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The Monstrous Feminine


    • Jan 31, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 43m AVG DURATION
    • 97 EPISODES

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    The Monstrous Feminine podcast is an absolute delight for horror fans like myself. As a big fan of the genre, I am always on the lookout for podcasts that offer great insights and engaging banter, and this podcast delivers on both fronts. I stumbled upon it through TikTok and was immediately hooked. I binged the entire podcast in about a week and couldn't get enough. The hosts of the show are incredibly intelligent and funny, providing thoughtful analysis for each movie they discuss.

    One of the best aspects of The Monstrous Feminine podcast is the range of movies they cover. They don't just stick to American horror films; they also delve into international horror, which is highly appreciated. As a Japanese American, I was especially thrilled to hear their insightful commentary on Japanese horror movies. Their fresh perspectives and deep understanding of the genre bring a new level of appreciation for these films, pointing out details that even avid horror fans may have missed.

    Moreover, The Monstrous Feminine podcast goes beyond just analyzing the plot and scares of each movie. They take a deep dive into the psychological aspects and real-world applications of the storylines, exploring how these films reflect societal fears or comment on gender issues. This added layer of analysis elevates their discussions to a more intellectual level. It's refreshing to listen to a podcast that doesn't just scratch the surface but truly engages with the deeper themes present in horror cinema.

    While there isn't much to fault about The Monstrous Feminine podcast, if I had to mention one potential downside, it would be that they are still finding their groove or format formula. However, this is not necessarily a negative aspect as it shows growth potential for the podcast in the future. The chemistry between the hosts is already fantastic, and their voices are easy to listen to, making it an enjoyable experience overall.

    In conclusion, if you love horror movies but don't have friends who share your enthusiasm, The Monstrous Feminine podcast is the perfect solution. It not only fills the void of not having someone to watch horror movies with but also offers intelligent insights and analysis that will enhance your appreciation for the genre. The hosts are engaging and funny, making you feel like you're part of a conversation between friends. Highly recommended for any horror podcast fan!



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    S5 Ep 6: Horror Parody - The Blackening

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 44:40


    Our last horror parody episode is the 2022 film, ‘The Blackening', directed by Tim Story. ✊

    S5 Ep 5: Horror Parody - The Final Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2025 38:04


    Welcome to Camp Bloodbath!

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    S5 Ep 4: Horror Parody - Scream

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 49:21


    “No, please don't kill me Mr. Ghostface – I wanna be in the sequel!” It's time for horror parodies and so we're tackling the 1996 classic ‘Scream' directed by Wes Craven.

    S5 Ep 3: Serial Killers - Red Rooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 47:57


    For our last serial killer episode, we are covering the 2023 crime thriller ‘Red Rooms' directed by Pascal Plante.

    S5 Ep 2: Serial Killers - I Saw the Devil

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 58:37


    Continuing our serial killer theme, we are covering the 2010 action thriller ‘I Saw the Devil' directed by Kim Jee-woon.

    S5 Ep 1: Serial Killers - Tenebrae

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 47:01


    Ciao a tutti ⋆˙☽ we're back with szn 5! Our first theme is serial killers, starting off with the 1982 Italian horror mystery, 'Tenebrae', directed by Dario Argento.

    S4 Ep 10: Dreams - Malignant

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 31:34


    Our last dream horror film of the month is the 2021 crime mystery ‘Malignant', directed by James Wan.

    S4 Ep 9: Dreams - Last Night in Soho

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 51:07


    Continuing our dreams in horror theme, we are covering the 2021 horror mystery ‘Last Night in Soho', directed by Edgar Wright.

    S4 Ep 8: Dreams - A Nightmare on Elm Street

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2024 57:15


    This month we're tackling dreams in horror. Our first film is the seminal 1984 horror ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street', directed by Wes Craven.

    S4 Ep 7: Children in Horror - The Devil's Backbone

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 51:19


    Our last children in horror episode is the 2001 horror mystery ‘The Devil's Backbone', directed by Guillermo del Toro.

