Keeping your ear holes busy

I know, I know--you came here to read, not to listen. Well, let's compromise: Read about listening, and then do what you will!

Hopefully what you will do will be checking out the latest episode of the esteemèd podcast The Faculty of Horror, which features moi talking with hosts Alex West and Andrea Subisatti about some movie from 2018 called Suspiria.

I could talk about Suspiria all day! Or even for 31 days, as I did during SHOCKtober 2019. But what a treat to discuss it with the Fack icons of horror podcasting. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, of course, or listen directly on the Faculty of Horror website. Love FoH and man, Suspiria rules.

Would you say that Suspiria is one of your 20 favorite horror films? Or mayhaps it is not? Either way, you can make your voice heard by sending me a list of your 20 faves for the forthcoming 2024 SHOCKtober celebrations! The deadline fast approacheth: Tuesday, September 24th, after which my email inbox will turn back into a pumpkin. If'n you need to know the hows and whats of what I'm talking about, please read this post. And a huge thanks to everyone who has sent in a list so far! I can't wait to spend all next month counting down the results. (And thinking about Suspiria.)

Oh and PS, we're 'round-bout the big WHO KILLED LAURA PALMER reveal over on The Detective and the Log Lady, so if you enjoy Twin Peaks and podcasts and Mike Muncer and me, then get ye to the show. New episodes every Monday! (Hey, maybe Fire Walk With Me is one of your 20 favorite horror movies...?) (PLEASE DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING FOR ME, WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THERE YET! I'M A TWIN PEAKS NOOB)

Hmm, that's about all the news from around Stately Final Girl Manor, I think. Unless you'd like to hear about how excited I am for all the new Real Housewives episodes we're getting lately and---hey wait, come back!

Look what's happened to your podcast feed

Hello! You know, I think we are all super pumped about Spooky Season this year, right? Perhaps you see it as a reprieve from bad times and strife, or a balm against bad times and strife that may yet come...or maybe you are just ready to fuck up some candy corns! Whatever the reason, it sorta feels like we are all ready already. Thanks to those of you who have already sent in your lists of favorite horror movies--there is plenty of time left for anyone still ruminating (as I am). I can't wait to celebrate SHOCKtober, it's shaping up to be a great month even now.

(If you're sitting there thinking "favorite what?" or "list who?" you can read all the what whats and who whos right here!)

Now then! I'm also here to clue you in to the fact that to my very own delight I recently guested on the podcast The Monday Afternoon Movie, hosted by Sam Pancake. Sam and his guests jibber jabber about made for TV movies from the 70s and 80s, so you can probably guess how excited I was to be on the show. We discussed the absolutely insane 1976 flick Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby, a movie that probably shouldn't exist but man, I'm so glad it does! It's a mess and a half, but it features Tina Louise as the owner of a "Castle Casino" so you know I love it.

You can listen to our episode right here or wherever you get your podcasts. Curse the day you don't check it out. This episode is the shocker you've been waiting for since the day you were born! Maybe. Just look at that cast.