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On this Episode Bart & Vicky talk about A Giant Boa, A Giant Fish, the original Stonehenge, an exotic bird turns out to be a seagull covered in curry powder,  Bigfoot in Glasgow, scientists accidently find life 3000 ft under the Antarctica, pictures of Mar’s canyons, and craters, NASA’s perseverance rover,  Cock kills man Email […]

This week we’re exploring fictional scary hot guys, their unyielding loyalty, and why a bad dude cannot - under no circumstances - have a bad haircut. Michelle and Kim are joined by real-life crush, author (America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster) and podcast host (Everything Trying to Kill You), Mary Kay McBrayer. Who we’re crushing on this week: Driver (Ryan Gosling) from Drive, Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) from Dexter, and Stanley Kowalski (Marlon Brando) from A Streetcar Named Desire This week’s small business shout-out: Breakaway Records (Austin, TX) __ Show Information Crush Fictionally is produced by Peter Byrnes. Original music by Edith Mudge. Artwork by Rose Feduk. Have a crush-worthy episode idea? Slide into those DMs... Instagram: @crushfictionally Twitter: @crushfctionally Email: crushfictionally@gmail.com

Somehow Jane Toppan managed to skirt through the first half of her life murdering people at will, before finally being caught and committed to an insane asylum in 1901. Her nursing background made her an expert with drugs, and she used that expertise to kill over thirty people, often torturing them by purposely prolonging their suffering. My guest is Mary Kay McBrayer, and she shares some stories about Jane's nefarious activities from her book: "America's First Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster." You can find more information about Mary Kay, her book, and the podcast she hosts, called "Everything Trying to Kill You", at https://www.marykaymcbrayer.com .

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In this episode, about Taylor Hackman's Devil's Advocate, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary try to answer questions like these: What actor would you recast...

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In this episode about Teeth, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:What is your favorite nonsensical evolutionary trait?...

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 67 about Robert Zemeckis’ 2000 film What Lies Beneath, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary bring on the guest of a lifetime, Andrew Farmer! Together, they answer important questions like these:Why did the theatrical trailer wreck the plot of the movie? Which Hollywood Zaddy would most fuck you up if he turned out to be the bad guy? What does “Zaddy” mean, exactly? Are Winston Duke’s thighs Zaddy-worth? Why did reviewers hate this movie initially? Was it because of the Hitchcock homage and supernatural? What did you think of the camerawork? Did you use the right mechanics in your visual storytelling for shit to land? At what point did you question whether Harrison Ford might be the bad guy? What line sent you through the actual roof? What is the real term for a science bottle? Why all the red herrings? Did the scrapbook even matter (even if the execution is solid)? If you could have one thing from that lake house, what would you take?What Lies Beneath (2000)– Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Written by Clark Gregg and Sarah Kernochan. Performances by Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Revenge Where to watch: NetflixSummary: It had been a year since Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer). But with Claire oblivious to the truth, Norman's life and marriage seem so perfect that when Claire tells him of hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young woman's image in their home, he dismisses her terror as delusion. Claire moves closer to the truth and it becomes clear that this apparition will not be dismissed, and has come back for Dr. Spencer and his beautiful wife.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.The Motherfuckin' Lip BarList of Black-owned ONLINE bookstoresKindred, Octavia ButlerAkata Witch, Nnedi OkoraforThe Fifth Season, N.K. JemisinHadriana in All My Dreams by Rene Depestre, translated by Kaiama L. GloverAndrew Farmer’s podcast, Scary Stories to Tell on the PodAndrew Farmer’s illustration of the song “Everyone Knows It’s Windy”John Early as Toni ColletteFollow the

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 66 about The Strangers, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:PLEASE tell us you've read and reviewed Mary Kay's book by now so we can master the mystery of algorithms‽ Are you sure you wanna be a shithead? Is Rachel braver than the Marines? What kind of MONSTERS would destroy a whole-ass gallon of Blue Bell? Whose idea was it to put a spoiler on the cover of the movie? Does Glenn Howerton really speak a billion languages, or is that just internet gossip (thanks Josh)? When does this run out of steam for you? At what point in a relationship do you get caught for those white lies you told in the honeymoon phase? Is that girl legitimately having a spiritual crisis? Is this a flawless plan, or a nimble improvisation? Do you prefer "Bag Head" or "Baby Face" masks? Neither?The Strangers (2008)– Directed by Bryan Bertino. Written by Bryan Bertino. Performances by Scott Speedman, Liv Tyler, Glenn Howerton.Genre: Horror, ThrillerWhere to watch: Rent on Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, Apple TV, Fandango NowSummary: A young couple staying in an isolated vacation home are terrorized by three unknown assailants.Links: Check out BennyDrama! Better yet, check out ANDREW FUCKING FARMER. Listen to our Country Gold Countdown (plus a few more gems we thought you'd enjoy) on Spotify. Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 65 about Cloverfield, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:HAVE YOU FUCKERS READ MARY KAY’S BOOK YET? How would you picture a serial killer going through a mid-life crisis, and does he have a ponytail? Did Cruella de Vil create PETA? Is Criss Angel just Lord Voldemort after a lot of plastic surgery? What’s the likelihood of Mary Kay’s book creating a copycat killer nurse? What Brooklyn Nine-Nine character makes an appearance in this film? At which point in this did you realize it was going to be funny? What was Josef’s mission, or Sara’s? Does either of them achieve it? How could you kill a person with a blender? What does "cat & mouse" even mean and what is the phrase we ACTUALLY mean to use? Was he wearing the harness? What's going on with Josef, like, sexually? Can you create a human from the outside in? Do we get to judge someone's preference of murder victim the way we judge their choice of significant other? Is Josef going full Joan Crawford about the mystery of his age? What if he ISN'T bored? Gross.Creep 2 (2017)– Directed by Patrick Brice. Written by Mark Duplass, Patrick Brice. Performances by Mark Duplass, Desiree Akhavan, Karan Soni.Genre: Horror, Found Footage, Thriller, Dark ComedyWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A video artist looking for work drives to a remote house in the forest to meet a man claiming to be a serial killer. But after agreeing to spend the day with him, she soon realizes that she made a deadly mistake.Links: Wanna make Mary write that song? Hit her up on Twitter. Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 65 about Cloverfield, your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:DID YOU BUY MARY KAY'S BOOK, YOU SONS OF BITCHES? Why is this somehow even harder to swallow than the fuckery that is Cabin in the Woods? Who is the hottest person Mary Kay has ever seen in real life? What would be the absolute worst garb to be stuck wearing in an apocalyptic scenario? How does one get taken seriously in the apocalypse? Can you imagine trying to survive the apocalypse with a UTI? Would you chase your friend while they chase someone they aren't boning? Do you agree that Nate is the hottest one, like, could he pick us up? How do you cope when your reality goes tits-up instantaneously and there's no information to be had? What scared you more: walking subway tracks, or exploding humans? Can we work Schrödinger's Cat into casual conversation? Where was everyone running to? Where the hell were they all running from, even? Do you think Sephora was a sponsor for this movie? How many times did Hud turn off the camera? What is the least disappointing monster of all time? Could you even make this movie today, or would the premise fall apart thanks to iPhones? Do you remember the hype that was created from the trailer; you know, the one where it's just a party and then suddenly the city is attacked and everyone is as confused as you are?? Did JJ Abrams walk so Netflix could run? Was the monster just a baby shot down to Earth and just flailing in terrified fright? So, then, is this movie basically Dragon Ball Z? Speaking of geeky references, can you guess which character is basically a walking videogame? Or which character is basically every young adult fiction side character? There's a twist. Who's going to survive the apocalypse: able-bodied men or a woman in heels? Can we get Lizzy Caplan to be our friend? How many Tik-Tok references can we make? How many comedians named Jenny do we support? How did they achieve that shot when they are crawling in the topsy turvy hallway? How big is the real head of the Statue of Liberty? Most importantly, what would be the most embarrassing thing for you to have taped over in this circumstance? When the government is watching this footage of what happened that night with the aliens, what totally embarrassing footage of yours is breaking through?Cloverfield (2008)– Directed by Matt Reeves. Written by Drew Goddard. Performances by Mike Vogel, Jessica Lucas, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David.Genre: Horror, Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, ThrillerWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A group of friends venture deep into the streets of New York on a rescue mission during a rampaging monster attack.Links: Order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 64 about The Wicker Man your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:On a scale of 1 to Angelina Jolie in Girl, Interrupted, how unfortunate is our hair on this infinitith day of quarantine? You know that one scene when all the adolescent girls are jumping naked over the first? What was your hot take during that scene? Remember that Kombucha Girl Vine? Who among us is best at packing and unpacking? Was this movie scary? Was it funny? Was it entertaining? What is “The Salmon of Knowledge?” What can you say, and what can you NOT SAY? Was this the cult of Creed Bratton from The Office? Who started this cult? (SARUMAN’S GRANDFATHER!) What about the religious history that this movie references? What about British Imperialism? Did you know that Summersisle is a real-ass place? Did you know that Scotland has Gaelic, too? Did you also think that the way The Wicker Man depicts paganism is a way to exploit young girls? Who was the ass double for Britt Ekland? What about that candle hand? Did you know that Edward Woodward seeing the Wicker Man on the beach was the actual first time that the actor had seen it? Why did we get no explanation or anticipation of the Wicker Man itself? Is this particular conspiracy very elaborate? What are the similarities between The Wicker Man and The Hunchback of Notre Dame? Is this policeman just really, really bad at his job? What is the point of this movie? What are we supposed to take away from it?The Wicker Man (1973)– Directed by Robin Hardy. Written by Anthony Schaffer. Performances by Edward Woodward, Christopher Lee, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Folk HorrorWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A puritan Police Sergeant is sent to a Scottish island village in search of a missing girl who the townsfolk claim never existed; stranger still are the pagan rites that take place there. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Ghost Wall by Sarah MossTrista Edwards’ magickal candles, Marvel+Moon

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 63, join Mary Kay McBrayer, Mary Beyer, and Rachel Estridge and their lovely friend of the podcast, Stephen Rouse, as they discuss 28 Days Later. They answer important horror comedy questions like these:Which horror movie would you choose to wake up and live through? Do Americans make everything worse when we adapt narratives from other cultures? Are these “infected” zombies? Did that little boy one talk? Is “Rage” ebola+rabies? Is it just amplifying a regular human condition? Why identify it with ebola specifically? What makes the zombies stop chasing the car? Did The Walking Dead rip off a LOT of these ideas in its first season? (Yes.) What’s the benefit of your POV character waking from coma? Is this movie scary? Does the score work? Why do they call them “the infected?” What if it HASN’T spread? How is this similar to what’s happening right now? How can you tell if someone has never played Plague, Inc.? Why do men use SO MUCH toilet paper? What is the point of surviving the apocalypse? How did our beloved ninth doctor “promise them women” and not realize that one of them was a child? 28 Days Later (2002) – Directed by Danny Boyle, starring Cillian Murphy and Brendan GleesonGenre: Horror, Zombies, Thriller, Suspense, Apocalypse, Pandemic, epidemic, plague, SurvivalismWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.Links: Stephen’s game! Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here! Get Out is a Zombie Movie… but No One Noticed

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 62 about Drew Goddard’s Cabin in the Woods your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary try to answer questions like these: What would Drew Goddard do if we took away two-way mirrors? When you walk into a bar bathroom, do you check to make sure the mirrors aren’t two-way? What horror trope would you pick from that basement? What about setting? Is this movie scary? How amazing is this actress who plays Jules? What was your favorite on the white board list of monsters? Did you think that it was going to be Marty who survived? Why is Rachel obsessed with this character? What do all these monsters do? What is the overall narrative supposed to mean? Why does it look differently across cultures? If this manipulation of others’ suffering will ultimately save the world, are the scientists really bad guys? Is this just a really meta-trolley problem? Is it wrong to take joy in your job when it’s more of a coping skill than an off-hand dismissal of suffering? Why does the virgin have to die last? And why does it not matter if she dies? Is this meant to be an explanation of why our horror movies have evolved the way that they do? How is this related to the SIMS? What song would you HATE to play while you were being killed in a horror movie?Cabin in the Woods (2011)– Written by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon and directed by Drew Goddard. Performances by Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams, Richard Jenkins, and Bradley Whitford.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: When five college friends (Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison, Fran Kranz, Jesse Williams) arrive at a remote forest cabin for a little vacation, little do they expect the horrors that await them. One by one, the youths fall victim to backwoods zombies, but there is another factor at play. Two scientists (Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford) are manipulating the ghoulish goings-on, but even as the body count rises, there is yet more at work than meets the eye. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here!

