It Was an Animal Attack

Spin-off! Your hosts talk the "Animorphs" and "Gone" books from the minds of Applegate and Grant, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and copaganda through the years, and "Riverdale" and the meta-narrative dissonance of the teen drama series. Also: villains manipulating protagonists' new allies, the silly fun of masked characters, and the many neverending medical dramas. Conte...

Fear, face, fight! Fadzai and Sandile go from pillar to post with the bereft beta of the Hale pack, Isaac Lahey. A Beacon Hills student introduced in the second season of Teen Wolf, Isaac lives under the abusive hand of his single father - that is, until new alpha Derek Hale turns him into a werewolf, and his father is killed in a bizarre attack. Isaac is one of several recruits for Derek's ne...

Alphas, Omegas, twins! Sandile and Fadzai double the trouble with Teen Wolf's twin werewolves, Ethan and Aiden Steiner. Part of the "Alpha Pack", collectively one of the antagonists in Season 3A, the twins are two of five Alpha werewolves who slaughtered their entire packs to gain greater power, and now have designs on Derek Hale (and secretly, Scott McCall) as new recruits. Given the...

Healer, philosopher, mother! Fadzai and Sandile clock in an emergency shift with the night nurse of Teen Wolf, Melissa McCall. Single parent of the show's lead, Scott McCall, Melissa balances her parenting duties with her demanding job as an emergency room nurse at Beacon Hills General. While unaware of the supernatural, she is a guiding force for Scott in matters of life, romance, and coming...

Introducing the Bestiary Pages! A series of episodes that chronicles the supernatural (and mundane) lore of the Teen Wolf world, much like the archaic tome of the Argent family themselves. In the first entry of the series, your hosts bring you all there is to know about the titular supernatural creatures: Werewolves. Existing somewhere between shapeshifters and literal wizards, Sandile and Fadzai...

Spin-off! Your hosts talk Obsession (2026) and Teen Wolf's Michael Johnston, Get Out (2017)'s narrative "twist", and X-Men:First Class (2011) and the strangeness of adaptation. Also: Kilgrave of Jessica Jones infamy, Harry Potter and Religious Objection, and Legally Blonde: The Musical. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of coercion, homophobia, mental manipulation,...

Blue blood, blue eyes, can't miss! Sandile and Fadzai make the rest of the world the problem with the prince of Beacon Hills, Jackson Whittemore. High school rival to Scott McCall in the early seasons of Teen Wolf, Jackson enjoys a level of popularity due to his role as an athlete, and becomes antagonistic when Scott starts to pull that spotlight away from him. His suspicion over Scott's s...

Alpha, Beta, Omega! Fadzai and Sandile run a mile with the born wolf and prodigal son, Derek Hale. A tritagonist of the early seasons of Teen Wolf, Derek appears in the show as the first other werewolf encountered by Scott McCall. Initially thought to be the one that turned him, Derek becomes a reluctant mentor to Scott after revealing the actual culprit is an Alpha that killed his sister, whom he...

Draw, aim, fire! Sandile and Fadzai begin the Teen Wolf season by discussing the huntress herself, the Allison Argent. The deuteragonist of the series (at least during her time on the show), Allison arrives in Beacon Hills to begin her junior year, and quickly becomes a love interest for the lead, Scott McCall. Over time, though, she learns the truth about werewolves and the supernatural goings-on...

Sandile and Fadzai prepare to return to Beacon Hills as they discuss the subject of the second season of the podcast - Teen Wolf. A bit of a chaotic entry for supernatural drama of its era, the show ran on MTV from 2011-2017, and developed a niche but strong following that remains well after its conclusion. Join your hosts for this brief introduction before jumping into the first official episode,...

Spin-off! Your hosts unsurprisingly went on a lot of tangents during the Mid Season, and they have been compiled here for your listening pleasure. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of antisemitism, homophobia, incest, and racism. Questions, queries, or just to say hi! E-mail: animalattackpod@gmail.com Refs and Links: IWAA S1 All our online stuff! Podcast: It Was an Animal Attack Tw...

Your hosts welcome the end for The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 21, "Prom": Blackwell asks Cassie to use her dark magic to find a crystal hidden at the school; Faye asks Jake to prom even though he stood her up two years ago; Dawn tries to stop Blackwell. Episode 22, "Family": Jake, Melissa and Adam try to save Faye from the witch hunters; Blackwell t...

