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Taped in front of a live convention audience, it's the first Annual Horror Romance Awards! Hosted by your hopelessly romantic and bloodthirsty hosts, Jen and Dawn, The Women In Caskets honor this year those who exemplify romance, devotion, and fine homicidal homemaking. With categories ranging from "Relationship Goals" to "I Would Do Anything For You, But I Won't Eat That," there's an award for everyone. Did your favorite get snubbed? Do you want to see this become an annual tradition? Let us know, we love hearing from you.  Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring intro backing via OCRemix. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Wanna wear us? We now have shirts available on ColorWorldBooks. You can find them HERE!

This has been on the docket for a long time and it's finally here. Join Dawn and Jen as they pick apart the good and bad in both chapters of Andrés Muschietti's It. There's a lot of good in these movies, and a lot of not good, so sit back, relax, and let your hosts get a lot of issues off their chests. A lot of issues. And because of those issues, here are some content warnings for those who prefer them: 43:30 - 46:30 Discussion of abusive relationships 55:00 - 58:00 Discussion of homophobia and the death of Adrian Mellon 1:04:40 - 1:08:45 Discussion of internalized homophobia and Richie Tozier 1:13:50 - 1:18:08 Discussion of depression, suicide and Stanley Uris Wanna wear us? We now have shirts available on ColorWorldBooks. You can find then HERE! Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring intro backing via OCRemix. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

In 2015, Jen and Dawn sat down to list out their choices for the 10 most feminist-friendly films for new horror fans to watch. It was a good list. A fine list. A fine and goodly list. It is now an outdated list. Join the Women In Caskets as they look back and realize mistakes were made and update their list to reflect many of the amazing films that have come out in the last four years, and pay homage to the ones that came before. NOTE: Due to a scheduling glitch, this podcast and the next regular podcast are being played out of order so there are references to a "previous episode" that hasn't been released yet. That podcast will be released in the next month. Now for some links to the episodes we've done on the films: The Original List - Episode 13 Alien - The Rants Macabre Nov. 9th, 2015 Teeth - Episode 22 The Babadook - Episode 5 The Final Girls - Episode 32 The Love Witch - Episode 45 (with Director Anna Biller) Raw - Episode 55 Revenge - Episode 74 And last, but not least, a shout-out to this years' honorable mentions. Not everyone can make the team, but they played on heck of a game: You're Next, The Craft, Gerald's Game, The Ranger, The Shape of Water, American Mary and Prevenge. Wanna wear us? We now have shirts available on ColorWorldBooks. You can find then HERE! Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring intro backing via OCRemix. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

Welcome to the first of an experimental format here on the podcast, where a topic is chosen and one of your hosts takes a swing at it.  Today... we need to talk about Mike Hanlon and the new adaptation of Stephen King's It. How a brilliant and vital part of the Losers Club was reduced to a shadow of his former self, and how that may have happened. So buckle in as we wind up the speculation machine and try to figure this all out, shall we? If you like this format and want to see more, have an idea for a name, or an idea for a topic, please lets us know! We're available on Twitter (@womenincaskets) and email (podcast@womenincaskets.com) and we'd love to hear from you. Also, if you would, please rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you catch your podcasts. It really means a lot to us. There were a lot of inspirations and sources for this episode so here we go: La Melle (BlackGirlNerds.com) "Mike Who? Mike Hanlon. The New Magical Negro of Derry, Maine." Zak Cheney-Rice (Mic.com) "Mike Hanlon, the black kid in Stephen King’s ‘It,’ has a remarkable backstory. The movie erased it." Jason Alston (Medium.com) "The Tragic Fall of Mike Hanlon: One of American Fiction’s Only Black Male Librarians is Re-Imagined… As a Drug Addict" Travis Johnson (FilmInk.com.au) "Mike Hanlon: It‘s Invisible Loser" Lindsay Ellis (YouTube.com/LindsayEllis) "The Hobbit: Battle of Five Studios (Part 2/2)" Intro Music: "Have You Met Sir Belmont" Nostalvania (via OCRemix) Outro Music: "Kindle the Soul" RoeTaKa (via OCRemix)

After far too long, the Women In Caskets Return with a much anticipated look at one of their favorite films of all time: Clive Barker's Hellraiser. And this time, they've brought a friend to solve the puzzle box with them, Lindsay Jones (RWBY, Camp Camp, Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth). Join the intrepid trio as they discuss this blood-soaked fairy tale of love, lust and murder while marveling at the many uses of condoms and how this all could have been avoided with a good dominatrix. (Seriously, these people need professional help.) For more information on Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, check out Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II now streaming on Shudder.  Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