Dana Look-Arimoto has always been curious. Curious about others, curious about herself, curious about life. And at one time she thought she could have it all. Now she says that's a myth. But that doesn't mean she can't have what she wants!All of us get stuck in places. Some of us find a way out. Others need some guidance. All of us need help. Dana knows this first hand how trying to have it all can cost you everything. She hit rock bottom. She's sharing her story so you know you aren't alone. She survived and so can you.And she has a unique approach to finding the right work-life integration FOR YOU!Check out her website Settle Smarter and take her quiz. Drop her a question, and answer the question to win her book Stop Settling - Settle Smart!Remember - there are five different "spaces" for work-life integration: Time, Space, Productivity, Joy and Value. What are you willing to give - incrementally - to get the right integration. Listen to the podcast, check out her website and send Dana your answer.   

Your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, Rachel, and special guest Grady Hendrix answer important questions about horror movies. On this episode of Everything Trying to Kill You, they discuss and make fun of The Hunger.What is your FAVORITE work by Grady Hendrix? Is there a wrong answer? Why is the ending of this film incomprehensible? Speaking of convention … what is the deal? No fangs? Is anyone else a vampire? How many fans do you think Tony Scott owned at this time? Can we make publishing scholarly essays a hot quality like it apparently is in this smoky-sexy fictional world? Are those . . . sexy teeth? Is *she* the best, or is she the worst? Is there a DAMN thing wrong with Angela Bassett's arms? And of course, IS Grady nasty?The Hunger (1983)– Written and directed by Tony Scott. Performances by David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, and Catherine Deneuve. Based on the book by Whitley Strieber.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Vudu (rental), Google Play (rental), Apple TV (rental), Fandango (rental), Amazon Prime (purchase)Summary: John (David Bowie) is the lover of the gorgeous immortal vampire Miriam (Catherine Deneuve), and he's been led to believe that he'll live forever, too. Unfortunately, he quickly deteriorates into a horrible living death, and Miriam seeks a new companion. She soon sets her sights on Sarah (Susan Sarandon), a lovely young scientist, who quickly falls under Miriam's spell. However, Sarah doesn't warm up to the concept of vampirism easily, leading to conflict with Miriam.Links: Order Grady Hendrix’s new novel, The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires here! (or from your local bookstore because support local business during social distancing!)Pre-order Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster here! (or same as above you filthy animals)

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Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 61 about As Above So Below your hosts Mary Kay, Rachel, and Mary answer important questions like these:What terrifying place would you choose to explore? And who is your dream team? And love interest? Why does that inscription rhyme in English? Do we like the found footage execution? Why was this premise so brain-meltingly dumb? Is this movie scary? Are we just going to ignore the cult? Would you really just go ask for this criminal trespasser by name in a night club? Did Benji disappoint you the most? Do beautiful, petite white ladies with clavicles of steel really get forgiven for Turkish prisons so easily? (Rachel weighs in!) Why didn’t we get to stay in Iran? Why would Nicholas Flamel know Aramaic? Does anyone else hate acronyms? With this deductive logic, why weren’t they on Legends of the Hidden Temple? Why/how/for why does Scarlett have all of these random degrees? Is this a video game? Is Scarlett Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson? How is this woman not hospitalized? Why be scared when you could be just NOT UNDERGROUND? What’s the first thing you’d do when you survive the adventure? As Above So Below (2014)– Written and directed by John Erick Dowdle. Performances by Perdita Weeks, Ben Feldman, Edwin Hodge, and Francois Civil. Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Supernatural Where to watch: NetflixSummary: Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe (Perdita Weeks) has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.“Everyday Use” by Alice Walker Pull Quotes:When she was like, Let’s go into the earth to search for this alchemical agent, I would have been like, No.—Mary BeyerAll of the obstacles are false obstacles.—Mary BeyerSo we’re just going to ignore the cult?—Mary Kay McBrayerCommit to ONE ridiculous premise.—Rachel EstridgeAnd then, boom, we’re in Paris.—Mary Kay McBrayerNicholas Flamel wakes up and says, ‘Get out of my room.’—Mary BeyerI would never compare Scarlett to my beloved, beloved Rock. She IS a rock. She is basically a rock.—Mary BeyerIf she left me in a Turkish prison… I don’t care how beautiful she is, don’t show up at my work place!—Mary Kay McBrayer

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 60, about Bernard Rose’s Candyman, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on Zena Dixon, the Real Queen of Horror, to answer important questions like these:What historical period’s clothing would you dress up in to be a boogeyman? Can you pull off a frosted brown lip? Why doesn’t Tony Todd still wear the duster? Did you ever do the mirror thing? What is Helen DOING? Did the film age well? Could a grad student ever have afforded that apartment? Can we get Tony Todd in better lighting? What if fairy tales are real? Whose story is this to tell? Will you go home and try to summon Candyman, now? Have you ever considered selling your underwear on the internet? Is this movie a slasher? What insect would you want to embody you, if you were the boogeyman?Candyman (1992)– Written and directed by Bernard Rose, based on “The Forbidden” by Clive Barker. Performances by Virginia Madsen, Tony Todd, Kasi Lemmons.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, SupernaturalWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.Tags: Links: Zena Dixon, the Real Queen of Horror[Days of the Dead: Atlanta] Tony Todd on the Legacy of 'Candyman' and What's NextPre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 59, about Ari Aster’s Midsommar, your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, and Rachel answer important questions like these:What country (besides Sweden) are you most afraid to visit? Is Australia where the devil keeps his pets? Was Christian raped? But is he ALSO the worst? What does Josh mean by his comment about “maybe you’re not paying attention to the right thing?” Are Christian’s actions defensible? What about the sequence of walking through the house where Dani’s sister annihilated her family? What is Ari Aster going through that he wrote THIS right after Hereditary? What’s the most identifiable-with moment in this movie? Why does Dani stay with Christian? Where are Dani’s friends? Why are any of these people friends with Mark—how did he find his way into this social circle? What’s the deal with the bad trips in the movie? How does the brightness and the beauty of this film work for a horror film? Why does Josh withhold his information about the Attestupa ritual? How dare you, Christian, try to take Josh’s idea? Is this type of anthropological study immoral? Is this movie scary? What was the scariest part? What do you make of Dani’s insomnia-sleeping-pills-dream? Why does she look into the mirror while she’s on mushrooms? What’s the deal with that A-frame building? Why do we like cult movies? Why were we set up to think that it was a BAD thing to be the May Queen? Did you get “The Lottery” vibes from it, too? Why doesn’t the anesthesia work?! Was the prophet’s coloring as funny to you as it was to Rachel? Were Pelle’s parents also sacrificed? Why were the bodies stuffed with straw? What is the “blood eagle?” What animal corpse would you burn your ex inside of?Midsommar (2019)– Written and directed by Ari Aster; performances by Frances Pugh, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm BlomgrenGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Cult, Folk HorrorWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: A couple travel to Sweden to visit their friend's rural hometown for its fabled midsummer festival, but what begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.Tags: horror, drama, thriller, suspense, cult, pagan, Florence Pugh, Ari Aster, Jack Reynor, William Jackson Harper, Will Poulter, Vilhelm Blomgren, ritual, brainwash, family annihilator, ritual suicideLinks: This Podcast Will Kill You’s episode about the Corona Virus.Pandemic Netflix series.How MIDSOMMAR Utilizes and Subverts Horror Movie Tropes of People of Color on Graveyard Shift Sisters blog (hosted by Ashlee Blackwell)Preacher Boys, by our sound editor Eric SkwarczynskiPre-order Mary Kay’s book on Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 31 about William Friedkin’s film, The Exorcist, your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, and Rachel talk with the incredible author Clay McLeod Chapman, and they answer important questions like these:What demon voice WOULD NOT work on you? Was this movie scary? Were there any big surprises for you when you watched this movie for the first time? Did you prefer the director’s cut (the “version you’ve never seen”) or the original? Are backbends in general also horrifying for you, or is it just Mary Kay? Why would you pace the narrative so slowly (or would you)? What exactly happened with Father Karras’ mother? Whose story is this? Why set the bookended part in Iraq? Which exorcist is THE exorcist? Does Father Karras’ qualification as a psychiatrist make the events scarier? What was the scariest special effect? What about the ACTUAL murderer? What about the last rites? How does the convention of the movie parallel with that of real-life Catholicism? Have you been to The Exorcism stairs in DC? Why is it important that Reagan is 12 years old? When Reagan comes downstairs during the dinner party… is the demon acting yet? Is it okay that there was an actual teenage girl playing the role of a possessed girl? Why wasn't Mercedes McCambridge credited for her vocal performance? Is Father Karras the anchor? Why is he a boxer? On a 1-to-10, how glad were you that the origins weren't in Ancient Egypt, but in a historically plausible place? How does Father Merrin die? Was the production actually cursed? The Exorcist (1973)– Directed by William Friedkin and written by William Peter Blatty. Performances by Linda Blair, Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason MillerGenre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, ExorcismWhere to watch: Amazon Prime (for free!)Summary: A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and physical make-up of her 12-year-old daughter. Meanwhile, a young priest at nearby Georgetown University begins to doubt his faith while dealing with his mother's terminal sickness. And, book-ending the story, a frail, elderly priest recognizes the necessity for a show-down with an old demonic enemy. Written by Andrew Harmon Links: Buy The Remaking by our lovely guest, Clay McLeod ChapmanLet’s talk about The Rite by Matt Baglio, if you want to know more about exorcisms.Check out the original trailer for The Exorcist!Buy your host Mary Kay McBrayer's book, America's First Female Serial Killer

Mary Kay McBrayer calls in to chat about her true crime book: America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster. The book is a fascinating look at a serial killer who has largely gone unnoticed by history, with a focus both on Toppan's crimes and the mid 1800's society that helped make her the monster she was. We also chat a bit about McBrayer's horror movie podcast, and the ties between good horror movie writing and writing true crime. Buy the book: America's First Female Serial Killer Check out the podcast: Everything Trying to Kill You

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 57 about Trey Edward Shults’s 2017 film It Comes at Night, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Where would you insert the grimacing emoji face when you’re texting a friend about this movie? What inspired this film? Why is Peter Breughel “the elder?” What painting would inspire YOUR horror film? Why don’t we have any horror movies about unicorns? Is It Comes at Night horror? Why does the tension never release? Do we like the ending? What’s the deal with “protection?” Does “protection” even matter if death is inevitable? Why was their blood so dark? What’s the purpose of every decision being rationaliz-able? Did you notice the ambient noise or nearly-silent dialogue described in the closed captions? Was Andrew sick? Who opened the door? Does it matter? Why would you hang that horrifying Breughel painting in the hallway across from your family photos? What is the “it” that comes at night? How was the plague transmitted? Do the characters know? Are they just being incredibly cautious? Did you like the casting? How flawless was Andrew’s performance? What about Joel Edgerton? Carmen Ejogo? So basically… perfect casting? How do we get Christopher Abbott to fall in love with Rachel? Why are there so many only-children? Is Will an only child? Is Paul what we all need? Is Sarah the ultimate bad bitch? Could they have done anything different? It Comes at Night (2017)– Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, starring Kelvin Harrison Jr., Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen EjogoGenre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Nature, ApocalypseWhere to watch: NETFLIX. You’re fuckin’ welcome.Summary: Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family comes at the cost of his soul. Written by A24Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Visit this abandoned Lisa Frank factory/repurpose it as an escape room?Read Carmen Maria Machado’s short story, “Inventory”Get S.A. Bradley’s book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes Us Happy and HealthyGet Clay McLeod Chapman’s novel, The Remaking

