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Let's take it all the way back to Spooky Empire in Tampa on Nov 3, 2019 and hear what your hosts have to say about one of our favorite topics—women in horror. __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Ginger Snaps (2000). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary, answer questions like: is werewolfism the best metaphor for the transition to womanhood, or is actually something more disgusting and monstrous? Did we all just pierce the hell out of our abdoments in the year 2000? Have you followed Zena Dixon, Real Queen of Horror, on ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING? No? You fools! Get on over here and do the damn thing: Read her on Daily Dead, Watch her on YouTube, Follow her on Twitter or Instagram, and of course go to her site at Real Queen of Horror. Interested in Cursed with Christina Ricci? Check it out. __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Annihilation (2018). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary, answer questions like: if you have Forrest Whitaker, what else do you need? Would anyone care about this story if it were all men instead of all women? When did you say "oh snap, it's gonna be THAT kind of movie?" Don't forget to check the link to our Bookshop below; that's where you'll find all the books we've mentioned on the show! __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Angel Heart (1987). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary welcome back our friend, Clay McLeod Chapman, to answer questions like: is this whole "Satan Shoes" thing just an elaborate ploy to promote Clay's new book? Is Mickey Rourke hot in this (because we are a house divided so please settle it for us)? Does the cheeseball genre fusion help or hurt the story? Our Bookshop Affiliate Page, where you can buy every book we mention on the show, including Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman Robert Johnson Documentaries: ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (Netflix) and The Search for Robert Johnson __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: The Others (2001). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary welcome back our friend, Andrew Farmer, to answer questions like: would you want to live in a future dominated by Taco Bell? Did you take a hint from the bloodcurdling shriek that opened the movie, or were you still surprised at how scary it is? How on earth do you build a story this airtight? Are spiders really crawling into our mouths at night?? Go follow Andrew Farmer @thatsajellyfish on Instagram/Twitter, and don’t forget to check out his podcast, Scary Stories To Tell On The Pod! __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Eve's Bayou (1997). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: Why on earth would you marry someone whose previous bajillion spouses have died? Why are none of these adults capable of having an appropriate conversation with a child? So ... did Sam Jackson do it or nah? __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Ganja & Hess (1973). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: How long should one date someone before it's prudent to cook for them? How is this vampirism different from most vampire lore? Wait, what the hell happened to Archie? __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: The Love Witch (2018). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary talk with their lovely guest Adam Peacock from the podcast My Neighbors are Dead. They answer questions like: What is the best outfit in this film? Would you get married at the Renaissance Faire? And, what if you brought a Witch Bottle to the Antique's Road Show? Link: In Intimate Detail by Cora Harrington Your Beauty Mark by Dita Von Teese Guenevere, Queen of the Summer Country by Rosaline Miles __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Horse Girl (2020). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: Is Sarah really sleepwalking? What is a human thermometer? How can we get men at large to behave more like the men in this film (minus Brian)? __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Jurassic Park (1993). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: does this movie hold up? Is it horror? Is it because of the score? What was wrong with the triceratops? Is this film better than the book? Links: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Including Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Want to support our show? Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: His House. Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: can one ever steal a child ethically? How soon can we expect to see Wunmi Mosaku in every single thing ever all the time always? Should we be hearing these whispers the subtitles insist are there? Links: The BIFA awards nominees Remi Weekes on Why 'His House' Is a Very British Horror Movie Tressie McMillan Cottom’s book, Thick: Essays “Some Notions of Witchcraft among the Dinka” by Godfrey Lienhardt Our Bookshop affiliate page… where you can buy ALL the books we’ve mentioned on the show __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Mothman Prophecies (2002). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer questions like: what is the appropriate reaction to hearing a prophecy? Why the film named after the mothman when the prophetic being is Indrid Cold? How is this a Christmas movie? Links: The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallee The Mothman of Point Pleasant Documentary Tidings of Discomfort and Woe: The Christmas Prophecies of the Mothman __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Thirst (2009). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: What is it about immortality that makes humans evil, even if they don't want to be? Why are those sex scenes so fraught? How do vampires have sex if they don't have a heartbeat, and would Anne Rice answer our letters about it if we asked nicely? __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: The Djinn (2013). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: What the hell, Tobe Hooper? How is there even fog in the desert and why was it not a sandstorm? Does this dude not realize that's his demon mom he's flirting with in this elevator? What Are Jinn: The Arab Spirits Who Can Eat, Sleep, Have Sex, and Die Djinn in Muslim Culture: Truth or Superstition? Across the Islamic World, the Ifrit Brings Miseries Both Large and Small See Something Say Something episode about Jinn Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn Books we Mentioned on the Show Links What Are Jinn: The Arab Spirits Who Can Eat, Sleep, Have Sex, and Die Djinn in Muslim Culture: Truth or Superstition? Across the Islamic World, the Ifrit Brings Miseries Both Large and Small See Something Say Something episode about Jinn Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn Books we Mentioned on the Show __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Merch Store: TeePublic Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: The Descent (2005). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: what dirty joke would you tell your friend to distract her from her panic attack? Who gave Juno the AUDACITY? How was Gollum the answer to "what makes it worse when it can't get any worse?" __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

