Just Ghoul With It

This week Nikki and Kate watched Infinity Pool and discussed Nepo Babies, emotional substance vs. viscous substances, and twenty twenty splits.    Note: This film unlocked a feral energy and as such there is some audio clipping. They’ll monitor their levels more rigorously should a future recording also contain unprecedented primal energy.   Rated NC-17 or R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, bodily fluids (all of them), vomit, gun violence, car crash, a head is squashed, cutting, flashing lights/images, mentions of rape, someone struggling to breathe, torture, broken bone, eye mutilation, trypophobia, jump scares, anxiety attack, shakey cam, antisemitic caricature. If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon   Show Notes: Konnikova, Maria. (2014, December 10). Excuse Me While I Kiss This Guy. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/science-misheard-lyrics-mondegreens   Lathan, Nadia. (2023, September 20). 50 years after being outlawed, redlining still drives neighborhood health inequities. UC Berkeley Public Health. https://publichealth.berkeley.edu/articles/spotlight/research/50-years-after-being-outlawed-redlining-still-drives-neighborhood-health-inequities   Mimbela, Ricardo & Akselrod, Olga. (2024, May 30). The Long History of Discrimination in Job Hiring Assessments. ACLU. https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/the-long-history-of-discrimination-in-job-hiring-assessments   Rank, Mark R. & Eppard, Lawrence M. (2021, March 13). The 'American Dream' of upward mobility is broken. Look at the numbers. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/13/american-dream-broken-upward-mobility-us   Wikipedia Editors. Social mobility. Wikipedia. Accessed on Jan 7, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_mobility   Wikipedia Editors. Nepo baby. Accessed on Jan 7, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepo_baby   Cambridge Dictionary. Accessed on Jan 7, 2026. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/nepotism

This week Nikki and Kate watched Blood Quantum and discussed the complicated history behind the title, wide shots and disorienting camera angles, and how they’d unalive each other in the event of zombification.   Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, gun violence, eyeball mutilation, the dog dies (at least twice), a head is smashed, cutting, death by suicide, death of a baby, death of a child, vomiting, racism, slurs   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon   Sources: Cameron, Michael.  (2021, July 13). On The Marrow Thieves and Blood Quantum: A conversation with Krista Collier-Jarvis. Dalhousie University. https://blogs.dal.ca/openthink/on-the-marrow-thieves-and-blood-quantum-a-conversation-with-krista-collier-jarvis/   TIFF. (2022, November 22). Jeff Barnaby on a Shared Love of Horror in BLOOD QUANTUM | From Studio 9. Original interview 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ohALDgihso   Blood Quantum and Sovereignty: A Guide. https://nativegov.org/resources/blood-quantum-and-sovereignty-a-guide/   Rule, Elizabeth. (2018, February 7). It’s Not Just About the Blood. As quoted in NPR’s Code Switch. https://www.npr.org/transcripts/583753149   Maher, Savannah. (2018, February 7). The Difficult Math Of Being Native American. NPR’s Code Switch. https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/07/583665568/love-and-blood-quantum-buy-in-or-die-out

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Amityville Horror (1979) and discussed 1970s fashion, the Based on a True Story Effect, and the fulfilling of the demon pig prophecy.   Rated  Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, bugs, intimate partner violence, child abuse, finger mutilation, a head is squashed, death of a child, jump scares, vomit, claustrophobia, panic attack, car crash, gun violence If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon   Sources: Radford, Benjamin. (2005, April 8). Voice of Reason: The Truth Behind the Amityville Horror. LiveScience. https://www.livescience.com/6962-voice-reason-truth-amityville-horror.html   Vassar, Shea. (2020, October 15). Digging Up the Indian Burial Ground Trope. Film School Rejects. https://filmschoolrejects.com/indian-burial-ground-trope/   https://web.archive.org/web/20110707133921/http://www.amityvillemurders.com/catholic.html   https://amityvillemurders.com/the-haunting/lutz-vs-weber.html

This week Nikki and Kate watched We Are Still Here and discussed towns with dark secrets, smoky lighting, and turtleneck counts. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, a head is squashed, possession, car accident, gun violence, cutting, someone is burned alive, eye mutilation, jump scares, shaky cam, self harm, references to death by suicide   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched 28 Days Later (finally!) and discussed the tension invoked by abandoned cities, the challenges in turning a bustling city into an empty one for filming, and Kate’s worsening British Brain infection.   Rated  Content warnings: Sexual assault, r*pe, p*edophilia, blood, gore, audio gore, death by suicide, gun violence, car crash, eye mutilation, cutting, amputation, animal death, a head is squashed, death by hanging, child death, jump scares, vomit, hospital scene, needles, shaky cam, flashing lights/images   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Barbarian and discussed hate sinks, subverting expectations, and Obi-Wan Kenobi.    Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, sexual violence (mentions of serial r*pe and p*d*philia), inc*st, gun violence, car crash, eye gore, child sexual abuse, someone struggling to breathe, amputation, torture, jump scares, vomit, death by suicide, shakey cam, homophobic slurs   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and discussed Murphy’s Law, Alan Tudyk’s genius, and tapeworms.   Rated R Content warnings: Bees/wasps, mention of r*pe, sexual assault, cutting, finger mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned alive, torture, blood, gore, audio gore, gun violence, car crash, hospital scene, ableism, jump scares   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Se7en and discussed pathetic fallacy and precipitation, meticulous set dressing, and the origin of PBR.   Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings and for strong language Content warnings: Death by suicide, sexual assault/r*pe, torture, anti-fat bias, homophobia, ableism, slurs, dead animals, cutting, blood, gore, audio gore, decapitation, finger mutilation, genital mutilation, gun violence, jump scare, hospital scene   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on your favorite podcatcher- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Jacob’s Ladder and discussed undercranking, heaven and hell in lighting, and being jumpscared by Macaulay Culkin.   Rated R Blood, gore, audio gore, racial slurs, homophobic slurs, ableist slurs, ableism, institutionalization, needles/syringes, gun violence, PTSD   If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Ava’s Possessions and discussed the debunked gateway drug theory, neon lights, and outer demons.   Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, vomit, possession, death of an animal, hospital scene, institutionalization   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Byzantium and discussed the representation of sex workers in horror, classic seaside lighting, and very polite vampires.   Rated R Content warnings: Throat cut, beheading, blood, gore, audio gore, r*pe (offscreen/implied), hospital scene, needles/syringes, cancer   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music is Spooky Drill by AlisiaBeats and the cover art is by Nikki Solomon

This week Nikki and Kate watched Oculus and discussed the many uses of mirrors in horror, sterile and sickly lighting, and triple bamboozles.    Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, finger mutilation, audio gore, death of a dog, child abuse, someone struggling to breathe, intimate partner violence, possession, gaslighting, animal abuse, choking, teeth damage, jump scares, mental institutionalization, self harm, death by suicide, anxiety attacks, flashing lights, ableism, fatphobia, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Cuckoo and discussed brood parasitism, the juxtaposition of welcoming colors and a hostile environment, and egg squiggles.  Rated R for violence, bloody images, language, and brief teen drug use. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, body horror, stalking, gaslighting, sexual assault, someone struggling to breathe, car crash, gun violence, vomit, throat mutilation, seizures, kidnapping, jump scares, hospital scene, flashing lights/images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Mama and discussed the story of Genie Wiley, scare chord repetition, and hair mops.   Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images, and thematic elements Content warnings: Child abuse, death of a child, intimate partner violence, blood, gore, audio gore, spiders, body horror, broken bones, seizures, hospital scenes, child abduction, someone falls to their death, jump scares, possession, ableism, mental institutionalization, suicide, flashing lights/images, car crash, drowning, gun violence    You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched We Are What We Are and discussed the Donner-Reed Party, nature motifs, and how public school is the real hero here.   Rated R for disturbing violence, bloody images, some sexuality, nudity and language Content warnings: Cannibalism, blood, gore, audio gore, child abuse, someone is restrained, a head is squashed, cutting, someone struggling to breathe, jump scares, suicide, incest, terminal illness, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Void and discussed primary and secondary colors, twists on the cosmic horror subgenre, and also the utter betrayal of the closed captions.    Content warnings: Blood, gore, a head is squashed, body horror, someone is restrained, cutting, someone struggling to breathe, decapitation, someone is burned alive, amputation, eye mutilation, broken bone, seizures, finger/toe mutilation, audio gore, vomit, needles/syringes, self harm, hospital scenes, claustrophobia, shaky cam, flashing lights/images, jump scares, miscarriage/stillbirth, birth trauma, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Smile and discussed ethical dilemmas, the majesty of the daxophone, and monotonous trauma.    Rated R for strong violent content, grisly images, and language Content warnings: Death by suicide, blood, gore, audio gore, gaslighting, possession, death of an animal, child abuse, stalking, drug abuse, ableism, cutting, eye mutilation, someone is burned alive, body horror, a head is squashed, broken bones, damage to teeth, overdose, jump scares, vomit, hospital scene, self harm, dissociation, anxiety attacks, PTSD, flashing lights/images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched I Saw the TV Glow and discussed liminal spaces, the horror of feeling forced to apologize for your very being, and the Manscent.    Content warnings: Child abuse, intimate partner violence, cutting, self harm, blood, gore, someone is buried alive, ableism, someone struggling to breathe, asthma attack, panic attack, body horror, torture, kidnapping, clowns, vomit, deadnaming, homophobia, transphobia, cancer, suicidal ideation, body dysphoria, claustrophobia, PTSD (implied), jump scares, flashing lights/images, mentions of stroke, chronic illness   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Talk to Me and discussed deviations from the possession film formula, the horror of laughter, and the residual haunting of the Head On commercials.     Content warnings: Death by suicide, blood, gore, audio gore, eye mutilation, finger mutilation, possession, sexual assault, death of an animal, car accident, broken bones, self harm, seizures, broken bones, hospital scene, vomit, panic attack, stalking   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Blair Witch Project and decided that Heather is unfairly maligned. #hellyeahheather  Tune in for discussions on tropes, viral marketing, and the finer points of leading with teeth vs clocking the teeth. Grab a plate of spaghetti, this is a meaty episode.    Rated R for violence and language Content warnings for this movie:  Shaky cam, blood, description of gore, dead animal, drug and alcohol use, human teeth, kidnapping, child death, stalking, jump scares, gaslighting, anxiety attacks   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Special thanks and credit to Anthony Rocazella, who composed our intro and outro music. You can find him on instagram at puffthemagicbassist.

