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Being in love makes you want to crawl inside someone’s skin, but after 10 years, what if you can’t find your way out?  Find out what it takes to pull apart in 2025’s Together. ***CONTENT WARNING: loss of a parent Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Newbourn, Grayson. “Movie Review: ‘Together’ Cuts Deep into the Realities of Codependency.” The Lantern, 30 July 2025, https://www.thelantern.com/2025/07/movie-review-together-cuts-deep-into-the-realities-of-codependency/ Together (2025 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_(2025_film)   Together (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31184028/ 

A resort vacation seemed like the perfect place to experience inspiration, fantasy, and to reinvent yourself again…and again…and again.  Listen in to make sure you’re not seeing double as we cover 2023’s Infinity Pool. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Exclusive Interview: Brandon Cronenberg on Infinity Pool: https://www.fangoria.com/exclusive-interview-brandon-cronenberg-on-infinity-pool/ Infinity Pool: His body, Her mind by Emily Laird: https://medium.com/@TheFilmJournal/infinity-pool-his-body-her-mind-ec8075afc20 Infinity Pool Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_Pool_(film)

Cinderella’s story gives her a seemingly happy ending, but the tale of her step sister is a toe-tally different story.  Join us as we watch from the opposite side of the ball’s dancefloor in 2025’s The Ugly Stepsister. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of disordered eating, body dysmorphia, parasites, sexual assault Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  “Cinderella (Aschenputtel).” Grimm Stories, The Brothers Grimm, https://www.grimmstories.com/en/grimm_fairy-tales/aschenputtel  Schimkowitz, Matt. “The Ugly Stepsister Director Emilie Blichfeldt on Body Horror, Fairy Tales, and David Cronenberg.” The A.V. Club, 21 Apr. 2025, https://www.avclub.com/the-ugly-stepsister-interview-emilie-blichfeldt  The Ugly Stepsister (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ugly_Stepsister  The Ugly Stepsister (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt29344903/ 

We’re kicking off a month of body horror and having a special guest to help us to it!  We promise the discussion won’t be too much to Swallow (2019). ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of pica, disordered eating, compulsive behavior/OCD, sexual assault, reproductive control Thanks again to Payton McCarty Simas for joining us! Follow Payton @paytplace on Instagram or check out their website https://www.pmccartysimas.com/ to learn more about their research & writing Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Bartleet-Cross, Charlotte. “10 Facts About Swallows You Didn’t Know.” Songbird Survival, 20 Apr. 2024, www.songbird-survival.org.uk/post/blog-10-facts-about-swallows-you-didnt-know.  Accessed 22 Feb. 2026. Harris, Shani. “How Swallow’s Director Chose the Odd Objects Haley Bennett’s Housewife Eats.” MovieMaker, 31 Jan. 2023, moviemaker.com/how-swallows-director-chose-the-odd-objects-haley-bennetts-housewife-eats/.  “Pica Cravings During Pregnancy.” American Pregnancy Association, AmericanPregnancy.org, https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/is-it-safe/unusual-cravings-pica/. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026. Swallow (2019 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow_(2019_film)  Swallow (2019) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8372298/  Vroomen Durning, Marijke, RN. “Pica Disorder: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment.” WebMD, Medically reviewed by Jabeen Begum, MD, 24 Oct. 2024, https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-pica. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

The new-ish ANTM documentary gave us one reason to fear a trenchcoat, and this movie from 1980 will give you another!  Pick your best outfit and make sure your razor is sharpened as we slice through the questionable representation in Dressed to Kill. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of transphobia, sexual violence Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  “Definition & Meaning of ‘Dressed to Kill’ in English.” Picture Dictionary, LanGeek, 2024, dictionary.langeek.co/en/word/55563?entry=dressed+to+kill. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.  Dressed to Kill (1980 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressed_to_Kill_(1980_film)  Dressed to Kill (1980) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080661/  Tobias, Scott. “Dressed to Kill at 40: Brian De Palma's Thrilling yet Problematic Shocker.” The Guardian, 25 July 2020.