For this special birthday episode, Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer exchange gifts and read the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark that they wrote especially for one another. Links: Where to buy Paper Mache Mask Patterns Spectral Evidence by Trista Edwards; Trista Edwards’ candle company Marvel + Moon Hail Dark Aesthetics Alex Vincent (artist)'s Instagram Where to buy artwork by Alex Vincent __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: La Llorona (2019). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary, answer important questions like: how much do we care when bad dudes get sick? Where the hell does La Llorona come from? What business does Alma have lookin' so damn fly? Links: Beloved by Toni Morrison "La Llorona" by Chavela Vargas "La Llorona" by Lila Downs __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary welcome on guest and voice actor Kelly Nugent. They answer important questions like: Why does Franklin even consort with these SOBs? How did they pull off the feel of ungendered violence with such incredibly phallic weapons? Will we ever eat barbecue again? Links: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974). Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Buy Mary Kay's book, America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Beast. Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary welcome on the lovely hosts of P.S. I Love Rom Coms, Allie and Mia. They answer important questions like... what horror heroine do you channel? Is this a "beauty and the beast" retelling? Is Pascal desirable? Beast (2017). Links: "The Bad Graft" in Orange World by Karen Russell Bunny by Mona Awad __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: No Country for Old Men. Our hosts, Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: why isn't Javier Bardem responding to Mary Kay's texts? What even was the end of this movie? What response to that hair would be appropriate? Whose picture is next to the dictionary definition of "BDE?" What would you ask the hit man who shows up to kill you? And of course, is it scary? Links: No Country For Old Men (2007) Watch that Cormac McCarthy interview here. __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email: mary.kay.mcbrayer@gmail.com

This week's horror pick: Jeepers Creepers. Our hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: What would Kermit the Frog look like with a J. Crew model’s head? Wait—is this monster just Mothman? Can we give this movie credit for anything at all? Which hill WILL Rachel die on? What the hell are any of these characters ever doing? And of course, as always, is it scary? Links: Jeepers Creepers, 2001 __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

This week's horror pick: Poltergeist. Our hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like: Do rabbits wear blazers? Is Mary’s brother a serial killer now? Are any of these men good for anything? How much authentic ectoplasm is Mary Kay experiencing? What’s your death plan—mummification or starring in a blockbuster? And of course, as always, is it scary? Links: Poltergeist (1982) Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email. __ SHOW INFORMATION Instagram: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Facebook Page: @EverythingTryingToKillYou Facebook Group: @EverythingTryingToKillYouGroup Email: EverythingTryingtoKillYou@gmail.com Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Subscribe: Spotify

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In this episode, about Taylor Hackman's Devil's Advocate, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary try to answer questions like these: What actor would you recast...

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In this episode about Teeth, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:What is your favorite nonsensical evolutionary trait?...

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 67 about Robert Zemeckis’ 2000 film What Lies Beneath, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary bring on the guest of a lifetime, Andrew Farmer! Together, they answer important questions like these:Why did the theatrical trailer wreck the plot of the movie? Which Hollywood Zaddy would most fuck you up if he turned out to be the bad guy? What does “Zaddy” mean, exactly? Are Winston Duke’s thighs Zaddy-worth? Why did reviewers hate this movie initially? Was it because of the Hitchcock homage and supernatural? What did you think of the camerawork? Did you use the right mechanics in your visual storytelling for shit to land? At what point did you question whether Harrison Ford might be the bad guy? What line sent you through the actual roof? What is the real term for a science bottle? Why all the red herrings? Did the scrapbook even matter (even if the execution is solid)? If you could have one thing from that lake house, what would you take?What Lies Beneath (2000)– Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Written by Clark Gregg and Sarah Kernochan. Performances by Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Revenge Where to watch: NetflixSummary: It had been a year since Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer). But with Claire oblivious to the truth, Norman's life and marriage seem so perfect that when Claire tells him of hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young woman's image in their home, he dismisses her terror as delusion. Claire moves closer to the truth and it becomes clear that this apparition will not be dismissed, and has come back for Dr. Spencer and his beautiful wife.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.The Motherfuckin' Lip BarList of Black-owned ONLINE bookstoresKindred, Octavia ButlerAkata Witch, Nnedi OkoraforThe Fifth Season, N.K. JemisinHadriana in All My Dreams by Rene Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. GloverAndrew Farmer’s podcast, Scary Stories to Tell on the PodAndrew Farmer’s illustration of the song “Everyone Knows It’s Windy”John Early as Toni ColletteFollow the