This week Nikki and Kate watched IT: Chapter One and talked about the history of clown panics in the US as well as the potential explosive volatility of clowns.  We had some audio issues (sorry!) but don't worry, we're fixing those for next week's episode. You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Special thanks and credit to Anthony Rocazella, who composed our intro and outro music. You can find him on instagram at puffthemagicbassist.      Rated R for violence/horror, bloody images, and for language Content warnings for this movie: animal death, blood, amputation, child abuse, implied child sexual abuse, incest, hate speech, slurs, ableist language, torture, bugs, alcohol abuse, cutting, flashing lights, jump scares, someone being burned alive, eye mutilation, broken bone, kidnapping, child death, clowns, stalking, audio gore, drool, vomit, anxiety attacks, shaky cam, domestic violence, someone struggling to breathe, guns

This week Nikki and Kate talk about leading with teeth. And also the first half of the 1990 made-for-tv adaptation of Stephen King’s IT.    Oh, we also have new intro and outro music! Special thanks and credit to Anthony Rocazella, who composed it for us. You can find him on instagram at puffthemagicbassist.         You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Content warnings for this movie: bugs, spiders, cutting, torture, parental death, child death, clowns, jump scares, possession, mental institution, gaslighting, anxiety attack, claustrophobic scene, death by suicide, self harm, flashing lights, sexual assault, hate speech, racist hate speech, anti-semitism, domestic violence, child abuse, someone struggling to breathe, blood

This week Nikki and Kate watched It Follows and questioned the actual functionality of the clam phone...sea-reader? Shell phone? Clamdle? Okay we’ll stop.    You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website at www.justghoulwithitpod.com If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!    The music in this episode is Good Night by Private Hell Productions and was used with permission. The entire album, plus other works, can be found on the Private Hell Productions youtube channel.    It Follows is rated R for graphic nudity, disturbing violent content, language, and sexual content.  Content warnings are as follows: bodily mutilation, broken bones, kidnapping, death of a minor, stalking, jumpscares, hospital scene, gaslighting, anxiety attacks, sexual assault, sexual content, incest, someone struggling to breathe, drowning, gun violence, blood, car crash, bugs

We present...a teaser for the soon to be released comedy horror podcast Just Ghoul With It. Join two friends as they discuss how culture and history influence horror films.  Our website is justghoulwithitpod.com and you can find us on instagram and twitter at justghoulwithit. The music in the teaser is Good Night by Private Hell Productions and was used with permission. The entire album, plus other works, can be found on the Private Hell Productions youtube channel.

This week Nikki and Kate watched Us and discussed duality, the range required when playing two versions of yourself, and the unblinking horror of rabbits.   Content warnings: Death of a child, stalking, kidnapping, blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, spiders, finger/toe mutilation, broken bones, strangling, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned alive, torture, self harm, PTSD, anxiety attacks, jump scares, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Jeepers Creepers and discussed the true crime origins of the opening scene, lore inconsistency, and wispy monster hair choices.   Rated R for terror violence/gore, language, and brief nudity Content warnings: Discussions of crimes against children, blood, gore, body horror, intimate partner violence, stalking, kidnapping, someone struggling to breathe, decapitation, cannibalism, eye mutilation, torture, broken bones, jump scares, audio gore, needles, claustrophobia, panic attacks, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Frogman and discussed the differences between folklore and cryptids, humanizing characters through found footage, and first name last names.   Content warnings: Body horror, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, kidnapping, gun violence, forced pregnancy, sexual assault (not depicted)   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched As Above, So Below and discussed the creation of the Paris catacombs, realism in found footage style films, and the right time to ask if you’re dead   Rated R for bloody violence/terror, and language throughout Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, death by suicide, a head is squashed, claustrophobia, someone struggling to breathe, panic attacks, someone is burned alive, broken bones, someone is hanged, finger/toe mutilation, someone falls to their death, death of a child, jump scares, PTSD, shaky cam, flashing lights/images, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Suspiria (2018) and discussed showing your work, compared the muted color palette of the remake to the original, and also asked ghosts for their opinions.   Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, child abuse, sexual assault, death by suicide, self harm, finger/toe mutilation, decapitation, someone struggling to breathe, body horror, a head is squashed, teeth damage, broken bones, seizures, torture, jump scares, vomit, anxiety attacks, flashing lights/images, references to the Holocaust   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Suspiria (1977) and discussed Technicolor’s three dye transfer process, dubbing a multilingual production, and maggot hair.   Rated  Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, flashing lights/images, someone is hanged, death of a child, jump scares   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Aliens and discussed the elements of the perfect sequel, brood mothers, and undercarriages.    Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, blood, gore, someone struggling to breathe, bugs, gun violence, someone is burned  alive, body horror, amputation, death of a child, kidnapping, jump scares, audiogore, hospital scene, PTSD, claustrophobia, anxiety attacks, shaky cam, death by suicide/self sacrifice, flashing lights/images, hate speech   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Hallow and discussed the use of practical effects in creature features, effective jump scares, and undercover Aussies.   Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, eye mutilation, holes (so many holes), finger mutilation, intimate partner violence, needles/syringes, claustrophobia, car crash, gun violence    You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and discussed Spaghetti Westerns, immersive soundtracks, and an abandoned hacky sack.   Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, drug abuse, addiction, someone is drugged, someone is restrained, sexual assault, amputation, finger mutilation, needles/syringes, shaky cam, flashing lights/images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Lodge (2019) and discussed the trope Everyone is Jesus in Purgatory, the difficulty in locating a villain in the family drama, and turkey hats.   Rated R for disturbing violence, some bloody images, language and brief nudity. Content warnings: Death by suicide, gun violence, child death, gaslighting, death of an animal, blood, gore, audio gore, child abuse, someone struggling to breathe, ableism, hate speech (ableist slur), hanging, torture, jump scares, vomit, PTSD, religious trauma, anxiety attacks, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Dead of Winter (1987) and discussed the filmic origins of gaslighting, film perspective and claustrophobia, and the ideal speed of a chase scene.   Rated R Content warnings: Death by suicide (mentioned), blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, gaslighting, instititutionalization (mentioned), finger mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, jump scares   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Crimson Peak and discussed color schemes, stylized smoky ghosts, and ambiguous curd.    Content warnings: Child abuse, intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse, blood, gore, audio gore, gaslighting, jump scares, death of a dog, insects, animal abuse, sexual assault, finger mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, a head is squashed, eye mutilation, death of a child, vomit, ableism, incest    You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Witch and discussed immersion and historical accuracy, framing and isolation, and living deliciously.   Rated R  for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, child abuse, death of an infant and child, gaslighting, animal death, animal abuse, child sexual abuse, cutting, someone struggling to breathe, seizures, kidnapping, jump scares, vomit, damage to teeth, incest, religious trauma   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Insidious Chapter 2 and discussed astral projection, potentially excessive red lighting, and evil armoires.    Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, intimate partner violence, child abuse, hospital scene, someone struggling to breathe, body horror, teeth mutilation, torture, kidnapping, jump scares, needles, self harm, ableism   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Halloween II and discussed the emotional betrayal of retcons, lackluster monster reveals, and the crisp Foley of the 80s.   Rated  Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, eye mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, drowning, cutting, death by hanging, someone is burned alive, jump scares, needles/syringes, institutionalization, ableism, PTSD, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Scream 2 and discussed the political context of the 90s, mystery-solving stress, and the proper pluralization for sorority girls.   Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, cutting, eye mutilation, anxiety attacks, someone struggling to breathe, broken bone, torture, jump scares, PTSD, claustrophobia, flights lights/images, homophobic slurs, ableism, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and discussed cultural constructions of monstrosity, lighting for effect vs. for realism, and canals.   Content warnings: Blood, racial slurs, kidnapping, stalking, possession, anxiety attacks   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Nope and discussed spectacle, seamless characterizations, and sphincters.   Rated R Content warnings: Animal death, eye mutilation, animal abuse, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, someone struggling to breathe, death of a child, jump scares, shaky cam, death by suicide, PTSD, anxiety attacks, flashing lights/images, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched V/H/S and discussed analog memory and anxiety, found footage filming styles, and kids falling on roller skates.    Rated  Content warnings: Sexual assault, stalking, racial slurs/hate speech, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, animal death, broken bones, eye mutilation, cutting, amputation, blood, gore, audio gore, torture, someone struggling to breathe, kidnapping, jump scares, vomit, self harm, PTSD, panic attacks, shaky cam, flashing lights and images, car crash   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched What Lies Beneath and discussed subgenre plot structures, disjointed dialogue, and gurgling shhhs.    Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Death by suicide, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, stalking, someone struggling to breathe, drowning, claustrophobia, panic attacks, blood, gore, car crash   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist  Elevator music is BossaBossa by Kevin MacLeod

This week Nikki and Kate watched Triangle (2009) and discussed grief and guilt, labyrinthine layouts and claustrophobia, and the plight of Heathers in horror.   Rated R Content warnings: Child abuse, death of a child, animal death, gaslighting, someone struggling to breathe, blood, gore, cutting, hate speech (ablelist slur), ableism, claustrophobia, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Sea Fever and discussed dimensions of culture and pandemic response, science vs. superstition, and what to call goo. They also discovered they are both anti gaping maw.    Content warnings: Eye mutilation, death by suicide, animal death, finger mutilation, someone falls to their death, blood, gore, audio gore, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Death Becomes Her and discussed societal expectations, vanity, and the real heroes of practical effects.    Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Body horror, fatphobia, stalking, intimate partner violence, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned alive, a head is squashed, eye mutilation, blood, gore, cutting, amputation, broken bones, someone falls to their death, audio gore, ableism, institutionalization, hospital scene, body dysphoria, claustrophobia, hate speech, self harm, car crash   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, cutting, amputation, finger/toe mutilation, death of a pet, animal death, dead animals, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, broken bones, cannibalism, ableist slurs, kidnapping, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, hospital scene, anxiety/panic attacks, disordered eating, body dysphoria, self harm, claustrophobia, flashing lights/images, hate speech, homophobic slurs, car crash   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Sixth Sense and discussed the year of our lord 1999 and the impact of DVDs, relationships and changing perspectives, and also jelly shoes.   Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Death by suicide, child abuse, intimate partner violence, death of a child, gun violence, blood, gore, cutting, self-harm, someone is hanged, someone is burned alive, someone struggling to breathe, claustrophobia, hospital scene, vomit, jump scares, anxiety attacks, ableism, car crash   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Incantation and discussed the fourth wall, Descent Tier lighting, and wormies.   I’d say if you’re not into holes, then this is the second worst movie for you to watch. The first being Holes, based on the novel by Louis Sachar.   Content warnings: Death by suicide (depicted), body horror, trypophobia, someone falls to their death, someone struggling to breathe, seizures, damage to teeth, blood, gore, audio gore, someone is burned alive, child abuse, gaslighting, eye mutilation, a head is squashed, amputation, possession, jump scares, vomit, needles/syringes, hospital scene, institutionalization, ableism, self harm, PTSD, claustrophobia, anxiety attacks, shaky cam, flashing lights/images, car crash, gun violence, animal death, bugs   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Event Horizon and discussed gothic themes and motifs in space, tent scares and sound design, and the ideal movie night pairings.   Rated R Content warnings: Sexual assault and rape (shown in flashes), death by suicide (depicted), blood, gore, audio gore, torture, eye mutilation, a head is squashed, cutting, amputation, body horror, someone struggling to breathe, cannibalism, someone is burned alive, jump scares, clowns, self harm, needles/syringes, medical scenes, PTSD, claustrophobia, flashing lights/images, panic attacks,  bugs   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Dark Skies and discussed the implications of alien invasion films, developing side characters (or not), and putting your whole butt in it.   Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Animal death, child abuse, gaslighting, self-harm, death by suicide, stalking, eye mutilation, sexual assault, someone struggling to breathe, asthma attack, seizures, kidnapping, jump scares, flashing lights, gun violence, blood, ableism, hospital scene   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Wicker Man (1973) and discussed folk horror, intent and engagement over the past 50 years, and Christopher Lee’s emo theater kid vibes.   Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, animal death, stalking, amputation, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned alive, kidnapping, claustrophobia You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Black Phone and discussed the use of masks in theater and horror, artful misdirection, and scrunchie fires.    Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use Content warnings: Child death, child abuse, kidnapping, alcoholism, child sexual abuse (implied, not shown), torture, death by suicide (mentioned, not shown), hate speech (homophobic and racist slurs), blood, gore, broken bone, someone struggling to breathe, jump scares, anxiety attacks, shakey cam   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The People Under the Stairs and discussed the importance of focus in satire, crisp and juicy foley, and classic crotch punches.   Rated R for terror/violence Content warnings: Racial slurs, child abuse, death of a minor, animal abuse, animal death, blood, gore, audio gore, gun violence, cannibalism, amputation/mutilation, torture, jump scares, kidnapping, vomit, incest, claustrophobia, flashing lights/images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched X (2022) and discussed depictions of sex work in horror films, creating characters with depth, and the source of all blanket stealing.   Rated R for strong bloody violence and gore, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use, and language Content warnings: Sexual assault, animal death, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, gun violence, amputation/finger mutilation, a head is squashed, eye mutilation, torture, someone struggling to breathe, jump scares, body dysmorphia, flashing lights/images You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Fright Night (1985) and discussed subtext, silhouettes, and pocket crosses.    Content warnings: Stalking, sexual assault, someone is burned alive, blood, gore, broken bone, child death, kidnapping, jump scares, flashing lights, car crash, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Devil’s Pass and discussed Dyatlov Pass Incident theories, the right type of awkwardness in a hiking group, and Tinkerbell’s Wormhole(s).   Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, gun violence, someone is buried alive, mutilation, shaky cam, flashing lights/images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Silent Night, Deadly Night and discussed Santa panics, the ambiguity of artistic genius vs. unintentional greatness, and candy cane weapons.   Rated R Content warnings: Sexual assault, blood, gore, child abuse, cutting, strangling, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe, PTSD, ableism, jump scares   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Slumber Party Massacre (1982) and discussed satire, classic slasher camera angles, and putting your best boob forward.    Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, eye mutilation, animal death, stalking, cutting, amputation, ableism, jump scares   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Misery and discussed fandom, the stigmatization of mental illness, and GamerGate.   Rated R Content warnings: Car crash, suicidal ideation, ableism, PTSD, hate speech, gaslighting, stalking, finger/toe mutilation, eye mutilation, gun violence, blood, gore, torture, someone struggling to breathe, broken bones, kidnapping, death of children (mentioned), audio gore, syringes   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Invitation (2015) and discussed Karyn Kusama’s career, intentional lighting, and the dangers of wearing white at a dinner party.   Content warnings: Death by suicide, self harm, death of a child, animal death, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, blood, gore, audio gore, jump scares, PTSD, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Ring (1998) and discussed chain letters, the satisfaction of subtle scares, and comically loud bonks.    