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Plug It Up: A Horror Movie Podcast About the Monstrous Feminine

Jan 31, 2023

Joe Ferry joins Caitlin to discuss 2022's Hellbender, a folk horror favorite that explores witchcraft, shifting power dynamics, and control. It's got beats of both monstrous menstruation and monstrous motherhood, and in general it's a very Plug It Up movie. We do say the word "flesh hole" a few times, so beware....


Jan 24, 2023

Victor, Maddie, Zach, and Colleen join Caitlin to talk about M3GAN, the first big theater release of 2023 horror. We had a great time in the theater together, and we enjoyed talking about movie. We loved the humor and the scares, and we liked the Black-Mirror-esque questions the movie raised about AI. We also get into...


Jan 19, 2023

Jon Schnaars of Bloody Good Horror fame joins Caitlin to cover Resurrection, a 2022 horror movie starring Rebecca Hall. We look at themes of motherhood, trauma, and surrealism, and we get into the creepy Tim Roth of it all. (We say that with respect - what a chilling and fantastic performance.) Tangents include soda,...


Jan 17, 2023

Matt and Mer join Caitlin to cover another A24 Favorite: The Lighthouse. We look at themes of isolation, madness, sexuality, homoeroticism, and masculinity. We say the word phallus a whole bunch of times. We also say "mermaid vagina" a lot. And don't forget the bodily fluids! It's a great time. Tangents include...


Jan 12, 2023

Mary joins Caitlin to cover Luca Guadagnino's reimagining of the Italian horror classic Suspiria. Like the original, the remake is hypnotic and surreal, and it features dancing and witchcraft. The 2018 version digs into motherhood themes, and it explores the dark feminine. AND, it stars Tilda Swinton, Tilda Swinton, and...