Horror In Session

It's been... way too long, we know! But we missed just simply talking about horror movies, so we decided to come back and try this again, a bit more casually. In this episode, we're exploring a movie that both of us really love—Ari Aster's Hereditary (2018). Does it still really hold up to the first time we saw it in theatres almost five years ago now? Listen and find out!

Surprise! In between our usual lessons, we're starting a new series called Recess Reviews where we'll be reviewing random horror, and maybe even non-horror releases, whenever we feel like it. This week we reviewed the latest installment in The Conjuring franchise, The Devil Made Me Do It.

We're joined by Amirra Malak, who is an Egyptian American artist, art teacher, and sci-fi fan, to continue our class on Universal Classic Monsters to discuss The Mummy's Hand (1940) and the nuances of Egyptian representation in Western media.

We're joined by Lindsay Traves, writer for Pajiba and co-host of The Pod and the Pendulum, to discuss the Universal Classic Monster film The Wolf Man (1941). This is a little bit longer episode than usual due to some casual chitchat we have about Saw and other things, but if you want to jump right into the film conversation, we start at about 44:40.

We're joined by special guest Darren Lynn Bousman, who directed Spiral (2021) and Saw II to IV, to discuss his exciting return to the franchise. Afterwards, we share our thoughts on this much anticipiated film.

We're joined by Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent's chief film critic, to discuss the screwball comedy-esque Universal Classic Monster film The Invisible Woman (1940).

We're joined by special guest Gemma Hurley who co-wrote the acclaimed 2020 horror film, Host, to discuss her film and a cosmic horror she grew up with, Event Horizon (1997), which has a complicated history.

We're joined by Brooke Solomon and Jordan Gustafson from The Queer Quadrant to discuss the horror musical classic Little Shop of Horrors (1986).

This week we're starting a new ongoing course returning to our roots to delve back into Universal's Classic Monsters. We discussed The Mummy (1932) highlighting Boris Karloff's extraordinary performance as well as its complicated and problematic representation of Egyptian culture.

We're back with another recess to discuss Carrie (1976) and to accompany the conversation we brought in Riverdale's "Carrie: The Musical" episode.

We're joined by Mads, co-host of The Nightsisters Podcast, to discuss one of Reyna's favorites- A Bay of Blood (1971).

We're taking a break from our biweekly lessons to talk to you guys about Heathers (1989); a teen horror classic that has had a lasting impact on us to this day.

We're joined by April Wolfe, who hosted the Switchblade Sisters podcast and co-wrote Black Christmas (2019), to discuss manifest destiny horror. In this episode, we talked about Eyes of Fire (1983), Ravenous (1999) and The Wind (2018).

We're joined by Angel, who runs the HorrorGirlProblems blog and podcast, to discuss Soylent Green (1973), Motel Hell (1980) and The Stuff (1985). If you are familiar with any one of these three films then you know what we mean in today's title, but if you aren't— just trust us. Don't fucking eat that!

We're joined by Michael Kennedy, who co-wrote the hit teen slasher Freaky (2020), to discuss his inspirations for the film as well as other behind the scenes insight on the writing process and the question everyone's been asking... does Freaky exist in the same universe as Happy Death Day? Tune in to the episode to find out and don't forget to purchase Freaky on DVD & Blu-ray out today!

We're joined by Prince Jackson, the host of Knight Light: A Horror Movie Podcast on the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network and the owner of GoodKnight Life where they also host a few other shows, to discuss his favorite horror director, Mike Flanagan. In this episode, we reviewed Absentia (2011), Oculus (2013) and Doctor Sleep: The Director's Cut (2019), which was just a small taste of Flanagan's impressive work.

We're joined by Courtney Enlow, a writer whose work has appeared on SYFY FANGRRLS, Glamour, Vanity Fair & co-host of podcasts Trends Like These & Strong Female Characters, to discuss the work of horror director Lucky McKee. In this episode, we talked May (2002), The Woman (2011) & All Cheerleaders Die (2013).

We're back! Before jumping back into our lessons after our mini hiatus, we're releasing a new type of episode series called "Recess" where your two hosts, Reyna and Kaila, give you some life updates & talk about whatever they want to! In this episode, we discuss our recent watches & 2021's horror release slate.

We're joined by Katie Walsh, critic for the Tribune News Service & The Los Angeles Times as well as guest host for the Switchblade Sisters podcast, to discuss folk horror films The Wicker Man (1973), The Wicker Man (2006) and Midsommar (2019).

We're joined by Ryan Larson, editor-in-chief and founder of Ghastly Grinning & We Are Horror as well as writer for Dread Central, Bloody Disgusting and more, to discuss a subject he holds close to his heart- werewolves. In this episode we watched and discussed Cursed (2005), The Howling Reborn (2011) and Wer (2013).

We're joined by Gory Cory, who runs her own blog (gorycory.com) and has written for The Terror Teletype and Shudder's The Bite, to discuss teen horror— a genre she's very passionate about as a 17-year-old horror blogger.  She personally chose teen horror classics The Lost Boys (1987), The Craft (1996) and Scream (1996) to discuss with us for this episode.

We're joined by Kaiya Shunyata, Canadian entertainment writer for Obscur Media, Lithium Magazine, Next Best Picture and more, to discuss the heavily debated subgenre of horror- Sci-Fi.  In this episode, we discussed Cloverfield (2008), Annihilation (2018) and Possessor (2020).

We're joined by Duane Miller, founder & host of the Cinemania World Podcast, to discuss the slasher classic Halloween (1978) and its heavily debated remakes and sequels- Halloween (2007) and Halloween (2018).

We're joined again by Chloe Leeson, costume designer and editor-in-chief/founder of Screen Queens, to discuss the latest installments of the original torture porn series "Saw" in the final episode of this two-part series.

We're joined by Chloe Leeson, costume designer and editor-in-chief/founder of Screen Queens, to discuss the original torture porn series "Saw" in this two-part episode.

We're joined by Abby Monteil, film writer for Insider and Film School Rejects, to discuss remakes of the original films "The Invisible Man", "Suspiria" and "Evil Dead" and whether they hold up to their iconic predecessors.

We're joined by Shea Vassar, film critic & writer who runs the column 'From a Native Lens' at Film School Rejects, to discuss another one of Universal's Classic Monsters- Frankenstein!

We're joined by Mary Beth McAndrews, horror journalist and co-host of the Scarred For Life podcast, to discuss her favorite subgenre of horror- found footage films! We examined The Blair Witch Project (1999), Paranormal Activity (2007) and Quarantine (2008) and expressed their impact on our life and the genre itself. Special thanks to our friends at Super Yaki for sponsoring this episode.

We're joined by Jenny Nulf who is a programmer of the Austin Asian American Film Festival to discuss three very different film adaptations of the classic book "The Phantom of the Opera". Special thanks to our friends at Super Yaki for sponsoring this episode.

We're joined by Molly Henery who has her own website thebloggingbanshee.com to discuss Jennifer's Body (2009), Raw (2016) and Revenge (2017) and how these films replicate and comment on our experiences as women.

Welcome to our very first episode of Horror In Session! In this episode, we're joined by horror buff Madison Fairchild as we discuss the origins of Dracula and what makes it relevant to this very day.