Content warnings: Death of a child, death by suicide, blood, gore, drowning, child abuse, someone is buried alive, finger/toe mutilation, audio gore, claustrophobia, flashing images, fatphobia   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Ghost and Mr. Chicken and discussed the power of leitmotifs, shared spine tingling moments, and did their best Don Knotts impressions.  Rated G  Content warnings: Jump scares, blood, mentions of death by suicide   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Changeling and discussed isolation, the necessary components of a haunted house, and Joseph’s alter ego Joshua.   Rated R for …being scary? Content warnings: Child abuse, death of a child, jump scares, death by drowning, someone struggling to breathe, car accident, PTSD, ableism, blood.   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Exorcist and discussed cultural upheaval, the rule of thirds, and demonic children trails.    Rated R for strong language and disturbing images Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, vomit, death by suicide, seizures, someone struggling to breathe, torture, needles, hospital scene, institutionalization against one’s will, sexual assault, broken bones, genital mutilation, someone falls to their death, hate speech, homophobic slurs, self harm, jump scares, possession   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Hereditary and discussed the intersection of Greek tragedy and horror conventions, the trifecta of colors, and B*Witched, for some reason.    Rated R for horror violence, disturbing images, language, drug use and brief graphic nudity Content warnings: Child abuse, child death, death by suicide, stalking, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, blood, gore, cutting, self harm, someone is burned alive, amputation, a head is squashed, death by hanging, someone struggling to breathe (anaphylactic shock), ableism, possession, jump scares, audio gore, seizures, broken bones, someone falls to their death, anxiety attacks, hate speech, car crash, animal death, bugs, misophonia   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Mist and discussed crowd dynamics in a monster apocalypse, documentary style zooming, and which aisles they’d claim as their own in the event of tentacles. Kate also gets Taylor Swift and The Beatles a little bit mixed up. Just a little bit.    Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language Content warnings: Death by suicide, blood, gore, child death, insects, spiders, amputation, a head is squashed, death by hanging, someone struggling to breathe, jump scares, audio gore, ableism, flashing lights, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Color Out of Space and discussed cosmic horror, light as both sinister and welcoming, and 90s lip gloss slime kisses. Content warnings: Child abuse, self harm, blood, gore, finger/toe mutilation, amputation, child death, audio gore, vomit, jump scares, possession, cancer, anxiety attacks, flashing lights, homophobic slurs, gun violence, animal death, animal abuse, bugs, hospital scene   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched [REC] and discussed dubbing, the implications of undiscovered found footage, and how many licks it takes to get to the center of a skull.    Rated R for bloody horror, violence, and language Content warnings: Blood, gore, a head is squashed, cannibalism, shaky cam, hate speech (anti-Asian rhetoric) animal death, death of a child, gun violence, jumpscares, possession, audio gore, vomit, needles/syringes, anxiety attacks You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) and discussed eye dilation and fear responses, the balance of diegetic dogs and silence, and the texture of eyeballs.    Content warnings: Blood, gore, suicidal ideation, kidnapping, animal death, animal abuse, stalking, someone falls to their death, needles/syringes, hospital scene, ableism, body dysmorphia, flashing lights   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Host and discussed the balance of dark comedy within horror, the perfect slow-mo shot, and also war crimes…sorry.    Rated R for creature violence and language Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, death by suicide, child death, gaslighting, ableism, child abuse/neglect, a head is squashed, eye mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, torture, kidnapping, jump scares, vomit, hospital scene, anxiety attacks, needles/syringes, claustrophobia, car crash, gun violence, drowning, shaky cam   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Ju-On: The Grudge and discussed social isolation, dread through slow camera movement, and the pronunciation of Irish names. Also Kate tries to gaslight Nikki into forgetting the existence of the universe.   Rated R for some disturbing images Content warnings: Intimate partner violence, child abuse, death of a child, animal death, blood, someone struggling to breathe, possession, jump scares, hospital scene   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Drag Me to Hell and discussed disgust, bodily fluids, and combat staplers. There was also a squeaking chair to simulate hell for the uninitiated.    Rated PG-13 for sequences of horror violence, terror, disturbing images, and language Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, child abuse, death of a child, anxiety attacks, hate speech, shaky cam, car crash, animal death, animal abuse, vomit, bugs,  stalking, torture, head is squashed, someone is burned alive, struggling to breathe, eye mutilation, possession   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate poured one out for sweet angel Anton Yelchin and covered Green Room. They covered the apolitical origins of skinheads, Portland’s history with white supremacist organizing and violence, and how they’d be treated by Sleepy Time Punks.   Rated R for strong brutal graphic violence, gory images, language and some drug content Content warnings: Hate speech (racial slurs, ableist slurs, homophobic slurs), blood, gore, gun violence, audio gore, animal abuse, needles/syringes, drug abuse, cutting, finger mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, broken bone, kidnapping, panic attacks   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Annihilation and talked about the Anthropocene, contrasting sounds, and nightmare bear ventriloquism.   