Harry and Jen Do Horror with Friends – Details, episodes & analysis

Bonus episode time, b*tches! Lit professor and Alien fangirl Teagan Bradway joins us to discuss every. single. Alien film. We discuss Teagan's dope Ripley tattoo, the triumphs and failures of the Alien reboots/prequels, shredded blue Jesus, moms (of course), sex (of course), and more! Teagan presents her case for Alien 3 as a slept-on banger. Listen in as we build context for next month's episode on Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus (2024).

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Trigger Warnings: Spoilers, rape, profanity

Our Guest's Amazing stuff: Peep Teagan's brilliant keynote, "Queer Theory for Everyone"

This episode's drinking game: Drink whenever . . .

• Finish drink whenever Harry talks about floating/flirting symbols
• Finish drink whenever someone mentions Jonesy the cat
• Drink whenever someone mentions any part of the human reproductive system 

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Matthew Schmidt is the writer/director of the indie short film, "Mr. Sandman" (2024). He joins us to discuss his film, inspiration, and the importance of chasing your passions at any age. 

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Allison Stull of Quad Pro Quo Podcast joins Harry and Jen for a Damian McCarthy double feature: Oddity (2024) and Caveat (2020)! The trio talk murder mysteries, creepy/beautiful houses, movement, rationalism, and whether or not they would survive diving into a cave full of vampires. 

Content Warnings: Spoilers, violence

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Happy Halloween, kids! Harry and Jen take time out to chat about two of their favorite Halloween flicks, Trick R' Treat (2007) and The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). The two discuss their favorite aspects of the films, why the films have staying power, and why Halloween is the horniest holiday. They also say "punish" a lot. Stick around after the show for interviews with veteran Rocky Horror Picture Show participants.

Content Warnings: Spoilers

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Talia Cordata's Rocky Horror Picture Show Performance!

Check out Michael Dougherty's original short film for Trick r' Treat!

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Harry and Jen are joined by Jen's partner, the lit professor Teagan Bradway! The trio get into one of the year's most anticipated horror films, Longlegs. They talk queer-coded killers, horny stabbings, the nuclear family, and the Nicolas Cage of it all. 

Content Warnings: spoilers

Here's a cool article that inspired Harry's interpretation!

This episode features audio from The Wicker Man (2006) and Community.

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Cornell lit professor Caroline Levine joins us to discuss the Mexican-Peruvian body horror joint, Huesera: The Bone Woman. We discuss the natural body horror of pregnancy stories, the Ring-imprinted generation, the patriarchy, queer v. hetero relationships, and the "dismissive husband" trope.

Content Warnings: Spoilers, Pregnancy, Infanticide

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Songwriters Sam Lupowitz and Mandy Goldman join us again to talk Zach Creggar's Barbarian.  We discuss haves and have-nots, Dante, systems that enable evil, story structure, and the weird hotness of Bill Skarsgard.

Content Warning: Spoilers, Sexual assault/rape, Bill Skarsgard

Check out our favorite works of Mandy Goldman and Sam Lupowitz:

Sam's glorious record from 2021

Mandy's masterful mopus

Mandy's unforgivable vocal crimes

Sam's funk/metal/brit-prog blasphemy

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Violist, teacher, and reluctant horror fan Katharina Nichols joins us in a conversation about Immaculate (2024). We talk politics, Rosemary's Baby, the phenomenon of Sydney Sweeney, Nunsploitation, and Kat outlines her plans for her own evil convent. 

Content Warning: Spoilers, Infanticide, Religious Violence

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Harry and Jen talk with artist/one-woman-riot Ten Van Winkle about the smash indie possession film Late Night with the Devil. They talk about guilt, exploitation, AI, peeps, and what the hell exactly happened in that movie anyhow. 

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Harry and Jen are joined by Jen's friend-in-law, the lovely, insightful Mike Jan! Together, they dissect the surreal, meaty world of Robert Morgan's Stopmotion. They talk folklore, archetypes, agency, the age-old beef between fine and commercial art, and why an inanimate object may just be the sexiest character. 

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