If you ever wanted a lesson in not dismissing a film based on it's plot summary, look no further than Coralie Fargeat's, Revenge. Dawn and Jen gleefully take you though this expertly crafted, symbol-laden, stunningly beautiful example of their least favorite cinematic trope: the rape/revenge flick.  So, warning: discussion of sexual assault and the treatment of survivors is all over this podcast. If you're interested in watching the movie after listening to this podcast, but want to skip the assault, we have timecodes for the wary on our website HERE. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. After three movies and over thirty years, daring filmmaker Fede Álvarez does the unthinkable and helms a remake*, daring the fates to strike him down.   ...and no one was more surprised than your hosts that he actually pulled it off. Taking a new cast, new characters, and a new script into the great wilds of a New Zealand set, Álvarez managed to capture the spirit of the original, chucking the yuks-yuks and focusing on the story of five young people caught in the grips of terror. With a returned focus on practical gore, what results might not have been gonzo box office success, but it was a more than worthy edition to the Evil Dead series. This episode is the fourth and final in a series that will cover all three Evil Dead movies and the 2013 remake. "The Pendant/Evil Tango" from the Evil Dead OST by Roque Baños Intro featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. *Yes, we know it's often described as a successor/sequel rather than a remake. But it functions as a remake and that's what we're sticking to.

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. Coming off of the successful Darkman and a deal with Universal, Raimi and company set their sights on the distant past, an epic journey, and a clear focus.   ...and almost forget where the heart and soul of the series resides. While Army of Darkness was the most commercially successful of the series, the pared-down feature strips most of the nuance and (admittedly thin) logic out in favor of more yuk-yuks, bravado, foolishness and accidentally becomes more problematic than the movie with the tree-rape scene.   This episode is the third in a series that will cover all three Evil Dead movies and the 2013 remake. Stay tuned. "Manly Men" from Army of Darkness OST by Joseph LoDuca "March of the Dead" from Army of Darkness OST by Danny Elfman Intro featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. After a grueling and miserable flop for their second feature, Raimi and company reluctantly set their sights on a sequel and finally work the kinks out of this whole movie making thing.   ...while still almost killing an actor or two. Baby steps. The Evil Dead movies officially became a franchise with the release of Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn and the series cemented the distinctive style, humor, and over-the-top gleeful terror and gore that would characterize it from here on out.  This episode is the second in a series that will cover all three Evil Dead movies and the 2013 remake. Stay tuned. "Behemoth" from The Evil Dead 2 OST by Joseph LoDuca Intro featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. With difficult financing, disastrous location shoots, and being banned outright in several countries, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead should never have worked.  And yet it did. The Evil Dead franchise changed the face of horror cinema forever, landing it in the hearts of millions of gore-loving fans and introducing the world to the macabre brilliance of Raimi and his star, Bruce Campbell. This episode is the first in a series that will cover all three Evil Dead movies and the 2013 remake. Stay tuned. "The Charleston" composed by James P. Johnson. "Skin" from The Evil Dead OST by Joseph LoDuca Intro featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

This episode was recorded live at DePaul's Pop Culture Conference: A Celebration of Slashers! Joined by the esteemed Dr. Karra Shimabukuro and Professor Danielle Meijer, Dawn posits the question: Were slasher films good for women or bad? You can probably guess the answer, but a wonderful time was had by all! A HUGE thanks to the team at DePaul for having the podcast as guests and an even bigger thanks to Karra and Danielle for sharing their insights and opinions! For more information on our guests, and DePaul's annual Pop Culture Conference, visit our website. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

With Jen in Australia, your hosts think it's high time we talked about some Australian horror and took a close look at a problematic favorite: Storm Warning. According to the box office, none of you saw it, but we have a strange affection for it, despite it's rather glaring and offensive flaws. Speaking of: this movie regrettably comes with a hefty sexual assault warning so be aware.  We would also like to apologize for the occasional sound issues, apparently we've done in another mic cord. (They're dropping like redshirts around here.) Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The "How to Speak Australian" clip was from hijosh on You Tube. You can view the full video HERE. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