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 56 about Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s film The Revenant, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Who all in this movie? Is it worth $3.99 to rent Amazon? If the characters in The Revenant were on the old show Survivor, what ONE luxury item would you give to the Rocky Mountain Fur Company? Did you think this movie was horror? (There is a right answer.) So the part where they get scalped was not scary to you? So, you feel like when he drinks water and it comes out of his ripped open throat, that was not horror? How did you feel about ALL THE BODY HORROR? What about when the captain tries to mercy-kill Hugh Glass? (You can just agree with me now, or I can keep going.) How did you feel about the fictional nature of the film adaptation? What about the book? How does the weather interact with the sound? What single animal would defeat you in the wild?The Revenant (2015)– Written by Mark L. Smith and Alejandro G. Iñárritu, and directed by Alejandro G. Iñárritu. Performances by Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Will Poulter, Domhnall Gleeson, Forrest Goodluck, Paul Anderson.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Nature, SurvivalismWhere to watch: AmazonSummary: A frontiersman on a fur trading expedition in the 1820s fights for survival after being mauled by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On episode 55 about Doron Paz and Yoaz Paz’s film The Golem, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:What movie did Mary Kay THINK this was when she started watching this? What’s the clearest not-cheating-but-obviously-cheating behavior (like Benjamin, Hannah’s husband eating dinner at that thirsty hoe’s house) that you have personally experienced? What elements worked? What went wrong? Horribly, horribly wrong? Did you like the flaming Star of David? What were some of the other epic images? What is a “golem” in Jewish, folkloric tradition? Why is it that when monsters are children, they’re especially horrifying? Why, in the tradition, does the golem change when it’s created by a woman? Why do the golems of the Rabbi and Hannah LOOK so different? What happens when societal expectations don’t align with Benjamin’s own morality? Did you like Benjamin? Was he a good husband? Why does this setting have to be Lithuania in the 17th century? What’s going on with the presence of the plague? Were you as interested in the bully’s obsession with his daughter’s health as we were? Who, here, is playing God? What unexpected shape would your golem take?The Golem (2018)– Written and directed by Doron Paz and Yoav Paz. Written by Ariel Coen. Performances by Hani Furstenberg, Ishai Golan, Kirill Cernyakov.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Drama, Suspense, Murder, Judaism, Folklore Where to watch: NetflixSummary: During an outbreak of a deadly plague, a mystical woman must save her tight-knit Jewish community from foreign invaders, but the entity she conjures to protect them is a far greater evil. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Review of Servant on Killer Horror Critic (by Mary Kay, your host, who says that this show portrays the mourning of a lost child in a much more convincing, empathetic way.)Listen to This Podcast Will Kill You

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! On the Thanksgiving episode of our show, episode 54 about Taylor Sheridan’s film Wind River, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Why are we doing a non-horror movie on a horror podcast? What are your hosts’ favorite westerns? What are their dads’ favorite westerns? How does Wind River maintain or invert traditional Western tropes? Is this movie scary? What does this movie say about dichotomies of “cowboys n’ Indians” racial politics? Do we have a “noble savage” trope? What’s the deal with the Reservation as a setting? Why is the main character a white dude? (Is that a Western trope?) Do we feel good about the casting? Is Cory just “the white guy who is allowed?” What’s Cory’s role in this setting? What about women in westerns? What’s scary about this movie, even though it’s not labeled “horror?” Did you like the dynamic between Cory and Jane? Wind River (2017)– Written and directed by Taylor Sheridan. Performances by Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Kelsey Chow, Gil Birmingham, and Jon Bernthal.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Murder, WesternWhere to watch: Amazon Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Mary and Mary Kay’s tattoo artist“No Half Measures” speech from Breaking Bad with Mike and WaltKatelyn's article about ableness in horror film, “Hush: Surviving While Disabled” on Black Ship BooksS.A. Bradley’s book, Screaming for Pleasure

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the horror comedy podcast that analyzes your favorite scary movies! In episode 53 The Eyes of My Mother, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge, and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:You come upon a person chained in your basement, barn, et cetera… what do you do? Did Franny go to school? Why was there so much isolation? Were there any issues of plausibility that distracted from the film to you? Were you getting Manley Pointer/Flannery O’Connor vibes from Charlie? Is this movie scary? Were the surgery scenes with Franny and her mom upsetting? What’s the most frightening part of this movie? What’s the relationship like between Franny and her father? What does Franny do with that viscera after she puts it in the fridge? What does the story of St. Francis have to do with this narrative? Why set the tone with his story? What’s the difference between saying “Please don’t hurt my baby” versus “Please don’t take my baby?” Why is it important that the antagonist is a woman? What’s going on with Fran’s loneliness and sociopathy? Do they work together? How DO they work? How did you like the character of Antonio’s mother? Does this foley artist deserve an Oscar? Did you like the score of this movie?The Eyes of My Mother (2016)– Directed by Nicolas Pesce. Performances by Kika Magalhães and Will Crill.Genre: Horror, Slasher, Thriller, Foreign, Torture, DramaWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A young, lonely woman is consumed by her deepest and darkest desires after tragedy strikes her quiet country life.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the horror comedy podcast that analyzes your favorite scary movies! In episode 52 about Evil Dead 2 your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer, Rachel Estridge and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:How did Mary convince Mary Kay to watch this movie? What your hosts most excited about in their ? will it be weird if everyone goes up to Mia Farrow and says “Rosemary’s Baby!” but Mary says, “The Last Unicorn!?” What exactly is an amulet? What’s the book about unicorns that features that word? Do you want to hear more about Mary Kay’s dreadlocked babydoll, Blittany? Would you like a babydoll dreadlock as an amulet keychain? Is Evil Dead II horror or comedy? Can it be horror comedy? Why is this movie so many directors’ favorite horror movies? Which item in your household would be the most absolutely horrifying if it were possessed? What appliance would you be in The Brave Little Toaster? Why is the garbage disposal so scary? What moment in the movie provoked Mary Kay’s text, “What. The fuck. Is this?” Who is the target audience of the horror comedy? Is this a sequel?Evil Dead II (1987)– Directed and written by Sam Raimi. Performances by Bruce Campbell and Sarah Berry.Genre: Horror, Thriller, drive-in, Evil DeadWhere to watch: HuluSummary: The lone survivor of an onslaught of flesh-possessing spirits holes up in a cabin with a group of strangers while the demons continue their attack. Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Things get downright demonic as the #BookSquad is joined by Mary Kay McBrayer (author and co-host of Everything Trying to Kill You podcast) to talk about Grady Hendrix’s novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism. We talk about rad 80s nostalgia, feminism, religion, class, tropes of possession narratives, and -- most importantly -- friendship! Catch up with us on the #BookSquadBlog with recaps, television and film reviews and more. Read along for our next #bookpisode on Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (11/4), and go see Doctor Sleep for our next #othersode (11/18)! Don’t forget to subscribe to #BookSquadGoals so our new episodes hit your feed right away. Send your feedback and miscellaneous commentary to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com!:30–introductions and what would you use to exorcise someone?11:00–book intro and summary 16:00–what do we make of the 80s nostalgia trend?23:40–let’s talk about demonic possession37:00–religion and being raised religious 53:50–the south 57:33–class1:02:00–humor and horror1:08:40–what’s scary here?1:19:00–the ending 1:25:35–comparing all of Grady Hendrix’s work and ratings!1:34:22–Mary Kay talks We Have Always Lived in the Castle 1:37:24–MK’s new book! (America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642502073/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eIKRDbJTP2ZSG)1:39:37–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Things get downright demonic as the #BookSquad is joined by Mary Kay McBrayer (author and co-host of Everything Trying to Kill You podcast) to talk about Grady Hendrix’s novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism. We talk about rad 80s nostalgia, feminism, religion, class, tropes of possession narratives, and -- most importantly -- friendship! Catch up with us on the #BookSquadBlog with recaps, television and film reviews and more. Read along for our next #bookpisode on Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi (11/4), and go see Doctor Sleep for our next #othersode (11/18)! Don’t forget to subscribe to #BookSquadGoals so our new episodes hit your feed right away. Send your feedback and miscellaneous commentary to thesquad@booksquadgoals.com!:30–introductions and what would you use to exorcise someone?11:00–book intro and summary 16:00–what do we make of the 80s nostalgia trend?23:40–let’s talk about demonic possession37:00–religion and being raised religious 53:50–the south 57:33–class1:02:00–humor and horror1:08:40–what’s scary here?1:19:00–the ending 1:25:35–comparing all of Grady Hendrix’s work and ratings!1:34:22–Mary Kay talks We Have Always Lived in the Castle 1:37:24–MK’s new book! (America's First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Monster: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642502073/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_eIKRDbJTP2ZSG)1:39:37–what’s on the blog? What’s up next?

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 51 about Stacie Passon’s adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, your NEW host Rachel Estridge, and ongoing hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer answer important questions like these:Who is your favorite contemporary Scream Queen? What propels the plot of this movie? How long did it take you to realize who dunnit? Did the frame story work? Why does Merricat try to cast a spell to make Constance stay? Who is the strong one, Merricat or Constance? Is everyone enabling everyone else? Is there incestuous abuse happening? Did you feel like all of the characters were well cast? Can we talk about Crispin Glover? Why sugar, specifically? Did you like Merricat? Do you think Merricat’s witchcraft is real? Why does she bury stuff? Do you think that Charles was their actual cousin? What was with the moon?We Have Always Lived in the Castle (2018)– Directed by Stacie Passon. Written by Mark Kruger and Shirley Jackson. Performances by Taissa Farmiga, Alexandra Daddario, Crispin Glover, Sebastian StanGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, Shirley Jackson, terror, Gothic, drama, mysteryWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Merricat, Constance, and their Uncle Julian live in isolation after experiencing a family tragedy six years earlier. When cousin Charles arrives to steal the family fortune, he also threatens a dark secret they've been hiding.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.Book Squad Goals’ episode about Shirley Jackson’s novel We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 50, about Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass’ film, Creep, your NEW host Rachel, and ongoing hosts Mary Kay and Mary answer important questions like these:Why should you buy Mary Kay’s book, America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan and the Making of a Murderer? Is Mary Kay really doing the crybaby while she’s recording? If you were a homicidal furry, what would your alter ego be named? What would your theme song be? Is Creep scary? Is it new that men stalking other men who are bigger than they are a new thing for this movie? Could you tell right away who the creep was? Did Aaron’s character initially remind you of the Dating Game murderer? Is your barometer for scary the same as Mary’s?: Is this something I could have just avoided? Does Aaron not “just leave” because he needs the money? What scale of danger will we put ourselves in because we “need the money?” How does the found footage aspect of this film help the narrative? What’s the twist? What do we NOT see? Is Aaron unreliable, too? Did you like the scene with Joseph’s sister on the phone in the bathroom? Why does she only reveal that much information? How do you pronounce “Blumhouse?” How did you feel about the pacing? Was the movie too short? Were things HAPPENING? Could this be a play? What did you think about the jump scares? What about the name… “Peach Fuzz?” How do you say “no” to a man’s dying wish? Why did Aaron LEAVE the house when he thought he was being stalked? Why did Joseph call his fake unborn child “buddy?” Why did he call Aaron “buddy,” too? What is your most on-brand yet least fucked-up movie crush? Is Mark Duplass interested in collaborating with a short, chubby, brown woman? What is the “president of the student council mentality?”Creep (2014)– Directed by Patrick Brice. Written by Patrick Brice and Mark Duplass. Performances by Patrick Brice and Mark DuplassGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasionWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: A young videographer answers an online ad for a one-day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man. When he notices the man's odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions.Links: Pre-order Mary Kay’s book on Apple Books, Indiebound, Amazon, or from her person via email.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 50 about Barbet Schroeder’s film, Single White Female, "Let's Go Shopping," your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on their editor and lovely guest, Anna Drezen, and they answer important questions like these:If you could steal the life of any human being that you know personally, whose would you steal? Should we be laughing at this? Is identity theft a joke? Can you really have it all? What is the theme song of Anna and Mary Kay’s sitcom of their life together? Is it just a shopping montage? Is this movie scary? Why is it pathetic that Allie is looking for a roommate? What does Allie do for a living? What does her software do exactly? Is it the same software that Cher in Clueless used to pick out her outfits in the morning before school? Why is Allie so infatuated with Sam? Why is the woman in every heterosexual relationship always more attractive than man? Do adults drink orange juice that way? Why does Hedy drink diet soda? Did everyone in the 90s wear nightgowns? Was New York ever this white? Did you like the stiletto heel as a weapon? What would your useless software do? What exactly is "software?" WHO IS OUR NEW PERMANENT HOST!?Single White Female (1992)– Directed by Barbet Schroeder. Written by John Lutz and Don Roos. Performances by Bridget Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven WeberGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, doppelgangerWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: When a 'Single White Female' places an ad in the press for a similar woman to rent a room (to replace the boyfriend she's just left), all the applicants seem weird. Then along comes a level headed woman who seems to be just right. The new lodger has a secret past which haunts her. Written by Rob HartillLinks: Anna Drezen and Andrew Farmer’s podcast, Scary Stories to Tell on the Pod

