A podcast dedicated to exploring the origins of horror tropes, the folklore behind it, and the representation of women and non binary folks within it! In each series we deep dive a particular theme or trope, and we dissect it to an inch of its life! Hosted by Dr Megan Kenny and Clelia McElroy, and edited by Adam Hynes.
DARK ACADEMIA 1. Urban Legend (Blank, 1998)
Urban Legend (1998) · Sep 8, 2026
HEATWAVE 4. Lake Placid (Milner, 1999)
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) · Aug 25, 2026
HEATWAVE 3. C.H.U.D (Douglas Cheek, 1984)
Alice in Wonderland (2010) · Aug 18, 2026
HEATWAVE 2. Piranha (Dante, 1978)
Piranha (1978) · Aug 12, 2026
HEATWAVE 1 . Creature from the Black Lagoon (Arnold, 1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) · Aug 4, 2026
GUEST EP . The Lords of Salem (Zombie, 2012) with Payton McCarthy-Simas
The Lords of Salem (2013) · Nov 26, 2025
REVENGE 8. The Crow (1994) x Mandy (2018)
The Crow (1994) · Nov 5, 2025
REVENGE 8. The Crow (1994) x Mandy (2018)
Mandy (2018) · Nov 5, 2025
REVENGE 7. The Brood (1979) x Pyewacket (2017)
The Brood (1979) · Oct 29, 2025
REVENGE 7. The Brood (1979) x Pyewacket (2017)
Pyewacket (2017) · Oct 29, 2025
REVENGE 6. Carrie (1976) x Sissy (2022)
Carrie (1976) · Oct 7, 2025
REVENGE 6. Carrie (1976) x Sissy (2022)
Sissy (2022) · Oct 7, 2025
GUEST EP . Don't Torture a Duckling (Fulci, 1972), with Matt Rogerson
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) · Jun 11, 2025
DAYLIGHT HORROR 4 . Funny Games (1997) and Eden Lake (2008)
Funny Games (1997) · Sep 24, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 4 . Funny Games (1997) and Eden Lake (2008)
Eden Lake (2008) · Sep 24, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 3 . The Wicker Man (1973 & 2006) and Midsommar (2019)
The Wicker Man (2006) · Sep 17, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 3 . The Wicker Man (1973 & 2006) and Midsommar (2019)
The Wicker Man (1973) · Sep 17, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 3 . The Wicker Man (1973 & 2006) and Midsommar (2019)
Midsommar (2019) · Sep 17, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 2 . The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Piggy (2022)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · Sep 11, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 2 . The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Piggy (2022)
Piggy (2022) · Sep 11, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 1 . Jaws (1975) and Nope (2022)
Jaws (1975) · Sep 3, 2024
DAYLIGHT HORROR 1 . Jaws (1975) and Nope (2022)
Nope (2022) · Sep 3, 2024
WITCHES 8. I Am Not A Witch (Nyoni, 2017)
I Am Not a Witch (2017) · Jul 23, 2024
WITCHES 5. The Witches of Eastwick (Miller, 1987)
The Witches of Eastwick (1987) · Jun 11, 2024
WITCHES 4 . Suspiria (Argento, 1977) & Suspiria (Guadagnino, 2018)
Suspiria (1977) · May 28, 2024
WITCHES 1 . The Craft (Fleming, 1996)
The Craft (1996) · Apr 16, 2024
GUEST EP . Saint Maud (Glass, 2020) - with Eli Lewy, co-director of Final Girls Berlin Film Festival
Saint Maud (2020) · Jan 26, 2024
GUEST EP. Who Can Kill A Child? (Serrador, 1976) with Carlota Pereda
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) · Jan 24, 2024
FESTIVE FRIGHTS 4 . The Sacrifice Game (Wexler, 2023)
E4 (2023) · Dec 25, 2023
FESTIVE FRIGHTS 3 . Black Christmas (Clark, 1974)
Black Christmas (1974) · Dec 18, 2023
FESTIVE FRIGHTS 2 . Krampus (Dougherty, 2015)
Krampus (2015) · Dec 11, 2023
FESTIVE FRIGHTS 1 . Gremlins (Dante, 1984) with guest Emma Duncan (Fortune & Glory Film Club)
Gremlins (1984) · Dec 4, 2023
GUEST EP . Barbarian (Creggers, 2022) with The Nottingham Horror Collective
Barbarian (2022) · Oct 17, 2023
GUEST EP . The Faculty (Rodriguez, 1998) with Melissa Gueneau (Mayhem Film Fest)
The Faculty (1998) · Sep 5, 2023
Summer Screams 5 . Fear Street 1978 (Janiak, 2021)
Fear Street: 1978 (2021) · Aug 29, 2023
Summer Screams 4 . Madman (Giannone, 1981)
Madman (1981) · Aug 22, 2023
Summer Screams 3 . The Burning (Maylam, 1981)
The Burning (1981) · Aug 15, 2023
Summer Screams 2 . Sleepaway Camp (Hiltzik, 1983)
Sleepaway Camp (1983) · Aug 8, 2023
Summer Screams 1 . Friday the 13th (Cunningham, 1980)
Friday the 13th (1980) · Aug 1, 2023
MONSTRESS 8 . Bride of Chucky (Yu, 1998)
Bride of Chucky (1998) · Jun 27, 2023
MONSTRESS 7 . Misery (Reiner, 1990)
Misery (1990) · Jun 12, 2023
MONSTRESS 6 . Evil Dead Rise (Cronin, 2023)
Evil Dead Rise (2023) · May 30, 2023
MONSTRESS 5 . Hatching (Bergholm, 2022)
Hatching (2022) · May 16, 2023
MONSTRESS 4 . The Lure (Smoczyńska, 2015)
The Lure (2015) · May 2, 2023
MONSTRESS 3 . Pearl (West, 2023)
Pearl (2022) · Apr 18, 2023
MONSTRESS 2 . Teeth (Lichtenstein, 2007)
Teeth (2007) · Apr 4, 2023
MONSTRESS 1 . Ginger Snaps (Walton & Fawcett, 2000)
Ginger Snaps (2000) · Mar 22, 2023