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103 - They Live Apr 06, 2020

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We’ve come here to chew bubblegum and kick pods … and we’re all out of bubblegum. Put on your sunglasses and meet us in the alley for They Live! OBEY!!! JENN’S LINKS John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ Was Supposed to Be a Warning. We Didn’t Heed It. We Didn’t Even Understand It. https://www.theringer.com/movies/2018/10/4/17933020/they-live-john-carpenter-america-donald-trump 10 Killer Facts About They Live https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/598233/they-live-john-carpenter-movie-facts 10 Things You Might Not Know About John Carpenter's Cult Classic They Live https://io9.gizmodo.com/10-things-you-might-not-know-about-john-carpenters-cult-1774346855 Bigots Are Trying to Ruin They Live, Because of Course They Are https://www.wired.com/2017/01/they-live-theory-debunked/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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102 - The Crazies Mar 30, 2020

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It’s crazy out there. We’re just trying to watch a baseball game, but the water tastes funny and our neighbors are acting weird. Join the HV Crew as we try to make it to the truck stop with The Crazies. That’s an order. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review The Horror Virgin to help more people discover our community. Help Support our HV Family: Patreon Follow us @HorrorVirgin: Facebook Twitter Instagram

Jenn’s Fun Research Links:

What Zombie Flick 'The Crazies' Is Really About

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2010/02/what-zombie-flick-the-crazies-is-really-about/346518/

Alternate Ending and Possible Sequel

https://www.movieviral.com/2010/03/11/the-crazies-alternate-ending-and-possible-sequel/

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101 - The Strangers Mar 23, 2020

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Is Podara home? We’ve just gotten back from a wedding reception and we’ve got a hankering for some Bluebell Ice Cream. Join the Horror Virgin as we try to figure out who’s at the door and how to call the police with The Strangers. Because you were pod.

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How Horror Movie The Strangers Is — and Isn't — Based on a "True Story"

https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Strangers-True-Story-44058481

The Terrifying Pointlessness of ‘The Strangers

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3389637/terrifying-pointlessness-strangers/

THE STRANGERS And The Real-Life Horrors That Inspired A Slasher Masterpiece

https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/04/the-strangers-and-the-real-life-horrors-that-inspired-a-slasher-masterpiece

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100 - Cabin in the Woods Mar 16, 2020

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100 EPISODES!!!!! Thank you all so much for supporting us for 100 episodes! Let’s get this party started! Grab your zombie arm, hop in the rambler and help us find out if we’re on speakerphone with The Cabin in the Woods. We’ve got a husband’s bulge for this movie. Ding.

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Every Reference in The Cabin in the Woods

https://youtu.be/yGz2xdQa1ho

10 Twisted Facts About The Cabin in the Woods

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560199/facts-about-the-cabin-in-the-woods

WTF Moments: The perfectly apocalyptic end of The Cabin in the Woods

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-end-of-cabin-in-the-woods-wtf-moments

The Cabin in the Woods Explained — It’s a Giant Metaphor

https://thenickelscreen.com/2012/04/18/the-cabin-in-the-woods-explained-its-a-giant-metaphor/

34 Things We Learned From The Cabin in the Woods Commentary

https://filmschoolrejects.com/34-things-we-learned-from-the-cabin-in-the-woods-commentary-779151660541/

The Cabin in the Woods: Cliches Manipulated or Perpetuated?

https://cinefilesreviews.com/2016/05/13/the-cabin-in-the-woods-cliches-manipulated-or-perpetuated/

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99 - Friday the 13th Part 4 Mar 13, 2020

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It’s a special day and we’ve rented a house in the woods. So pack your man caboodle and meet us at the rope swing for Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter. We’ve run it through our computer. It says you’re a dead pod

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Jenn’s Fun Research Links: 13 Things You May Not Know About Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

https://weminoredinfilm.com/2014/02/21/13-things-you-may-not-know-about-friday-the-13th-the-final-chapter/

Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter: 10 things you didn’t know

https://1428elm.com/2018/04/13/friday-13th-final-chapter-things-you-didnt-know/

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98 - The Woman in Black Mar 09, 2020

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All aboard the Haunted Hogwarts express as the HV Crew dodges evil wind-up toys, hostile villagers, vengeful spirits, and so much mud! But first: Stop. Hammer time.

