More Deadly - The Podcast for Women-Made Horror

On this episode of More Deadly, we talk about a spooky old house, women’s lib, terrible husbands, and why we’re ready to move on from martyr narratives in our review of Things Heard & Seen, directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. So, did we like what we saw, or did we wish we’d never heard of it? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 33 to find out! What to watch before the next...

On this very special episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with Jill Gevargizian, director and co-writer of The Stylist. We talk about loving complicated women characters, the real-life experience that helped to inspire the film, those oh-so-awesome practical effects, and so much more. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Jill Gevargizian to h...

On this episode of More Deadly, we talk about empathetic serial killers, extreme makeovers, and the desire to live in someone else’s skin, in our review of The Stylist, directed by Jill Gevargizian. So, did this movie make the cut, or did we give it the chop? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 32 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Things Heard & Seen, directed by  Shari Spr...

On this episode of More Deadly, we discuss savior complexes, “godgasms,” and thumbtack footwear in our review of Saint Maud, directed by Rose Glass. So, did this movie leave us save us, or did feel like hell? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 31 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Stylist, directed by Jill Gevargizian. For an extended version of this episode with exclus...

On this episode of More Deadly, things get very creepy for a young nurse when the lights go off in her hospital and a ghost comes out to play in The Power, directed by Corinna Faith. So, did this movie treat us right, or leave us feeling sick? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 29 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Bloodthirsty, directed by Amelia Moses. For an extended ver...

On this episode of More Deadly, we explore what motherhood and sacrifice really mean when your kid’s a werewolf in our review of Blood Moon, directed by Emma Tammi. So, were we transformed or did this movie leave us howling for more? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 28 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Power directed by Corinna Faith For an extended version of this e...

On this episode of More Deadly, the rape-revenge genre gets a brutal new take—by way of the female gaze—in Violation, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. We talk about the cost (and labor) of revenge, telling stories through the lens of PTSD, and why this film is a master class in gaslighting. So, what did we think of Violation? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 26 to fi...

On this very special episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with (and be completely charmed by) Elza Kephart, director and co-writer of Slaxx. We talk about overcoming the obstacles to success as a woman-identified director, how the evils of fast fashion inspired the film, what it took to bring her killer jeans to life on film, and why sometimes watchin...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s mankind versus killer jeans in Slaxx, directed by Elza Kephart. We talk about sinister corporate culture, Bollywood dance numbers, the evils of fast fashion, and pants with a taste for human blood. So, is this movie a classic lewk, or more of a fad? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 26 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Violation, direc...

On this very special episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant, the director and writer/star of Lucky, to discuss their feminist quasi-slasher, the real-life horror it reflects, the power of women collaborating on- and off-screen, and the meaning behind that inspiring ending. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with...

On this episode of More Deadly, we go through the looking glass with Lucky, directed by Natasha Kermani. We talk about slasher killers as symbols for systemic misogyny, the resilience it takes to survive, and why Brea Grant is our fave modern scream queen. So, did we feel lucky to see this or was it more of a fluke? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 25 to find out! What to watch before the...

On this very special episode of More Deadly, our first installment of The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with Nora Unkel and Devin Shepherd, director and producer of A Nightmare Wakes, to discuss their beautiful and tragic film, the lost history of Mary Shelley, and why making movies about complicated women is feminist. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Nora Un...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s all about deadly mind games in Shook directed by Jennifer Harrington. We talk about the illusion and reality of social media, and how the technology can be weaponized. Also, so. many. needles. Shudder. So, were we shaken, or did this movie not stir us at all? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 24 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Lucky,...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s all about the horrors of creation in A Nightmare Wakes, directed by Nora Unkel. We learn about the birth of Mary Shelley’s immortal story Frankenstein in this horror-tinged psychological thriller. So, did lighting strike, or was this movie dead on arrival? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 23 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Shook dir...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s all about glamour, magic, murder, and the female gaze in our review of The Love Witch, directed by Anna Biller. So, did this movie leave us spellbound, or was it more of a curse? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 22 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui For an extended version of this e...

On this episode of More Deadly, we get into the deadly competitive world of classical music in Nocturne, directed by Zu Quirke. We discuss the simmering rage of a sibling rivalry and the dark side of the drive to be great. So, was this movie a real banger or was it totally out of tune? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 21 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Love Witch d...

On this episode of More Deadly, celebrate the holidays with a little feminist rage in our review of Black Christmas (2019), directed by Sophia Takal. We talk misogyny as American mythology, the delightfulness of Imogen Poots, and why slashers need blood — lots and lots of blood. So, was this movie the perfect gift, or leave us looking for a return receipt? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode...

On this episode of More Deadly, we call the four corners with our review of The Craft: Legacy, directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. We talk about the exploration of the divine feminine, toxic masculinity, and the, ahem, legacy of the original The Craft. So, did this movie cast a love spell on us, or was it more of a hex for the eyes? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 19 to find out! What to watch...

On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are joined by the hilarious hosts of Ruined! podcast, Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer. Together we exhume and thoroughly ruin the horror classic Pet Sematary, directed by Mary Lambert. We talk killer kiddos, killer kitties, stony man hearts, and why you never, ever follow a Munster into the woods. So, was this movie worth digging up? Check out The Mor...

On this episode of More Deadly, there’s organ snatching hijinks and killers on the loose in the pitch-black horror-comedy 12 Hour Shift, directed by Brea Grant. So, would we give a kidney just to see this movie again? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 17 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Pet Sematary, directed by Mary Lambert Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to he...

On this episode of More Deadly, The Tell-Tale Heart gets a mystical and spooky new spin in The Deeper You Dig, directed by Toby Poser and John Adams. So, did this movie unearth a new fave? Or should it have stayed buried? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 16 to find out! What to watch before the next episode:12 Hour Shift directed by Brea Grant Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to h...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s complicated lady friends versus soldiers in Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton. So, did this movie kill it or leave us on the hunt for more? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 15 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: The Deeper You Dig directed by Toby Poser and John Adams. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send...

On this episode of More Deadly, it’s all metaphorical post-matrimonial paranoia paired with excellent body horror in our review of Honeymoon, directed by Leigh Janiak. So, did this movie satisfy, or leave us hungry for more? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 14 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton Want to be a part of the show? We’d love...

On this episode of More Deadly, we discuss the greatest (only?) anti-colonialist western cannibal flick ever made in our review of Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird. So, did this movie satisfy or leave us hungry for more? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 13 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Honeymoon, directed by Leigh Janiak Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to...

On this episode of More Deadly, we talk about the horror of guilt and grief as a family legacy in our review of Relic, directed by Natalie Erika James. So, was this movie a spooky keepsake we’ll cherish? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 12 to find out! What to watch before the next episode: Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send...