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 66 about The Strangers, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:PLEASE tell us you've read and reviewed Mary Kay's book by now so we can master the mystery of algorithms‽ Are you sure you wanna be a shithead? Is Rachel braver than the Marines? What kind of MONSTERS would destroy a whole-ass gallon of Blue Bell? Whose idea was it to put a spoiler on the cover of the movie? Does Glenn Howerton really speak a billion languages, or is that just internet gossip (thanks Josh)? When does this run out of steam for you? At what point in a relationship do you get caught for those white lies you told in the honeymoon phase? Is that girl legitimately having a spiritual crisis? Is this a flawless plan, or a nimble improvisation? Do you prefer "Bag Head" or "Baby Face" masks? Neither?The Strangers (2008)– Directed by Bryan Bertino. Written by Bryan Bertino. Performances by Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Glenn Howerton.Genre: Horror, ThrillerWhere to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Fandango NowSummary: A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.Links: Check out BennyDrama! Better yet, check out ANDREW FUCKING FARMER. Listen to our Country Gold Countdown (plus a few more gems we thought you'd enjoy) on Spotify. Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 65 about Cloverfield, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:HAVE YOU FUCKERS READ MARY KAY’S BOOK YET? How would you picture a serial killer going through a mid-life crisis, and does he have a ponytail? Did Cruella de Vil create PETA? Is Criss Angel just Lord Voldemort after a lot of plastic surgery? What’s the likelihood of Mary Kay’s book creating a copycat killer nurse? What Brooklyn Nine-Nine character makes an appearance in this film? At which point in this did you realize it was going to be funny? What was Josef’s mission, or Sara’s? Does either of them achieve it? How could you kill a person with a blender? What does "cat & mouse" even mean and what is the phrase we ACTUALLY mean to use? Was he wearing the harness? What's going on with Josef, like, sexually? Can you create a human from the outside in? Do we get to judge someone's preference of murder victim the way we judge their choice of significant other? Is Josef going full Joan Crawford about the mystery of his age? What if he ISN'T bored? Gross.Creep 2 (2017)– Directed by Patrick Brice. Written by Mark Duplass, Patrick Brice. Performances by Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan, Karan Soni.Genre: Horror, Found Footage, Thriller, Dark ComedyWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.Links: Wanna make Mary write that song? Hit her up on Twitter. Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 65 about Cloverfield, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:DID YOU BUY MARY KAY'S BOOK, YOU SONS OF BITCHES? Why is this somehow even harder to swallow than the fuckery that is Cabin in the Woods? Who is the hottest person Mary Kay has ever seen in real life? What would be the absolute worst garb to be stuck wearing in an apocalyptic scenario? How does one get taken seriously in the apocalypse? Can you imagine trying to survive the apocalypse with a UTI? Would you chase your friend while they chase someone they aren't boning? Do you agree that Nate is the hottest one, like, could he pick us up? How do you cope when your reality goes tits-up instantaneously and there's no information to be had? What scared you more: walking subway tracks, or exploding humans? Can we work Schrödinger's Cat into casual conversation? Where was everyone running to? Where the hell were they all running from, even? Do you think Sephora was a sponsor for this movie? How many times did Hud turn off the camera? What is the least disappointing monster of all time? Could you even make this movie today, or would the premise fall apart thanks to iPhones? Do you remember the hype that was created from the trailer; you know, the one where it's just a party and then suddenly the city is attacked and everyone is as confused as you are?? Did JJ Abrams walk so Netflix could run? Was the monster just a baby shot down to Earth and just flailing in terrified fright? So, then, is this movie basically Dragon Ball Z? Speaking of geeky references, can you guess which character is basically a walking videogame? Or which character is basically every young adult fiction side character? There's a twist. Who's going to survive the apocalypse: able-bodied men or a woman in heels? Can we get Lizzy Caplan to be our friend? How many Tik-Tok references can we make? How many comedians named Jenny do we support? How did they achieve that shot when they are crawling in the topsy turvy hallway? How big is the real head of the Statue of Liberty? Most importantly, what would be the most embarrassing thing for you to have taped over in this circumstance? When the government is watching this footage of what happened that night with the aliens, what totally embarrassing footage of yours is breaking through?Cloverfield (2008)– Directed by Matt Reeves. Written by Drew Goddard. Performances by Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David.Genre: Horror, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.Links: Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

In this surprise mini bonus episode, Mary Kay McBrayer, Mary Beyer, and Rachel Estridge host one chapter of the audiobook that Mary Kay wrote and narrated, America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. If you like what you hear, you can listen to the full audiobook on Audible and LibroFM. You can also buy your copy of America's First Female Serial Killer at Amazon, Indiebound, Bookshop, Barnes & Noble, and anywhere else you can think of!Follow ETTKY, the podcast, on Twitter @horrorshowgirls or Instagram @everythingtryingtokillyouFollow Mary Kay McBrayer on Twitter @mkmcbrayer or Instagram @marykaymcbrayer

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 64 about The Wicker Man your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:On a scale of 1 to Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted, how unfortunate is our hair on this infinitith day of quarantine? You know that one scene when all the adolescent girls are jumping naked over the first? What was your hot take during that scene? Remember that Kombucha Girl Vine? Who among us is best at packing and unpacking? Was this movie scary? Was it funny? Was it entertaining? What is “The Salmon of Knowledge?” What can you say, and what can you NOT SAY? Was this the cult of Creed Bratton from The Office? Who started this cult? (SARUMAN’S GRANDFATHER!) What about the religious history that this movie references? What about British Imperialism? Did you know that Summersisle is a real-ass place? Did you know that Scotland has Gaelic, too? Did you also think that the way The Wicker Man depicts paganism is a way to exploit young girls? Who was the ass double for Britt Ekland? What about that candle hand? Did you know that Edward Woodward seeing the Wicker Man on the beach was the actual first time that the actor had seen it? Why did we get no explanation or anticipation of the Wicker Man itself? Is this particular conspiracy very elaborate? What are the similarities between The Wicker Man and The Hunchback of Notre Dame? Is this policeman just really, really bad at his job? What is the point of this movie? What are we supposed to take away from it?The Wicker Man (1973)– Directed by Robin Hardy. Written by Anthony Schaffer. Performances by Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Folk HorrorWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A puritan Police Sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl who the townsfolk claim never existed; stranger still are the pagan rites that take place there. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Ghost Wall by Sarah MossTrista Edwards’ magickal candles, Marvel+Moon