Ghostface’s reign of terror comes to an end with a…unique conclusion to our Scream marathon in 2026’s Scream 7. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violence Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Scream 7 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_7

What happens when you stop apologizing and start…growling?! Find out in Your Monster (2024). ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of cancer,  Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  ​Mujeres Problemáticas. “‘Your Monster’ Has Us Falling in Love with Our Rage.” LatinaMedia.Co, 3 Mar. 2025, https://latinamedia.co/your-monster-has-us-falling-in-love-with-our-rage/ ​Your Monster Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Your_Monster ​Your Monster IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/ 

The year is 2011 and the students are live-streaming, the fans are marathon-ing, and Sidney was ready to close the book on her time in Woodsboro…until the remake rules throw a wrench in her plans.  Unpack the uncannily meta (no, not that one) takes with us in Scream 4. ***CONTENT WARNING: potential spoilers for other Scream franchise films Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Scream 4 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262416/trivia/ Scream 4 wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_4 ‘Scream 4’: The First Mainstream Feminist Horror Film by Melissa Saleh: https://medium.com/the-awl/scream-4-the-first-mainstream-feminist-horror-film-2e51a39dcf09The Final Girl Gone Wild: Post-Feminist Whiteness in ‘Scream 4’ by Jeremy Cornelius: https://btchflcks.com/2012/10/horror-week-2012-the-final-girl-gone-wild-post-feminist-whiteness-in-scream-4.html

We’re in the year 2000: the stakes are high, and the bangs are short, and beneath the Hollywood sign many a’ mystery unfold on the set of Stab 3, and Sidney’s back to reprise her role (in Scream 3). ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of sexual assault, school violence, gun violence, spoilers for other Scream franchise films Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Rewatching Scream 3 20 years later in the era of Time's Up and Me Too by Emma Fraser: https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/rewatching-scream-3-20-years-later-in-the-era-of-times-up-and-me-too Scream 3 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134084/trivia/ Scream 3 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_3

We’re (not) back in Woodsboro and Sidney’s got a new boyfriend, Gale’s got a new haircut, but Ghostface has a new phone number.  Find out how to survive the sequel in 1997’s Scream 2. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of racial violence, school violence, gun violence, potential spoilers for other Scream franchise films Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Scream 2 IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120082/trivia/ Scream reddit posts: https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/r7h69p/scream_2_social_commentary/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Scream/comments/nub3uw/a_summary_examining_diversity_in_the_scream_movies/ Scream 2 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_2

We’ve been around for 200 episodes so we’re tackling a tale that’s been around for over 200 years in 2025’s Frankenstein.  ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of self-harm/suicide, neglect Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  “10 Differences Between Frankenstein (2025) Monster & The Book.” YouTube, uploaded by Phantastik-News.de. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwsZL7TzMII. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.  Armbrüster, Emma. “Red, Gold, and Shadow: The Color Language of Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein.” The Viewer’s Perspective, 10 Nov. 2025, theviewersperspective.com/2025/11/10/frankenstein-netflix-color-symbolism/. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026. “FRANKENSTEIN: The Movie vs. The Book.” YouTube, uploaded by Big Nate's Book Reviews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrl2hwrQg8E. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026. Frankenstein (2025 Film) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film) Frankenstein (2025) IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1312221/ 

A glass house in the woods isn’t the weirdest thing to inherit in your distant uncle’s will, but a ghost sharing your bath water might be.  Unlock the secrets behind the shifting walls of the black zodiac as we chat through 2001’s Thirteen Ghosts. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion death of a parent, sexual violence Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  13 Ghosts (1960) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_Ghosts Thirteen Ghosts (2001) wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteen_Ghosts

We’re back, Whorrors!  In honor of what we hope to be a promising year ahead, we’re dancing to Stars are Blind in the pharmacy to kick the season off with 2020’s Promising Young Woman. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion sexual abuse/assault, r*pe, suicide  Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Cassandra Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassandra  Gilbert, Sophie. “Promising Young Woman Sets a Ravishing Trap.” The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/12/emerald-fennell-promising-young-woman-subverting-femininity/617467/. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025. Gilchrist, Tracy E. “Laverne Cox on How Promising Young Woman Examines the ‘Nice Guy’ Trope.” The Advocate, 5 Jan. 2021, www.advocate.com/film/2021/1/05/laverne-cox-how-promising-young-woman-examines-nice-guy-trope Promising Young Woman Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promising_Young_Woman Promising Young Woman IMBd: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9620292/  Stephen Nothum [authorstephennothum]. Tik Tok. 

A familiar movie title with a whole new cast of characters!  While this Christmas Eve isn’t necessarily filled with holiday cheer, there’s plenty of slaying to go around in 2006’s Black Christmas. ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion sexual abuse/assault, r*pe, true crime Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Black Christmas 2006 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Christmas_(2006_film) Black Christmas IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

Freshman year of college comes with many horrors: boys, tests, six demons inhabiting your body only fixed via exorcism…the usual.  Read up on the court notes and consider your verdict carefully as we try to crack the case of The Exorcism of Emily Rose.  ***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of loss of bodily autonomy, religious trauma, true crime Follow us on Instagram at @thewhorrorspodcast Email us at [email protected] Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected]) Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd Standard Music License  Sources:  Anneliese Michel Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel Exorcism of Emily Rose IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv Exorcism of Emily Rose Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcism_of_Emily_Rose