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 31 about Mike Flanagan’s film, Hush, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary welcome on their editor and lovely guest, Eric Skwarczynski, and they answer important questions like these: How do you pronounce your last name historically? What mask would you wear as if you were a home invader? Is this movie scary? Did you like the alternative ending monologues, or did it suck out the tension? Was the narrative too formulaic? Does Maddy fall into the final girl trope? Do you believe that in that moment, she suddenly realized she realized she had to kill him? Or was it long before? Did they sufficiently establish the convention of Maddy’s inner monologue? How did you feel about the portrayal of her disability in the film as a whole? What would your AppleNotes death note be? Hush (2014)– Directed by Mike Flanagan. Written by Kate Siegel and Mike Flanagan. Performances by Kate Siegel. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, home invasion, deaf, hearing impaired Where to watch: Netflix Summary: A deaf and mute writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window. Links: Cinema InfluenceEric Skwarczynski’s IGHow to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame Smith

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 47, “Cloth Doesn’t Photograph That Well” about James Wan’s The Conjuring, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Rachel Estridge as their lovely guest. They answer important questions like these: Can dental patients take their teeth home? What clearly evil household object would you possessed if your soul was trapped on earth, that the Warrens would then be like “This is cute” and put it on a shelf in their horror museum? Did you think this movie was scary? Did you wake up at 3:07? Did you like the storytelling structure? Who were the protagonists of this film? Why didn’t their real estate agent tell them about the GIANT MESS in the hallways? Was the frame story even scarier than the main narrative? If the movie itself wasn’t scary, what WAS scary about it? Why was Annabelle missing from her case? Why do the demons in this universe go after the weakest constitution? And why is the mom always the most vulnerable one? Shouldn’t that be the LAST person you come for? Why does the demon want children specifically? How do the animals factor into the fear factor of the movies? Why doesn’t Daddy Warren ask his wife what she saw during the exorcism? What song would you want Patrick Wilson to sing to you at karaoke? The Conjuring (2013) directed by James Wan, performances by Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga, Ron Livingston Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Supernatural, Spiritualism, Ghosts, Demons, HauntingsWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)Links:“The Rabbit” in The Merry Spinster by Daniel Mallory Ortberg– the retelling of The Velveteen RabbitThe story of La Llorona (the drowned ghost)

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode , “Too Fat for our Armor” about Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale, your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Kelli McAdams, co-founder of the podcast #Book Squad Goals. They answer important questions like these: Which celebrities would you draft into your cult? What genre is this movie? What elements of horror did you see in this movie? Who did Rose kill before? Are we supposed to believe that she killed her dad, too? Which Chris plays the devil in this movie? Which Chris is the hottest? Was there any one scene in particular that was “scary?” What’s the point of the Manson family reference? Is the El Royale a real place? Who was on the tape? Did you like the structure of this movie? Could this movie have been a play? What was your favorite line from this movie? Who would you steal from each host’s cults? Bad Times at the El Royale (2019)—Directed by Drew Goddard, Performances by Jeff Bridges, Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Cynthia ErivoGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Drama, Cults, 1960s, Conspiracy TheoriesWhere to watch: HBOSummary: The El Royale is run-down hotel that sits on the border between California and Nevada. It soon becomes a seedy battleground when seven strangers -- a cleric, a soul singer, a traveling salesman, two sisters, the manager and the mysterious Billy Lee -- converge on a fateful night for one last shot at redemption before everything goes wrong.Links: #Book Squad Goals--Kelli's podcast!

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 45, “A Rocketshit” your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on Ashlee Blackwell, founder of Graveyard Shift Sisters, and producer and co-writer of the documentary on Shudder, Horror Noire to discuss the film The Perfection. They answer important questions like these: What would make you shit on the sidewalk? Is this movie scary? What could be worse than getting sick like that on a bus? Is Mary clairvoyant? Could you get past someone tricking you into cutting off your own arm, even if it was “for your own good?” How accurate is this abuse to the musical training? Did you like the image of them playing the cello at the end? Which example of the body horror was the MOST horrific? Was it the bugs? Why? Why should we play through the pain? What could have motivated a woman to revenge besides sexual abuse? Did you find that cause a little lacking in imagination? Did the structure of the Movements work for you? What exactly motivated those decisions? Do you like Charlotte and Lizzie? If Lizzie is coded as queer… does it have anything to do with the fact that she’s been tortured and raped? Is it implying that someone BECOMES and orientation? (In the film.) Is that what the STORY is saying? Is convincing Lizzie to cut off her hand the ONLY way to save her? What ibuprofen pills are that large? What did you think about the film angles and camerawork? What was your favorite shot in the movie? How did Jeffrey and Theus come into this job? Who invented that scary Saw rape apparatus? If you were attacking scary cello rapist man, what song would play while you dismembered and blinded him? The Perfection (2019)—Directed by Richard Shepard, written by Eric C. Charmelo, Richard Shepard; performances by Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven WeberGenre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Music, Body Horror, SlasherWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte (Allison Williams) seeks out Elizabeth (Logan Browning), the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.Links: Graveyard Shift Sisters, Ashlee Blackwell’s amazing site that “purges the black female horror fan from the margins”Watch Horror Noire: Delving into a century of genre films that by turns utilized, caricatured, exploited, sidelined, and finally embraced them, Horror Noire traces the untold history of Black Americans in Hollywood through their connection to the horror genre. Adapting Robin Means Coleman’s seminal book, HORROR NOIRE will present the living and the dead, using new and archival interviews from scholars and creators; the voices who survived the genre’s past trends, to those shaping its future.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 44, “Small Claims Court of the Supernatural,” your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer welcome on S.A. Bradley, author of Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy to discuss the film The Autopsy of Jane Doe. They answer important questions like these: What is a “stinger,” according to S.A. Bradley? What was this movie’s stinger? Is there a right answer? How accurate is our popular perception of the witches at Salem? Does Tommy actually leave the “why” to the detectives? Why do the undertakers have to dissociate in a way that is borderline disrespectful? Is it a coping skill? Is this movie scary? Were Quakers more focused on the New Testament? What was the worst body horror of this movie? Did the concept of the movie work? Does this movie reinforce the idea of a self-fulfilling prophecy? Who even has a chalk board anymore? Was THAT the scariest part? Is Jane Doe a person? a golem? What’s the deal with the song? That one? Why the anachronism? Did you like the bell on the toe? Is Jane Doe regenerating? Is she oversexualized? What is one thing the movie might be trying to say? What actor would you like to play dead for the duration of a movie, and which movie would you like for them to be dead in?The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2018)—Directed by André Øvredal. Written by Ian B. Goldberg, Richard Naing. Performances by Brian Cox, Emile Hirsch, Ophelia Lovibond. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Witches, The OccultWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Cox and Hirsch play father and son coroners who receive a mysterious homicide victim with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to identify the beautiful young "Jane Doe," they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.Links: S.A. Bradley’s amazing book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and HealthyS.A. Bradley’s dope af podcast, Hellbent for HorrorBook Riot’s mystery and thriller book podcast, Read or DeadSleeping Venus painting by Titian/Giorgione

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode about David Bruckner’s film The Ritual, “No Rattan Effigies, Please,” your hosts Mary Kay McBrayer and Mary Beyer, along with their lovely guest and friend of the podcast, Nick, answer important questions like these:What’s the scariest place you’ve ever traveled or would like to travel? What was the scariest part of this movie? How about that monster? What the everloving hell are we looking at? What’s that effigy upstairs? What is that? What’s up with the feet? Why did the cinematography frame the feet so much? Were those human ankles? Was that a red herring effigy? Was the effigy more disturbing than the monster itself? Does the effigy tap into the fear of dolls? Like, it’s not supposed to move, but WHAT IF IT DOES? Did the characters run together for you? Was it because of their British accents? Is this a retelling of the Crusades, that the Englishmen’s first impulse is “burn this religion to the ground, literally?” Why is it important that the logic of this religion is hard to understand? Is this a cult within the heathenism? What’s the significance of the rune magic? Is the woman who explains what’s happening the same woman whose tent they find? How did they come into the store while the hold-up was happening? Why would you hold up a store if you didn’t have a gun? Are we meant to think that the friend’s death could be prevented? What about the order in which they die? Can we talk about the nightmare of fluorescent lighting? The bodies upstairs… what? What god’s bastard would you least want to run into?The Ritual (2018)– Directed by David Bruckner. Written by Joe Barton and Adam Nevill. Performances by Rafe Spall, Arsher Ali, Robert James-Collier. Adapted from the novel by Adam Nevill. Genre: Horror, Thriller, Folklore, Fairy Tale, MysteryWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Reuniting after the tragic death of their friend, four college pals set out to hike through the Scandinavian wilderness. A wrong turn leads them into the mysterious forests of Norse legend, where an ancient evil exists and stalks them at every turn.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode about Jonathan Glazer’s film, Under the Skin, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary, along with their lovely guest Samm Severin, answer important questions like these:When is the worst time to talk to your new friends about aliens? Did you watch the movie with subtitles on? Does the antiheroine talk… like, at all? Was this movie scary? How did you feel about the ending? Are aliens scarier when they’re in the uncanny valley… when they’re too perfect? Why does she hunt? Is it worse to not know the motive for the murder? How do the men not see that she’s feeling them out, not coming onto them? Would you brine your alien-flesh-delicacy? Did the movie oversexualize the alien character? Did you like her? Is the moral of this story, If you want to have feelings, you get raped and set on fire? What’s with the title? What about the production elements? Under the Skin (2013)– Directed by Jonathan Glazer and written by Jonathan Glazer and Walter Campbell. Performance by Scarlett Johannson. Adapted from the novel by Michael Faber. Genre: Horror, Thriller, Aliens, Extraterrestrial Where to watch: NetflixSummary: An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a young woman who combs the roads and streets of Scotland in search of the human prey she came to plunder. She seduces her isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. However, existence in all its complexity begin to change the alien visitor. She begins to discover herself as human with tragic and terrifying consequences.Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Links: Stoned and Sad EP by Samm Severin

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode, join Mary Kay, Mary, and their lovely friend of the podcast, Rachel Estridge as they discuss Ari Astor’s debut feature film Hereditary. They answer questions like these: What could be the most horrific event to happen at a high school party—BESIDES a familial beheading? Is this movie scary? Are The Witch and Hereditary the same brand of horror? Is this film as much family drama as it is horror? What does the storytelling technique of the grief counseling group do for the plot? Was it effective? Would this movie work without an actor the caliber of Toni Colette? (Especially THAT monologue?) Is part of the horror the tricks of the mind? Is it all really happening? What about when Peter hears the clucks? What does this movie bring into question about mental illness and free will? How much of any of what happens here is anyone’s choice? What did the miniatures do for the exposition? Did Charlie hold Paimon? Where does it all begin? What’s the deal with hereditary legacy, like royalty? Did this movie remind you A LOT of Rosemary’s Baby? Can we talk about how amazing Alex Wolff’s performance is, too? What about the scene in which Steve catches on fire? Did you expect for there to be a body when Steve goes into the attic? What a great man! He never entertains abandoning Annie or his family. What all things does he do that are above-and-beyond? Is the scariest part of this movie the repeated phone calls to Annie about her projects? Or is it the dinner scene? What IS the scariest moment in this film? Did you notice the similarities between Annie and her mother? Do we need to even say anything about grave desecration, or is that scary enough in itself? Why does the bird fly into the window? Why does Peter bang his head on the desk? Does his lack of choice make the outcome more or less tragic? What is the nature of these miniatures? Why are the lights already on any time they enter the house? Who would you cast in this movie as members of The Office? Hereditary (2018) – Directed by Ari Astor, starring Toni Collette, Alex Wolff, Ann Dowd, Milly Shapiro and Gabriel Byrne.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Witchcraft, Grief, Mental IllnessWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: When her mentally ill mother passes away, a woman named Annie (Toni Collette) and her husband (Gabriel Byrne), son (Alex Wolff) and daughter (Milly Shapiro) all mourn her loss. The family turn to different means to handle their grief, including Annie and her daughter both flirting with the supernatural. They each begin to have disturbing, otherworldly experiences linked to the sinister secrets and emotional trauma that have been passed through the generations of their family. Links: Follow Rachel on Instagram!