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Jenn’s Fun Research Links:

Touched by evil: Susan Hill and Jane Goldman on what inspired The Woman in Black

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/feb/05/susan-hill-jane-goldman-interview

A beginner’s guide to Hammer Films

https://film.avclub.com/a-beginner-s-guide-to-hammer-films-1798273488

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97 - A Quiet Place Mar 02, 2020

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Shh!!!! They’ll hear you! Join the HVCrew as we tiptoe through the cornfields, scream under waterfalls, and try to avoid nails with A Quiet Place. Pod has always loved you. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review The Horror Virgin to help more people discover our community. Help Support our HV Family: Patreon Follow us @HorrorVirgin: Facebook Twitter Instagram Jenn’s Fun Research Links: John Krasinski Reveals the Origins of the ‘Quiet Place’ Monsters https://collider.com/a-quiet-place-monsters-explained/ 13 Things We Learned About A Quiet Place from John Krasinski https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/13-secrets-learned-quiet-place-john-krasinski/ The Silently Regressive Politics of “A Quiet Place” https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/the-silently-regressive-politics-of-a-quiet-place Let’s Talk About that Touching Ending to ‘A Quiet Place’ https://collider.com/a-quiet-place-ending-explained/ A Quiet Place is a metaphor for the terror of parenthood https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/film/2018/04/quiet-place-metaphor-terror-parenthood Toxic Masculinity and the Gender Politics of ‘A Quiet Place’ https://medium.com/@saboyer/toxic-masculinity-and-the-gender-politics-of-a-quiet-place-d114b3b23b0d For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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96 - Hush Feb 24, 2020

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We’ve moved to a podloft in the middle of the woods to work on our novel and we can’t seem to find the right ending. Join the HV Crew as we try to find our cats and figure out crossbows with Hush. Pod it coward. Jenn’s Links Read This: Hush’s writer-director on the elusive “why” of horror films https://news.avclub.com/read-this-hush-s-writer-director-on-the-elusive-why-1798247029 Interview: Kate Siegel & Mike Flanagan on Finding that Silence is Golden in “Hush” http://moveablefest.com/kate-siegel-mike-flanagan-hush/ 10 Things You Didn’t Know about Kate Siegel https://www.tvovermind.com/kate-siegel/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

95 - Ravenous Feb 17, 2020

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Eat or pod. We’ve got a stew going and we think you’re going to like it. Grab your sweater and pull up a chair at the Horror Virgin table as we watch Ravenous. It’s lonely being a cannibal. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review The Horror Virgin to help more people discover our community. Help Support our HV Family: Patreon Follow us @HorrorVirgin: Facebook Twitter Instagram Jenn’s Fun Research Links: Why You Should Chew On ‘Ravenous’ (1999) https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3460304/editorial-chew-ravenous/ What Is “Ravenous” (1999) Actually About? https://judeandtheobscure.wordpress.com/2018/03/16/what-is-ravenous-1999-actually-about/ Licking our wounds: The vampiric masculinity of Ravenous https://ludditerobot.com/vegan-horror/licking-wounds-ravenous-vegan-horror/ “Colorado Cannibal” Alferd Packer is paroled https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/cannibal-alfred-packer-is-paroled Donner Party https://www.history.com/topics/westward-expansion/donner-party 10 Things You Should Know About the Donner Party https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-should-know-about-the-donner-party Wendigo – Flesheater of the Forests https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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94 - Hellraiser Feb 10, 2020

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The pod. You opened it, we came. Join the HV Crew as we regenerate in the attic and try to solve an evil puzzle box with Hellraiser. Come to poddy. Please Subscribe, Rate and Review The Horror Virgin to help more people discover our community. Help Support our HV Family: Patreon Follow us @HorrorVirgin: Facebook Twitter Instagram Jenn’s Fun Research Links: 12 Sharp Facts About Hellraiser: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503748/12-sharp-facts-about-hellraiser Hellraiser Cenobites: Clive Barker's Demons, Explained: https://www.cbr.com/hellraiser-cenobites-explained/ Hellraiser, sadomasochism, distributed and dismembered consciousness, and the brain’s experience of pain: https://shaneomara.com/2013/11/17/hellraiser-sadomasochism-distributed-and-dismembered-consciousness-and-the-brains-experience-of-pain/ We Have Such Sights to Show You: Hellraiser and the Spectrum of Queerness: https://www.gaylydreadful.com/blog/2019/6/3/we-have-such-sights-to-show-you-hellraiser-and-the-spectrum-of-queerness-pride-2019 Revealing the Hellbound Heart of Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: https://offscreen.com/view/hellraiser ‘What a woman will do for a good f*ck’ – Julia Cotton’s sexual agency in Hellraiser: https://lwlies.com/articles/hellraiser-julia-cotton-sexual-agency/ For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

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