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 63, join Mary Kay McBrayer, Mary Beyer, and Rachel Estridge and their lovely friend of the podcast, Stephen Rouse, as they discuss 28 Days Later. They answer important horror comedy questions like these:Which horror movie would you choose to wake up and live through? Do Americans make everything worse when we adapt narratives from other cultures? Are these “infected” zombies? Did that little boy one talk? Is “Rage” ebola+rabies? Is it just amplifying a regular human condition? Why identify it with ebola specifically? What makes the zombies stop chasing the car? Did The Walking Dead rip off a LOT of these ideas in its first season? (Yes.) What’s the benefit of your POV character waking from coma? Is this movie scary? Does the score work? Why do they call them “the infected?” What if it HASN’T spread? How is this similar to what’s happening right now? How can you tell if someone has never played Plague, Inc.? Why do men use SO MUCH toilet paper? What is the point of surviving the apocalypse? How did our beloved ninth doctor “promise them women” and not realize that one of them was a child? 28 Days Later (2002) – Directed by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy and Brendan GleesonGenre: Horror, Zombies, Thriller, Suspense, Apocalypse, Pandemic, epidemic, plague, SurvivalismWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.Links: Stephen’s game! Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here! Get Out is a Zombie Movie… but No One Noticed

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 62 about Drew Goddard’s Cabin in the Woods your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary try to answer questions like these: What would Drew Goddard do if we took away two-way mirrors? When you walk into a bar bathroom, do you check to make sure the mirrors aren’t two-way? What horror trope would you pick from that basement? What about setting? Is this movie scary? How amazing is this actress who plays Jules? What was your favorite on the white board list of monsters? Did you think that it was going to be Marty who survived? Why is Rachel obsessed with this character? What do all these monsters do? What is the overall narrative supposed to mean? Why does it look differently across cultures? If this manipulation of others’ suffering will ultimately save the world, are the scientists really bad guys? Is this just a really meta-trolley problem? Is it wrong to take joy in your job when it’s more of a coping skill than an off-hand dismissal of suffering? Why does the virgin have to die last? And why does it not matter if she dies? Is this meant to be an explanation of why our horror movies have evolved the way that they do? How is this related to the SIMS? What song would you HATE to play while you were being killed in a horror movie?Cabin in the Woods (2011)– Written by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard. Performances by Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here!

Your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, Rachel, and special guest Grady Hendrix answer important questions about horror movies. On this episode of Everything Trying to Kill You, they discuss and make fun of The Hunger.What is your FAVORITE work by Grady Hendrix? Is there a wrong answer? Why is the ending of this film incomprehensible? Speaking of convention … what is the deal? No fangs? Is anyone else a vampire? How many fans do you think Tony Scott owned at this time? Can we make publishing scholarly essays a hot quality like it apparently is in this smoky-sexy fictional world? Are those . . . sexy teeth? Is *she* the best, or is she the worst? Is there a DAMN thing wrong with Angela Bassett's arms? And of course, IS Grady nasty?The Hunger (1983)– Written and directed by Tony Scott. Performances by David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, and Catherine Deneuve. Based on the book by Whitley Strieber.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Vudu (rental), Google Play (rental), Apple TV (rental), Fandango (rental), Amazon Prime (purchase)Summary: John (David Bowie) is the lover of the gorgeous immortal vampire Miriam (Catherine Deneuve), and he's been led to believe that he'll live forever, too. Unfortunately, he quickly deteriorates into a horrible living death, and Miriam seeks a new companion. She soon sets her sights on Sarah (Susan Sarandon), a lovely young scientist, who quickly falls under Miriam's spell. However, Sarah doesn't warm up to the concept of vampirism easily, leading to conflict with Miriam.Links: Order Grady Hendrix’s new novel, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires here! (or from your local bookstore because support local business during social distancing!)Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here! (or same as above you filthy animals)

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 61 about As Above So Below your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:What terrifying place would you choose to explore? And who is your dream team? And love interest? Why does that inscription rhyme in English? Do we like the found footage execution? Why was this premise so brain-meltingly dumb? Is this movie scary? Are we just going to ignore the cult? Would you really just go ask for this criminal trespasser by name in a night club? Did Benji disappoint you the most? Do beautiful, petite white ladies with clavicles of steel really get forgiven for Turkish prisons so easily? (Rachel weighs in!) Why didn’t we get to stay in Iran? Why would Nicholas Flamel know Aramaic? Does anyone else hate acronyms? With this deductive logic, why weren’t they on Legends of the Hidden Temple? Why/how/for why does Scarlett have all of these random degrees? Is this a video game? Is Scarlett Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? How is this woman not hospitalized? Why be scared when you could be just NOT UNDERGROUND? What’s the first thing you’d do when you survive the adventure? As Above So Below (2014)– Written and directed by John Erick Dowdle. Performances by Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, and Francois Civil. Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Supernatural Where to watch: NetflixSummary: Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe (Perdita Weeks) has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Pull Quotes:When she was like, Let’s go into the earth to search for this alchemical agent, I would have been like, No.—Mary BeyerAll of the obstacles are false obstacles.—Mary BeyerSo we’re just going to ignore the cult?—Mary Kay McBrayerCommit to ONE ridiculous premise.—Rachel EstridgeAnd then, boom, we’re in Paris.—Mary Kay McBrayerNicholas Flamel wakes up and says, ‘Get out of my room.’—Mary BeyerI would never compare Scarlett to my beloved, beloved Rock. She IS a rock. She is basically a rock.—Mary BeyerIf she left me in a Turkish prison… I don’t care how beautiful she is, don’t show up at my work place!—Mary Kay McBrayer

