Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

After a long hiatus, Nightmares & Dreamscapes returns so that Terry and Joe can discuss Daphné Baiwir's King on Screen , which focuses on Stephen King adaptations. Alas there are some pretty significant issues with the doc: 1) *it's all white men* (where are Mary Lambert and Kimberly Pierce?!) 2) Most of the comments are complimentary and focused on King, not necessarily the adaptation process...

In a very special episode, Jenn and Rachel do the unthinkable and let a boy onto the pod to help them recap The Boys season 1. Special guest Randall Colburn joins them to revisit the Believe Expo, reminisce about their favorite aquatic himbo, and recall the first season’s most shocking moments.  Wanna keep up with the show? Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys Connect with your...

It's week two of Physical 's final season and we're unhappy with Ernie! While Sheila's bestie is on the rocks with her husband, though, Sheila is hooking up with a produce guy who helps her appreciate food. We approve! Plus: Danny's parenting struggles, the sister we didn't know he had, why Gena wants John Breem's storyline to end and Jenn invokes the J word! Wanna connect with the show? > Gena...

For this episode, Bodies of Horror revisits two topics that we’ve touched on here before: Hitchcock ( Rear Window ) and complex roles of mothers. Nichole is joined by the incredible Rebecca McCallum, Assistant Editor of Ghouls Magazine, Senior Contributor at the Moving Pictures Film Club, and all around expert and guide of all things Hitch. We discuss, in detail, the worlds of 1960’s Psycho a...

Warm up those leotards because Apple TV's Physical is back for its third and final season. We're so very excited for the show's return that Gina's internet went out at the 2/3 mark! Up for discussion: the state of Sheila and Danny's marriage, replacing Sheila's inner saboteur with Zoey Deschanel's Kelly Kilmartin, questioning Sheila's mental health, John Breem's wife drama, and glimpses of the sta...

Spoilers abound in our heart-stopping episode on the season 1 finale! Jenn and Rachel completely throw their lives away on their quest to discuss Black Noir’s musical moment, Madeline’s true feelings, Donna January’s first appearance on the Bad Boys list, and that shocking trip to suburbia! Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your co-hosts:  > Jenn: @jennferatu - @Los...

Take a trip back to Episode 49, where Nichole discussed all things Access: Horror with Festival Director Ariel Baska. The fest took place earlier in July (July 8th and 9th) and Nichole is here to share overall thoughts on the panels and short films she was able to catch. A shoutout to Ariel (@ruinmysky) for putting together a two-day virtual film fest with so much to engage with and for using a po...

Secure your branded sponsorship for the perfect social media post because Gena, Jenn and Joe are headed to Thailand with Kurtis David Harder's Influencer (2022). We're fascinated by star Cassandra Naud's performance and how the film uses her natural birthmark in a tale about performative online personalities where no one is who they pretend to be. Plus: Ryan as pimp, why not all influencers are th...

Bryan and Joe return to Clive Barker territory to discuss a magical (or illusory?) double bill. First up is 'The Last Illusion', the 1985 short from Books of Blood Vol. 6 that introduces private investigator Harry D'Amour. Bryan likes the creatures, particularly Valentin, though Joe finds the plot meandering. Next up is Barker's 1995 film adaptation Lord of Illusions , which is both ambitious and...

Terry and Joe are wrapping up the first round of Sexy & Surreal with David Cronenberg's commercial effort Scanners (1981). Obviously the exploding head is iconic, but the rest of the film is nearly as messy. An on-the-fly script and paper thing characters hint at more intriguing ideas than what is actually seen on screen. Plus: mall culture, homoerotic tension, a terrible lead performance, and...

Jenn and Rachel are headed to the Sandusky Dairy Queen to slurp down some blizzards and stuff while discussing the penultimate episode of season 1. They’ll chat about mind blowing supe sex, The Deep’s gills, Homelander’s real name, and what really happened to Becca.   No lobsters were harmed in the creation of this episode. Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys Connect with your c...

Bodies of Horror has reached the 50 episode mark!!! This calls for a doozy of a film, so travel across the lake to 2020’s The Night House , a complex and heavy film that host Nichole Goble doesn’t want to go it alone. She's joined by BJ Colangelo, editor at Slash Film and co-host of the podcast This Ends at Prom. Follow BJ on socials > Twitter: @bjcolangelo > Podcast: Apple / Spotify / Twitt...

Post Fatal Attraction , Jenn, Joe, and Gena need a palette cleanser! Enter the feminist delights of workplace comedy 9 to 5 (1980), which features three great performances, absurd fantasy sequences, and a hissable boss. Plus: the underlying race and class issues of the film, how much *hasn't* changed since 1980, and our predictions of where a remake would go. Wanna connect with the show? > Gena...