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Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 40, about Lynne Ramsay’s film You Were Never Really Here, your hosts Mary Kay and Mary, and their lovely guest Christopher David Rosales answer important questions like these: What weapon would YOU use to torture someone? What is “gabba gool?” Do you get the meat sweats? Is that vocal technique something you knew how to do before this improvisational conversation? What makes this movie scary? Why doesn’t Mary Kay smoke weed? Is Joe scary to you? Did you like the save-the-cat moments? How did you feel about his morality? Is it gross that Mary Kay is attracted to this character? What would Joe’s first Tinder message be? How does the score work (or not)? Why doesn’t Nina close her eyes when Joe kills her predators? What does the score have to do with the title? What’s the deal with the counting down voiceovers? What’s significant about Joe asphyxiating himself his bedroom? What do the elements of body horror do for the movie? Did the movie balance the things we see with the things that we don’t see? Why does Joe hold hands with the man he just murdered? How does the movie engage with the body’s senses? What makes you know that Joe is the best man for this job? What are the most striking images in this film, and what do they mean? What does the circle tattoo mean? Which are the best composed scenes? Can you think of a scene in which someone smiles? Speaking of disturbing images, what about that panic attack that Joe has in the pink room? What about the girls who ask Joe to take a picture of them? What is the deal with the ending? What about how that actual shot is handled, with the blood going all over the diner? What happens after the movie ends?You Were Never Really Here (2018)– Directed and written by Lynne Ramsay, adapted from the novel by Jonathan Ames. Performances by Joaquin Phoenix and Judith RobertsGenre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, MysteryWhere to watch: Amazon PrimeSummary: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening. Links: Buy Chris’ book here! Word is Bone. You’re gonna love it.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 40 about Sang-ho Yeon’s film, Train to Busan, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and lovely guest Emily Brooks Lewis) answer important questions like these: Who will Hollywood cast as any of these roles to destroy the movie and disinterest all of us and seeing it? Would they whitewash the shit out of it? What is in Korean skincare that makes these old ladies look like highschoolers with bad wigs? In what ways is Train to Busan a classic zombie movie? Is this movie scary? How is it scary? Did you like the writing of the scenes? Which is scarier, a zombie horde or an escalator leading you to slaughter? Is it a distinctly American observation that we don’t know how to kill this iteration of ghoul? What do you think about the baseball bat trope? Or was it a cricket bat? Did you like or notice the sensitivity to the baseball player when he sees all of his friends reanimated? Did you like the portrayal of masculinity in this film? Does nationality determine whether the zombies are fast or slow? How did ALL of the extras who turned into zombies do such compelling body work? What was the flashback scene of the father seeing Su-An as a baby before he turned? How awesome is this writing? (It’s sooo tight!) How quickly is the convention established? Why does Su-An sing Aloha ‘Oe? How come every new train car awakens a fresh hell? Do you like that construct? Did the mom leave the dad because he was complicit in this viral outbreak? Do you agree that dads do more work than they get credit for? Do you remember when that window broke? The conductor is the real MVP. How does this movie relate to Charles Dickens? What animal would me the scariest to be zombied? Train to Busan (2015)– Directed by Sang-ho Yeon and written by Joo-Suk Park, Sang-ho Yeon. Performances by Yoo Gong, Yu-mi Jung, Dong-seok Ma.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Zombies, Action, AdventureWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: The investment manager Seok-woo is a divorced man that lives in Seoul, with his daughter, Soo-an, and his mother. Seok-woo is a selfish man and neglects Soo-an, who misses her mother that lives in Busan. On Soo-an's birthday, she asks to visit her mother, and Seok-woo travels with her with the intention of returning after lunch. They board the fast train KTX, but a sick woman also boards another car. During the journey, the woman attacks a member of the train staff and soon all the passengers in the car are attacked, turning into zombies. Seok-woo realizes that there is a zombie outbreak in South Korea, and together with the passenger Sang-hwa, who is traveling with his pregnant wife Seong-kyeong, they isolate the safe front cars from the infected ones. Along their journey, the non-infected passengers have to fight the zombies and the selfishness of their fellow human beings. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 38 about Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation (2015), your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:What is the appropriate way to eat chicken wings? What is your answer to the “I Want” game that the cast plays? What makes Will and Kira our protagonist couple immediately? What was the first red flag that this movie sent up? Would you accept this dinner party invitation? What were your feelings about the Horror Noire documentary? What is the benefit of making our final girl a Black woman? How does that make us empathize with Kira, or does it? Why did all of the guests actually show up, and no one flake out? What was the point of the dinner party? Were they actually trying to recruit them into the cult? (Because the last turn makes us think that it is not.) how does Will get away from the party so much? Did Eden and David make that dinner themselves? What kind of deal did Eden make with the devil to keep that dress THAT white? Why was the blocking so weird? What about the gaze on Will that we get through cinematography? Are we happy with the representation here? How do you pronounce the word “ensemble?” Is Eden the real antagonist? How did you feel when John Carroll Lynch showed up? How did the cult make the jump from death-positivity to MURDER EVERYONE? What would you wear to your SO’s exwife’s dinner party?The Invitation (2015)– Directed by Karyn Kusama. Written by Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi. Performances by Logan Marshall-Green, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michiel Huisman. Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, CultsWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Will and Eden were once a loving couple. After a tragedy took their son, Eden disappeared. Two years later, out of the blue, she returns with a new husband... and as a different person, eerily changed and eager to reunite with her ex and those she left behind. Over the course of a dinner party in the house that was once his, the haunted Will is gripped by mounting evidence that Eden and her new friends have a mysterious and terrifying agenda. But can we trust Will's hold on reality? Or will he be the unwitting catalyst of the doom he senses? (from IMDB)

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 37 about Jordan Peele’s Us (2019), your hosts Mary Kay, Mary, and Emily Martin answer important questions like these:**SPOILERS AHEAD** SERIOUSLY, if you haven’t seen the movie, watch it first. What would you rather this movie have been called? Did the title work for you? What is the biggest concept here? How does this change Freud’s concept of the doppelganger? How does it relate to cloning? Do clones have souls? Do the Tethered? Did we learn nothing from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein? If you don’t have a soul, but you have something else, what is the Something Else that you could have? What does Jeremiah 11:11 have to do with the concept of cloning, or souls, or God? Did you like the concept of doppelgangers sharing a soul? Why can Red talk? How did the Tethered communication? Did you like that it was a family unit movie? What was Lupita Nyong’o’s BEST scene? Would you have gone into the building at Baby Adelaide’s age? What do patterns of three or two do to develop the motifs? Do you identify with the image of Your Hot Dad Winning Prizes for You at the Fair? What scared you about the movie? Was it a real-time fear, or a nostalgic fear? How do you think the line, “I just want my little girl back” made Baby Adelaide feel? Why does Red’s voice sound the way that it does? What does the number 11 have to do with anything? What’s weird about Adelaide’s snapping to “I Got 5 On It?” What made the dance/fight montage so compelling? What is the meaning of the characters’ names? What is it about dads that makes them always want to kill things with baseball bats? What does Daenarys call Jon Snow’s penis? What would your doppelganger’s motif be? Us (2019)–Written and directed by Jordan Peele. Performances by Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke, Evan Alex, Elisabeth Moss, Madison CurryGenre: Drama, Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Science FictionWhere to watch: ANY THEATER AT EVERY HOURSummary: A family's serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begins to terrorize them. In order to get away from their busy lives, the Wilson family takes a vacation to Santa Cruz, California with the plan of spending time with their friends, the Tyler family. On a day at the beach, their young son Jason almost wanders off, causing his mother Adelaide to become protective of her family. That night, four mysterious people break into Adelaide's childhood home where they're staying. The family is shocked to find out that the intruders look like and talk like them, only with grotesque appearances.—jesusblack-30225(from IMDB)Links: Book Squad Goals’ Us vs. Us Spoiler-Heavy ReviewBook Squad Goals Podcast!

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 36, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary as they discuss Robert Reiner’s Misery.They answer questions like these: What would you get famous for? And once you did, what would be your scary nightmare fan? What is the “Misery” situation that Mary Kay thought of FOR Mary? Is being “Miseried” scary, conceptually? At what point did you realize your parents are also people? Did this movie stand the test of time? Did the 1980s effects prevent you from suspending your disbelief? What is our Hitchcockian “bomb under the table?” What’s Annie Wilkes’ thing that she cannot do (work-wise)? What’s the difference with rehearsing for screen versus rehearsing for stage? What’s so great about Kathy Bates? What makes her performance as Annie so compelling? Is it funnier joke if Mary Kay explains it? What makes it so hard for us to kill our darlings? Why do we get all of Annie’s character development in a scrapbook? Are the scary parts the right scary parts? Do you owe your fan base the sequel to your bestseller? What makes Annie a scary villain?Misery (1990) – Directed by Robert Reiner and written by EVERYONE’S FAVORITE PERSON, WILLIAM GOLDMAN. Starring Kathy Bates and James Caan.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Suspense, Crime, DramaWhere to watch: Vudu (for freeeeee)Summary: Best-selling novelist Paul Sheldon is on his way home from his Colorado hideaway after completing his latest book, when he crashes his car in a freak blizzard. Paul is critically injured, but is rescued by former nurse Annie Wilkes, Paul's "number one fan", who takes Paul back to her remote house in the mountains (without bothering to tell anybody). Unfortunately for Paul, Annie is also a headcase. When she discovers that Paul has killed off the heroine in her favorite novels, her reaction leaves Paul shattered (literally)...Written by Andrew Backhouse (andback74) Links:

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 35, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary as they discuss Mary Lambert’s Pet Sematary. They answer questions like these: What dead person would you resurrect to have a conversation with? What did Teddy Roosevelt’s office smell like? What makes Pet Sematary scary? Does the dead baby sound like a very drunk Mary Kay on helium? What was wrong with he acting in this movie? Why was everything so low-stakes? What makes graveyards so scary? What’s so frustrating about confirmation bias? Do you buy that Louis Creed is an actual doctor? What’s Stephen King’s best movie? Why isn’t there an ambulance to take Pascal to the hospital? Does this Native American curse trope work, or no? What type of reanimated corpses are these? Why didn’t George Romero direct this film? Why or why not are the reanimated corpses in this movie effective? Do we like these special effects? What is a hoe bath? What is PeeWee’s word of the day? Why are humans so inherently afraid of dying? What is the best frozen treat? If you were buried in this very quickly-decomposing ground, what part of you would decompose both? Pet Sematary (1989) – Directed by Mary Lambert and written by Stephen KingGenre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, SuspenseWhere to watch: AmazonSummary: Doctor Louis Creed (Dale Midkiff) moves his family to Maine, where he meets a friendly local named Jud Crandall (Fred Gwynne). After the Creeds' cat is accidentally killed, Crandall advises Louis to bury it in the ground near the old pet cemetery. The cat returns to life, its personality changed for the worse. When Louis' son, Gage (Miko Hughes), dies tragically, Louis decides to bury the boy's body in the same ground despite the warnings of Crandall and Louis' visions of a deceased patient.Links:From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find Good Death by Caitlin Doughty

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies, and Happy Valentines/Horniest-Day-of-the-Year! In episode 34 about David Robert Mitchell’s 2014 film, It Follows, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:What beer should Maegan have immediately after delivering her first child? What’s the weirdest pickup that ever worked for you or on you? What’s the weirdest FAIL? What is the point of this movie? And what is the “it” that follows, which we are supposed to be afraid of? How does this movie invert the final girl trope? If we’re supposed to be afraid of sex to fill emotional voids, why is the best move to have sex with people who has a lot of sex, and would pass it on immediately? Can we talk about “also, probably the patriarchy?” Did you feel like this film was slut-shaming? Or that it was biased on gender? What exactly qualifies as “having sex?” Is it just vaginal penetration? Does the demon recognize same-sex intercourse as “passing it on?” How can I get rid of the demon? If I REALLY want to get rid of it, and I rape someone, does that count? Who is the most attractive baby man on Dawson’s Creek? How terrible is Jeff/Hugh? What about Greg? What did you think about the friend group as a whole? Is Florida better than prison? Did you like the costuming? How does Jay decide whom to fuck? What is the definition of consensual sex? How is important to Jay’s story that it’s not just buyer’s remorse? If you are initiating the sex, can it be consensual if your life is on the line? What do pools have to do with the set? What are the other homages to classic horror? Why is that lit professor teaching T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?” What does the intended audience have to do with these cultural allusions? In the end, does It follow them?It Follows (2014) – Directed and written by David Robert Mitchell. Performances by Maika Monroe, Keir Gilchrist, Olivia Luccardi Genre: Horror, Revenge, Thriller, Suspense, Supernatural Where to watch: AmazonSummary: For nineteen-year-old Jay, Autumn should be about school, boys and week-ends out at the lake. But after a seemingly innocent sexual encounter, she finds herself plagued by strange visions and the inescapable sense that someone, something, is following her. Faced with this burden, Jay and her friends must find a way to escape the horrors, that seem to be only a few steps behind. Written by Jose TamayoLinks: Thunder Snow Cone sideshow/kinkshowSims Fails