    S4 Ep 6: Children in Horror - The Sixth Sense

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 37:33


    Continuing our children in horror theme, we're tackling the 1999 psychological thriller ‘The Sixth Sense', directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

    S4 Ep 5: Children in Horror - Children of the Corn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 43:30


    This month our theme is children in horror, and we're kicking off with the 1984 horror classic ‘Children of the Corn' directed by Fritz Kiersch.

    S4 Ep 4: Folk Horror - Enys Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024 50:30


    Our last folk horror film of the month is the 2022 psychodrama ‘Enys Men', directed by Mark Jenkin.

    S4 Ep 3: Folk Horror - Impetigore

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 40:57


    Continuing with our folk horror theme, our next movie of the month is the 2019 film ‘Impetigore', directed by Joko Anwar.

    S4 Ep 2: Folk Horror - The Wicker Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 50:34


    This month, we're exploring the ‘happenings' of folk horror, and we're kicking off this theme with the 1973 horror musical ‘The Wicker Man', directed by Robin Hardy.

    S4 Ep 1: Valentine's Special - The Handmaiden

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 78:17


    WELCOME TO SZN 4. To show our love, we're kicking off the year with a one-off Valentine's Special, and our patreon pledges have selected the 2016 thriller ‘The Handmaiden', directed by Park Chan-wook.

    S3 Ep 37: Femcel - Ma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024 31:58


    Our final femcel film to discuss is the 2019 film ‘Ma', directed by Tate Taylor.

    S3 Ep 36: Femcel - Gone Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 51:43


    Continuing our exploration of femcels movies, we're tackling one of Tyia's favourite films, ‘Gone Girl', directed by David Fincher.

    S3 Ep 35: Femcel - Perfect Blue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 60:13


    Our final theme of Szn 3 is femcel horror and we're kicking off with the 1997 anime ‘Perfect Blue', directed by Satoshi Kon.

    S3 Ep 34: Hagsploitation - Barbarian

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2023 34:46


    The final movie for our hagsploitation theme is the 2022 horror drama ‘Barbarian', directed by Zach Cregger.

    S3 Ep 32: Hagsploitation - X

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 41:22


    The next movie for our hagsploitation theme is the 2022 slasher ‘X', directed by Ti West.

    S3 Ep 31: Hagsploitation - Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 48:06


    Our new theme for the month is hagsploitation horror, and the first film we are going to tackle is the iconic 1962 psychological horror ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?', directed by Robert Aldrich.

    S3 Ep 30: MEN - Clock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023 47:18


    Our last episode featuring horrible men in horror is the 2023 psychological horror ‘Clock', directed by Alexis Jacknow.

    S3 Ep 29: MEN - Men

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 39:52


    Perhaps the most on-brand film for our ‘horrible men in horror' theme is the 2022 British folk horror film ‘Men' directed by Alex Garland.

    S3 Ep 29: MEN - American Psycho

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2023 42:03


    We're back and better than ever! Our theme this month is horrible men in horror, and of course we couldn't do this film without talking about the 2000 classic ‘American Psycho', directed by Mary Harron.

    S3 Ep 28: Pride Special - Jennifer's Body (revisited)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 65:13


    S3 Ep 27: Mermaids - Nanny

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2023 55:52


    For our last mermaid episode of the month, we're talking about the 2022 American psychological thriller ‘Nanny', directed by Nikyatu Jusu.

    S3 Ep 26: Mermaids - Blue My Mind

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023 36:58


    Continuing with our mermaid theme, we're talking about the 2017 Swiss fantasy drama ‘Blue My Mind', directed by Lisa Brühlmann.

    S3 Ep 25: Mermaids - The Lure

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 31:20


    This month we're talking about mermaids!

    S3 Ep 24: Eco-Horror [water] - The Bay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 32:47


    Our last eco-horror ep of the month is the 2012 American mockumentary horror ‘The Bay', directed by Barry Levinson. ⚠️

    S3 Ep 23: Eco-Horror [water] - The Host

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 33:45


    Continuing our eco-horror theme, we're talking about the 2006 monster film, ‘The Host', directed by Bong Joon-ho. ⚠️

    S3 Ep 22: Eco-Horror [water] - Tentacles

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2023 21:29


    “You guys made me ink!” In honour of Earth Day, we're talking about eco-horror!

