The Horrors of Love

In this episode of The Horrors of Love we will discuss David Cronenberg’s 1979 psychological body horror The Brood. This is, if I had to choose, my favorite film by Cronenberg if not one of my all-time favorite films period. I sleep with a poster of it above my bed. It tells the story of a separated couple and their child and the strange, new age psychotherapy being prescribed to the mother, played masterfully by Samathan Eggers. The would-be mad scientist administering this treatm...

Welcome to the Horrors of Love! I am your host, Jeanette Wall. In this series, I discuss what we learn from the genre of horror about dating, sex, love and relationships. In this episode we’ll be discussing the epic, bizarre, delightfully ornate Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola. In this very loyal adaptation, we see Gary Oldman star as Dracula, in his many forms, as he seeks out his lost love reincarnated as the wonderful Wynona Rider. Keaneu Reeves, Anthony Hopkins, To...

We're back, baby! Jeanette got shingles, so we took a little break this summer. Now we're thrilled to be back with new episodes. This episode's guest is the ONE, the ONLY Mr. He! You may know this fabulous drag queen as the host of Mr. He's Calendar Ghoul's, THE Elf on the Shelf, or just an absolute babe about town (currently Los Angeles, formerly Brooklyn). They are a horror expert, haunted house builder, and an absolute, all-around titan of horror pop, so you know I was thrilled to have the...

This episode’s guest is my wonderful friend Alex Berenson who is an arbiter of taste like few you actually get to meet in the music industry. Alex is Senior Director of A&R for All Flowers Group. She inspires me a lot, and we have always connected on film and especially how we relate film to the music we work on, and how it inspires us. We’re talking about one of my all-time favorite films, The Invitation today. A cool LA couple accept an invitation (haha) to an old friends get toget...

This episode’s guest is the iconic, the chic, the DIY maven of all mavens, SHAMIR! Shamir is a musician, their newest project is an Americana band called Big Benny Bailey, catch them on tour this June. You can hear their beautiful solo album Heterosexulaity out everywhere now. They are also the founder and manager of Accidental Popstar Records, internet icon, and the list goes on. Here Shamir and I discuss the Patrick Brice-directed, Mark Duplass-starring found footage vehicles Creep fr...

In this episode, we are talking about one of the newer films on the Horrors of Love film list, Barbarian (2022). We discuss the various types of toxic masculintiy displayed by the many "barbarians" of Barbary Street, how comedians make excellent horror maestros, and what films we're excited about that are changing the landscape of the genre. Bella Mazzetti is our guest; she is a Public Health Nerd and educator, iconic for shredding in the Miscreant Records band Jawbreaker Reunion, and she’s o...

In The Horrors of Love, horror fanatic Jeanette Wall discusses romantic relationships depicted in some of her favorite films. Every episode, Jeanette and a guest will dive into what can be learned from the terror we see on screen and apply to the day-to-day horrors of dating, sex, love and relationships. Any subgenre and any era is up for grabs. Perhaps somewhere along the way, on this dark and stormy night, we will conquer our fears of the Horrors of Love.

This month Horrors of Love is honored to be joined by Horror Movie Night, the winner of the Best Podcast Theme Song Award for many years running (as determined by Jeanette). Scott, Matt and Kyle host the long-celebrated show via Geek Scape Network, where you can find many other podcasts to tickle your fancy. You’ll remember Kyle from our premiere episode on Lucky McKee’s MAY, and I cannot recommend their show enough. It’s a great resource for finding your new favorite VHS favorites. For ...

This episode’s guest is a performer on stage, screen and record who is close to my heart. I speak to the enchanting and hilarious Nina Grollman. You may know her by her DIY pop star moniker Softee. You can hear her joyous, dynamic forthcoming record, Natural, out on City Slang on May 12. Nina joins me today to discuss Midsommar, the second film from A24-director Ari Aster. We get into all the gory little details, so please listen with care and acceptance of spoilers. This conversation ac...

This episode’s guest is Becca Ryskalczyk. Becca is the primary songwriter and musician behind Miscreant Records alumni Bethlehem Steel – she is half of the dynamic musical duo, Sloan Rivers. She is a composer for TV and film and is specifically on board to score mine and fellow guest of the pod, Kyle Kuchta’s upcoming short film, The Wound Within. We are currently fundraising for the film, just passing 20% when recording this, with a couple weeks to go. Please support and share at ...

This episode’s guest is multi-hyphenate musical maven, graphic artist, all-around-funniest man I know and love, the brilliant Karl Kuehn. Karl is the braintrust behind the music of Gay Meat, everyone go listen to his Bed of Every EP wherever you get your music . Karl and I cover the 2014 teen horror stand out, It Follows. The film follows (hahaha) a group of teens trying to outrun a mysterious, sexually-transmitted monster on the prowl. We discuss the gender dynamics of teen horror film...

Director and write Kyle Kuchta speaks with Jeanette about May (2002), starring Angela Bettis as the title character – a misfit veterinary clinician who begins a few misguided love affairs, but finding true love within herself along the way. Spoiler warning, we get into all the gory details, so watch before tuning in. Follow The Horrors of Love on Instagram @horrorsofloveFollow Kyle and learn more about his work at kylekuchta.com