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 33 about Rusty Cundieff’s film, Tales from the Hood, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:What doll would you inhabit if you had to haunt someone as a doll? What level of poltergeist have your sins earned you? What is it about Billie Holiday’s song, “Strange Fruit” that makes it the scariest song in existence? What is the deal with the paradox of superstition, occult, or the supernatural and their presence in Black Christianity? What defines superstition, occult, and the supernatural? How does this movie deal with the trope of the “spook” in horror films? Why do so many horror movies featuring Black protagonists have so much vigilante violence? How does this movie use the anti-snitch policy? How does the first episode reconceptualize the zombie or reanimated corpse mythology? What causes Moorehouse to resurrect himself? What should we take away from the campaign manager’s role in the dolls’ episode? How is the Black experience different from the experience of other people of color? Is the campaign manager an Uncle Tom trope? Is that a thing for a non-Black person to notice? Can we get these fight scenes right? How does this movie tap into Survivor’s Guilt? The concept of passing? What about other cascading trauma? How does the horror-montage tap into a similar but worse emotion than A Clockwork Orange? What does it mean that Hell is just watching the experiences of Black people? What makes hell hell? Did the frame story narrative work? Why set the frame in a funeral home? What’s the deal with the grandfather clocks in every scene? Tales from the Hood (2005)– Directed and written by Rusty Cundieff. Performances by Clarence Williams III, Joe Torry, Anthony Griffith, Michael Massee, and Brandon Hammond. Genre: Horror, Revenge, Thriller, Suspense, Vigilante, Supernatural Where to watch: AmazonSummary: A creepy mortician, Mr. Simms (Clarence Williams III), attempts to scare teenage drug dealer Stack (Joe Torry) and his friends straight by telling them four horrifying stories. One is about a guilt-riddled cop (Anthony Griffith) who goes crazy after ignoring his corrupt partner (Michael Massee). He also tells of a meek schoolboy (Brandon Hammond) with terrifying supernatural powers. Although the young thugs want to take their drugs and escape Mr. Simms, he still has two more tales to tell.Links: Samuel L. Jackson Interview with EWSamuel L. Jackson Interview with Cinema Blend “Behind the Formaldehyde Curtain” by Jessica Mitford American Way of Death by Jessica MitfordStiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavres by Mary Roach

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 32 about David Slade’s film, Hard Candy, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:How old were you when you first watched this movie? What changed for you watching it this time? What was your AIM screenname? Did you get into chat rooms? Did Hayley Charles Manson this situation? Is that better or worse? Did Hayley actually break down or ever question herself? Is it hard to know the truth? Is this a Minority Report idea, or is Jeff still guilty because he takes a 14-year-old on a date, and that thing a pedophile maketh? Do either of them understand where the social boundaries are? Whether he actually did it or not, did Jeff actually do it? Is Hayley the villain? Is she irredeemable? What are the odds that Judy showed up just because she thought Hayley was shady as fuck? Does Jeff not-murdering Donna make him any less guilty than if he was just there? Than if he only took pictures of them? That if he only had “consensual” sex with a 14-year-old? What is the point of the pink bedroom? What is the point of the shaky cam? What was the point of not sexualizing the violence between our main characters (as is so often done in horror)? How does Hayley’s gender effect the audience perspective of the film? Does Hayley experience doubt? If so, why does she suddenly doubt herself? Why doesn’t Hayley want to ACTUALLY castrate Jeff? Do you like the casting of Patrick Wilson and Ellen Page? What makes this sick fuck think that as soon as Hayley feels a little regret, he tries to get it in with her again? What was the worst thing Jeff did? What would be the one thing a dude could have in his room that would make you U-turn IMMEDIATELY? Hard Candy (2005)– Directed by David Slade and written by Brian Nelson. Performances by Ellen Page, Patrick Wilson, and Sandra Oh. Genre: Horror, Revenge, Thriller, Suspense, Vigilante Where to watch: Amazon Summary: Hayley (Ellen Page) is a precocious teenager who goes to a coffee shop to meet Jeff (Patrick Wilson), the photographer she met on the Internet. Jeff thinks he is in for a real treat, but Hayley plays a trick on him. After drugging Jeff and tying him down, Hayley reveals that she knows Jeff preys on teenage girls and she has a plan to wring a confession from him.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In episode 31 about Ana Lily Amirpour’s film, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:What famous vampire would you be? Who is your vampire power couple? Was this movie scary? When does this movie take place? Would drug dealer tattoos look jailhouse in the 1980s? Does wearing Adidas make Saeed evil? What are the politics of how one wears the head scarf? Why is there no Christian mythology with the vampires in this film? Why have the vampire from an “other place,” like Bad City? What about Bad City makes it so gross? What about the gulf of bodies? What about the way that Atti dances makes her so irresistible? How does one get that perfect lighting? What was the most unsettling scene in this movie? Which was scarier, the finger-eating scene in this movie, or in Raw? What does the Girl’s incredible beauty do to make her MORE scary? What was so spooky about the Girl mirroring Hossein? What’s so great about the way the Girl intimidates the little boy? Why were all of her victims men? Why did she pick the victims that she picked? Do you think the movie would be the same if someone else directed it? What do you like about the chador/vampire cape costuming? What about the skateboard with the chador? What about the costuming for Arash? What role would you want in the musical Annie? How is this movie the exact opposite of Annie? What did you like about the score? What plastic surgery would you have if you could get it for free?A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)– Directed by and written by Ana Lily Amirpour. Performances by Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, VampiresWhere to watch: AmazonSummary: Residents of a worn-down Iranian city encounter a skateboarding vampire (Sheila Vand) who preys on men who disrespect women.Links: “What Famous Vampire are You?” Personality Quiz“Who is Your Vampire Soulmate?” Personality QuizInterview with director Ana Lily Amirpour

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In part two, “Scary-Ass Garden of Weeping Angels,” of episode 30 about The Haunting of Hill House, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these: In what ways is time like confetti? (Like Nell says) Is Haunting of Hill House scary? What types of scary was it? Do we see the man with the car horn actually, or do we just have vivid imaginations? Are there hidden ghosts in this show? Would it still be scary if the ghost weren’t real, if it was all in their heads? Is the mold in there as a red herring? Where is the evil? How does the title work? How do we feel about the adaptation from the novel? Is Abigail real/living? IS it all in their heads? Did the house get the Dudleys’ original baby? What are the tropes? Is mom crazy? Is Nell crazy, too? What about the secrets among the Crains? Is Shirley “sensitive?” How exactly does Theo’s pass at Kevin work, or not? How did we feel about Theo’s monologue when she’s “apologizing” to Shirley? The Haunting of Hill House (2018) – Created by and written by Mike Flanagan. Performances by Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Timothy Hutton, Violet McGraw, Julian Hilliard. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Haunting, Ghosts Where to watch: Netflix Summary: Explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past, some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! In part one, “The Tower Inside,” of episode 30 about The Haunting of Hill House, your hosts (Mary Kay, Mary, and Maegan) answer important questions like these:Which member of the Crain family do you identify with the most? Why do they all suck? Why do we always identify the most with the character whom we can suffer the least? Which character do we most want to LOOK like? Why does Shirley need to be in charge of everything? What is it about some actresses that lets them look like they are on the verge of tears? (Damp-eye acting.) Why do we find it so fascinating? Is it the vulnerability? Do we like Theo? Is it good enough that she is so peak-human at work? Does that allow us to be wild and drunk and a mess and not do any of the emotional work that we are demanding of other people in our personal lives? At what point was Stephen Crain going to discover the existence of a condom? Why are there so many 7s in this movie? Why does Luke always count to 7? How do we feel about the gray area the movie perpetuates between mental illness and supernatural occurrences? Is this movie about how grief shapes human characters? Which of the stages of grief does each Crain child represent? Is forgiveness warm? Why does Theo end up with Trish? Are we going to talk about how the ending is exactly wrong? How can you go “see” someone if the house EATS people? Do you think the Crains are as interesting as the Dudleys? What makes Mr. Dudley’s monologue so compelling—besides the fact that he called his wife a “towering woman?” What are the other elements that make the monologues in this show stunning? What is the theme of this show overall? What makes Luke’s story so scary? Did we all know immediately that Nell was the bent-neck lady? How is Nell’s narrative so Greek-prophecy-like? How horrifying is sleep-paralysis IRL? What is the difference between the way that Arthur describes sleep paralysis and the way that Hugh describes it to Nell when she is a little girl? Are kids’ nightmares scarier than adults’? Is Hugh a good dad? What were the scariest parts of Olivia’s… “infection?” What’s so petrifying about the idea of dreams “spilling” into reality? What about that scene when the twins test Olivia with the “would you wake us up if…?” The Haunting of Hill House (2018) – Created by and written by Mike Flanagan. Performances by Michiel Huisman, Elizabeth Reaser, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kate Siegel, Victoria Pedretti, Carla Gugino, Henry Thomas, Timothy Hutton, Violet McGraw, Julian Hilliard.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Haunting, GhostsWhere to watch: NetflixSummary: Explores a group of siblings who, as children, grew up in what would go on to become the most famous haunted house in the country. Now adults, and forced back together in the face of tragedy, the family must finally confront the ghosts of their past, some of which still lurk in their minds while others may actually be stalking the shadows of Hill House.Show links: Secret ghosts

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 29, join Maegan, Mary Kay, and Mary as they discuss Tomas Alfredson’s Let the Right One In. They answer questions like these: What exactly qualifies a walk of shame? What age would you want to be stuck as forever? What was so great about the composition of this film? What are Eli’s pronouns? How old is Eli? How is this love different from a typical “love story?” Who seduced whom, among Hakan and Eli? Why doesn’t Oskar turn around when Eli is naked in his bed? What does the line “be like me” mean? What makes this different than other vampire stories? Did the absence of the religious imagery affect your viewing experience? What happens if Eli is not invited in? Do people smile in Sweden? Who is the most monstrousa character? What is the nature of Eli and Oskar’s relationship? How real is bullying?Let the Right One In (2006) - Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Written by: John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay), John Ajvide Lindqvist (novel). Performances by Kare Hedebrant, Lina Leandersson, and Per Ragnar. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, VampiresWhere to watch: Netflix, AmazonSummary: Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. Written by John Nordling, Producer

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 28, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary, and Charles as they discuss Robert Eggers’ film 2015. They answer questions like these: What are some fun, apt, alternate titles to this masterpiece of a movie? What did you think about setting this movie in the colonial era? Why did the family get banished? Why did they have a court date to begin with? Does Charles sound more like William or Black Phillip? What effect does William’s voice have on the average American woman? Which character was the most fucked up? What would you do if your casting niche was unhinged mamas? Did you guys like William? Which character did you identify with the most? Why does William let Caleb lie for him? Why won’t they talk about Samuel? What makes William never give up on Thomasin? What’s the scariest scene in this movie? Is Caleb’s exorcism supposed to resemble orgasm? Do each of their demises begin with their own lies? What is the least interesting birthday age? What does it sound like when Ralph Ineson sings “Bye Bye Birdie?” Why does Charles look like a bearded face coming out of a butt hole? Can Phillip and the Witches attach to the children directly? Are the twins really hearing this goats, or are they just being shitheads? Why is when Phillip finally speaks SO satisfying? If you’re proud of Thomasin at the end, did you miss the point? How does William embody a Christ-figure? What are the other Biblical allusions that this movies calls? In what ways are the production qualities perfect? Is projectile vomiting a pregnancy superpower? How does the composition of the shot recall classic horror? What about the Peekaboo shots? Did you love the score as much as we did? How does this measure up in the subcategory of occult films? How does the story being more-or-less truthful make it scarier? The Witch (2015) – Directed and written by Robert Eggers. Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Scrimshaw, Ellie Grainger, Lucas Dawson Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Period, Historical Drama, Twins, occult Where to watch: Netflix, Amazon Summary: The Witch, a period drama/horror film by first-time writer/director Robert Eggers, tellingly advertises itself as "a New England folktale" instead of a fairy tale. Fairy tales are, at heart, parables that prescribe moral values. The Witch, a feminist narrative that focuses on an American colonial family as they undergo what seems to be an otherworldly curse, is more like a sermon. Sermons pose questions that use pointedly allegorical symbols to make us reconsider our lives, just as one character uses the Book of Job to understand her role in her family (more on Job shortly). But The Witch is not a morality play in a traditional sense. It's an ensemble drama about a faithless family on the verge of self-destruction. And it is about women, and the patriarchal stresses that lead to their disenfranchisement. —Roger EbertLinks:Our Twitter: @horrorshowgirls Mary Kay’s pop culture convention presentation about The Witch and its horror movie tropes

