Harry Nichols and Jen Lightfoot discuss current horror films with the help of a rotating guest! Episodes drop weekly in October, leading up to Halloween.
Lit Professor and Alien super fan Teagan Bradway joins us once again to discuss Alien: Romulus (2024). We discuss the film's approach to siblinghood, race and servitude, Gen Z, upgrades and AI anxieties, male rage, boy robots, and oodles more. Jen rips an atomic belch. Harry impersonates Marilyn Manson. If you're feeling the show, please give us a rating and review on your streaming service of choice! Trigger Warnings: Spoilers, rape, profanity Our Guest's Amazing stuff: Peep Teagan's brilliant keynote, "Queer Theory for Everyone" This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . . Harry brings up Star Wars (finish drink) Anyone can't remember a character's name Someone mentions any part of the human reproductive system (finish drink) Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Bonus episode time, b*tches! Lit professor and Alien fangirl Teagan Bradway joins us to discuss every. single. Alien film. We discuss Teagan's dope Ripley tattoo, the triumphs and failures of the Alien reboots/prequels, shredded blue Jesus, moms (of course), sex (of course), and more! Teagan presents her case for Alien 3 as a slept-on banger. Listen in as we build context for next month's episode on Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus (2024). If you're feeling the show, please give us a rating and review on your streaming service of choice! Trigger Warnings: Spoilers, rape, profanity Our Guest's Amazing stuff: Peep Teagan's brilliant keynote, "Queer Theory for Everyone" This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . . Finish drink whenever Harry talks about floating/flirting symbols Finish drink whenever someone mentions Jonesy the cat Drink whenever someone mentions any part of the human reproductive system Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Matthew Schmidt is the writer/director of the indie short film, "Mr. Sandman" (2024). He joins us to discuss his film, inspiration, and the importance of chasing your passions at any age. Watch "Mr. Sandman" on youtube and Tubi! Check out the podcast on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Fiction author Bob Proehl joins the pod to talk about Robert Eggers' Nosferatu (2024). We discuss the metaphor of the vampire, the cost of periodic accuracy, attitudes toward teen sex, COVID, free podcast ideas, the Keanussance, and what the hell Willem Dafoe is doing in this movie. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Content Warnings: Spoilers, profanity Our Guest's Amazing stuff: Check out Bob Proehl's books! This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . . Finish your drink when anyone mentions The Sexual Darkness Finish your drink when anyone does the Nosferatu voice Drink whenever someone says vampire, sex, or sexual Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Fiction author Bob Proehl joins Harry and Jen to discuss F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent classic, Nosferatu (1922). The trio discusses the experience of viewing silent film in the modern day, Nosferatu's status as a classic bootleg, vampiric links to sex and disease, fear of the other, and Bob's failed attempt at reading Twilight. Keep an eye out for our episode on Nosferatu (2024) next week! Check out Bob Proehl's books! Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Drug/alcohol counselor Steve Elfenbein joins Harry and Jen to talk about Smile 2 (2024). They discuss mental health, water-chugging, addiction, the curse film trope, and heavy-handed narratives. Harry makes a bassoon noise. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Content Warnings: Spoilers, drug/alcohol abuse and addiction, overdose Check out Spencer Lackey, a short-form horror filmmaker with aesthetics like some in Smile 2! Check "The Other Side of the Box," a 2021 short film with similar scares to some in Smile 2! This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . . Anyone says "text" Anyone says "addiction" Finish your drink when Harry sings Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Jen's sister Kim joins to talk about Heretic (2024). they talk Mormonism, atheism, language, rip-offs, spin-offs, and cults. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Content Warnings: spoilers, violence This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . . Jen can't remember a character's name Harry says "infantile" Harry makes an unfunny Mormon joke (finish your drink) Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Jen and Harry talk about the late David Lynch, the word "Lynchian," their first Lynch movie experiences, and their favorite Lynch films, Lost Highway (1997) and Mulholland Drive (2001). Harry gives his spiel about Bill Pullman while Jen plans the show's first merch item. Content Warnings: Spoilers, Suicide/Self-Harm This episode's drinking game: Finish your drink whenever Harry or Jen are awkward about David Lynch being dead. Find us on social media! Facebook / Instagram If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Chemist Sam MacMillan joins for a conversation on Coralie Fargeat's The Substance (2024). They discuss the patriarchy, beauty standards, substance abuse, the alt-health grift, cinematic references, the plural for "synopsis," and prosthetic boobs. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Content Warnings: spoilers, body image, gore, substance abuse This episode's drinking game: Drink when you hear . . . a cat meow someone says "Elizabeth" a movie other than The Substance is mentioned Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Jen and Harry review the films they watched in 2024. They talk the best of the best, the worst of the worst, the grossest, the horniest, conversation highlights, and horror trends. Listen in for a trip down memory lane! Find us on social media! Facebook / Instagram If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Music teacher Austin Kiley joins for a conversation on Tim Burton's Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. The trio get cozy and discuss the Tim Burton aesthetic, the age of the sequel, real-life Sally, sexism, racism, and Austin's take on How I Met Your Mother. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Content Warnings: spoilers Peep our friends over at Quad Pro Quo Podcast! Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Allison Stull of Quad Pro Quo Podcast joins Harry and Jen for a Damian McCarthy double feature: Oddity (2024) and Caveat (2020)! The trio talk murder mysteries, creepy/beautiful houses, movement, rationalism, and whether or not they would survive diving into a cave full of vampires. Content Warnings: Spoilers, violence Check out Allison Stull's podcast, Quad Pro Quo! Find us on social media! Facebook / Instagram If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Happy Halloween, kids! Harry and Jen take time out to chat about two of their favorite Halloween flicks, Trick R' Treat (2007) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). The two discuss their favorite aspects of the films, why the films have staying power, and why Halloween is the horniest holiday. They also say "punish" a lot. Stick around after the show for interviews with veteran Rocky Horror Picture Show participants. Content Warnings: Spoilers Find Vestal Violators (Rocky Horror Troupe) on Facebook! Talia Cordata's Rocky Horror Picture Show Performance! Check out Michael Dougherty's original short film for Trick r' Treat! Find us on social media! Facebook / Instagram If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Harry and Jen are joined by Jen's partner, the lit professor Teagan Bradway! The trio get into one of the year's most anticipated horror films, Longlegs. They talk queer-coded killers, horny stabbings, the nuclear family, and the Nicolas Cage of it all. Content Warnings: spoilers Here's a cool article that inspired Harry's interpretation! This episode features audio from The Wicker Man (2006) and Community. If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Cornell lit professor Caroline Levine joins us to discuss the Mexican-Peruvian body horror joint, Huesera: The Bone Woman. We discuss the natural body horror of pregnancy stories, the Ring-imprinted generation, the patriarchy, queer v. hetero relationships, and the "dismissive husband" trope. Content Warnings: Spoilers, Pregnancy, Infanticide If you're enjoying the show, give us a rating on your podcast service! Check out the show on Instagram and Facebook! Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Songwriters Sam Lupowitz and Mandy Goldman join us again to talk Zach Creggar's Barbarian. We discuss haves and have-nots, Dante, systems that enable evil, story structure, and the weird hotness of Bill Skarsgard. Content Warning: Spoilers, Sexual assault/rape, Bill Skarsgard Check out our favorite works of Mandy Goldman and Sam Lupowitz: Sam's glorious record from 2021 Mandy's masterful mopus Mandy's unforgivable vocal crimes Sam's funk/metal/brit-prog blasphemy Like the show? Follow us on social! Instagram FB
Violist, teacher, and reluctant horror fan Katharina Nichols joins us in a conversation about Immaculate (2024). We talk politics, Rosemary's Baby, the phenomenon of Sydney Sweeney, Nunsploitation, and Kat outlines her plans for her own evil convent. Content Warning: Spoilers, Infanticide, Religious Violence Follow the show on social media! Instagram Facebook
Harry and Jen talk with artist/one-woman-riot Ten Van Winkle about the smash indie possession film Late Night with the Devil. They talk about guilt, exploitation, AI, peeps, and what the hell exactly happened in that movie anyhow. Find Ten on social! Instagram Email Enjoying the show? Take a moment and give us a follow, rating, or review! Social Media: Instagram! Facebook! Got a movie idea? Email us! HarryandJenPodcast@gmail.com