Your hosts boot and rally for The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 19, "Crystal": Everyone in the circle start looking for the remaining crystals. Meanwhile, Jane and Charles form an alliance against a common enemy and Cassie discovers another secret about her father. Episode 20, "Traitor": When a crystal is magically stolen from the abandoned house, the...

Your hosts band together for The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 17, "Curse": After what happened between Cassie and Adam, Blackwell says a curse has arisen. They go to visit Jane. Faye goes to go visit Lee and is suspicious of Eva. Episode 18, "Sacrifice": An old acquaintance of Jake's shows up with a message for Blackwell; Cassie learns what Eben i...

Your hosts dive deeper into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 15, "Return": Cassie's father returns, but she and Adam fear his reason for it. Callum, to his delight, discovers Melissa is a witch and confronts Lee about his unclean reasons for associating with Faye. Episode 16, "Lucky": While the school conducts a casino night fundraiser, John's...

Your hosts dive further into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 13, "Medallion": The desperate woman Cassie encountered in Jake's memories shows up at Cassie's door, to warn of approaching witch hunters. Episode 14, "Valentine": Cassie finds herself stalked by witch ghosts as two parties vie for Blackwell's medallion. Melissa takes Devil&#39...

Your hosts brace themselves during The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 11, "Fire/Ice": With Lee's help, Faye finally regains her solo magic but at a terrible price. Finding out where Cassie's father used to live stuns the circle. Episode 12, "Witness": Jake returns for a trip down memory lane with Cassie - his memories - to see what events took p...

Your hosts hit a turning point with The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 9, "Balcoin": As Jake continues to gather intel on the Circle, Isaac fears it's time to remove him from the group before an attachment to Cassie forms. Meanwhile, Charles' spell addles Jane's brain. Episode 10, "Darkness": As Dawn chafes at having Charles in charge, and F...

Your hosts delve deeper into The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 7, "Masked": With Jane's permission while she's away, Cassie throws a Halloween party, unaware of encroaching witch hunters targeting her circle for elimination. Episode 8, "Beneath": Looking for Old Henry and Jane, the kids wind up overnighting at Henry's cabin, trapped by a st...

Your hosts return to The Secret Circle! This week, Fadzai and Sandile cover: Episode 5, "Slither": It's a fight to the finish when the demon Abaddon possesses one of the witch kids to free more of its kind into the world. Episode 6, "Wake": In the wake of Nick's death, leading up to his wake, Cassie wakes to the fact he'd a brother named Jake - a tall, handsome dude wit...

Your hosts continue with The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 3, "Loner": Just as the kids find themselves individually powerless, along comes a lone man, knowledgeable, upset and aiming to end their witchcraft by killing one of them, and he doesn't care who. Episode 4, "Heather": Finding her late mother's best friend magically locked in a cataton...

Your hosts kick off their rewatch of The Secret Circle! This week, Sandile and Fadzai cover: Episode 1, "Pilot": The death of Cassie's mom (no accident) forces teenage Cass to move in with her grandmother, where young witches await her to complete their coven and unlock their full power. Episode 2, "Bound": There's peer and other pressure aplenty to get Cassie to bind the C...

It's the first MID SEASON, where Sandile and Fadzai do an episodic rewatch of a cancelled one-season show in the genre of supernatural drama series! Take a detour to Chance Harbour as they revisit "The Secret Circle", a CW hopeful from the creators of "The Vampire Diaries" that didn't quite stick the landing. Join your hosts for this brief introduction before jumping into t...

In this S1 special of It Was an Animal Attack, Sandile and Fadzai present the Vampriety Hour! An hour (or two) of fun, games, laughter, and unserious musings themed around The Vampire Diaries and the end of the podcast's first season. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:16 - Segment #1: The Progressively Harder Vampire Diaries Quiz 00:24:43 - Segment #2: Game of Quotes 00:38:30 - Segment #3: Vampire Diarie...

In this S1 special of It Was an Animal Attack, Fadzai and Sandile put two generational giants of the genre in the ring - The Vampire Diaries and Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Character archetypes, genre tropes, story inspiration and influences (and sometimes, direct rip-offs), along with the usual episode nonsense. Content Warning: This episode contains discussion of gratuitous violence, homophobia, m...