Sarah and Carrie are joined by Alyssa to talk about 2012's ParaNorman! We talk spicy hummus, Witchy Wieners, vending machine chips, horror references, progressive themes, ghost dogs, why Neal is the best, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by DeVaughn Taylor and Dani Ryan to discuss 2004's Dumplings. We talk Auntie Mei's rejuvinating dumplings, black market (or not?) abortions, alternate ending in the anthology segment, excellent foley work, TCM, some Chinese history and the origin of that song, the multifaceted plight of women, finer points of cannibalism, the delightful Bai Ling, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Payton McCarty-Simas and Peg Aloi to talk 1968's Rosemary's Baby. We talk witchcraft, Satanic Panic, 60s hostessing, chocolate mousse, barely cooked steak, pregnancy cravings, symbolic lamb dinner, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by director Jake Myers to talk (spoiler free!) about the new 2025 film, Kombucha! Lots of kombucha talk of course, fermentation culture meets toxic office culture, SCOBYs on film, Midwest pork tenderloin sandwiches, business bitches, home remedies, garlic enthusiasm, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by writer/director Nicholas Tomnay and actor Nick Stahl to talk about their 2023 film What You Wish For. We talk dueling chefs, tongue shashimi, is there ethical consumption under cannibalism?, knife skills, noir influences, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by director Joe Lynch to discuss his 2007 film Wrong Turn 2: Dead End! Cannibalism is back! Plus we've got aughts reality show antics, a vegan at the dinner table, tattooed barbecue, props that did and didn't make the cut, 80s splatterpunk, behind the scenes anecdotes, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Ariel Powers-Shaub and Heather Wixson to discuss the 2003 remake of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre! We talk post 9/11 horror, harbingers and slaughter houses, cannibalism or lack thereof, the tea lady, white tank tops and lowrise jeans, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Scott Weinberg and Patrick Farmer to talk 1977's The Hills Have Eyes! More cannibalism y'all, plus there's RV cuisine, haves and have nots, 1970s horror history, do the dogs die, another Coke placement for the list, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Jeremy Veal and Matthew Jackson to talk the third Rob Zombie film of the podcast, House of 1000 Corpses! We talk the winding road to the movie's release, serial killers, Captain Spaulding's fried chicken, the masked feast, Baby's hot cocoa, Agatha Crispies, and more!
Sarah and Carrie - who never introduce ourselves, oops - are joined by Shawn Talley and Chris Dortch II to talk 1984's Ghostbusters! We talk favorite Ghostbuster, gateway horror (or is it?), the REAL cartoon, product placement galore, Stay Puft marshmallows, Rick Moranis's comedic chops, counter fried eggs, Twinkies, forbidden sugary breakfast cereals, both takeout and homecooked Chinese food, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Toby and Poser and John Adams to talk about their 2022 family powerhouse film Hellbender! We talk foraged magic, twigs and pinecones, eating fear, cannibalism, fuzzy wuzzies, going to town for a burger, complicated parenting, mouth birthing, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Brett Petersel and Bee Delores to discuss 2022's Family Dinner as the first installment in Folk Horror month! We talk (trigger warning) diet and weightloss, Easter paganism, more cannibalism, rabbit slaughter, culty nutritionists, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by writer/director Aimee Kuge and actress April Consalo to discuss Cannibal Mukbang! We get juicy, meaty behind the scenes details, we talk mukbang of course, cannibal romance, prop food, complicated dynamics, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Chris Dortch II and Dustin Kramer to talk about wacky garden cannibalism in Motel Hell (1980)! We've got cannibalism of course, 80s food philosophy and villain depiction, landscape of cannibalism films of the time, sustainable humans, smoked meats, roadside food, director Kevin Connor's foodie film legacy, and more! Plus, Chattanooga Film Festival is coming up, get the inside scoop!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Christie Gersten and Patrick Farmer to talk about the grocery store maniac film Intruder (1989)! We talk best kills, feast scenes, name brand (and no brand) food, sharp objects, charcuterie equipment, fart blossoms (?), eyeball olives, creative filming, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Merrilee O'Neil and Angela Campbell for a fun and light episode - Scooby-Doo and The Gourmet Ghost (2018)! There's celebrity chefs, cats and dogs eating stuff they shouldn't, overly teched-out kitchens, tongs and fennel, food based mystery, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by lovely guests Jamie Alvey and Amanda Jane Stern for what might be our longest episode to date! We discuss 2017's The Shape of Water, including eggs galore, unnaturally green key lime pie, Kellogg's Cornflakes, filmmaking talk, monsters, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by delightful guests Alessandra Pino and Danielle Ryan to discuss 2015's Crimson Peak! We dig into gothic horror tropes, uneasy kitchens in crumbling haunted houses, gothic color theory, costuming, porridge, tea, and more!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Merrilee O'Neil and Michael Varrati, two verified Poirot heads, to talk about A Haunting in Venice (2023). We've got eggs, apples, a comparison of various Poirots through the years, multiple Hallowe'en parties, gothic palazzos, and of course honey!
Sarah and Carrie are joined by Chanelle Sinclair, chef and owner of The Fates Bread and Bottle in Portland, to discuss House of Spoils (2024)! We get into all the chef politics, bread making, foraging, kitchen witchery, and more!