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that analyzes horror movies! For episode 27, join Maegan, Mary Kay, and Mary as they discuss Stuart Rosenberg's film The Amityville Horror. On this episode, your hosts answer important questions such as these: What style of house would you haunt? What is Kathy Lutz's wardrobe the worst? How's her ballet form? What's the scariest element of this movie? Do movies based on a true story make the movies scarier? or no? How different are the various Amityville movies? How would you react if someone told you that you looked like a family annihilator? What are imaginary friends? Are there ghosts in the movie? Why is any of this happening in the church down the street? Why does the house need to be on a burial ground? Why is the house so personified? Why doesn't Maegan trust ASOS anymore? How does this film being independent affect its production? Does the soundtrack work? What's the deal with the truthiness of this story? the novel? the film? Why does the priest go blind? Why does that happen in the church? Who was willing to suspend their sense of disbelief when James Brolin had ED? What is the ghost story of your life that people might actually believe? Does pumpkin spice have pumpkin in it or just spice? The Amityville Horror (1979) -- directed by Stuart Rosenberg and written by Sandor Stern; adapted from the novel by Jay Anson. Starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder.Genre: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural, Suspense, OccultismWhere to watch: Hulu, AmazonSummary: The Amityville Horror is a 1979 American supernatural horror film based on Jay Anson's book of the same name (1977). Directed by Stuart Rosenberg, it features James Brolin and Margot Kidder as a young couple who purchase a home haunted by combative supernatural forces. The story is based on the alleged experiences of the Lutz family who bought a new home in Amityville, New York where a mass murder had been committed the year before. It is the first film based on the Amityville horror. Upon its release in the summer of 1979, The Amityville Horror was a major commercial success for American International Pictures, grossing over USD $80 million in the United States and going on to become one of the highest-grossing independent films of all time. It received mostly negative reviews from critics, though the film has been contemporarily noted by film scholars as a classic of the horror genre.The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score by composer Lalo Schifrin and Kidder also earned a Saturn Award nomination for Best Actress. A remake was produced in 2005. --WikipediaLinks:

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 26, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary as they discuss John Carpenter's Halloween (1979).On this episode about John Carpenter's Halloween (1979), your hosts answer questions like: What is the way that you would want to die in a horror movie? What are you eating right now? Have you ever seen Mike Myers and Michael Myers in the same place and the same time? Do you identify with any of these characters? How did YOU dress when you were babysitting? Does this movie stand the test of time? Is this dialogue indicative of what teenage girls actually talk about, and the way that the talk about it? What happens when your adults are absent and the new "adults" are just sexually-active children? How long can your hosts perpetuate the same fart joke? What makes Laurie survive against all odds? Is it her grandma outfit? Or is it her concern about the children? How does the original pave the way for the rest of the franchise? How does the music inspire fear? Why is everything in a 5/8 time signature suspenseful? Is Halloween scary (the movie AND the holiday itself)? Why won't the killer die? How would you want to survive a slasher?Halloween (1979) – Directed by John Carpenter and written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill. Starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis. Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, Slasher Where to watch: Amazon, Sling Summary: On Halloween 1963, the small town of Haddonfield is shocked when six-year-old Michael Myers returns from trick-or-treating and for some unknown reason stabs his older sister to death with a big kitchen knife and is found by his parents staring into space with the bloody knife in his hand. Sent to a mental institution, Michael spends the next 15 years just sitting, still staring into space despite the best efforts of his Doctor, Dr. Samuel Loomis. Now, on October 30th 1978, something triggers Michael off and during a storm manages to steal a car from Dr. Loomis and Nurse Marion (who was coming to take Michael to court to keep him locked up) and goes back to Haddonfield where he steals a white mask. There, Laurie Stode, Micheal's younger sister, finds that Michael is stalking her during the day (at school, at her home etc - but she doesn't know who he is.) As Dr. Loomis arrives and with the sheriff frantically looks for Michael he doesn't know that Laurie is baby-sitting Lindsey and Tommy and that Laurie's friends Annie, Lynda and Bob are disappearing one by one. —Lee Horton Links for your edification: The definition of "doth"The Crucible cast party

Our podcast is one year old today! This episode is a two-part mini: first, your hosts (Maegan, Mary Kay, and Mary) open gifts! Because it is their birthday, and on your birthday you can do literally whatever you want. On your birthday, it's basically The Purge.)On this episode, your hosts contemplate the answers of the following questions: How do you use the word "doth?" What do you look like when your phone's camera opens unexpectedly in selfie mode? What did your hosts get each other for their one year old birthday? Should Mary open the terrifying cylinder or the terrifying box first? How did Mary Kay get a book to Mary that isn't in print yet? What do your hosts' friendship bracelets say? Who stars in Mary Kay's version of Dracula? It... it's roundish... what is it? What song would play while you outrun the killer? Who would you want to write, direct, or soundtrack the horror movie of your life? Which Halloween candy would you trade? What melee weapon would you use in the zombie apocalypse? Why are these gummy bears gone already? What is the "famous last words" version of your last words in the horror movie that is your life? What's the scariest TV series? Who is your dream guest for the podcast? What's your favorite episode of Everything Trying to Kill You? What's your favorite real life ghost story? What was your most embarrassing Halloween costume?

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! Join Maegan, Mary Kay, and Mary on their episode about The Omen. They answer questions like, If you were a demon and possessed an animal, what animal would that be? How many 666's is too many? If you were going to write a doomsday poem, what rhyme scheme should you use? Why do the police think that Father Brenner is crazy? Why do they discount his story? Was the movie set actually cursed? Why is Damien turning 5 instead of 6 or 7? What are the four reasons that Mary Kay would have fired the nannies? How does Satan feel about his penis? Which element of horror makes Kathy want to terminate her pregnancy? Why is Holly's suicide one of the most horrific scenes in cinematic history? Did Mary Kay hit her sister? What is the Grim? What role does prophecy play in this film? How do we feel about Kathy's therapist? Are children the future and/or chaotic neutral? How does this film portray adoption as dangerous? Should Maegan put away her tarot cards and Ouija board? Whose vagina is the best? What's good, Karen? Is this movie scary if you are not a Christian? How does Omen II go, now that Damien is in the President's house? The Omen (1978) Written by David Seltzer and directed by Richard Donner. Starring Gregory Peck, Harvey Spencer Stephens, Lee Remick. Genre: adventure, thriller, drama, horror Synopsis: American diplomat Robert (Gregory Peck) adopts Damien (Harvey Stephens) when his wife, Katherine (Lee Remick), delivers a stillborn child. After Damien's first nanny hangs herself, Father Brennan (Patrick Troughton) warns Robert that Damien will kill Katherine's unborn child. Shortly thereafter, Brennan dies and Katherine miscarries when Damien pushes her off a balcony. As more people around Damien die, Robert investigates Damien's background and realizes his adopted son may be the Antichrist.

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! Join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary, and their lovely guest, Emily Martin, on their episode about Interview with the Vampire. They answer questions like, who is your vampire soulmate? What makes Anne Rice’s vampire convention so much better than traditional vampire lore? Do you think Anne Rice being an erotic author makes it too obvious that Lestat and Louis are a couple? How does this film utilize Kiss-or-Kill distance? Since Tom Cruise hijacked The Mummy, does he deserve to be kissed anymore? Do vampires consent to becoming vampires? Is life-saving consent implied? Are children innocent? What’s the big deal about making a vampire out of a child? How is this text still Gothic, despite its production in the 1990s? How is Lestat similar to Dr. Frankenstein? What does blood taste like to vampires? What is the nature of Louis and Claudia’s relationship? How old is Claudia actually? How do we feel about the idea that Louis values human life but he owns humans? What exactly does “Creole” mean? Why does Bourbon Street smell like sin? How did the voodoo practiced by Louis’ slaves add to or takeaway from the horror? Was the end of this film SUPER rushed? Does it end in the right place? What’s the difference in watching the Vampire Theater from watching this movie on the screen? What brand of lip gloss does Lestat wear? Who would you re-cast as Lestat?Interview with the Vampire (1994) Written by Anne Rice and directed by Neil Jordan. Starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst, Antonio Banderas. Genre: adventure, thriller, drama, horrorPlot summary: Born as an 18th-century lord, Louis (Brad Pitt) is now a bicentennial vampire, telling his story to an eager biographer (Christian Slater). Suicidal after the death of his family, he meets Lestat (Tom Cruise), a vampire who persuades him to choose immortality over death and become his companion. Eventually, gentle Louis resolves to leave his violent maker, but Lestat guilts him into staying by turning a young girl (Kirsten Dunst) -- whose addition to the "family" breeds even more conflict.Links for your auditory pleasure….Take the Who is Your Favorite Vampire Soulmate Quiz! https://bookriot.com/2018/09/20/vampire-soulmate-quiz/Ilovewerewolves.com Emily Martin’s podcast, Book Squad Goals: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/book-squad-goals/id1230209775?mt=2

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! Join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary, and their lovely guest, Emily Lewis!---as they discuss Deliverance. They answer questions like, what’s your favorite southern phrase? How many guys do you know that have this absurd belief that when facing down the apocalypse, they will be fine? Which type of masculinity is the MOST dangerous? And what does it say about those concepts that the least “masculine” survive to the end? What does it mean that the most feminine characters are the ones who survive the battle with the wild? Why is Nature always gendered feminine? Why did Burt Reynolds say this was the best movie he was ever in? What made THAT SCENE be the one that disgusted men so much that they left the theater? Why does Bobby’s trauma get so underplayed? Why is his rape a punchline? What makes this movie a horror film? Who is the enemy? How do we feel about the guys’ accents? What problems do we encounter in the dueling banjos scene, and why is that scene the most iconic? What makes this movie scary?Deliverance (1972) Written by James Dickey and directed by Jon Boorman. Starring Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight. Genre: adventure, thriller, drama, horrorThe Cahulawassee River valley in Northern Georgia is one of the last natural pristine areas of the state, which will soon change with the imminent building of a dam on the river, which in turn will flood much of the surrounding land. As such, four Atlanta city slickers, alpha male Lewis Medlock, generally even-keeled Ed Gentry, slightly condescending Bobby Trippe, and wide-eyed Drew Ballinger, decide to take a multi-day canoe trip on the river, with only Lewis and Ed having experience in outdoor life. They know going in that the area is ethno-culturally homogeneous and isolated, but don't understand the full extent of such until they arrive and see what they believe is the result of generations of inbreeding. Their relatively peaceful trip takes a turn for the worse when half way through they encounter a couple of hillbilly moonshiners. That encounter not only makes the four battle their way out of the valley intact and alive, but threatens the relationships of the four as they do, ... Written by Huggo

