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"Listen, you little sh*t-stick-Mayberry-ass-reject. There's been a murder, and you are going to fry in hell if you ignore it!" - I Know What You Did Last Summer, 1997This week is off the rails! After a brief hiatus, the girls discuss all things comic book cinema, teen slashers, and what the North Carolina coast actually looks like. In this suspenseful tale, four teens are stalked by a mysterious killer who attacks using a fish hook. Will they make it out alive? Not without a disastrous haircut and crabs in the car trunk! Tell us what you think! Rate, review, subscribe, and tell us what you thought!TW: Discussion of Violence, Sexual Themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"What the f*ck is that thing?" "Happiness." - Lamb (2021)This week Abby and Lexi discuss Lamb, an Icelandic A24 film directed by Valdimar Jóhannsson with an interesting twist on parenthood. Ingvar and Maria are working sheepherders in rural Iceland who experienced an incredible loss, but after a new addition is born in their herd, they take up the mantle to raise it. But there is a threat under the surface that they were not prepared for at all.Tell us what you think! Rate, review, subscribe, and tell us what you thought of Lamb!TW: Discussion of Violence, Sexual Themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"Oh, why don't you go find a wall socket and stick your tongue in it? That'll give you a charge." - Black Christmas, 1974This week Abby and Alexia play catch-up and visit this classic Christmas-time horror! Touted as one of the orignal slasher-flicks and praised for its feminist lens, this movie seems to have it all. Do the girls like it? Who's more of a mood, Barb or the house mother? Lexi also gives us all the details on the famous murders that inspired the legends that inspired the film.TW: Discussion of Violence, Serial Killers, Sexual Themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"She'll never be one of us." "Of course not, dear. She has a soul," - Ready or Not (2019)!In light of Abby's upcoming nuptials, this week's episode is centered on the 2019 horror-comedy, Ready or Not! Grace has just married the love of her life, but his family has a dark secret. A wealthy family whose fortune was made from best-selling board games, their favorite initiation ritual is for the new family member to play a game. However, the game Grace picks is enough to send fear through your soul. Listen as Abby and Lex discuss marriage, how to properly cut apart a wedding dress, and ask if Satan was merely framed. All of this and more with this week's episode! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts.TW: Discussion of gore, Satanic rituals, Sexual themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"It's not the house that's haunted. It's your son." -Insidious (2010)It took 11 episodes, but we've hit a milestone! The first movie Abby and Alexia don't agree on! Listen along as we discuss the pros and cons of jump scares and family dynamics. All of this and more with this week's episode! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts.TW: Discussion of gore, Sexual themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"This house has many hearts." - Poltergeist (1982)This week we dive into the Spielberg hit Poltergeist! How much did this movie spook you? Are we ready to be free of the “Indian Burial Ground” trope? You moved the cemetery but you left the bodies???All of this and more with this week's episode! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts. TW: Discussion of gore, Sexual themes, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

BONUS CONTENT! In which Abby and Alexia encourage book reading and make their recommendations. Find our current reading list on our GoodReads pages, just search for our names!Alexia's Books:Zombies vs Unicorns, an anthology headed by Holly BlackTwo Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManusUndead by Kirsty McKayThis is Our Story by Ashley Elston Things I'm Seeing Without You by Peter BognanniFourteen Ways to Die by Vincent RalphAbby's Books:Misery by Stephen KingClown in a Cornfield by Adam Cesare True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik (TW: SA)Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca (TW: Gore, Body Horror)The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham JonesLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"The fairy tale is real. The Devil is real." The Conjuring (2013)This week, Abby and Alexia examine the movie said to be one of the scariest horrors of the modern age. Do you agree? Does this movie fill your nightmares? What's the deal with 3:07? Is it witchcraft and the Devil, or is there something more sinister at work? Find out this week on We're Watching! Like the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"I'm afraid to close my eyes. I'm afraid to keep them open." -The Blair Witch Project (1999)This week is a lot less campy and a lot more camping. Lex and Abby reminisce about their horrible camping experiences and philosophize the inner workings of being lost in the woods. Have you seen this movie? What's your traumatizing camping experience?TW: Horror, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"Whatever you do, do not fall asleep." A Nightmare on Elm Street.Long episode warning! Abby and Lex have way too much fun discussing this movie. What's your biggest nightmare? Do you have a sleep paralysis demon? Are crop tops for the boys?TW: Discussion of CP, SA, Gore, Violence, and Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"I'm going to make you my wi-otch." -The Covenant (2006)Have you seen this cult fave? As far as we can tell, we are the sole members who remember and love this movie. Tune in this week as we reminisce on the simplicity on high school, young Sebastian Stan, and who on earth the target audience was for this movie. TW: Discussion of violence, Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

If you've listened to our Jennifer's Body episode, you'll know Lex and Abby were really going through it. To get into the mood to talk about movies, they talked about literally everything else and recorded it.This bonus episode involves some book talk that needed its own episode!Books Discussed: Trial by Fire series by Josephine AngeliniThe Song of the Lioness series by Tamora PierceTender is the Flesh by Augustina Bazterrica Follow @Twilight_Talk on TikTok for the Twilight and Crave info!Like the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"Hell is a teenage girl." - Jennifer's Body (2009)In this episode, Abby and Alexia work through their severe hangovers to bring you a deep dive into the 2009 cult classic Jennifer's Body. Remember the Naughties? Jennifer's Body had it all: the slang, the fashion, the boy bands who sacrificed virgins for fame....TW: SA, Violence, Gore, Witchy Rituals, and Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"It's time to cut out the cancer." - MalignantWhat does Fast 7 and Aquaman have in common with Malignant? None other than director James Wan! In this episode we delve into Wan's most recent movie, Malignant - a movie with vibrant colors and an even more, uh, colorful story!Is this movie too scary for scaredy cats? Should it be taken seriously? Who is Gabriel? All will be answered in this week's episode!TW: Spoilers, Domestic Abuse, Violence, Gore, Bud Lite Seltzers, and Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"A boy's best friend is his mother." -Norman BatesPsycho! The infamous violins! The wild twists! The Alfred Hitchcock of it all! Can you believe Abby knew none of it? Join in as Lex walks Abby through one of the most well-known horror films, and the oldest one they've seen so far. Does this movie stand the test of time? Is Norman Bates the most terrifying horror villain?TW: Violence & Wizard SwearsLike the pod? Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"Grab anything that might make a good weapon." -Erin, Amazing Final Girl.This week Lex and Abby discuss the 2011 thriller You're Next. An estranged family gets together for a weekend at their vacation house. It's all stiff handshakes and bickering until bodies start falling. A group of strangers in masks start attacking the house and everyone in it, and now the only option is to survive.Spoilers galore! TW for violence, SA, and wizard swears.Special thanks to our PodFriends Greg and Denny at Movies for When! They gave us an extra special shoutout, so please check them out!Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast

"What an excellent day for an exorcism." - Father KarrasWe're starting with a bang! Join Abby and Lexi as they talk about the infamous movie The Exorcist (1973), Abby's first reactions, and why it's important to jump and gasp at the right points. Is this movie as scary as it sounds?Remember to rate, review, and subscribe!You can email us at: werewatchingpod@gmail.comInstagram: WereWatchingHorrorTwitter: Watching_HorrorFacebook: We're Watching Podcast