Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

Curry Barker’s Obsession (2026) is one of the most-talked about horror movies of the year, and Nichole couldn’t resist getting in on the fun. Instead of focusing on the broader themes of misogyny and what an awful, awful person Bear is, let's recontextualize the relationship between Nikki and Bear through a lens of caring for partner with additional support needs – and the impact it can have. Want...

Joe and Sharai close out another season of MGM+s From with a discussion of how Henry and Victor’s relationship almost ended with a bang, living for Sophia’s sinister plan for a S05 bloodbath, and working through complicated feelings about Marielle’s death. Plus: Wild speculation about who might survive the last season and theories about Fatima’s new monstrous situation.  Connect with your co-...

Joe and Sharai reach the penultimate episode of FROM S04 as Boyd agrees to a risky plan involving Jade and Tabitha, while Sophia's many games begin to pay off. Plus: talismans on plastic sheets; Julie needs her mojo back; Elgin's stupid move; and why everything to do with Clara is annoying/dumb. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bs...

Joe and Sharai are celebrating everyone being in danger again and picking sides in Kristi and Marielle’s approaches to caring for Fatima.  Plus: Boyd has to help Ellis keep his calm for a change and the episode tricks us into thinking Kenny is in danger (again). Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers...

Sharai and Joe are back to discuss Boyd's terrible plan, Fatima's golem, and why Donna needs to lie down in From 4.07. Plus: Kenny the action star; Henry's dream visions; and why Victor, despite being right, is coming on a little too strong. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfiction If you l...

Nichole returns to discuss the connection between body, disability and identity in M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable (2000). Plus: fragility vs invulnerability; visible vs invisible body difference; a ghost story as embodiment; and why Mr. Glass is such a tragic character. Want to reach out and share your thoughts? Email bodiesofhorror@gmail.com or give me a shout on BlueSky at bodiesofhorror. Intr...

Bryan and Joe return to discuss Gretchen Felker-Martin's 'Hellbound Heart'-referencing Black Flame (2025) The challenging story of a self-hating queer Jewish woman who becomes embroiled in a hallucinatory lost film can be difficult, but we quite like how the novel plays in the sandbox of disgust to explore Ellen's transformation. Plus: "is she going mad or is it real?" narratives; gnarly body horr...

Joe and Sharai are concerned that Boyd is spiralling again while they recover from Donna’s heart attack. Plus: More wig worries, random thoughts about the town’s limited diet, and wondering why so many background folks are getting names all of a sudden. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfict...

Jenn and Rachel take one last trip to Vought Tower for a final showdown, and handful of shocking deaths, and a bittersweet goodbye as The Boys concludes its heroic run. Wanna keep up with the show? Connect with the show: @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  I...

In this episode of Bodies of Horror , we are going in super deep about old-age horror. Since May is Older Americans Month, it felt appropriate to talk about the good and bad of how aging is represented in horror, and how it is very similar to disability, as May is Older Americans Month. Additional Resources Since caregiving in a prominent theme in this episode, check out Caregiver Action Network f...

Sharai and Joe are day tripping with Jade (Capricorn!) in an episode that also finds the cabin foragers attacked by...life-sized dolls? No vortex, but plenty of ominous threats as a few red shirts go down and the threat to Jade and Tabitha increases. Plus: the Golem is upright; Sharai is proven correct; and thoughts on Henry's piano and moonshine meltdown Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @...

Jenn and Rachel journey to Vought Studio for deadly mind reading, confounding world-building, and dogs and cats finally getting along in the penultimate episode of The Boys season 5. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod...

Joe, Jenn, and Gena return to talk about the other post-partum, horror adjacent text from 2025: Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love . Starring an extremely committed Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, this is another tough watch in the vein of If I Had Legs I'd Kick You . Plus: Sissy Spacey and Nick Nolte; an uncertain time setting; frank discussions about personal experiences; and speculation about w...

Joe and Sharai are still spiraling about this wig business as they wonder what’s at the bottom of this lake. Plus: talk about the big announcement that season 5 will be final season for the beloved (and confusing) show. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfiction If you like the podcast, pleas...

Jenn and Rachel take a trip to Vought Villages to dodge flying nutsacks and leave damning Taco Bell receipts in episode 6 of The Boys season 5. Listen on Apple Podcasts / Listen on Spotify Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @Halloween...

Joe and Sharai are back to talk about FROM S04E03 "Merrily We Go" which finds everyone trying to *do* something. Fatima gets a rage room; Tabitha wants to go tree jumping; and Ethan is looking for the Lake of Tears. But it's Victor's reaction to The Man in the Yellow Suit's clothes and Sophia's plans for Julie that have us intrigued. Also: is Julie still queer? Connect with your co-hosts: > Sha...

Jenn and Rachel celebrate a Supernatural reunion, a joyful unmasking, and a sweet little doggo who just wants some chocolate in The Boys season 5 episode 5. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  If...

Bryan and Joe return with a new show format: "Clive Barker adjacent" texts. First up: Hailey Piper's cosmic horror book, A Game In Yellow , which made Joe immediately think of Bryan. We're talking explicit queer sexuality, a risky (but successful) format, Dom/Sub kinkiness and whether it is hot, and a devastating ending that is both inevitable AND surprising! Wanna connect with the show? > Brya...

Joe and Sharai are annoyed with Acosta, living for Sophia, and still worried about the ramifications of Julie with the bad wig. Plus: more wild speculation about where this season (and the series) could go as we say goodbye to Jim again. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacre / @NightmareFierce > Joe: @bstolemyremote / @horrorqueers / @murdermfiction If you like...

Jenn and Rachel break out of a nuclear Supe cell to fight with each other and visit their real dads with The Boys season 5 episode 4, "King of Hell". Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  If you li...

Nichole delves back into sick kid territory with 2013’s The Harvest . This film does some nuanced things when it comes to the narrative of overbearing, harmful parents/caregivers, which softens the blow of some weaker narrative threads. Instead of the film being an exploration of caregiver stress and burnout, like we’ve covered in other episodes, The Harvest lets us exist with Andy’s perspective a...

After fifteen months, Joe and Sharai are back to discuss a new season of FROM as we kick off S04 "The Arrival." Boyd's spiralling, Kenny's in trouble, Tabitha has too husbands and Julie with the bad wig from the future is still running around. Plus: our hopes for Fatima and Ellis, and the incredibly exciting new resident Sophia. Connect with your co-hosts: > Sharai: @misssharai / @blerdymassacr...

The chickens come home to roost as multiple supe children return to avenge their murdered parents and Homelander revisits his long-lost love.  Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @theladykpod , @SfAntagonist , @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  If you like...

Jenn and Rachel fly back to Vought Tower to chat about heartbreaking deaths, heroic returns, and a giant pile of rocks squirting lava jizz in episodes 1 and 2 of The Boys season 5. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist, @MurderMFiction  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod , @LosersClubPod  If you like the...

Nichole returns to unpack the horrors of COVID-19 with the Kevin Williamson and Katelyn Crabb-penned film Sick (2022), directed by John Hyams. It was a dark time for everyone, but particularly when we began to realize that the horrors of the pandemic were inside us. Want to share your thoughts on the film? Reach out via email at bodiesofhorror@gmail.com. You can also give me a shout on BlueSky at...