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 60, about Bernard Rose’s Candyman, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on Zena Dixon, the Real Queen of Horror, to answer important questions like these:What historical period’s clothing would you dress up in to be a boogeyman? Can you pull off a frosted brown lip? Why doesn’t Tony Todd still wear the duster? Did you ever do the mirror thing? What is Helen DOING? Did the film age well? Could a grad student ever have afforded that apartment? Can we get Tony Todd in better lighting? What if fairy tales are real? Whose story is this to tell? Will you go home and try to summon Candyman, now? Have you ever considered selling your underwear on the internet? Is this movie a slasher? What insect would you want to embody you, if you were the boogeyman?Candyman (1992)– Written and directed by Bernard Rose, based on “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. Performances by Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.Tags: Links: Zena Dixon, the Real Queen of Horror[Days of the Dead: Atlanta] Tony Todd on the Legacy of 'Candyman' and What's NextPre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 59, about Ari Aster’s Midsommar, your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, and Rachel answer important questions like these:What country (besides Sweden) are you most afraid to visit? Is Australia where the devil keeps his pets? Was Christian raped? But is he ALSO the worst? What does Josh mean by his comment about “maybe you’re not paying attention to the right thing?” Are Christian’s actions defensible? What about the sequence of walking through the house where Dani’s sister annihilated her family? What is Ari Aster going through that he wrote THIS right after Hereditary? What’s the most identifiable-with moment in this movie? Why does Dani stay with Christian? Where are Dani’s friends? Why are any of these people friends with Mark—how did he find his way into this social circle? What’s the deal with the bad trips in the movie? How does the brightness and the beauty of this film work for a horror film? Why does Josh withhold his information about the Attestupa ritual? How dare you, Christian, try to take Josh’s idea? Is this type of anthropological study immoral? Is this movie scary? What was the scariest part? What do you make of Dani’s insomnia-sleeping-pills-dream? Why does she look into the mirror while she’s on mushrooms? What’s the deal with that A-frame building? Why do we like cult movies? Why were we set up to think that it was a BAD thing to be the May Queen? Did you get “The Lottery” vibes from it, too? Why doesn’t the anesthesia work?! Was the prophet’s coloring as funny to you as it was to Rachel? Were Pelle’s parents also sacrificed? Why were the bodies stuffed with straw? What is the “blood eagle?” What animal corpse would you burn your ex inside of?Midsommar (2019)– Written and directed by Ari Aster; performances by Frances Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm BlomgrenGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Cult, Folk HorrorWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: A couple travel to Sweden to visit their friend's rural hometown for its fabled midsummer festival, but what begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.Tags: horror, drama, thriller, suspense, cult, pagan, Florence Pugh, Ari Aster, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm Blomgren, ritual, brainwash, family annihilator, ritual suicideLinks: This Podcast Will Kill You’s episode about the Corona Virus.Pandemic Netflix series.How MIDSOMMAR Utilizes and Subverts Horror Movie Tropes of People of Color on Graveyard Shift Sisters blog (hosted by Ashlee Blackwell)Preacher Boys, by our sound editor Eric SkwarczynskiPre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 31 about William Friedkin’s film, The Exorcist, your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, and Rachel talk with the incredible author Clay McLeod Chapman, and they answer important questions like these:What demon voice WOULD NOT work on you? Was this movie scary? Were there any big surprises for you when you watched this movie for the first time? Did you prefer the director’s cut (the “version you’ve never seen”) or the original? Are backbends in general also horrifying for you, or is it just Mary Kay? Why would you pace the narrative so slowly (or would you)? What exactly happened with Father Karras’ mother? Whose story is this? Why set the bookended part in Iraq? Which exorcist is THE exorcist? Does Father Karras’ qualification as a psychiatrist make the events scarier? What was the scariest special effect? What about the ACTUAL murderer? What about the last rites? How does the convention of the movie parallel with that of real-life Catholicism? Have you been to The Exorcism stairs in DC? Why is it important that Reagan is 12 years old? When Reagan comes downstairs during the dinner party… is the demon acting yet? Is it okay that there was an actual teenage girl playing the role of a possessed girl? Why wasn't Mercedes McCambridge credited for her vocal performance? Is Father Karras the anchor? Why is he a boxer? On a 1-to-10, how glad were you that the origins weren't in Ancient Egypt, but in a historically plausible place? How does Father Merrin die? Was the production actually cursed? The Exorcist (1973)– Directed by William Friedkin and written by William Peter Blatty. Performances by Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason MillerGenre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, ExorcismWhere to watch: Amazon Prime (for free!)Summary: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy. Written by Andrew Harmon Links: Buy The Remaking by our lovely guest, Clay McLeod ChapmanLet’s talk about The Rite by Matt Baglio, if you want to know more about exorcisms.Check out the original trailer for The Exorcist!Buy your host Mary Kay McBrayer's book, America's First Female Serial Killer

