Happily Ever Slasher
by Happily Ever Slasher
Ever watch a rom-com and think to yourself, this is one chainsaw away from being a straight-up horror movie? You’re not alone. Welcome to Happy Ever Slasher..Every week, your hosts - friends and film nerds Amanda and Brooke - compare horror movies and romantic comedies to find out just how much the two have in common. And they’re learning some valuable lessons in the process..Like the dangers of meeting people on the internet or why nothing good comes from renting a cabin in the woods (regardless how cute it is). So, tune in, and remember - all’s fair in love and gore.
Episodes
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The Phantom of the Opera is a horror movie (feat. The Rom Complex)
This week, we’re welcoming our very first guests - Sam and Shelby from The Rom Complex podcast. Because we’re gracious hosts, we let them choose the movie and they did not disappoint. It’s a musical, it’s a romance, it’s 110% a horror movie - we’re talking about THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (2004)....
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Gigli is a horror movie
We didn't have a Bennifer reunion on our 2021 bingo card, but since we're here, we thought we'd use this opportunity to discuss what's often described as the "Worst Move Ever Made" – 2003's GIGLI, or as we like to call it Fragile Masculinity: The Movie. If there was ever a romantic comedy that…
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Josie and the Pussycats and They Live: Think for yourself
This week, we're comparing two movies that are not discussed together nearly enough. Both are cult classics about subliminal messages in the media and the evils of mindlessly conforming to the whims of a capitalist society. But, ya know, one does it with evil aliens hell-bent on world domination...
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I Know What You Did Last Summer is a Rom-Com
Hold onto your Croaker Queen crown, we’re back, baby! And we’re kicking off season 2 with a classic tale of star-crossed high school sweethearts brought together by a shared interest. Ya know, being stalked by a vengeful fisherman armed with a hook. Talk about a meat cute! It’s the classic 90s...
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While You Were Sleeping is a horror movie
The title alone is a straight-up horror movie. So how was WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING a 90s rom-com classic? This week, we’re here to prove it’s more like a psychological thriller. . If you grew up swooning over Sandy B deceiving a grieving family to find love, this is the podcast for you. Because,...
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Black Christmas and The House Bunny: You can choose your own family
We’re getting into the holiday spirit - 2000s style - with two movies about orphans finding their own family in a group of unsuspecting sorority girls. So grab your low-rise Santa suit with rhinestone bedazzled buckle and hold onto your eyeballs as we go back to school just in time for winter…
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Scream is a love story
This week, we're talking one of our favorite movies – Wes Craven’s SCREAM (1996). Sure, it may be known as the groundbreaking slasher movie that reinvigorated horror in the 90s, but it’s also a love story. And we’re not just talking about the actual rom-com that is Gale and Dewey. (Strip away the...
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Hocus Pocus and Halloween: Brothers are trouble
It's our favorite time of year. And, this week, we're getting into the spirit of the spooky season with two of the most Halloween movies ever made - HOCUS POCUS (1993) and HALLOWEEN (1978). . If you've ever had basic cable during the month of October, you've seen HOCUS POCUS at least 437 times....
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Practical Magic is a horror movie
This week, we’re revisiting Halloween classic PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998). This wacky witchy romp is often billed as a romantic comedy – but is it though? What if it’s actually been a horror movie the whole time?! . Millennials grew up thinking this was a rom-com and could you blame us? It’s got…
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Would you rather?: Get to know your hosts
Happily Ever Slasher is back after a brief intermission – and we have a new co-host! This week, Tara says goodbye and we welcome Brooke to the podcast. She’s been a horror fan since THE RING prevented her from getting a good night’s sleep as a kid and her superpower is correctly guessing the…
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Camp Nowhere and Lord of the Flies: Growing up is a trap
It’s another week at Camp Happily Ever Slasher. And this week, we’re going back to the 90s with two movies about what happens when kids are left to their own devices… with very different results. We’re talking about the batshit crazy Christopher Lloyd-fronted comedy CAMP NOWHERE (1994) and the…
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Us and The Parent Trap: The villain can look a lot like the hero
This summer, Happily Ever Slasher is going to camp – with 4 episodes featuring at least one movie that takes place at a summer camp! This week, get ready for all the camp hijinx and twice the recommended amount of Lindsay Lohan with Nancy Meyers’ 1998 favorite THE PARENT TRAP. But don’t get too...