Harry and Jen are joined by Jen's friend-in-law, the lovely, insightful Mike Jan! Together, they dissect the surreal, meaty world of Robert Morgan's Stopmotion. They talk folklore, archetypes, agency, the age-old beef between fine and commercial art, and why an inanimate object may just be the sexiest character. Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say hi? Email us! harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com Follow us on social! Insta Facebook #movies #film #horror #filmcrit #ratings
Jen and Harry speak once again with Singer/Bar-Owner/Swiftie Kate Conroy, this time about the most recent installments in the Scream series. They talk the evolution of Scream, franchises, requels, authenticity, and David Arquette's hot-broken-old-man vibes. Enjoying the show? Hit us up on social! Instagram Facebook Wanna suggest a movie? Wanna say "hi?" Did you make a movie we should watch? Email us: harryandjenpodcast@gmail.com
Harry and Jen analyze and review the independent cosmic horror frolic Older Gods. They talk Lovecraft and the origins of cosmic horror, bad dads, Harry's obsession with symbolic d*cks, and the importance of independent art. Content Warning: Suicide Check out Older Gods Follow the podcast on social! Want us to watch your movie? Wanna just say "hi"? Email us! HarryAndJenPodcast@gmail.com Please help us grow the podcast by rating/reviewing on the podcast service of your choice! Share with your horror nerd friends. #newfilm #indiefilm #horror #analysis #review
In their first ever context episode, Harry and Jen summon Kate Conroy (Singer, Bar Owner, 90s kid, and All-Around Good Gal) to talk the classic 90s meta-slasher, Scream. They talk youth culture, misogyny, trauma, and the unstoppable hotness of Drew Barrymore. Harry lays out his thesis on why Scream '96 is a cinematic masterpiece. Look for our episode on Screams V and VI next month! Enjoying the show? Give us a quick rating! Share with a bud!
Lit professor and podcaster Megan Paustian joins in this conversation on Five Night's at Freddy's (2023). We cover trauma, memory, the tween demographic, Marxism, and the unlikely event of Matthew Lillard. Check Megan's show, an episode-by-episode analysis of The Office! Follow us on social!
CONTENT WARNINGS: self-harm/injury, explicit sexual content Voice actor and horror writer Geoff Pictor joins for a delightful romp. We talk the ups and downs of Stephen King, degloving, and the immaculate physique of Bruce Greenwood. Oh, and also the movie Gerald's Game. Check out Geoff's voice acting work!
Happy Holidays! Jen and Harry are joined by singer/songwriter Samuel B. Lupowitz. Blending critique and analysis, the trio discusses the snowy, wintry hotel nightmare, Bad Things. They talk proper chainsaw murdering technique, Sam's Philosophy of Art (TM), and Jen gives a very special holiday murder confession. Check out Sam's music here! Follow the show on Instagram! If you're so inclined, give the show a rating/review on the podcast streamer of your choice!
Voice teacher, songwriter, and choir director Mandy Goldman gives her take on the indie horror smash Talk to Me. Is our protagonist a manipulative sociopath? A blameless victim? Will Mandy find her notes in that colossal bag of hers? Listen in to find out. Mandy's Solo Album! Follow the show on Instagram! Thanks to everyone who listened this spooky season! We'll be back for more later. In the meantime, sub, share, and review on the streaming service of your choice!
We talk all things Evil Dead with tattoo artist, Carol Oddy! Is Evil Dead Rise a true sequel? A pastiche? A soulless rehash? Can you even have a true-to-form Hollywood sequel to a B movie? Who was the hottest person in the film? Listen in for these answers and more! Check out Carol's work at Medusa Tattoo! Find the podcast on Instagram! Thanks for listening! Please give us some ratings and reviews on the streamer of your choice!
Singer/Songwriter Ariel Arbisser talks the possession horror underdog of the year, Attachment. We discuss Jewish mysticism, Harry and Jen's mutual beef with possession horror, and getting a snack on the way into (and out of) a movie theater. Check out Ariel's music! Follow us on Instagram! Thanks for listening! Please give us a ratings and reviews on the podcast streamer of your choice!
English teacher Cori McKenzie joins us to examine Elizabeth Banks' comedy horror foray, Cocaine Bear! We talk the 80s, the war on drugs, the crisis of representation, and whether or not this is a legit movie. SPOILER ALERT. Check us out on Instagram for all sorts of behind the scenes stuff, hilarious memes, etc.: @Harry_And_Jen_horror_review Thanks for hanging with us! Please leave a rating/review to help us find an audience.
In our first ever discussion, we delve into the divisive, surreal world of Skinamarink. Together, with fiction writer Aaron Arm, we try to get to the bottom of the movie's plot, sift through the grain for meaning, and argue about what movies should provide the viewer. Hit up Aaron's novel, Artifice of Eternity! Check out our insta! @harry_and_jen_horror_review If you enjoy the episode, leave a review! #horror #review #filmcrit #
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