As a book blogger and ex-film student, Avery has a lot of opinions on the world of fiction. Join her and her conversations about the latest books she's read, movies she watched, and all that is trending among bibliophiles and cinephiles! Instagram: @The
we're back for season 10 and we're focusing on a different horror sub-genre every month. for may, we're talking zombies. how did they come to be what we know of them now? how are they interpreted through media? tune in for zombie 101!Support PalestineGuest FormInstagram | Twitter
As we catch up on the happenings of February, we're also talking about the way we engage with media, depictions of taboos, and when a movie actually wants you to shut your brain off.Where to find meGuest Form20% OFF FANGORIA
The minds behind Possum, a queer absurdist horror short film, join me to discuss their experience as young filmmakers, their inspirations for the making of their film, and the film festival circuit! Explore the film: possumthemovie.comFind Jackie, Sophie, or DaisySupport PalestineInstagram | Substack20% OFF FANGORIA
Avery sits down with Bomani J. Story, writer and debut director of The Angry Black Girl & Her Monster, and Laya DeLeon Hayes who leads the production as Vicaria. Join them in their discussion of Black horror, the importance of representation, and the making of their feature film. This reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein flips the narrative on it's head and highlights the evil all around. This one is for my Black horror fans! Catch it on Shudder and Hulu Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA
Clay McLeod Chapman's newest book will keep you awake for the next four years (pun intended). Clay joins the podcast to discuss 'Wake Up and Open Your Eyes', political horror, and possessions! Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch
welcome back to another season of the podcast! season 9 is starting stronger than any season before. THE horror author- the first author I ever discussed on the podcast- Grady Hendrix joins us to talk his newest horror novel Witchcraft for Wayward Girls. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA
This week, I'm chatting with The Filmgal Podcast about our recent obsession: AMC's original series Interview with the Vampire (based on Anne Rice's novels). What's better than gay vampires? Oh, gay BLACK vampires. Tune in for our discussion on starting a podcast, comparing the series to the movie, and our love for vampire media. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
If you've been listening to the podcast for atleast the last year, hopefully you understand the gravity of this episode. Adam Cesare is the author of the YA series Clown in a Cornfield and various other horror reads. Tune into our conversation about cultism, toxic online behavior, and the iconography of horror masks. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Noah is back on the podcast to gab about the transformative experience of watching Jennifer's Body. Tune in as we discuss queer awakenings, homoerotic friendships, and the cultural shift that this film causes! Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
If you're a listener of this podcast, then you love horror: whether you love to watch it or not. Debut author Emily C. Hughes has a book for the whole spectrum of horror fans. Tune in for our discussion on acknowledging the problematic people behind the most iconic horror films, writer tips, and Emily's traumatic first watch of Event HorizonFind Emily --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Season 8 premieres in just a week with guest Emily C Hughes, author of Horror for Weenies. In the meantime, lets catch up on the last month! Tune in for a peek into the live recording from HVHF. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
The last episode of the season is always bittersweet. But this week's movie of choice couldn't be any better of a note to end on. Join Avery in the discussion of the so-called "Scream rip-off", the dread of transitioning to adulthood, and why the author of the original novel didn't like the adaptation. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
We're rounding out the last bit of summer by talking slashers. There's truly no better movie to start with than the highly anticipated MaXXXine: directed by Ti West. Tune in for a discussion on Giallo film, 80's Hollywood, and sharksploitation (???) Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
To wrap up Pride Month, we're taking it back to last Pride when Avery discussed Black Queer Horror and the standout characters in the sub-genre. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Author Lindsay King-Miller's Summer 2024 book The Z Word reminds us that Pride started as a riot. As June gets co-opted by Corporate America, her story shines a light on the radicalism that inherently flows through the LGBTQ+ community. Join the discussion on zombies, drag queens, and body diversity in media. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
It's officially Pride Month: the time of year when I discuss queer horror the most. What's scarier than the treatment of queer characters in Hollywood, though? The impending doom of AI. Chuck Tingle's Summer 2024 novel Bury Your Gays tackles both. Join Avery and Chuck in discussing their queer experiences, the exploration of trauma in horror, and Chuck's writing process as a neurodivergent author. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
It's another week, another episode, and another spoiler free advanced review. The Strangers (2008) is beloved by all horror fans for the mark it made in the mid-2000s. Can this new trilogy from Lionsgate meet the standards? Tune in on Avery's discussion of the advanced screening, Madelaine Petsch's performance, and just how foundational The Strangers: Chapter 1 is. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Welcome back to another summer at Camp Unbound & Rewound: you'll never want to leave. Season 7 opens with a review of the newest horror film from ScreenGems: Tarot. Join Avery in discussing this directorial debut, burying your gays, and the art of practical effects. Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