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Friday the 13th and Wet Hot American Summer: Keep it in your pants
This summer (or at least for the next 3 weeks), Happily Ever Slasher is going to camp! And, if we’re going to do this, there’s only one place to start. Ch ch ch ch ha ha ha. We’re talking about the 1980 iconic slasher FRIDAY THE 13TH and the 2001 camp comedy WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER. . Summer camp...
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But I'm a Cheerleader and Jennifer's Body: Love is love...unless it's a succubus
Young love is complicated! This week, we’re going back to high school with two movies about teen girls exploring their sexuality despite the presence of evil - be it a literal demon or a figurative one in the form of a gay conversion camp. We’re talking about the iconic 1999 satire BUT I’M A...
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Pretty Woman and Body Double: Life is not a fairytale
It’s our 10th episode! And in honor of this milestone, we’re tackling one of the most iconic AND most problematic romantic comedies ever made… It’s the classic tale of girl meets boy, boy pays girl $3,000 – PRETTY WOMAN (1990). And, alongside it, we’ve got a neo-noir erotic thriller, BODY DOUBLE...
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Drag Me To Hell and When In Rome: Patriarchy is a curse
From the gates of hell to the fountains of Rome, cursed objects ain’t nothing to mess with. This week, we’re learning the hard way – don’t take things that don’t belong to you – whether it’s coins from a fountain or an old lady’s house. We’re talking about the 2009 horror favorite DRAG ME TO HELL...
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Miss Congeniality and The Silence of the Lambs: F*ck your boys club
Being a female FBI agent looks EXHAUSTING... This week we say f*ck your boys club. So swap your sweatpants for your best business casual and aviators. We’re talking about THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) and MISS CONGENIALITY (2000). . We’re asking the important questions, like how does any woman...
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The Invisible Man and Ghost: You don't have to see it to believe it
Fact: Just because you can’t see him, doesn’t mean he’s not creepily following you around. This week, it’s all about what you can’t see. So put on some Unchained Melody, grab a seat at the closest pottery wheel and settle in - we’re talking the 1990 box office romance GHOST and the just-released...
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Twilight and Fear: If he scares you, run
Repeat after us... stalking is not romantic. This week, we’re talking two first love cautionary tales both involving high school girls falling for possessive older men who are also definitely murderers. It’s the 2008 box office hit TWILIGHT and the 1996 Marky Mark-led thriller FEAR. . Who would...
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Vertigo and Heartbreakers: Never fall for your mark
Crime doesn’t pay... or does it? This week, we’re talking about women and the men they trick to fall in love with them as part of unnecessarily complicated schemes - It’s the 1958 Hitchcock classic VERTIGO and the 2001 rom-com HEARTBREAKERS. . While you wouldn’t think one of AFI’s top 10 films of...
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You've Got Mail and Unfriended: Don't meet people on the internet
Does anything good realllllyyy happen on the internet? This week, we trace the history of online communication from the wide-eyed early days of dial-up with YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1998) to the modern day reality of being constantly plugged into a technology that's probably out to get us, let's be…
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Sixteen Candles and Valentine: Women don't owe you anything
Some horror movie villains don’t wear masks, they masquerade as high school heartthrobs in John Hughes movies. This week, we’re talking 80s coming-of-age "classic" SIXTEEN CANDLES alongside 90s teen slasher VALENTINE. . We're asking the important questions like... which one is the horror movie?…
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It Follows and Easy A: Honesty is the best policy
Sex has consequences, whether you have it or not. This week, Tara and Amanda take on the 2010 rom-com “Easy A” and the 2014 horror favorite “It Follows” and share the v important lessons learned in the process. . This week, we take on the disturbing tale of a high school prostitution racket gone...
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Introduction: All’s fair in love and gore
Ever watch a rom-com and think to yourself, this is one chainsaw away from being a straight-up horror movie? Us too! Welcome to Happy Ever Slasher. The podcast about two very different genres with one thing in common. . Every week your hosts, friends and film nerds Tara and Amanda (that’s us!)…
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About this show
Ever watch a rom-com and think to yourself, this is one chainsaw away from being a straight-up horror movie? You’re not alone. Welcome to Happy Ever Slasher..Every week, your hosts - friends and film nerds Amanda and Brooke - compare horror movies and romantic comedies to find out just how much the two have in common. And they’re learning some valuable lessons in the process..Like the dangers of meeting people on the internet or why nothing good comes from renting a cabin in the woods (regardless how cute it is). So, tune in, and remember - all’s fair in love and gore.
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