Terry and Joe are back to discuss Lynch's investigation of the dark underbelly lurking beneath the surface of America: Blue Velvet (1986). From the iconic opening sequence to Kyle MacLachlan's awe-shucks teen boy to Isabella Rossellini's Dorothy and Dennis Hopper's Frank Booth (iconic), Lynch is taking apart suburbia with glee. Plus: film noir, poppers and queer reading of Frank, and how the film...

In a very special episode, Jenn and Rachel wade into some deep feelings as they visit Homelander’s childhood home, try to read Mesmer’s mind, rage about Deep’s shallow apology, totally ruin a Collateral Damage support group, and finally learn the Female’s real name.  Connect with your co-hosts:  > Show Handle: @girlsontheboys > Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod , @SfAntagonis...

Nichole is joined by past Bodies of Horror guest, filmmaker and disability advocate Ariel Baska, to talk about her latest project: Access: Horror. Access: Horror is a virtual film fest with a focus on disability and representation in horror. Participants can join in on panels led by an amazing group of experts and thought leaders on a variety if topics related to disability representation in horro...

It's finale time and Joe and Sharai have a ton of new questions and predictions. Is Tabitha still in town? Is the sleeping threat really done? How did we get through a wedding without someone dying? And why couldn't Randall or Jim have been killed?! Plus: our S03 predictions! Connect with your co-hosts: > Show handle: @YouShould_Watch > Sharai: @Misssharai > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you li...

Bryan and Joe check out Hellbound Hearts , an anthology of 23 Hellraiser stories edited by Paul Kane and Marie O'Regan. Some are good, some...are not! We're talking about our faves (a European Cenobite coming of age! A slut shamed nun! A puzzle solving vigilante!), as well as the mixed ones that intrigued ( Prey comparisons? Stockholm Syndrome? Gay installation art?). It's a mixed bag, but we...

Let's talk about divorce! Terry and Joe return to Cronenberg's filmography to discuss 1979's The Brood , Frankenstein complexes and debates about the "real" monster, trauma as theatre, and why the kids *won't* be alright. Wanna connect with your co-hosts? > Terry: @gaylydreadful > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Theme Music: Roniit - "Purify"...

It's the penultimate episode of FROM S02 and Sharai and Joe are breaking down the show's new "no sleep" mystery. Are dreams/nightmares becoming reality? Have the nursery rhyme's "three" already been taken? Is Jim the dumbest character on the series? Is our sweet boy Kenny completely jaded and hard? Plus: predictions for the finale (basically no resolution, prompting screams and tears) Connect with...

Jenn and Rachel pull up a couple of backwards chairs and “hey bro bring it in” for the Believe Expo! They talk about Homelander's Mommy issues, Maeve’s broken moment, Chase Crawford’s comedic timing, and the finer points of playing a butt like jazz. Plus: Falling in love with Starlight, mourning for Popclaw, and marvelling over the Female’s miraculous moment.  Connect with your co-hosts: @Gir...

Nichole is changing things up a bit and entering the land of 90’s thrillers with Jennifer 8 (1992). The film covers some of the same “disabled woman in peril” terrain, raising the question: do above-par performances and moments help this fare better? Follow Nichole on Twitter at @BodiesHorror or e-mail bodiesofhorror@gmail.com . Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by...

Joe and Sharai are back to chat about the power of a good fog machine, Jade and Tabitha’s backdoor pilot for CSI Purgatory , and how Kenny can’t even sleep in this town anymore. Plus: We’re still dragging Jim as he’s to blame for egging on the town incel. Connect with your co-hosts: > Show handle: @YouShould_Watch > Sharai: @Misssharai > Joe: @bstolemyremote If you like the podcast, pleas...

Terry and Joe are trying to figure out the difference between sci-fi and fantasy as they return to the Lynch side of the podcast to discuss his big budget studio effort, Dune (1984). Despite issues with the voice-over narration, the compacted back half and too many characters, we don't actually mind this one. The costumes are wild, the FX is good, and we want more of whatever is going on with Baby...

Joe and Sharai are getting frustrated with FROM 's refusal to have folks communicate, as well as the character assassination of its "mother" characters like Fatima, Donna, and Tabitha. Plus: Randall and Jim's RV adventure, Marielle's jump scare, Smiley's autopsy, and why someone has got to die soon. Connect with your co-hosts: > Show handle: @YouShould_Watch > Sharai: @Misssharai > Joe: @...