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 57 about Trey Edward Shults’s 2017 film It Comes at Night, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Where would you insert the grimacing emoji face when you’re texting a friend about this movie? What inspired this film? Why is Peter Breughel “the elder?” What painting would inspire YOUR horror film? Why don’t we have any horror movies about unicorns? Is It Comes at Night horror? Why does the tension never release? Do we like the ending? What’s the deal with “protection?” Does “protection” even matter if death is inevitable? Why was their blood so dark? What’s the purpose of every decision being rationaliz-able? Did you notice the ambient noise or nearly-silent dialogue described in the closed captions? Was Andrew sick? Who opened the door? Does it matter? Why would you hang that horrifying Breughel painting in the hallway across from your family photos? What is the “it” that comes at night? How was the plague transmitted? Do the characters know? Are they just being incredibly cautious? Did you like the casting? How flawless was Andrew’s performance? What about Joel Edgerton? Carmen Ejogo? So basically… perfect casting? How do we get Christopher Abbott to fall in love with Rachel? Why are there so many only-children? Is Will an only child? Is Paul what we all need? Is Sarah the ultimate bad bitch? Could they have done anything different? It Comes at Night (2017)– Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen EjogoGenre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Nature, ApocalypseWhere to watch: NETFLIX. You’re fuckin’ welcome.Summary: Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul. Written by A24Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Visit this abandoned Lisa Frank factory/repurpose it as an escape room?Read Carmen Maria Machado’s short story, “Inventory”Get S.A. Bradley’s book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes Us Happy and HealthyGet Clay McLeod Chapman’s novel, The Remaking

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 56 about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film The Revenant, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Who all in this movie? Is it worth $3.99 to rent Amazon? If the characters in The Revenant were on the old show Survivor, what ONE luxury item would you give to the Rocky Mountain Fur Company? Did you think this movie was horror? (There is a right answer.) So the part where they get scalped was not scary to you? So, you feel like when he drinks water and it comes out of his ripped open throat, that was not horror? How did you feel about ALL THE BODY HORROR? What about when the captain tries to mercy-kill Hugh Glass? (You can just agree with me now, or I can keep going.) How did you feel about the fictional nature of the film adaptation? What about the book? How does the weather interact with the sound? What single animal would defeat you in the wild?The Revenant (2015)– Written by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Nature, SurvivalismWhere to watch: AmazonSummary: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 55 about Doron Paz and Yoaz Paz’s film The Golem, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:What movie did Mary Kay THINK this was when she started watching this? What’s the clearest not-cheating-but-obviously-cheating behavior (like Benjamin, Hannah’s husband eating dinner at that thirsty hoe’s house) that you have personally experienced? What elements worked? What went wrong? Horribly, horribly wrong? Did you like the flaming Star of David? What were some of the other epic images? What is a “golem” in Jewish, folkloric tradition? Why is it that when monsters are children, they’re especially horrifying? Why, in the tradition, does the golem change when it’s created by a woman? Why do the golems of the Rabbi and Hannah LOOK so different? What happens when societal expectations don’t align with Benjamin’s own morality? Did you like Benjamin? Was he a good husband? Why does this setting have to be Lithuania in the 17th century? What’s going on with the presence of the plague? Were you as interested in the bully’s obsession with his daughter’s health as we were? Who, here, is playing God? What unexpected shape would your golem take?The Golem (2018)– Written and directed by Doron Paz and Yoav Paz. Written by Ariel Coen. Performances by Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, Kirill Cernyakov.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Judaism, Folklore Where to watch: NetflixSummary: During an outbreak of a deadly plague, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from foreign invaders, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Review of Servant on Killer Horror Critic (by Mary Kay, your host, who says that this show portrays the mourning of a lost child in a much more convincing, empathetic way.)Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On the Thanksgiving episode of our show, episode 54 about Taylor Sheridan’s film Wind River, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Why are we doing a non-horror movie on a horror podcast? What are your hosts’ favorite westerns? What are their dads’ favorite westerns? How does Wind River maintain or invert traditional Western tropes? Is this movie scary? What does this movie say about dichotomies of “cowboys n’ Indians” racial politics? Do we have a “noble savage” trope? What’s the deal with the Reservation as a setting? Why is the main character a white dude? (Is that a Western trope?) Do we feel good about the casting? Is Cory just “the white guy who is allowed?” What’s Cory’s role in this setting? What about women in westerns? What’s scary about this movie, even though it’s not labeled “horror?” Did you like the dynamic between Cory and Jane? Wind River (2017)– Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. Performances by Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Kelsey Chow, Gil Birmingham, and Jon Bernthal.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Murder, WesternWhere to watch: Amazon Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Mary and Mary Kay’s tattoo artist“No Half Measures” speech from Breaking Bad with Mike and WaltKatelyn's article about ableness in horror film, “Hush: Surviving While Disabled” on Black Ship BooksS.A. Bradley’s book, Screaming for Pleasure