    S3 Ep 21: Dolls - M3GAN

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2023 30:22


    She's serving, your honour.

    S3 Ep 20: Dolls - Child's Play

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 25:25


    Hello, Good Guys™️! This is our second doll horror episode, and we're talking about the iconic 1988 film ‘Child's Play', directed by Tom Holland.

    S3 Ep 19: Dolls - Living Doll (The Twilight Zone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023 36:20


    “My name is Talky Tina and I love you!”

    S3 Ep 18: Romance in Horror (Valentine's Special) - Warm Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 25:44


    For our last romantic horror episode we are talking about the 2013 zom-rom-com ‘Warm Bodies', directed by Jonathan Levine.

    S3 Ep 17: Romance in Horror (Valentine's Special) - Audition

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023 33:08


    S3 Ep 16: Valentine's Special - The Mummy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023 27:01


    S3 Ep 15: Claustrophobia - 47 Meters Down: Uncaged

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 22:43


    Our final episode on claustrophobic horror is the 2019 survival film ‘47 Meters Down: Uncaged', directed by Neil Marshall.

    S3 Ep 14: Claustrophobia - As Above, So Below

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 21:42


    S3 Ep 13: Claustrophobia - The Descent

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 25:30


    Time to descend...this month we're covering claustrophobia in horror! Our first film is the 2005 British adventure horror film ‘The Descent', directed by Neil Marshall.

    S3 Ep 12: Cannibalism - Bones and All

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 37:41


    For our last cannibalism horror episode, we're talking about the coming-of-age road movie ‘Bones and All' (2022), directed by Luca Guadagnino.

    S3 Ep 11: Cannibalism - The Silence of the Lambs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2022 42:44


    Good evening, Clarice. This month we're continuing our cannibalism horror theme with the 1991 masterpiece ‘The Silence of the Lambs' directed by Jonathan Demme.

    S3 Ep 10: Cannibalism - The Hills Have Eyes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 31:06


    Bon Appétit. This month we're covering cannibalism in horror and kicking it off with ‘The Hills Have Eyes', directed by Wes Craven.

    S3 Ep 8: Werewolves (Halloween Special) - Good Manners

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 25:42


    Hello, my lunar lovelies. This is our last film of the month covering werewolves and we're talking about the dark fantasy horror ‘Good Manners', directed by Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra.

    S3 Ep 8: Werewolves (Halloween Special) - Ginger Snaps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2022 29:25


    Spooky month is continuing with werewolves, and we're covering one of our favourite films: the angsty teen flick, ‘Ginger Snaps' (2000), directed by John Fawcett.

    S3 Ep 7: Werewolves (Halloween Special) - An American Werewolf in London

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 19:57


    Happy October - this month we're talking about werewolves. To kick it all off, we cover the 1981 comedy ‘An American Werewolf in London', directed by John Landis. We discuss werewolf lore, lament the loss of cool prosthetics and gory special effects to CGI, and wonder at the film's British/American cultural chasms. You can find us on most platforms @themonstrousfemininepodcast, and on Twitter, @themonfempod. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, and rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Engage with our content across all platforms to be our next ‘Witch of the Week'. For bonus content, support us on Patreon! ✨ The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week' Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, murder, death, suicide, mentions of a miscarriage and discussions of misogyny (lad banter)

    S3 Ep 6: Horror Games - Bodies Bodies Bodies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 32:05


    For our last episode of the month on horror games, we're talking about Halina Reijn's dark comedy ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies'.

    S3 Ep 5: Horror Games - We're All Going to the World's Fair

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2022 37:54


    Continuing with our horror games theme, we are covering the 2021 drama `We're All Going to the World's Fair', directed by Jane Schoenbrun.

    S3 Ep 4: Horror Games - Saw

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 22:04


    I WANT TO PLAY A GAME. This month is all about horror games, and we're kicking it off with the iconic 2004 film ‘Saw' directed by James Wan.

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