For the last episode of Season 6 and of Women's History Month, Avery invites a Brooklyn filmmaker who's building her reputation as a woman in horror! Tune in for Avery & Audrey's discussion of the films that inspired her recent short, the theme of desire in horror, and the women in horror that inspire them. Find Audrey: https://www.audreylorber.com/ Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
The end of Black History Month is the start of Women's Month. And who would Avery be if she didn't celebrate the women in horror? Join Avery and Author Jenny Kiefer in their discussion of her debut horror novel, how horror has shaped their queer experience, and the haunted tales of Kentucky. BUY A MYSTERY BOOK BOX Follow Jenny: https://twitter.com/_jennykiefer?lang=en Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
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It's the Black horror movie that could... have been something better. Tune in to hear us blerds discuss the potential and failure of Octavia Spencer's horror debut! Check out Blerdy Massacre Support Palestine Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
There is no better way to celebrate the first day of Black History Month than by talking about our history of horror. Celebrate the Black directors, writers, and actors who made space for the horror we have today! Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Leave it to Matthew Lillard and Josh Hutcherson to revive Avery's gamer era. Join her and gaming guest Carla for this discussion of the 2014 PC game that took raise a whole generation of horror fans and gamers! Carla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlavtattoos/ Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter| TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
For the first episode of Season 6, we're taking a look at the movies that Avery is most looking forward to this year! Get your Letterboxd out and get ready to add 'em to your watchlist. Stay tuned in until the end for the a mini spoiler-free review Blumhouse's first entry of 2024 NIGHT SWIM Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Before we kick off the first season of 2024, Avery looks back at her top moments of the show from 2023. Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
For the last episode of the season, we're ringing in the holiday season in perfect fashion. Joined by horror content creators Lucy Ba'al and Alea Jones, Avery discusses the classic Christmas horror franchise. Tune in for the ultimate battle of which movie takes the belt for the best! Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Count your blessings and grab two plates. This Thanksgiving could be your last. That is... if you're a Kristy. Jonk Lobster, horror game streamer and movie fan, joins Avery to discuss the 2014 Thanksgiving slasher, holiday horror, and their anticipated projects post-strike! Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
In this feminist horror film, Jonny's otherness stands besides just being Black and queer. Join Avery in this non-spoiler discussion of the symbolism of blood in horror, the strongest elements of the film, and the context of a Black protagonist in the Shudder original Perpetrator . Support Palestine SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
We all feel lazy sometimes: especially Avery this week. So, instead of focusing on one topic or movie, she's talking about everything horror related in the past two weeks: Halloween Horror Nights Orlando, The Exorcist: Believer, NYCC, and disappointing nostalgic horror movies. Tune in for a chill chat: just you and Avery. SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
The paranormal world is complex and often misrepresented. After all, these three women want to show America that spirits were once people, too, and not a haunt attraction. Join our discussion on paranormal investigation, being in a male-dominated space as women, and the truth (or lack of) in paranormal horror fiction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Spooky season has arrived. Avery's favorite time of year, but I'm sure you don't need reminded of that! To ring in the season, Avery brings on a guest with as much passion for horror and foothold in the horror community! Join Avery and Tyrone Williams, host of EvolLive, as they run through their top four movies on their Halloween watchlist. How should a Halloween watchlist be curated? Should it be all horror or a little nostalgia, too? Tune in to find out! Tyrone Williams: @TheEvolTyrone SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Before Jennifer's Body, Ginger was the hormonal teen girl with a hunger for flesh. It's practical effects, feminist metaphors, and queer-coding have built a cult following since it's release. Join Avery in this discussion of Ginger Snaps (2000) and it's metamorphosis in horror! SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Author Justin C. Key made the decision to create speculative fiction for Black and Brown people after seeing countless movies where the Black characters were never given a moment to shine. His debut collection, THE WORLD WASN'T READY FOR YOU, centers Black characters and stories to remind readers what true representation looks like. BUY THE BOOK Justin's Instagram: @justinckey Justin's Tiktok: @justinckey ___________________________ SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Welcome to the fifth season of URHorror Podcast! We're kicking off the fall with a fun guest who loves horror so much that she made it her job. Join Avery in her discussion with Renee Huff, owner of The Haunted House FearFest Film Festival in New York City. Get your tickets: https://ticketing.midnighttheatre.com/tickets/plans/hhff2023 Join the SubStack: https://urhorrorpodcast.substack.com/ Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
