The Craft (aka The One with TMI) with Allie Mullin and Alicia Whitley

Fear Level: Spoopy (not scary) w/mild hatred of who you used to be Trigger Warnings: Snakes, bugs, rats, suicide, suicidal ideation, abuse, sexual assault, mind control Directors: Andrew Fleming Writers: Peter Filardi, Andrew Fleming Stars: Rachel True, Robin Tunney, Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, Skeet Ulrich, Breckin Meyer, Christine Taylor If you grew up in the nineties, at any point had an all black wardrobe, and ever had a friend who warned you about particular herbs because they could be used to put a love spell on you (hi Jennifer) then the odds are pretty good at some point you were very well acquainted with the 1996 film "The Craft". It's about four high school girls who are very into magic, very bad at wearing their catholic school uniforms to regulation, and each have one very specific life problem that they decide to change with the practical application of magic. Of course, in any nineties movie, girls strive to get some kind of power and control in their lives and when they get it they go immediately insane and begin killing people and turning on each other (sigh). We all remember this movie (except Ben, who is a literal infant) but just how well do we remember it? Is it the "Whedonesque" girl power phenomenon that some people remember or is it "Whedonesque" in all the wrong ways? Jump in and let's find out! Points of Interest: Which element are you? What's your favorite 90's fashion accessory? This soundtrack Jewel The many thunderstorms of Los Angeles 90's Suicidal ideation and the "right way to commit suicide" Unrealistically barren magic shops Don't steal from local witches We find out a lot about each other (everybody was a witch, except Jeremy who was a football player. TWIST!) WHY IS EVERYBODY IN LOVE WITH CHRIS HOOKER?! HE'S THE WORST! Large chunks of this plot don't make sense. So many snakes Did The Craft change the ecosystem of Los Angeles? This movie hates people experiencing homelessness and victims of abuse. Please invite Rachel True to your convention you racist trash people Recommendations: Deadly Education by Naomi Novik Hex Wives Bit Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love Witches of Eastwick The Love Witch Season of the Witch The VVitch Buffy the Vampire Slayer Marvel's The Runaways - The TV Series Runaways - The Comics Phonogram Follow our guests: Alicia Whitley on twitter: @aliciawhitley Alicia Whitley on Instagram: @alburnet Allie Mullin on twitter: @alliemullin Allie Mullin on Instagram: @alliemullin Allie's Photography Website: alliemullin.com Follow us on twitter @proghorrorpod Follow Jeremy on twitter @jrome58 Visit his website at JeremyWhitley.com Follow Chris at @themythofpsyche Chris's other Podcast "Gotham Outsiders: A Batman Book Club Podcast" Follow Emily on twitter @megamoth Emily's Website: Megamoth.net Follow Ben on twitter @benthekahn Pre-Order Ben's new book, Renegade Rule. RSS Feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/progressively-horrified Website: https://progressivelyhorrified.transistor.fm/ Join our Patreon at: patreon.com/progressivelyhorrified to support the show, get bonus episodes, early access to upcoming episodes, and a cool Progressively Horrified t-shirt. Come back next week to hear us talk about the brand new "The Craft: Legacy" ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ JOIN JEREMY'S ZOOP CAMPAIGN AND HELP MAKE GREAT COMICS! https://zoop.gg/c/slay Take our listener survey: http://bit.ly/progressivelyhorrified-survey Sign up to support Progressively Horrified on Patreon for as little as $5 a month and get bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/c/progressivelyhorrified Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.