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Send us Fan Mail Releasing in theatres today, Andy Mitton's thrilling pandemic horror, The Harbinger , was covered out of Fantasia. We're re-releasing our episode talking about his process and the meaning of the film today. A high recommend from both Ariel and Rabia. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia sit with Martika Escobar, director of the Sundance darling Leonor Will Never Die , discussing Filipino cinema and making a meta masterpiece. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Kim Ji-yong to discuss the decisions made in creating the look of Park Chan-Wook's romantic noir film arriving on MUBI soon, Decision to Leave . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director David Hebrero to discuss his new apocalyptic horror set in small-town Spain, Everyone Will Burn . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Kyra Gardner and producer Ash T to discuss their new documentary, Living with Chucky , all about the Child's Play franchise and why it both terrifies and educates audiences. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Daniel Zarvos to talk about his new documentary about Miucha, the remarkable icon of Brazilian music, and her struggles and her journey as a woman in creative spaces. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Hannah Barlow and Kane Senes, creators of the new horror delight Sissy,  which recently dropped on Shudder. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This one goes out to all the teachers who STILL deserve our thanks in the pandemic. Director Neasa Ni Chianáin discusses her new film about a school that is turning around the lives of at-risk kids through the use of philosophy. Young Plato is a film not about the questions that matter, but about why questions matter. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with noted horror scholar and talented writer/director Dr. Rebekah McKendry about her new film Glorious , a Lovecraftian horror tale of gods and glory holes. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Adam Christian Clark, director of Diary of a Spy . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Carter Smith to talk about his queer horror film, Swallowed . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with director Aik Karapetian to discuss his surreal fantasy Squeal . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with writer/director Andy Mitton to talk about his brilliant pandemic horror film, playing at both Fantasia and FrightFest, The Harbinger . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with writer/director Anita Rocha da Silveira to talk about her feminist horror fantasy, Medusa . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down at Fantasia 2022 with filmmaker Véronique Jadin to speak about her new office revenge horror comedy. ------- Did you know that Ariel is making another movie? Shining in the Dark can be found at the intersection of disability, grief, and tentacles, check it out here and support today! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ariel & Rabia have the delight of sitting down with horror scholar Alison Peirse to discuss Mattie Do's Dearest Sister , a horrific treat from Laos, available on Shudder now.  Subscribe to Alison's fabulous newsletter, The Losers' Club here: https://www.alisonpeirse.com/newsletter Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia speak with Addison Heimann, director of Hypochondriac , a phenomenal new film that explores the mind/body connection through trauma and horror, in theatres on July 29th. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Jake Wachtel, writer and director of Karmalink , a science fiction film set in Cambodia that imagines a future where past lives are accessible through technology. Conceived as a way to interrogate processes of neo-colonialism, and highlighting the alienating effects of technological progress, Karmalink is a mind-bending tale of reincarnation, artificial consci...

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia are joined by critic Andrew Pope of Whitlock and Pope for a chat about their most anticipated films for Fantasia 2022. Note: The documentary about Jean Rollin referred to in the episode is titled Orchestrator of Storms . Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel and Rabia sit down with Reid Davenport to discuss his new film, I Didn't See You There , which won Best Director at Sundance, Full Frame, and a number of other festivals. The film discusses life from the perspective of a wheelchair, as a filmmaker with cerebral palsy. When a circus tent goes up near his home, he contemplates the history of freak shows and the role they...

Send us Fan Mail Ariel's statement on the recent decision from the Supreme Court regarding Roe v. Wade. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with filmmaker Akuol de Mabior to discuss her new documentary, a personal narrative that tells the story of her mother, the first female vice president of South Sudan, and a reflection on nationality, gender, and identity. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel has an extensive chat with disabled filmmaker Ashley Eakin, whose short film Single won prizes at SXSW, and whose new film, Forgive Us Our Trespasses,  is now available on Netflix. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with documentary filmmaker Daresha Kyi to talk about her film Mama Bears , about Christian mothers who choose to embrace and advocate for their LGBTQIA+ kids. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Ariel sits down with Deborah Shaffer and Stewart Bird, the directors of the documentary The Wobblies , a project begun in 1976 exploring the history of the Industrial Workers of the World or IWW, a union that advocated for fair labor practices. Support the show