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Celebrating ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch’ with Darcy the Mail Girl [Halloweenies Podcast]

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Darcy the Mail Girl Halloween III: Season of the Witch

It’s time. It’s time. Time for the big giveaway. Halloween has come. All you lucky kids with Silver Shamrock masks, gather ’round your TV set, put on your masks, fire up those iPhones with their Apple Podcasts apps, and watch. All witches, all skeletons, all Jack-O-Lanterns, gather ’round and watch. Watch the magic pumpkin. Watch…

Halloween III: Season of the Witch with this exclusive Halloweenies commentary track featuring co-hosts Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, Mike Vanderbilt, and special guest Darcy the Mail Girl. Together, they discuss the critical reappraisal of Tommy Lee Wallace’s cult classic, the inherent sex appeal of Tom Atkins, and why Darcy loves it so much.

Darcy also offers up a few choice stories on her work in Halloween Ends.

Stream the commentary below or subscribe via iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, and Scream.

You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Child’s Play) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.

And be sure to tune into Joe Bob’s Haunted Halloween Hangout tonight via Shudder at 9 p.m. EST featuring special guest Cassandra Petersen, aka Elvira the Mistress of the Dark. You can follow along all night with Darcy the Mail Girl, who will be live-tweeting the entire event with the entire Mutant Family. Halloweenies say, “Check it out!”

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The Double ‘Othering’ of David in ‘An American Werewolf in London’ [Horror Queers Podcast]

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After concluding March with Raja Gosnell’s Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (listen) and James Whale’s The Invisible Man (listen), we kicked off April with a discussion of  Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley (listen).
Now we’re checking off another classic with John Landis‘ 1981 werewolf film, An American Werewolf in London.
In the film, American best friends David (David Naughton) and Jack (Griffin Dunne) are horrifically attacked while backpacking through the UK Moors. Jack is killed and David spends a month recuperating in the hospital, where he befriends attractive nurse Alex (Jenny Agutter) and kindly Dr. Hirsch (John Woodvine).
On the cusp of his release, the mangled corpse of Jack visits David, warning that on the full moon he will become a lycanthrope unless he kills himself. But David is unable to accept his fate and a series of terrible murders follow.
As the bodies (and the comedy) pile up, the question becomes: what will David, Alex, and Dr. Hirsch do to stop the deaths?
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Episode 277: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Try not to wolf out because we’re talking about John Landis’ classic, An American Werewolf in London (1981). Backpacking along with us is Xero Gravity, who went on a werewolf binge and has recommendations!
Up for discussion: Alex’s underdeveloped character, urban set pieces, dirty movie theaters, and British rural horror.
Plus: a queer reading of David and Jack’s relationship, Jewish horror, an unsexy sex scene, and extended tangents about werewolf anatomy.

Cross out An American Werewolf in London!

Coming up on Wednesday: We’re undergoing a risky experimental treatment for a “different” kind of child with Netflix’s 2019 title, Eli.

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