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Your mind is the playground for this pair of spookys! First up we have the Japanese produced mind f*ckery of Helter Skelter, directed by Mika Ninagawa. Next up is a modern stalker/gaslight/girl boss film - Watcher, directed by Chloe Okuno. Two very highly rated female-directed horror films letsssssgoooooooooo.

As an audience member, psych horror films are some of the most accessible entries to feeling scared. They are meant to put us in the driver's seat going through the story right along with the characters. Each of these films have a different style through which they accomplish this. Its a great discussion on the power of film and the mind - get into it!!!

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"The Dead have waited. The day has come." ITS ZOMBIE TIME!!!!!! This has been a long awaited sub genre and trust us, its absolutely dripping in undead goodness! We talk about the absolute zombie classic, Day of The Dead, directed by THEE GODFATHER OF ZOMBIES: George A. Romero & pair it with the latest installment in the "28" franchise, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta.

It does not get better than these two franchises (Romero's "Dead" films and the "28" films) when it comes to zombies. They are both chucked full of the things that make everyone love these ghouls: body horror, nuanced looks at humanity, gnarly action, and apocalyptic survival. So join us as we take a look at the origin of the zombie, share our love for Romero, and dig deep into Ralph Fiennes INCREDIBLE performance in Bone Temple.

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Everyone's favorite monster is Frankenstein right?? So much so that today we're covering just two of the hundreds of alternative Frankenstein tales out there. Cult classic b-movie extraordinaire, Frankenhooker, directed by Frank Henenlotter and The Bride! a modern feminist, dancey, fancy flick directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

Ya'll, we absolutely PEAKED with this episode's guest. We have Donovan's big sis, Michelle Dorrance, one of the choreographers of The Bride! WE KNOW!!!! SO COOL!!!!! Come hear us talk about literally everything and get the inside scoop from Michelle on choreographing the film and working with the cast and crew.

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