We've been talking about this movie for so long, we almost can't believe we haven't done a full episode on it. But we haven't, so this episode, the Women In Caskets take a moment to rave about another favorite. So let's join our favorite documentarian, Taylor Gentry, as she goes Behind the Mask, and witnesses The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Spoiler alert: It doesn't go well for her. Good for us, bad for her. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). This episode's outro was "Psycho Killer" by the Talking Heads. The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

Every year, Save Horror runs a horror-themed March Madness bracket, and for the last three years running, we have challenged The Rants Macabre, Miskatonic Musings and now Test Pattern to a friendly competition. But that means we have some decisions to make. Would you like to hear us make them? Welcome to the Horrordome, 64 movies enter, one leaves! There's heartbreak, frustration and a little horse-trading, but we think you'll enjoy a peek into our process. NOTE: This was originally recorded as a Patreon special, but since we've temporarily suspended our Patreon, we're giving it to everyone! Yay! This bonus episode comes with selections from the Mortal Kombat movie soundtrack, because Dawn's a nerd like that. For a complete list of the tracks used visit our website! It also featured our regular intro featuring  "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix).

For their third anniversary, the Women In Caskets take a moment to reflect on some favorites and bring you not one, but two terrifying top ten lists. The first list answers the question, what would you consider the most impactful deaths in horror? The ones that reach right in and rip your emotions out or set the stage for the horror to come? The second is an answer to the classic question, what's your favorite scene of stomach-churning, watch from behind the eyes, I-just-can't-take-anymore gore? The full lists, along with some amazing suggestions from our followers is on our website, you can go there for more details. Correction: Karina Longworth's podcast is You Must Remember This, we got the title wrong. We're so sorry because it's an essential podcast if you're a movie history fan. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!

Once again, our Patrons prove how much they love to hear the Women In Caskets cry by making us watch a horrible movie. This time around, our patron Kimberly is making us watch: Death Spa (1990) Join your hosts as they valiantly try to figure out what the hell is going on in this deadliest of spas while being distracted by familiar faces, snacks, and questionable fashion choices. So many questionable fashion choices. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!

What do Gothic romance, fairy tale and old Hollywood have in common? They make up the heart and soul of Guillermo del Toro's trilogy of masterpieces: The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and The Shape of Water. The master himself calls these films his cinematic soul, so let's take some time to peel back the layers and see how these three films look at reason, emotion, and fantasy, enthralling the audience (and your delighted) hosts. Note: There were a few factual errors in this podcast. We know, we goofed. For more information, go to this episode's show page on our website. Lastly, if you want to send us your treatment for Sleepless in Seattle meets The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, we will love you forever. Featuring selections from the soundtracks of The Devil's Backbone and Pan's Labyrinth by Javier Navarrete and The Shape of Water by Alexandre Desplat. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Marowak's Revenge" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!  

On this episode, your hosts get to have a laugh-out-loud chat with Dana DeLorenzo, one of the stars of Ash vs Evil Dead. They talk about what makes Kelly Maxwell a hero, their favorite moments from Season Two, look ahead to Season Three, and along the way they instigate a gif war. No, seriously, this is a thing now. Gif wars. Get ready. Season Three of Ash vs Evil Dead debuts on Starz on February 25th and we can't wait to check it out! Featuring "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!" by Napoleon XIV. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!

This week, the Women In Caskets welcome Writer/Director Steven DeGennaro to join us as we talk about his movie, Found Footage 3D. We learn a little about how difficult the "simple" found footage film can be and along the way find ourselves talking about at least five other films, Fantastic Fest and the odd career of Keanu Reeves. So before you and your five friends tromp off into the woods with your cameras and dreams of cinematic glory, maybe give this one a listen, okay? Found Footage 3D is now available in 3D and 2D versions on Shudder! Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!

2017 was a stellar year for horror and what better way to kick off 2018 than to take a look back at the best. After much deliberation and a few small arguments, the Women In Caskets would like to offer you their top ten horror films of 2017. And a few honorable mentions. And a couple of movies they actually hated. And a look back and some Fantastic Fest 2017 favorites that they look forward to in 2018. And that one film that doesn't fit anywhere else.  But mostly the top ten. The full list, including links to the films we've coverend on the podcast, is available on our website, Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Marowak's Revenge" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix). The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn! Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all. And support us on our Patreon! Sign up to access exclusive monthly podcasts and other special events and help us bring you even more crazy Women In Caskets content!