It's our final week of Camp Unbound and Rewound and the 13th episode of season 4! It's right to send us off with the ultimate camp slasher: Friday the 13th. Tune in for this discussion of indie budgeting, Halloween VS Friday the 13th, and if it's truly THE summer slasher. SubStack Newsletter Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Did someone say queer slasher?? This week, Gary and Chris of The. Horror. Cult. Trash. Other. Podcast join Avery by the campfire for some roasting. But it's not weenies they're roasting! Tune in for the discussion of Queer representation in horror, the intentions behind queer films, and whether this Blumhouse movie really was that bad. **This film is a production of a current struck production company of AMPTP. Click here to learn more about the current SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes and how you can show your solidarity! Gary's Letterboxd Chris' Letterboxd Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Make sure you have your roasting sticks and hot dogs, because this campfire story is a good one! This week, Avery analyzes Riley Sager's second novel: The Last Time I Lied. Join her in discussing Sager's writing style, his way of writing female characters, and how it compares to his first horror story Final Girls. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok 20% OFF FANGORIA URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Summer camp can have some of the best memories and the worst. The month of July is all about the worst summer camp memories: most of them being deadly. This week, Avery takes a look at the cult classic Sleepaway Camp to examine it's symbolism for the LGBTQIA+ community. Tune in for a discussion on the film's representation of the trans community and how this film differs from it's predecessor. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
As the month of June ends, Avery closes out Pride Month with a look at the controversial sequel to A Nightmare on Elm Street. Tune into the discussion on the film's queer-coding, the feud between Mark Patton and David Chaskin, and the film's importance to the LGBTQIA+ community. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
The Blackening hit theaters with a bang on Juneteenth weekend. Y'all know how much Avery loves holiday horror. Join her in discussing this new Black horror, prominent Black horror tropes, and her own personal horror movie moment! To learn more about Black horror, check out The Black Guy Dies First Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Juneteenth is the perfect time to highlight black queer horror. It's such a shame that it's such a short timeline. However, Avery makes do with what she has. Join her in this discussion of the first black queer character, how the AIDS epidemic effected queer horror, and today's icons who are changing up the game! Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
In this very special bonus episode, Avery sits down with Bomani J. Story, writer and debut director of The Angry Black Girl & Her Monster, and Laya DeLeon Hayes who leads the production as Vicaria. Join them in their discussion of Black horror, the importance of representation, and the making of their feature film. This reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein flips the narrative on it's head and highlights the evil all around. This one is for my Black horror fans! Catch it in theaters June 9th Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
It's the first day of Pride Month and Avery's talking queer horror. More specifically, Avery's is walking through the history of queerness in horror film and literature. Tune in to learn about the first display of queerness on screen, the difference between queer-coded and explicitly queer characters, and how iconic horror monsters are queer-coded. Anti-Trans Legislation Map: https://www.equalityfederation.org/tracker/cumulative-anti-transgender Join ACLU's pledge to support trans youth: https://action.aclu.org/petition/take-pledge-support-trans-youth-now?ms=wwwactionpage&initms=wwwactionpage&ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web Support the Transgender Law Center: https://transgenderlawcenter.org/support/ Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Two guests from the past join Avery in Sweden as she ventures into the Hårga to discuss Ari Aster's 2019 film Midsommar. Join them in their discussion of Wizard of Oz easter eggs, cult tactics, and feminine rage. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch Noah's IG: @no.uhhhb Nellie's IG: @nelisavega --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
Avery packs her bags to depart from Australia and arrive to France. All the French food is tempting, but you may not want a snack for this film! Join her as she explores the horror of the first-year college experience, the way cannibalism strengthens a horror narrative, & Julia Decournau's powerful feminist horror film. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
We depart from Korea and find ourselves down under with the kangaroos and crocodiles. This week, Avery sits down with a guest to discuss the Australian movie they chose, the cultural significance of mockumentaries, and the grief behind ghost stories. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
And just like that... she's back. Perhaps even better than ever. Avery is taking y'all with her as she travels across the world for the month of May. Her first stop: South Korea. Tune in as she discusses the disappointment of TikTok movie recommendations, found footage films, and Gonjiam Haunted Asylum's cinematography. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter | TikTok Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
For the very last episode of the season, Avery dives deeps into this HarperCollins horror anthology. Each story unmasks the true meaning of what it is to be "other" in horror and in society. Other Terrors Book Guest Form Instagram | Twitter Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
In the second to last episode of Season 3, Avery discusses the 2022 Spanish horror film Piggy, directed by Carlota Pereda, along with it's short predecessor. Avery looks at the themes of morality and retribution and the oh-so-horrific experience of being a teen girl. **TW: fatphobia and bullying Guest Form Instagram | Twitter Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
St Paddy's Day is here and what better way to celebrate than to chat about the Irish horror comedy franchise Leprechaun. Stream the films on Peacock, grab a pint of Guinness, and join Avery in a discussion of greed, creative kills, and Jennifer Aniston's first (and only) horror debut. Guest Form Instagram | Twitter Amazon Wishlist URHorror Merch --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/urhorrorpodcast/support
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