Rated R for violence, bloody images, language, and some sexuality Content warnings:  Body horror, blood, gore, cutting, death by suicide, someone struggling to breathe, seizures, vomit, needles, hospital scene, self harm, flashing lights/images, claustrophobia, panic attacks, animal death, torture You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Taking of Deborah Logan and discussed signature scenes, coping with grief using humor, and the ultimate Holes crossover.    Rated R for disturbing violent content, language, and brief nudity Content warnings:  Blood, gore, child abuse, animal death, snakes, cutting, finger mutilation, kidnapping, death of a child, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, hospital scene, needles/syringes, self harm, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, flashing lights, homophobia, shaky cam   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched I Know What You Did Last Summer and discussed classic slasher tropes, red herrings, and the telltale signs of crabs.   Rated R for strong horror violence and language Content warnings: Car accident, stalking, gaslighting, blood, gore, torture, cutting, amputation, finger mutilation, jump scares, audio gore, hospital scene, claustrophobia, flashing lights, homophobic slurs, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate traveled to a [potentially] haunted hotel to record their 50th episode! While discussing the Shining they examined power dynamics in the film industry, the use of color to depict the hotel as a living entity, and how they ruined twins for everyone.    Rated R for disturbing violent content and behavior, bloody images, graphic nudity, and strong language Content warnings: Racial slurs/hate speech, intimate partner violence, child abuse, gaslighting, blood, gore, addiction, cutting, seizures, jump scares, death of a parent, death of a child, possession   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Meg and discussed the 12 Days of Terror, negative space in the ocean, and the bloodthirsty nature of turtles.   Rated PG-13 for action/peril, bloody images and some language Content warnings: Blood, gore, someone struggling to breathe, eye mutilation, animal death, jump scares, death by suicide, claustrophobia, shaky cam, ableism   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate were joined by Amanda Jacobson of both Wine and Crime and Could’ve Been Heroes fame. Among 90’s nostalgia reminiscing, they discussed maximalism in set design, the intensity of high school friendships, and how to tell when a party is officially over.   Rated R for some terror, violence, and brief language Content warnings: Blood, intimate partner violence, hate speech, self harm, sexual assault, child abuse, a head is squashed, hospital scene, mental institution scene, needles, anxiety attacks, mentions of death by suicide, flashing lights, car crash, stalking, gaslighting, animal death, spiders, snakes, gore You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Ghost Ship and talked about sailor superstitions, knowing your light source, and soul sperm. Along the way, Nikki’s hopes of being a sailor were dashed.  Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality Content warnings: Blood, gore, gun violence, death by drowning, hanging, falling, and burning, torture, cutting, death of a child, death of a parent, jump scares, vomit, claustrophobia, shaky cam, car crash You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Housebound and discussed the blending of horror and comedy, silence as part of sound design, and also glorgles.  Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, hate speech, stalking, gaslighting, someone struggling to breathe, death of a child, hospital scene, claustrophobia, flashing lights, ableism, jump scares   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate are joined by Dracula expert Daniel Kunkel (co-host of the podcast The Great Transylvanian Bite-Off, among others) to cover Salem’s Lot. They discuss the connection between disease and vampire panics, the depopulation of the adaptation, and the bravery of a husky boy.   Rated PG Content warnings: Intimate partner violence, gun violence, sexual assault (implied, not depicted), death of a child, death of a parent, kidnapping, jump scares, hospital scene, animal death, someone is burned alive You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Train to Busan and wept. In between tears they discussed the history of zombies in film, fight choreography, and leaving a space for lesbians in your mind at all times.    Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore,  jump scares, death by suicide, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, shaky cam, flashing lights, ableism, car crash, someone falls to their death, someone struggling to breathe, animal death, finger/toe mutilation, eye mutilation, teeth mutilation, cannibalism, seizures, a head is squashed, death of a parent   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Frailty and discussed American exceptionalism, covered some abhorrent deeds, and discovered what it means to be Ford Tough. Also Kate definitely knows the difference between Owen Wilson and Matthew McConaughey. Rated R for violence and some language Content warnings: Death by suicide, torture, death of a parent, death of a child, kidnapping, stalking, vomit, jump scares, gaslighting, claustrophobia, shaky cam, child abuse, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Let Us Prey and took a brief look at the Scottish Reformation, explored the many uses of blood and gore, and ogled Daddy Death.   Content warnings: Blood, gore, torture, audio gore, police brutality, finger/toe mutilation, a head is squashed, child death, sexual child abuse, death by suicide, intimate partner violence, car crash, gun violence, death by hanging, someone struggling to breathe, vomit.   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!   Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate brought in another spooky soul to cover A Nightmare on Elm Street. Alongside Lindsey they discussed milk carton kids, practical effect design, and the defining characteristics of a boiler room.   Rated R for strong bloody horror violence, disturbing images, terror and language Content warnings: Blood, gore, bugs, finger mutilation, torture, someone is burned alive, cutting, amputation, death of a child, death of a parent, stalking, jump scares, audio gore, hospital scene, needles, self harm, death by suicide, anxiety attacks, gaslighting, homophobic slurs, ableism, someone struggling to breathe, death by hanging   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Mothman Prophecies and discussed the use (and perhaps overuse) of jump cuts, types and functions of folklore, and Mothman’s juicy ass.    