear a trenchcoat, and this movie from 1980 will give you another!  Pick your best outfit and make sure your razor is sharpened as we slice through the questionable representation in Dressed to Kill.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of transphobia, sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Definition & Meaning of ‘Dressed to Kill’ in English.” Picture Dictionary, LanGeek, 2024, dictionary.langeek.co/en/word/55563?entry=dressed+to+kill. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026. Dressed to Kill (1980 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film) Dressed to Kill (1980) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080661/ Tobias, Scott. “Dressed to Kill at 40: Brian De Palma's Thrilling yet Problematic Shocker.” The Guardian, 25 July 2020.

Ghostface’s reign of terror comes to an end with a…unique conclusion to our Scream marathon in 2026’s Scream 7.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 7 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_7

What happens when you stop apologizing and start…growling?! Find out in Your Monster (2024). ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of cancer, Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Mujeres Problemáticas. “‘Your Monster’ Has Us Falling in Love with Our Rage.” LatinaMedia.Co, 3 Mar. 2025, https://latinamedia.co/your-monster-has-us-falling-in-love-with-our-rage/ ​Your Monster Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Monster ​Your Monster IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/ 

The year is 2011 and the students are live-streaming, the fans are marathon-ing, and Sidney was ready to close the book on her time in Woodsboro…until the remake rules throw a wrench in her plans.  Unpack the uncannily meta (no, not that one) takes with us in Scream 4.***CONTENT WARNING: potential spoilers for other Scream franchise filmsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 4 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/trivia/Scream 4 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_4‘Scream 4’: The First Mainstream Feminist Horror Film by Melissa Saleh: https://medium.com/the-awl/scream-4-the-first-mainstream-feminist-horror-film-2e51a39dcf09The Final Girl Gone Wild: Post-Feminist Whiteness in ‘Scream 4’ by Jeremy Cornelius: https://btchflcks.com/2012/10/horror-week-2012-the-final-girl-gone-wild-post-feminist-whiteness-in-scream-4.html

We’re in the year 2000: the stakes are high, and the bangs are short, and beneath the Hollywood sign many a’ mystery unfold on the set of Stab 3, and Sidney’s back to reprise her role (in Scream 3).***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, school violence, gun violence, spoilers for other Scream franchise filmsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Rewatching Scream 3 20 years later in the era of Time's Up and Me Too by Emma Fraser:https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rewatching-scream-3-20-years-later-in-the-era-of-times-up-and-me-tooScream 3 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134084/trivia/Scream 3 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_3

We’re (not) back in Woodsboro and Sidney’s got a new boyfriend, Gale’s got a new haircut, but Ghostface has a new phone number.  Find out how to survive the sequel in 1997’s Scream 2.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racial violence, school violence, gun violence, potential spoilers for other Scream franchise filmsFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Scream 2 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/trivia/Scream reddit posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/r7h69p/scream_2_social_commentary/https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/nub3uw/a_summary_examining_diversity_in_the_scream_movies/Scream 2 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_2

We’ve been around for 200 episodes so we’re tackling a tale that’s been around for over 200 years in 2025’s Frankenstein. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of self-harm/suicide, neglectFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “10 Differences Between Frankenstein (2025) Monster & The Book.” YouTube, uploaded by Phantastik-News.de. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwsZL7TzMII. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026. Armbrüster, Emma. “Red, Gold, and Shadow: The Color Language of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.” The Viewer’s Perspective, 10 Nov. 2025, theviewersperspective.com/2025/11/10/frankenstein-netflix-color-symbolism/. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.“FRANKENSTEIN: The Movie vs. The Book.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Nate's Book Reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrl2hwrQg8E. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.Frankenstein (2025 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film)Frankenstein (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/ 

A glass house in the woods isn’t the weirdest thing to inherit in your distant uncle’s will, but a ghost sharing your bath water might be.  Unlock the secrets behind the shifting walls of the black zodiac as we chat through 2001’s Thirteen Ghosts.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion death of a parent, sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: 13 Ghosts (1960) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_GhostsThirteen Ghosts (2001) wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Ghosts

We’re back, Whorrors!  In honor of what we hope to be a promising year ahead, we’re dancing to Stars are Blind in the pharmacy to kick the season off with 2020’s Promising Young Woman.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion sexual abuse/assault, r*pe, suicide Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Cassandra Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra Gilbert, Sophie. “Promising Young Woman Sets a Ravishing Trap.” The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/12/emerald-fennell-promising-young-woman-subverting-femininity/617467/. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.Gilchrist, Tracy E. “Laverne Cox on How Promising Young Woman Examines the ‘Nice Guy’ Trope.” The Advocate, 5 Jan. 2021, www.advocate.com/film/2021/1/05/laverne-cox-how-promising-young-woman-examines-nice-guy-tropePromising Young Woman Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promising_Young_WomanPromising Young Woman IMBd: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/ Stephen Nothum [authorstephennothum]. Tik Tok. 

