More Deadly - The Podcast for Women-Made Horror

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are joined by Matilda to talk about real-life horror and the ways femininity can be weaponized to hide evil in our review of Soft & Quiet, directed by Beth de Araújo. So, was this movie our slice of pie? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 81 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Elevator Game by Rebekah McKendry. In the extended...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, we have a conversation with nonbinary director Laura Moss about their new film Birth/Rebirth. It’s a chat that Rachel has been dying to have for months and it was worth the wait! We talk about the Mary Shelley inspiration, total body autonomy, and the massively cathartic experience of seeing women behaving badly onscreen. Listen to The More Deadl...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, we have a truly fascinating conversation with Stewart Thorndike, director of Bad Things. We talk about the divinity and violence of motherhood, creating antiheroes, the catharsis of female rage, and the enduring allure of forever icon Molly Ringwald.  Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Stewart Thorndike to hear our conversation! To sup...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel talk about how modern social twists on familiar genres can freshen up the most classic of horror tales in our review of The Invitation (2022), directed by Jessica M. Thompson So, did this film have bite? Or did it just bite? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 80 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Soft & Quiet, directed by Bet...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel talk about Sapphic desire, cultural appropriation, and toxic relationships in our review of Jagged Mind, directed by Kelley Kali. So, did this film leave us under its spell… or did we want to put a pin in it? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 79 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Invitation, directed by Jessica M. Thomps...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, we have a fantastic and illuminating conversation with Elizabeth E. Schuch, director of The Book of Birdie. We talk about jars of blood, haunted bathrooms, and religious symbolism, and solve some of the mysteries of this beautiful and lyrical film. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Elizabeth E. Schuch to hear our conversation! To supp...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Emma Wolfe of Spooky Astronauts! Together, we discuss the making of a monster, the potency of off-screen violence, and ambiguous endings in our review of Chained, directed by Jennifer Lynch. So, did this film leave us captivated? Or did we want to be set free? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 78 to find out! What to watch befor...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Elizabeth Kyle of Hear Us Gore! Together, we discuss the horrors of generational trauma, Korean folklore, and beekeeping in our review of Umma, directed by Iris K. Shim. So, did we love this mother? Or do we want to emancipate? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 77 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Invitatio...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, we have a fascinating conversation with Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Leah Saint Marie & Katrina Kudlick (writer, director, and producer, respectively) of Spoonful of Sugar. We talk about the film’s sinister true-crime origins, its surrealistic flair, and how it all came together. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Leah...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Caitlin Grant of Plug it Up! Together, we thumb through the themes and visual flair of The Book of Birdie, directed by Elizabeth E. Schuch. So, did we bookmark this as a fave or did we just read the film? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 76 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: In the extended version of this epis...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Ivotres Littles, creator and host of Horror Movies and Beyond. Together, we discuss the complicated psychology and body politics of Piggy, directed by Carlota Pereda. So, did this movie serve up a course of tasty revenge, or did it leave us feeling bullied? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 75 to find out! What to watch before t...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guests Jess & Kelly, aka the Spinsters of Horror, hosts of I Spit On Your Podcast. We bite into some French extremity with our review of Trouble Every Day, directed by Claire Denis. So, was this meal a sensuous feast? Or did we want to spit it out? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 74 to find out! What to watch before the next episode...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Kay Lynch, founder of Salem Horror Fest. We discuss the foundational feminist slasher The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), directed by Amy Holden Jones. So, did we want to spend the night with this one? Or was it like taking a pillow to the face? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 73 to find out! What to watch before the next episo...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by special guest Joe Charnews of Small Town Failing Podcast. We discuss feminist ursine heroes, the pure joy of Margo Martindale camping it up, and sweet, sweet gore in our review of Cocaine Bear directed by Elizabeth Banks. So, was this film a cinematic high… or did we end up feeling mauled? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 72 to find out! Wha...

On this episode of More Deadly, we’re joined by a special guest, Andrew Huff of Frigay the 13th Horror Podcast. We discuss exploitation, female solidarity, sliding hot pants, and blowdrying your bewbs in Blood Games, directed by Tanya Rosenberg. So, was this film a winner or did we take a big old ‘L’? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 71 to find out! What to watch before the next episode:...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel have a fantastic and illuminating conversation with Michelle Garza Cervera, co-writer and director of Huesera: The Bone Woman. We talk about the film’s folkloric roots, its deeply personal origin story, and that mind-blowing ending. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Michelle Garza Cervera to hear our conversation! To...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are possessed by giggles in their review of the horror comedy Sorry About the Demon directed by Emily Hagins. So, did we feel the spirit or does this film owe us an apology? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 70 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Blood Games directed by Tanya Rosenberg In the exclusive extended version of thi...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel have a fantastic and illuminating conversation with Bess Wohl, writer and director of Baby Ruby. We talk about the terrors mined from the postpartum experience including isolation and gaslighting. We also discuss the film’s dark humor, and she offers some fantastic advice to aspiring women directors. Listen to The More Deadly Dir...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel chat with the brilliant Roxanne Benjamin, director of There’s Something Wrong with the Children. We talk about subverting motherhood horror tropes, Lovecraftian inspirations, and how she put a feminist spin on the film’s original screenplay. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Roxanne Benjamin to hear our conversation!...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel look back at the year in woman-directed horror. We break down our top 10 films of 2022 and gush over the women who made them. We also talk about the trends we noticed last year and what we hope the future holds. So, what did we love so much it’s scary? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 69 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: S...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel dig into the sheer gorgeousness that is Don’t Worry Darling, directed by Olivia Wilde. So, were we in a cinematic utopia or was this movie super sus? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 68 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: V/H/S/99 directed by Maggie Levin, Vanessa Winter, Flying Lotus, Tyler MacIntyre, Johannes Roberts, and...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel chat with genre icon Rachel Talalay, director of Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. Together, we clear up some misinformation (that we, ahem, might have accidentally perpetuated), the true behind-the-scenes of making the ANOES series, and how working in the horror genre has evolved — and has stayed the same — for women directors...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are joined two very special guests: Alma and Dalia of the Nightmare on 5th Street podcast. Together, we review the social media slasher Sissy, directed by Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes. So, did we like this movie, or did we block it? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 67 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Don’t Worry Darling,...

On this episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Ariel chats with the brilliant Nyla Innuksuk, director of Slash/Back. We talk about slasher inspirations, drawing from folklore, and celebrating her indigenous heritage. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Nyla Innuksuk to hear our conversation! To support our show and for exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of...

On this episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Elizabeth are joined by a very special guest: Natalie of the To All The Men I’ve Tolerated Before podcast. Together, they solve the ultimate Gen-Z slasher whodunit, Bodies Bodies Bodies, directed by Halina Reijn. So, was this movie killer or was it just playing with us? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 66 to find out! What to watch before the nex...