Rated PG-13 for terror, some sexuality and language Content warnings: Car crash, hospital scene, jump scares, death by suicide, cancer, gaslighting, claustrophobia, flashing lights/images, plane crash, blood, gore, someone struggling to breathe, drowning   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Insidious and discussed the social construction of childhood innocence, the risks of astral projection, and the correct pronunciation of Tony Shalhoub.   Rated PG-13 for thematic material, violence, terror and frightening images, and brief strong language Content warnings: Blood, gore, hospital scene, flashing lights, shaky cam, anxiety attacks, someone struggling to breathe, seizures, kidnapping, clowns, possession, jump scares, hospital scene   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Black Christmas and invited a guest along for the chaos! Caroline from How Have You Not Seen joined the fray for the discussion of this 1974 classic. They talked about contemporary folklore, warm lighting in horror films, and how to find a dead body.   Rated R for strong horror violence and gore, sexuality, nudity and language. Content warnings: Sexual assault (mentioned/discussed), child abuse (mentioned/discussed), death of a child, cutting, suffocation, someone struggling to breathe, stalking, jump scares, anxiety attacks, ableism, gaslighting.    You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched 30 Days of Night and talked about zombies more than one would expect for a vampire film. Along the way they talked about the iconic duo of blue light and cold weather, invasion horror films, and America’s Sweetheart Drew Barrymore who is not in this film.    Rated R for strong horror violence and language Content warnings: Dog death, animal death, torture, finger/toe mutilation, cannibalism, damage to teeth, cutting, broken bones, amputation, a head is squashed, death of a child, death of a parent, stalking, jump scares, blood, gore, audio gore, needles, death by suicide, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, car crash, someone falls to their death, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Gremlins and discussed American consumerism and Christmas, the juxtaposition of holiday cheer and horror, and crimes against children of the 80s.   Rated PG for violence Content warnings: Death of a parent, death of an animal, animal abuse, a head is squashed, vomit, jump scares, mentions of self harm and death by suicide, flashing lights, car crash, blood, gore, gun violence   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki, Kate, and special guest Jenna Stoeber (from Polygon, check out her work!) watched Pontypool and talked about workplace dynamics in an apocalypse, the frustration of feeling misunderstood, and Boss Baby Orson Welles.  A message from Nikki and Kate: We hate to tell you this, but all your base are belong to us. Make your time.   Content warnings: Child death, self harm, blood, gore, child abuse (mentioned), vomit   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched The Omen (1976) and discussed political and economic turmoil in the 70s, apocalypse vibes, and premillennial dispensationalism. They also explored the use of noise to build tension, proclaimed their appreciation for well utilized silence, and coined the term “unsightful.”     Rated R for violence/horror and gore Content warnings: Animal death, decapitation, death by suicide, gaslighting, miscarriage, death by hanging, death of a parent, death of a child, kidnapping, stalking, clowns, jump scares, hospital scene   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Thir13en Ghosts but talked about Spy Kids and corn. In addition to working through their childhood corn maze days, they discussed what remakes can tell us about society, pondered how to clock the ghost when the camera won’t Stay Still, and discovered how to solve problems by counting to 12.    Rated R for horror violence/gore, nudity, and language  Content warnings: Blood, gore, finger mutilation, torture, death by suicide, body dysphoria, flashing lights, shaky cam, sexual assault (referenced), car crash, someone is burned alive, someone is hanged, eye mutilation, cutting, self harm, seizures, broken bones, amputation, squashed head, death of a parent, death of a child, kidnapping, jump scares, audio gore, references to mental institutionalization, claustrophobia   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Mandy and discussed the absolute majesty of Nicolas Cage with special guest Adal Rifai! While you may know him from his podcasts Hello From the Magic Tavern and Hey Riddle Riddle, this time around he joined Nikki and Kate in their discussions around film grain and nostalgia, the joys and pressures of projection-ing, chainsaw size, and the future of Live, Laugh, Love. Where do you Halloween? Content warnings: Blood, gore, animal death, torture, sexual assault (implied, not shown), bugs, someone is burned alive, cutting, eye mutilation, a head is squashed, car crash, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe, kidnapping, stalking, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, flashing lights and images   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Cloverfield and examined the connection between giant monster movies and societal fears, explored the intentional use of audio clipping, and dove deep into Scooby Doo moments. There were also discussions about the sheer existential dread that arises from being confronted with our own mortality and butts’n’dirt.    Rated PG-13 for violence, terror, and disturbing images Content warnings: Blood, gore, car crash, gun violence, aerial crash, bugs, spiders, broken bone, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, hospital scene, anxiety attack, claustrophobia, shaky cam, flashing lights   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist

This week Nikki and Kate watched Halloween and talked about JLC’s scare meter, the cuteness of sinister villains, and ways slasher movies can be examined as cultural artifacts. They also talked about the purity myth, questioned whether Halloween is an unbuilt slasher trope, and got off...topic.     Rated R for violence, sex, profanity Content warnings: Dog death, animal death, animal abuse, eye mutilation, cutting, death of a minor, clowns, stalking, jump scares, anxiety attacks, claustrophobia, flashing lights, car crash, blood, gun violence, struggling to breathe.   You can check out all of the past episodes as well as our extended episode notes on the Just Ghoul With It website, www.justghoulwithitpod.com  If you like what we’re doing, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts- it really does help!  You could also stop by our Patreon and check out ways to support!    Our intro and outro music was composed by Anthony Rocazella, on instagram @puffthemagicbassist