A familiar movie title with a whole new cast of characters!  While this Christmas Eve isn’t necessarily filled with holiday cheer, there’s plenty of slaying to go around in 2006’s Black Christmas.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion sexual abuse/assault, r*pe, true crimeFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Black Christmas 2006 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(2006_film)Black Christmas IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

Freshman year of college comes with many horrors: boys, tests, six demons inhabiting your body only fixed via exorcism…the usual.  Read up on the court notes and consider your verdict carefully as we try to crack the case of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of loss of bodily autonomy, religious trauma, true crimeFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: Anneliese Michel Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_MichelExorcism of Emily Rose IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trvExorcism of Emily Rose Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose

After evidence of some supernatural activity, god-fearing Grace fears she and her children are going to die in their house…unless of course, they already did.  Tend to the garden with us to uncover the mystery of 2001’s The Others.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of harm against childrenFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Film Analysis: Alejandro Amenábar’s ‘The Others.’” The Cinephile Fix, 27 Feb. 2010, cinephilefix.com/2010/02/27/review-analysis-alejandro-amenabars-the-others/. German Expressionist Cinema: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_expressionist_cinema The Others (2001 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Others_(2001_film) The Others (2001): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230600/ 

Our first musical horror movie is here. Get comfortable while you listen! Pull up a chair! But maybe don’t sit in it so long as we’re on Fleet Street. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: ​Fogel, Hope, and Jill M. Swirsky. “A Psychological Exploration of ‘Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’.” Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research (Blog), 30 July 2024, www.psichi.org/blogpost/987366/503177/A-Psychological-Exploration-of-Sweeney-Todd-The-Demon-Barber-of-Fleet-Street​Macdonald, Liz. “Sweeney Todd: A Referendum on Patriarchy, Misogyny & Purity Culture.” Medium, 30 Dec. 2024, medium.com/@lizymacd/sweeney-todd-a-referendum-on-patriarchy-misogyny-purity-culture-98afc95277d3. ​Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweeney_Todd:_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street_(2007_film)  ​Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408236/ 

A medical examiner isn’t quite the path Austin envisioned for himself, but when a case rolls in interesting enough to postpone date night, he learns it’s not investigating the dead he’s in for…it’s waking it.  Investigate the centuries-old identity of the woman on the table in 2016’s The Autopsy of Jane Doe.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual violenceFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Halloween by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/alex-productions/halloweenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/z3yEgDi0fEESources: Adams, Jane. “‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’ and Waking the Witch Within.” Rue-morgue.com; 2023. https://rue-morgue.com/the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-and-waking-the-witch-within/ The Autopsy of Jane Doe Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Autopsy_of_Jane_Doe The Autopsy of Jane Doe IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/ “‘The Autopsy of Jane Doe’: A Theory” Reddit, posted by u/Bitter_Truck492, 15 Oct. 2024. https://www.reddit.com/user/Bitter_Truck492/ 

Happy (almost) Halloween, Whorrors!  To celebrate, we’re asking the classic question that spawned the greatest slasher to ever slay the 90’s: what’s your favorite scary movie?  Find out as we unmask Ghostface and discuss the long-awaited 1996 self-referential masterpiece, Scream.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, alochol/drug use, spoilers for Scream 2022Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Halloween by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/alex-productions/halloweenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/z3yEgDi0fEESources: How Scream (1996) Takes a Stab at White American Masculinity by Horror Homeroom: https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/how-scream-1996-takes-a-stab-at-white-american-masculinity/Scream IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/trivia/Scream Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(1996_film)Why Scream (1996) is the Ultimate Feminist Horror Film by Alex Pompilli: https://ihaveafunfact.wordpress.com/2021/01/18/why-scream-1996-is-the-ultimate-feminist-horror-film/

We didn’t plan to feature two eternally 12-year-olds in a row—but here we are! Brave the snow of Sweden as we unpack the terror of being a preteen in 2008’s Let the Right One In.***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of bullying, violence against children, grooming, themes of transphobia and homophobia Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Halloween by Alex-Productions https://soundcloud.com/alexproductionsmusicCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/alex-productions/halloweenMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/z3yEgDi0fEESources: ​IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv​Oskar Loves Eli: Let the Right One In and Trans Romance by Fae Basir: https://www.fangoria.com/oskar-loves-eli-let-the-right-one-in-and-trans-romance/​Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_the_Right_One_In_(film)#Notes

Babysit a 12 year old for 24 hours and get $7 million dollars…you’d have to be a sucker not to take this deal, but maybe the conditions would change if you knew the 12(,000) year old was actually a (blood)sucker.  Sharpen your stakes as we wait for the daylight in 2024’s Abigail. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of addictionFollow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Abigail (2024) KILL COUNT.” Youtube.com. Uploaded by Dead Meat, 2024. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IAe15A9IOk Abigail (2024 film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_(2024_film) Abigail (2024) IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27489557/  Erwin, Elizabeth. "Coded Queerness in Dracula’s Daughter (1936)." Horror Homeroom, 22 June 2015, https://www.horrorhomeroom.com/coded-queerness-in-draculas-daughter-1936/ 

A weekend back in your hometown can be hell enough, but more horrors await through the gates of Hell Fest (2018) - and it’s not just the embarrassment of your boyfriend losing $50 on a stuffed animal, either.Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcastEmail us at thewhorrorspodcast@gmail.comArtwork by Gabrielle Fatula (gabrielle@gabriellefatula.com)Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProdStandard Music License Sources: “Hell Fest (2018) KILL COUNT.” Youtube.com. Uploaded by Dead Meat, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7pdrQl-KyQ Hell Fest Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hell_Fest Hell Fest (2018) IMDb:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1999890/