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! Join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary, and their lovely guest, Jack Murray!---as they discuss George Romero’s Night of the Living Dead. They answer questions like, who is your zombie apocalypse dream team? How does the 1960s social setting manifest in the monsters? How similar is our current social setting? How does it manifest in the monsters? Are they zombies or ghouls? How do we feel about the representation of race in this film? Are we all drinking wine right now, though? How do we feel about each host’s segue technique? Why does Mary Kay hate Mr. Cooper? Does Jack have the best, most natural laugh in North America? What about how Karen literally ate the patriarch? What was MaryMaryKay night? Why must Black characters die first in horror films? How do we feel about Barbara? Why does she survive? Is she a good introduction to the zeitgeist of What’s the real terror in a zombie apocalypse? Does the 35mm black and white film add anything to the film? What’s the connection between Romero’s zombies and the film adaptation of Frankenstein? (Dead things hate fire.) What does the narrative structure and manipulation of time have to do with building the narrative? What do Aristotle’s three unities have to do with Night of the Living Dead? How is this film’s horror similar to Get Out? Why is our contemporary culture so okay with this particular cultural appropriation? Who among your hosts would die first in a zombie apocalypse?Night of the Living Dead (1968) Written and directed by George Romero. Starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman. Genre: Horror, thriller, suspense, drama, zombie, ghoulWhile visiting their father's grave, a sister and brother, Barbara and Johnny, are attacked by a strange, disheveled man. Leaving the unconscious Johnny behind, Barbara flees to a nearby farmhouse and discovers a horribly mutilated corpse. Meanwhile, the strange man has been joined by several other ghoulish figures who are trying to help him break into the farmhouse. Suddenly, Ben, a young black salesman also seeking refuge, appears and fights his way past them into the house. While barricading the windows and doors, he explains to Barbara that a mutation resulting from radiation has caused the dead to arise and devour the living. Ben learns from a television report that fire frightens the ghouls and that they can be killed by a bullet or blow to the brain. Barbara and Ben then find that they are not alone in the farmhouse: in the basement are teenaged couple Judy and Tom as well as married couple Helen and Harry and their young daughter, Karen. Unknown to Helen and Harry, Karen has been injured by the ghouls and is slowly acquiring their disease. Ben improvises a plan to help Tom and Judy escape; but they panic and die in a fire and are devoured by the zombies. The ghouls finally burst through the barricades, and Ben accidentally shoots Harry; Barbara is dragged away by her brother Johnny, who has become a ghoul; and Helen is murdered and eaten by her infected daughter. By morning, when the living have succeeded in suppressing the dead, only Ben has survived by barricading himself in the basement of the farmhouse. But he is mistaken for a ghoul and shot through the head when he bursts out to greet a posse sent to destroy the zombies. (written by Turner Classic Movies)Links for your auditory pleasure….Our episode about ghouls and zombies in The Girl with All the Gifts: https://www.buzzsprout.com/132445/658971-10-girl-with-all-the-gifts-all-children-are-feral-children If you want to fall more deeply in love with Jack: https://www.instagram.com/brother_jack/

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! Join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary as they discuss Cory Finley’s film, Thoroughbreds. They answer questions like these: What’s your relationship with horses? Did you think this movie was funny or scary? What is its genre? Does the movie oversimplify or romanticize mental illness? Does Amanda ACTUALLY have no feelings? Is Lily a monster for not liking the sound of rushing water? Where exactly was Mary’s dad’s friend’s marina when she was a kid? Do you identify with Amanda? What is it about the score that made it fucking impeccable? What’s with all these follow shots? Do we like the camera work? Why is ambivalent always the answer? Why are there horses throughout this movie? Is a cigar ever just a cigar? Do sentience and feelings equal humanity? Does humanness hinge on morality? Are animals moral? What do the dreams at the end mean? What's the takeaway of this film? Might it have been more fun as a really glossy music video? Do we like the moral ambiguity? What happens with Lily and Tim?Thoroughbreds (2018) Written and directed by Cory Finley. Starring Anya Taylor Joy and Olivia Cooke. Genre: Horror, thriller, suspense, drama, dark comedyFriends Lily (Anya Taylor Joy) and Amanda (Olivia Cooke) reconnect in suburban Connecticut after years of growing apart. Lily has turned into a polished, upper-class teenager, with a fancy boarding school on her transcript and a coveted internship on her resume; Amanda has developed a sharp wit and her own particular attitude, but all in the process of becoming a social outcast. Though they initially seem completely at odds, the pair bond over Lily's contempt for her oppressive stepfather, Mark, and as their friendship grows, they begin to bring out one another's most destructive tendencies. Their ambitions lead them to hire a local hustler, Tim (Anton Yelchin), and take matters into their own hands to set their lives straight. (Written by Focus Features)My Cousin Mose (The Office as a horror movie): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP2JNTxP2V0&feature=youtu.be

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! For episode 20, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary as they discuss Darren Aronofsky’s film Black Swan. They answer questions like these: What was the first dance each host saw that made her go, dayuuuuuuum!? What is the metanarrative that director, Aronofsky uses throughout his films? What is the deal with the relationship between Nina and her mother? Does Nina’s ambition inevitably turn into obsession? How does Black Swan differ or ascribe to tropes of other dance and ballet movies? Is Nina’s experience authentic to that of an ACTUAL ballerina’s experience? Why is the Swan Queen the penultimate choreography for a ballet dancer? Why can’t Mary point her feet? How is Black Swan a fairy tale retelling of the original, 200-year-old Swan Lake? What makes this movie scary? How does this movie update the concept of Freud’s doppelganger? What brand of lipstick does Nina steal from Beth? Is this movie antifeminist? Black Swan (2010) – Directed by Darren Aronofsky and written by Mark Heyman and Andres Heines. Starring Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, and Vincent Cassel.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense, BalletWhere to watch: Netflix, AmazonSummary: Nina (Portman) is a ballerina in a New York City ballet company whose life, like all those in her profession, is completely consumed with dance. She lives with her obsessive former ballerina mother Erica (Hershey) who exerts a suffocating control over her. When artistic director Thomas Leroy (Cassel) decides to replace prima ballerina Beth MacIntyre (Ryder) for the opening production of their new season, Swan Lake, Nina is his first choice. But Nina has competition: a new dancer, Lily (Kunis), who impresses Leroy as well. Swan Lake requires a dancer who can play both the White Swan with innocence and grace, and the Black Swan, who represents guile and sensuality. Nina fits the White Swan role perfectly but Lily is the personification of the Black Swan. As the two young dancers expand their rivalry into a twisted friendship, Nina begins to get more in touch with her dark side - a recklessness that threatens to destroy her. Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures

Welcome to Everything Trying to Kill You, the podcast that talks about all the dangers of stepping out your front door and why you should cancel your plans to stay home and watch horror movies instead. JUST KIDDING! Except, kinda not really…We are the comedy podcast that talks about horror movies! And all the problematic things that come with them. For episode 19, join Maegan, Mary Kay, Mary, and special guest Eric Skwarczynski from Gut Reactions Podcast, as they discuss Devil’s Candy. They answer questions like: what the appropriate reaction is when a stranger comes to your door and offers you a guitar, are butterflies metal and what do they have to do with government mind control experiments, and ultimately (and most importantly) if they would buy a murder house. Devil’s Candy (2015) – Directed and written by Sean Byrne. Starring Ethan Embry, Shiri Appleby, Pruitt Taylor Vince.Genre: Horror, Supernatural, Thriller, Suspense Where to watch: Netflix Plot (*contains spoilers*): “A struggling painter moves his family into a house with a horrific past and soon finds himself being artistically inspired by demonic forces. Late at night in a countryside house, Raymond Smilie hears an ominous voice. He reacts by playing his red Flying V loudly in front of a crucifix. His mother enters his room and unplugs the guitar. When Ray awkwardly explains he plays to avoid hearing "Him," she says he needs to return to the hospital. Ray continues to hear the voice and kills her. Shortly after, a man enters the house and sees the dead woman.Sometime later, the house is sold to Jesse Hellman, a struggling painter, his wife Astrid and their daughter Zooey. The real estate agent says that the women who lived there died when she fell down the stairs, and her husband killed himself out of despair. Elsewhere, Ray checks into a motel. He listens to tapes preaching about the Devil and plays his guitar. When a noise complaint brings a police officer to his room, Ray stops playing.After settling into the house, Jesse starts hearing the same voices as Jesse. Inspired, he paints a black and white painting based on an upside down cross motif. Jesse later approaches Belial, an art gallery whose owner Leonard previously turned away his portfolio. At his insistence, the receptionist looks at the scan of the painting and appears pleased. One evening, Ray shows up and has a brief conversation with Zooey, who tells him she would love to have a Flying V. Ray wants to enter the house, but an angry Jesse turns him away.The next morning, Zooey and Jesse find Ray's Flying V outside their house, but Jesse refuses to let her keep it. Elsewhere, Ray kidnaps a boy. He carries the boy to a motel room, cuts up his body and puts it in a suitcase. Ray buries the boy in a hole already filled with several suitcases. Meanwhile, Jesse paints a new painting with distorted faces of children - including the one Ray killed. Immersed in his work, he forgets to pick up Zooey at school, and to appease her, he lets her keep Ray's guitar. Jesse keeps working on the painting, which depicts the children's heads being devoured by a black creature and adds Zooey being burned alive. He tells a horrified Astrid that the he feels the children inside him screaming to be let out.At night, Ray sneaks into Zooey’s bedroom. He covers her mouth and explains that "He" wants her, but Ray is trying to avoid hurting her. Zooey agrees to stay quiet, but then screams, alerting Astrid and Jesse. Ray flees. The Hellman’s go to the police, who suggest they change the locks.The next day, Leonard arrives to see Jesse's latest work. Pleased with the painting, Leonard offers to become his patron, with the privileges it brings. Jess cuts the meeting short in order to rush to pick up Zooey at school, but his car breaks down, and he runs to the school. Zooey is nowhere to be found. In Ray's motel bathroom, Zooey is tied up with duct tape. Ray

In this episode, the hosts of Everything Trying to Kill you, and their lovely guest, Jack, wonder, what makes Evil Dead so popular? How much do we love Bruce Campbell? Do we also love Ash? Is Evil Dead a good movie? Is it problematic? And of course, you can't talk about Evil Dead without asking... what about that tree scene?

Anna Jarvis would absolutely hate what Mother's Day has become.

Special guest Mary Kay from "Everything Trying to Kill You" joins the squad to discuss Erika Swyler’s novel "The Book of Speculation." In this episode, we discuss the ins and out of circus literature (which is totally a thing), tarot readings, family curses, and much much more. Plus, we answer your burning questions about "Stranger Things" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Wonder what those space cows are really called? We have the answer!0:28 – Introductions! Welcome special guest Mary Kay, from http://everythingtryingtokillyou.blogspot.com/2:50 - Icebreaker—what would your circus profession be?8:20 – Why did Kelli pick this book/summary10:48 – Ratings and general thoughts17:12 – A leeeeetle bit more background bc goodreads is vague21:21 – Stereotypes about the circus25:10 – Past timeline v present timeline characters28:28 – Do the storylines work together? Or nah?33:24 – A weird big twist we reveal!38:16 – but which storyline is better really?40:30 – What about the narration (which changes)? Workshop corner! 44:54 – What is this book really about?49:32 – Let’s talk about tarot!53:12 – Back on themes—Mary Kay’s thoughts 57:46 – Is there enough magic? Or mermaids?1:00:55 – Doyle, the motherfuckin' electric boy!1:03:14 – Who is the curse REALLY about??1:07:59 – Mary’s tangent about criticism1:11:50 – Listener feedback on "Stranger Things"1:14:08 – Emily’s take on "The Girls"1:16:20 – STAR WARS! Todd VanDerWerff's piece on the Episode VIII backlash: https://t.co/9Ks2CWRlEkPorgs & Puffins: https://kotaku.com/the-last-jedis-porgs-are-just-puffins-which-the-film-c-18214859571:30:08 – What’s on the blog?Next time on #BSG: An interview with author James Markert and our 2017 wrap-up! Our next book is "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.

Special guest Mary Kay from "Everything Trying to Kill You" joins the squad to discuss Erika Swyler’s novel "The Book of Speculation." In this episode, we discuss the ins and out of circus literature (which is totally a thing), tarot readings, family curses, and much much more. Plus, we answer your burning questions about "Stranger Things" and "Star Wars: The Last Jedi." Wonder what those space cows are really called? We have the answer!0:28 – Introductions! Welcome special guest Mary Kay, from http://everythingtryingtokillyou.blogspot.com/2:50 - Icebreaker—what would your circus profession be?8:20 – Why did Kelli pick this book/summary10:48 – Ratings and general thoughts17:12 – A leeeeetle bit more background bc goodreads is vague21:21 – Stereotypes about the circus25:10 – Past timeline v present timeline characters28:28 – Do the storylines work together? Or nah?33:24 – A weird big twist we reveal!38:16 – but which storyline is better really?40:30 – What about the narration (which changes)? Workshop corner! 44:54 – What is this book really about?49:32 – Let’s talk about tarot!53:12 – Back on themes—Mary Kay’s thoughts 57:46 – Is there enough magic? Or mermaids?1:00:55 – Doyle, the motherfuckin' electric boy!1:03:14 – Who is the curse REALLY about??1:07:59 – Mary’s tangent about criticism1:11:50 – Listener feedback on "Stranger Things"1:14:08 – Emily’s take on "The Girls"1:16:20 – STAR WARS! Todd VanDerWerff's piece on the Episode VIII backlash: https://t.co/9Ks2CWRlEkPorgs & Puffins: https://kotaku.com/the-last-jedis-porgs-are-just-puffins-which-the-film-c-18214859571:30:08 – What’s on the blog?Next time on #BSG: An interview with author James Markert and our 2017 wrap-up! Our next book is "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid.