Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad

For this episode, guest Adrian Rae and I have a dance-off with 2023’s most viral killer doll, M3GAN.We cover lots of territory with this one:> M3GAN as assistive tech> Are Gemma and Cady coded as neurodivergent characters?> Is this “gateway” horror?We do NOT talk about the dog.Connect with Adrian:> Adrian Rae: @adrianraee (Twitter) / @adrianraee) (Insta)> The Slash Her Pod: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / @slash_her_pod (Twitter)/ @slash_her_pod (Insta)Want to share your thoughts on M3GAN or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole on @BodiesHorror (Twitter), bodiesofhorror (BlueSky), bodiesofhorrorpodcast (Instagram) or email: bodiesofhorror@gmail.com.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81.Follow them at Twitter now, too: @81flashback Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gena, Jenn, and Joe return to wrap up the back half of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window with a look at episodes 5-8.Up for discussion: is the payoff worth it? Did the show use its best jokes off the top? Would revealing the killer earlier have worked better? And who wanted that S02 set-up?!Wanna connect with the show?> Gena: @genadoesthings (Instagram/BlueSky)> Jenn: @jennferatu> Joe: @bstolemyremoteIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re going dystopian future for this episode and talking about Repo! The Genetic Opera. I am joined by Ariel Powers-Schaub and we have some pretty hot takes on organ donation/transplants, “big pharma” and horror musicals.> Where to Follow Ariel: @Ari_Hellraiser> Ariel’s Book, Millennial Nasties is out September 17thWant to share your thoughts on Repo! or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole on @BodiesHorror (Twitter), bodiesofhorror (BlueSky), bodiesofhorrorpodcast (Instagram) or email: bodiesofhorror@gmail.com.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81.Follow them at Twitter now, too: @81flashback Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenn and Rachel don their street clothes and try to find ice cream as they chat about new supes, old friends, forbidden love, and platonic partnerships in the debut episode of The Boys season 4!Wanna keep up with the show?Follow us on Instagram and Twitter: @girlsontheboys> Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClubPodIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other Network pods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terry and Joe wrap up series three of Sexy & Surreal with David Cronenberg's final 90s film, eXistenZ (1999). Gamer Terry gets into this first-time watch in its confusing back half, but finds plenty to love in the production design and Howard Shore's score.Plus: comparisons to The Matrix, "commit to the bit" actors like Law and Dafoe, and discussions aplenty about the world as simulation. Wanna connect with your co-hosts?> Terry: @gaylydreadful> Joe: @bstolemyremoteIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Theme Music: Roniit - "Purify" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan and Joe check out Clive Barker's first screenplay, Underworld aka Transmutations (1985).This George Pavlou (Rawhead Rex) film was plagued by producer interference, so much so that Barker has notoriously disowned it. For good reason! It's boring, has a soap opera aesthetic, and features an icky romance between Nicole (18 year old Nicola Cowper) and Roy Bain (38 year old Larry Lamb).Plus: kernels of Nightbreed and Lord of Illusions, early Miranda Richardson, and a confounding endingWanna connect with the show?> Bryan: @eviltaylorhicks (Instagram/BlueSky)> Joe: @bstolemyremoteMusic Credit: Hellraiser Theme by Christopher YoungCheck out Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad for more great content and the other Network pods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before flying off with their Season Four coverage, Jenn, Rachel and special guest Justin Gerber reminisce about the weird, wild, and wonderful moments of season three. Stay tuned for some bold predictions about what’s in store for our fearless Spice Girls and Bad Boys in the upcoming season!Wanna keep up with the show? @girlsontheboys> Jenn: @jennferatu - @LosersClubPod, @theladykpod, @SfAntagonist  > Rachel: @VinylGrrrl - @HalloweeniesPod, @LosersClubPod If you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Check out Anatomy of a Scream for more great content and the other Network pods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenn, Gena and Joe return to discuss the first four episodes of Kristen Bell's half serious, half parody Netflix series, The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. Up for discussion: Bell as MVP, the show's best joke(s), messy women, comparisons to Police Academy and The Naked Gun and whether this would have been better served as a film.Wanna connect with the show?> Gena: @genadoesthings (Instagram/BlueSky)> Jenn: @jennferatu> Joe: @bstolemyremoteIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Terry and Joe close out the David Lynch side of S03 with a very unorthodox text: 1999's The Straight Story.Or maybe it just seems odd. On closer inspection, though, there are clear Lynchian elements; they're just lurking under the surface!Plus: an Oscar-nominated performance by Richard Farnsworth, hitting deer on the highway, and an out of control lawnmower action sequence.Wanna connect with your co-hosts?> Terry: @gaylydreadful> Joe: @bstolemyremoteIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe!Theme Music: Roniit - "Purify" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We’re getting into some foreign horror for this episode and heading The Orphanage, the 2007 film directed by J.A. Bayona. We have disabled characters, some light touching of tropes of that we (thankfully) move away from and gut-punch of an ending.Want to share your thoughts on The Orphanage or suggest a film to cover? Reach out to Nichole on @BodiesHorror (Twitter), bodiesofhorror (BlueSky), bodiesofhorrorpodcast (Instagram) or email: bodiesofhorror@gmail.com.Intro and outro music is “The Wind Frazzled Your Long Brown Hair” by Flashback81.Follow them at Twitter now, too: @81flashbackIf you like the podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe! Discover more fabulously spooky Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad and follow the network on Twitter and Instagram @aoas_xx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.