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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Is a Perfect Horror Film for Mothers Day [The Lady Killers Podcast]
“You’d be a good mom someday, Auntie Beth. You know how to lie to kids.”
In 1981, visionary director Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead and changed horror forever. This tentpole franchise not only popularized the “cabin in the woods” subgenre but remains one of the most creative and bloody sagas in the genre’s history. We first meet the Kandarian Demon in the remote woods, attacking Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his ill-fated friends. But the evil dead know no bounds and cannot be contained by geographic location. Lee Cronin’s 2023 sequel Evil Dead Rise sees the Necronomicon reemerge from the bowels of an LA high rise. Rather than a group of college coeds (and some medieval knights), this Kandarian iteration squares off against an unsuspecting mom and her likeable family. It’s the perfect film for Horror Movie Mothers Day as the terrifying deadites bring gory destruction instead of chocolates and a corsage.
Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) is a single mom trying to make ends meet. She’s just been evicted from her ramshackle apartment building and her husband recently left her alone with three kids. Adding to the chaos, her sister Beth (Lily Sullivan) drops in with shocking news of her own. As the sisters hash out their problems, an earthquake opens up a hidden chamber in the building’s basement. Exploring the wreckage, Ellie’s son Danny (Morgan Davies) stumbles upon an ominous book and accidentally unleashes an ancient evil hellbent on devouring their souls.
The Lady Killers continue Murderous Moms Month by dissecting the taboo terrors in Lee Cronin’s shocking film. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Mae Shults, and Rocco T. Thompson discuss their favorite franchise entries, the most upsetting kills, problematic narrative choices, and their undying affinity for wood chippers and chainsaws. Why is a killer mom so upsetting? What should Beth do about her impending arrival? Should we all read Wuthering Heights and is there anything Staffanie can’t do? They’ll chew on these questions and more as they celebrate a film that may or may not mean more to them than pizza.
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Lars von Trier’s ‘Antichrist’ Explores the Nature of Feminine Evil [The Lady Killers Podcast]
“A crying woman is a scheming woman.”
Women are supposed to be natural caregivers. Once we become mothers, we’re expected to put aside our own physical pleasures and dedicate our lives to protecting our young. But what of the mothers who can’t keep their children alive? The women who fail in the one job they were made to fulfill? Even worse, what if this death is an act of neglect? Rather than hover and dote, what if a mother indulges her own physical pleasure at the cost of her child? Would we call that woman evil? Would we call her a witch? Lars von Trier reckons with the expectations we place on women in his controversial film Antichrist. By exploring the natural urges of a grieving mother, he interrogates the patriarchal construction of evil itself.
She (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and He (Willem Dafoe) are a married couple enjoying domestic bliss when an accident tears apart their happy home. In the aftermath of their young son’s death, She displays an atypical grief pattern and He takes it upon himself to treat her. In order to confront her deepest fears, they travel to a remote cabin deep in the woods. But what kind of evil will they find in the sinister forest? As the acorns rain down and the Beggars arrive, She reconnects with a darker source of emotional power in the natural beauty of Satan’s church.
The Lady Killers conclude Murderous Mothers Month by dissecting the root of feminine evil. What is the cost of internalized misogyny and can love withstand incalculable grief? Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Mae Shults, Rocco T. Thompson, and Sammie Kuykendall dig into this harrowing film and a troubled couple on a path to destruction. Is it ethical for a therapist to treat his own spouse? Why would She put her son’s shoes on the wrong feet? Should He kill that sassy crow and who are all those faceless women in the forest? They’ll whip out the scissors and walk between rocks as they wander Von Trier’s forest of relentless nihilism.
Stream below and subscribe now via Apple Podcasts and Spotify for future episodes that drop every Thursday.
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