The Monstrous Feminine

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S3 Ep 5: Horror Games - We’re All Going to the World’s Fair Sep 17, 2022

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Continuing with our horror games theme, we are covering the 2021 drama `We're All Going to the World's Fair’, directed by Jane Schoenbrun. 💻🧸🔫 We talk about the disturbing loneliness and predation within early internet cultures, the various trans-coded readings of this film and why this movie stands as a good warning to Gen Z. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, grooming, paedophilia, mentions of school shootings and gun violence, discussions of mental illness

S3 Ep 4: Horror Games - Saw Sep 11, 2022

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I WANT TO PLAY A GAME. This month is all about horror games, and we’re kicking it off with the iconic 2004 film ‘Saw’, directed by James Wan. 🌀📼🦶🏻 We discuss games of choice, analyse how the 'Saw' franchise spawned an era of gratuitous violence in horror, talk about the uneven distribution of punishment throughout the franchise and debate whether the film has a punitive moral message. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, limb amputation, mentions of rape, drug addiction, infanticide and postnatal depression

S3 Ep 3: Horror Westerns - NOPE Aug 31, 2022

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HOWDY! Our last horror western of the month is Jordan Peele’s genre-bending 2022 film, ‘NOPE’. 🏇🏿🎐 We discuss space as the new frontier for the western, the importance of documentation for Black Americans and how capitalism turns life into commodified spectacles. Also! Keke Palmer playing an eccentric lesbian!!! The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, Black American slavery, anti-Black racism and discrimination, workers’ and Black exploitation, mentions of claustrophobia, decapitation, mass shootings, animal cruelty and police brutality

S3 Ep 2: Horror Westerns - Bacurau Aug 27, 2022

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RIDE 'EM, COWBOY. Our second horror western of the month is the 2019 film ‘Bacurau’, directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles 🚰🔫🩸 We discuss the global western, racial and class politics in Brazil and the importance of community within this film. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, child death, murder, discussions of indigenous genocide, racism and police brutality

S3 Ep 1: Horror Westerns - The Wind Aug 15, 2022

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YEEHAW. We’re doing horror westerns this month and kicking off season 3 with the 2018 femme-centric Western ‘The Wind’, directed by Emma Tammi 🌬️🤰🏻⚰️ We go over common tropes of the genre, explore madness and sexism in relation to the Wild West, and pinpoint the truest horror of them all: being alone with a man in the middle of fucking nowhere. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme and ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, discussions of indigenous genocide, still birth, miscarriage, sexism, gun violence and mental illness

S2 Ep 30: Vampires (Pride Special) - First Kill Jul 07, 2022

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Here it is: an extra main episode for Pride month! We watched the new Netflix vampire show 'First Kill', created by Victoria Schwab. 💉❤️ We chat about nostalgia for teen vampire media and the place for lesbian romance in YA fiction. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme Music and Transitions by: Ruud Bemelmans ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, lesbian discrimination, discussions of misandry and a brief mention of paedophilia

S2 Ep 29: Vampires (Pride Special) - Let the Right One In Jul 01, 2022

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Our next episode for this month is the 2008 Swedish romance-horror 'Let the Right One In', directed by Tomas Alfredson. 🩸🚪🧛‍♂️ We discuss the differences between the book and film, gender in relation to the supernatural and question the disturbing ambiguities of age in this film. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme Music and Transitions by: Ruud Bemelmans ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, sexual abuse, paedophilia, genital mutilation (castration), discussion of transphobia and HIV/AIDS paranoia

S2 Ep 28: Vampires (Pride Special) - Queen of the Damned Jun 25, 2022

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We’re continuing our (queer) vampire theme with the 2002 rocker-horror 'Queen of the Damned', directed by Michael Rymer. 🎸🎤 We talk about vampirism as a metaphor for closeted queerness, Anne Rice as the blueprint for emo vampires and Queen Akasha as a mon-fem mother figure. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme Music and Transitions by: Ruud Bemelmans ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, discussions of grooming, sexual abuse and paedophilia (in relation to Aaliyah and R. Kelly)

S2 Ep 27: Vampires (Pride Special) - Daughters of Darkness Jun 12, 2022

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Happy Pride, homos! This month, we’re covering the gayest horror subgenre of them all: the vampire film! And we’re kicking it off with the 1971 erotic horror ‘Daughters of Darkness’, directed by Harry Kümel. 🩸💄👄 In this episode, we discuss the graphic violence against women in the film, talk about the relationship between vampirism and female sexuality, and try to pinpoint what exactly we mean by "the female gaze". The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme Music and Transitions by: Ruud Bemelmans ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Violence, death, murder, graphic domestic abuse, mentions of sexual coercion, discussions of biphobia and spousal rape

S2 Ep 26: Voodoo - AHS: Coven May 31, 2022

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We’re finishing off our voodoo theme with season 3 of the 2013 show American Horror Story, 'Coven'. In this episode, we discuss Angela Bassett in all her glory, debate whether witchcraft borrows from Voodooism, and scrutinise the representation and treatment of Black characters in this series. The Coven: Louisa, Mila, Tyia and Zeba Theme Music and Transitions by: Ruud Bemelmans ‘Witch of the Week’ Music by: Sebastian Pizzaro *CONTENT WARNING* Death, murder, discussions of sexual violence (rape/gang rape), anti-Black racism, slavery, beastiality, incest and paedophilia

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