37: Feminist Horror + New Song Demo - SPM Encore

John opens this episode by announcing himself as "the man of the duo." Rachel introduces herself as "John's wife, defined by her role in the life of a man." Then we talk about feminist horror for 30 minutes. Inspired by The Slumber Party Massacre, we're asking what actually makes a horror film feminist - and whether it matters who made it. We work through The Descent, You're Next, Midsommar, The Love Witch, and more. Plus Rachel debuts "You Want It," a duet with the male gaze itself. Adams, Jenn. “’Pearl’ and the Face of a Woman Pushed Too Far.” Strong Female Antagonist. https://femaleantagonist.com/pearl-and-the-face-of-a-woman-pushed-too-far/. Dolar, Danne Niko. “Ti West’s Pearl (2022) and the Affliction of Female Sensibility.” Academia. https://www.academia.edu/97577659/Ti_Wests_Pearl_2022_and_the_Affliction_of_Female_Sensibility. Salinas, Julianna. “If You Don’t Fall in Love With This Campy 2016 Horror Masterpiece, I Don’t Know How to Help You.” 4 January 2025. Collider. https://collider.com/the-love-witch-movie/. Totaro, Donato. “Female Empowerment in the ‘Small World’ films of Midsommar (2019, Ari Aster) and The Other Lamb (2019, Malgorzata Szumowska).” December 2019. OffScreen. https://offscreen.com/view/female-empowerment-in-small-world-films. Wilhelmi, Jack. “You’re Next: Every Horror Movie Final Girl Trope It Subverted.” 26 December 2019. ScreenRant. https://screenrant.com/youre-next-horror-movie-final-girl-trope-changes/. 00:00:00 Intro 00:06:02 The Descent 00:11:08 You're Next 00:16:25 Pearl 00:20:03 The Love Witch 00:24:27 Midsommar 00:31:17 Demo - You Want It 00:34:05 Losing Light