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the horror comedy podcast that analyzes your favorite scary movies! In episode 53 The Eyes of My Mother, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:You come upon a person chained in your basement, barn, et cetera… what do you do? Did Franny go to school? Why was there so much isolation? Were there any issues of plausibility that distracted from the film to you? Were you getting Manley Pointer/Flannery O’Connor vibes from Charlie? Is this movie scary? Were the surgery scenes with Franny and her mom upsetting? What’s the most frightening part of this movie? What’s the relationship like between Franny and her father? What does Franny do with that viscera after she puts it in the fridge? What does the story of St. Francis have to do with this narrative? Why set the tone with his story? What’s the difference between saying “Please don’t hurt my baby” versus “Please don’t take my baby?” Why is it important that the antagonist is a woman? What’s going on with Fran’s loneliness and sociopathy? Do they work together? How DO they work? How did you like the character of Antonio’s mother? Does this foley artist deserve an Oscar? Did you like the score of this movie?The Eyes of My Mother (2016)– Directed by Nicolas Pesce. Performances by Kika Magalhães and Will Crill.Genre: Horror, Slasher, Thriller, Foreign, Torture, DramaWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the horror comedy podcast that analyzes your favorite scary movies! In episode 52 about Evil Dead 2 your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:How did Mary convince Mary Kay to watch this movie? What your hosts most excited about in their ? will it be weird if everyone goes up to Mia Farrow and says “Rosemary’s Baby!” but Mary says, “The Last Unicorn!?” What exactly is an amulet? What’s the book about unicorns that features that word? Do you want to hear more about Mary Kay’s dreadlocked babydoll, Blittany? Would you like a babydoll dreadlock as an amulet keychain? Is Evil Dead II horror or comedy? Can it be horror comedy? Why is this movie so many directors’ favorite horror movies? Which item in your household would be the most absolutely horrifying if it were possessed? What appliance would you be in The Brave Little Toaster? Why is the garbage disposal so scary? What moment in the movie provoked Mary Kay’s text, “What. The fuck. Is this?” Who is the target audience of the horror comedy? Is this a sequel?Evil Dead II (1987)– Directed and written by Sam Raimi. Performances by Bruce Campbell and Sarah Berry.Genre: Horror, Thriller, drive-in, Evil DeadWhere to watch: HuluSummary: The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 51 about Stacie Passon’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, your NEW host Rachel Estridge, and ongoing hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Who is your favorite contemporary Scream Queen? What propels the plot of this movie? How long did it take you to realize who dunnit? Did the frame story work? Why does Merricat try to cast a spell to make Constance stay? Who is the strong one, Merricat or Constance? Is everyone enabling everyone else? Is there incestuous abuse happening? Did you feel like all of the characters were well cast? Can we talk about Crispin Glover? Why sugar, specifically? Did you like Merricat? Do you think Merricat’s witchcraft is real? Why does she bury stuff? Do you think that Charles was their actual cousin? What was with the moon?We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)– Directed by Stacie Passon. Written by Mark Kruger and Shirley Jackson. Performances by Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian StanGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, Shirley Jackson, terror, Gothic, drama, mysteryWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Merricat, Constance, and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Book Squad Goals’ episode about Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

In this episode, Mary Kay McBrayer and her former students Caitlin Hobbs, Emily Rubin, and Salina Shanks all present live on a panel about The (Anti)Heroine and Her Journey in Contemporary Horror Films (live from the PCAS/ACAS Conference in Wilmington, NC). Caitlin Hobbs presents on examples of the heroine's journey in contemporary horror films like Pan's Labyrinth, Coraline, and Alien.Mary Kay McBrayer presents on the hero's journey versus the heroine's journey in Darren Aronofsky's film mother! and what is so scary about the film. Emily Rubin presents on the female alien's character in Under the Skin, and how she subverts male gaze and sexual objectification to better prey upon her victims.Salina Shanks presents on the uncommon perspective of fashion and the occult in the Iranian-American vampire film A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 50, about Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass’ film, Creep, your NEW host Rachel, and ongoing hosts Mary Kay and Mary answer important questions like these:Why should you buy Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Murderer? Is Mary Kay really doing the crybaby while she’s recording? If you were a homicidal furry, what would your alter ego be named? What would your theme song be? Is Creep scary? Is it new that men stalking other men who are bigger than they are a new thing for this movie? Could you tell right away who the creep was? Did Aaron’s character initially remind you of the Dating Game murderer? Is your barometer for scary the same as Mary’s?: Is this something I could have just avoided? Does Aaron not “just leave” because he needs the money? What scale of danger will we put ourselves in because we “need the money?” How does the found footage aspect of this film help the narrative? What’s the twist? What do we NOT see? Is Aaron unreliable, too? Did you like the scene with Joseph’s sister on the phone in the bathroom? Why does she only reveal that much information? How do you pronounce “Blumhouse?” How did you feel about the pacing? Was the movie too short? Were things HAPPENING? Could this be a play? What did you think about the jump scares? What about the name… “Peach Fuzz?” How do you say “no” to a man’s dying wish? Why did Aaron LEAVE the house when he thought he was being stalked? Why did Joseph call his fake unborn child “buddy?” Why did he call Aaron “buddy,” too? What is your most on-brand yet least fucked-up movie crush? Is Mark Duplass interested in collaborating with a short, chubby, brown woman? What is the “president of the student council mentality?”Creep (2014)– Directed by Patrick Brice. Written by Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass. Performances by Patrick Brice and Mark DuplassGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasionWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 50 about Barbet Schroeder’s film, Single White Female, "Let's Go Shopping," your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on their editor and lovely guest, Anna Drezen, and they answer important questions like these:If you could steal the life of any human being that you know personally, whose would you steal? Should we be laughing at this? Is identity theft a joke? Can you really have it all? What is the theme song of Anna and Mary Kay’s sitcom of their life together? Is it just a shopping montage? Is this movie scary? Why is it pathetic that Allie is looking for a roommate? What does Allie do for a living? What does her software do exactly? Is it the same software that Cher in Clueless used to pick out her outfits in the morning before school? Why is Allie so infatuated with Sam? Why is the woman in every heterosexual relationship always more attractive than man? Do adults drink orange juice that way? Why does Hedy drink diet soda? Did everyone in the 90s wear nightgowns? Was New York ever this white? Did you like the stiletto heel as a weapon? What would your useless software do? What exactly is "software?" WHO IS OUR NEW PERMANENT HOST!?Single White Female (1992)– Directed by Barbet Schroeder. Written by John Lutz and Don Roos. Performances by Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven WeberGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, doppelgangerWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: When a 'Single White Female' places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she's just left), all the applicants seem weird. Then along comes a level headed woman who seems to be just right. The new lodger has a secret past which haunts her. Written by Rob HartillLinks: Anna Drezen and Andrew Farmer’s podcast, Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 31 about Mike Flanagan’s film, Hush, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on their editor and lovely guest, Eric Skwarczynski, and they answer important questions like these: How do you pronounce your last name historically? What mask would you wear as if you were a home invader? Is this movie scary? Did you like the alternative ending monologues, or did it suck out the tension? Was the narrative too formulaic? Does Maddy fall into the final girl trope? Do you believe that in that moment, she suddenly realized she realized she had to kill him? Or was it long before? Did they sufficiently establish the convention of Maddy’s inner monologue? How did you feel about the portrayal of her disability in the film as a whole? What would your AppleNotes death note be? Hush (2014)– Directed by Mike Flanagan. Written by Kate Siegel and Mike Flanagan. Performances by Kate Siegel. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, deaf, hearing impaired Where to watch: Netflix Summary: A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window. Links: Cinema InfluenceEric Skwarczynski’s IGHow to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame Smith

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 47, “Cloth Doesn’t Photograph That Well” about James Wan’s The Conjuring, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Rachel Estridge as their lovely guest. They answer important questions like these: Can dental patients take their teeth home? What clearly evil household object would you possessed if your soul was trapped on earth, that the Warrens would then be like “This is cute” and put it on a shelf in their horror museum? Did you think this movie was scary? Did you wake up at 3:07? Did you like the storytelling structure? Who were the protagonists of this film? Why didn’t their real estate agent tell them about the GIANT MESS in the hallways? Was the frame story even scarier than the main narrative? If the movie itself wasn’t scary, what WAS scary about it? Why was Annabelle missing from her case? Why do the demons in this universe go after the weakest constitution? And why is the mom always the most vulnerable one? Shouldn’t that be the LAST person you come for? Why does the demon want children specifically? How do the animals factor into the fear factor of the movies? Why doesn’t Daddy Warren ask his wife what she saw during the exorcism? What song would you want Patrick Wilson to sing to you at karaoke? The Conjuring (2013) directed by James Wan, performances by Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Supernatural, Spiritualism, Ghosts, Demons, HauntingsWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)Links:“The Rabbit” in The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg– the retelling of The Velveteen RabbitThe story of La Llorona (the drowned ghost)

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode , “Too Fat for our Armor” about Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Kelli McAdams, co-founder of the podcast #Book Squad Goals. They answer important questions like these: Which celebrities would you draft into your cult? What genre is this movie? What elements of horror did you see in this movie? Who did Rose kill before? Are we supposed to believe that she killed her dad, too? Which Chris plays the devil in this movie? Which Chris is the hottest? Was there any one scene in particular that was “scary?” What’s the point of the Manson family reference? Is the El Royale a real place? Who was on the tape? Did you like the structure of this movie? Could this movie have been a play? What was your favorite line from this movie? Who would you steal from each host’s cults? Bad Times at the El Royale (2019)—Directed by Drew Goddard, Performances by Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia ErivoGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Cults, 1960s, Conspiracy TheoriesWhere to watch: HBOSummary: The El Royale is run-down hotel that sits on the border between California and Nevada. It soon becomes a seedy battleground when seven strangers -- a cleric, a soul singer, a traveling salesman, two sisters, the manager and the mysterious Billy Lee -- converge on a fateful night for one last shot at redemption before everything goes wrong.Links: #Book Squad Goals--Kelli's podcast!

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 45, “A Rocketshit” your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Ashlee Blackwell, founder of Graveyard Shift Sisters, and producer and co-writer of the documentary on Shudder, Horror Noire to discuss the film The Perfection. They answer important questions like these: What would make you shit on the sidewalk? Is this movie scary? What could be worse than getting sick like that on a bus? Is Mary clairvoyant? Could you get past someone tricking you into cutting off your own arm, even if it was “for your own good?” How accurate is this abuse to the musical training? Did you like the image of them playing the cello at the end? Which example of the body horror was the MOST horrific? Was it the bugs? Why? Why should we play through the pain? What could have motivated a woman to revenge besides sexual abuse? Did you find that cause a little lacking in imagination? Did the structure of the Movements work for you? What exactly motivated those decisions? Do you like Charlotte and Lizzie? If Lizzie is coded as queer… does it have anything to do with the fact that she’s been tortured and raped? Is it implying that someone BECOMES and orientation? (In the film.) Is that what the STORY is saying? Is convincing Lizzie to cut off her hand the ONLY way to save her? What ibuprofen pills are that large? What did you think about the film angles and camerawork? What was your favorite shot in the movie? How did Jeffrey and Theus come into this job? Who invented that scary Saw rape apparatus? If you were attacking scary cello rapist man, what song would play while you dismembered and blinded him? The Perfection (2019)—Directed by Richard Shepard, written by Eric C. Charmelo, Richard Shepard; performances by Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven WeberGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Music, Body Horror, SlasherWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte (Allison Williams) seeks out Elizabeth (Logan Browning), the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.Links: Graveyard Shift Sisters, Ashlee Blackwell’s amazing site that “purges the black female horror fan from the margins”Watch Horror Noire: Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, Horror Noire traces the untold history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre. Adapting Robin Means Coleman’s seminal book, HORROR NOIRE will present the living and the dead, using new and archival interviews from scholars and creators; the voices who survived the genre’s past trends, to those shaping its future.