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Just Ghoul With It
by justghoulwithitpodcast
Two friends discuss how society influences our favorite (and sometimes least favorite) horror films. And also create entirely arbitrary rating scales for each.
Episodes
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The Ruins
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Ruins and discussed nuclear semiotics, gore levels, and guarding beans. Rated R for strong violence and gruesome images, language, some sexuality and nudity Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, cutting, amputation, body horror, someone struggling to...
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Infinity Pool
This week Nikki and Kate watched Infinity Pool and discussed Nepo Babies, emotional substance vs. viscous substances, and twenty twenty splits. Note: This film unlocked a feral energy and as such there is some audio clipping. They’ll monitor their levels more rigorously should a future recording...
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Blood Quantum
This week Nikki and Kate watched Blood Quantum and discussed the complicated history behind the title, wide shots and disorienting camera angles, and how they’d unalive each other in the event of zombification. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, gun violence, eyeball mutilation, the dog...
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The Amityville Horror (1979)
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Amityville Horror (1979) and discussed 1970s fashion, the Based on a True Story Effect, and the fulfilling of the demon pig prophecy. Rated Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, bugs, intimate partner violence, child abuse, finger mutilation, a head is...
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We Are Still Here
This week Nikki and Kate watched We Are Still Here and discussed towns with dark secrets, smoky lighting, and turtleneck counts. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, a head is squashed, possession, car accident, gun violence, cutting, someone is burned alive, eye mutilation, jump scares,...
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28 Days Later
This week Nikki and Kate watched 28 Days Later (finally!) and discussed the tension invoked by abandoned cities, the challenges in turning a bustling city into an empty one for filming, and Kate’s worsening British Brain infection. Rated Content warnings: Sexual assault, r*pe, p*edophilia, blood,...
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Barbarian
This week Nikki and Kate watched Barbarian and discussed hate sinks, subverting expectations, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, sexual violence (mentions of serial r*pe and p*d*philia), inc*st, gun violence, car crash, eye gore, child sexual abuse, someone...
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Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
This week Nikki and Kate watched Tucker and Dale vs. Evil and discussed Murphy’s Law, Alan Tudyk’s genius, and tapeworms. Rated R Content warnings: Bees/wasps, mention of r*pe, sexual assault, cutting, finger mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned alive, torture, blood…
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Se7en
This week Nikki and Kate watched Se7en and discussed pathetic fallacy and precipitation, meticulous set dressing, and the origin of PBR. Rated R for grisly afterviews of horrific and bizarre killings and for strong language Content warnings: Death by suicide, sexual assault/r*pe, torture…
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Jacob's Ladder
This week Nikki and Kate watched Jacob’s Ladder and discussed undercranking, heaven and hell in lighting, and being jumpscared by Macaulay Culkin. Rated R Blood, gore, audio gore, racial slurs, homophobic slurs, ableist slurs, ableism, institutionalization, needles/syringes, gun violence, PTSD If...
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Ava's Possessions
This week Nikki and Kate watched Ava’s Possessions and discussed the debunked gateway drug theory, neon lights, and outer demons. Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, vomit, possession, death of an animal, hospital scene, institutionalization You can check out all of the past episodes as well…
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Byzantium
This week Nikki and Kate watched Byzantium and discussed the representation of sex workers in horror, classic seaside lighting, and very polite vampires. Rated R Content warnings: Throat cut, beheading, blood, gore, audio gore, r*pe (offscreen/implied), hospital scene, needles/syringes, cancer…
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Oculus
This week Nikki and Kate watched Oculus and discussed the many uses of mirrors in horror, sterile and sickly lighting, and triple bamboozles. Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, finger mutilation, audio gore, death of a dog, child abuse, someone struggling to breathe, intimate partner…
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Cuckoo
This week Nikki and Kate watched Cuckoo and discussed brood parasitism, the juxtaposition of welcoming colors and a hostile environment, and egg squiggles. Rated R for violence, bloody images, language, and brief teen drug use. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, body horror, stalking,...
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Mama (2013)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Mama and discussed the story of Genie Wiley, scare chord repetition, and hair mops. Rated PG-13 for violence and terror, some disturbing images, and thematic elements Content warnings: Child abuse, death of a child, intimate partner violence, blood, gore, audio...
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We Are What We Are
This week Nikki and Kate watched We Are What We Are and discussed the Donner-Reed Party, nature motifs, and how public school is the real hero here. Rated R for disturbing violence, bloody images, some sexuality, nudity and language Content warnings: Cannibalism, blood, gore, audio gore, child...
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The Void
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Void and discussed primary and secondary colors, twists on the cosmic horror subgenre, and also the utter betrayal of the closed captions. Content warnings: Blood, gore, a head is squashed, body horror, someone is restrained, cutting, someone struggling to...
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Smile
This week Nikki and Kate watched Smile and discussed ethical dilemmas, the majesty of the daxophone, and monotonous trauma. Rated R for strong violent content, grisly images, and language Content warnings: Death by suicide, blood, gore, audio gore, gaslighting, possession, death of an animal…
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I Saw the TV Glow
This week Nikki and Kate watched I Saw the TV Glow and discussed liminal spaces, the horror of feeling forced to apologize for your very being, and the Manscent. Content warnings: Child abuse, intimate partner violence, cutting, self harm, blood, gore, someone is buried alive, ableism, someone...
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Talk to Me
This week Nikki and Kate watched Talk to Me and discussed deviations from the possession film formula, the horror of laughter, and the residual haunting of the Head On commercials. Content warnings: Death by suicide, blood, gore, audio gore, eye mutilation, finger mutilation, possession, sexual...
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Us (2019)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Us and discussed duality, the range required when playing two versions of yourself, and the unblinking horror of rabbits. Content warnings: Death of a child, stalking, kidnapping, blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, spiders, finger/toe mutilation, broken bones,...
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Jeepers Creepers (2001)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Jeepers Creepers and discussed the true crime origins of the opening scene, lore inconsistency, and wispy monster hair choices. Rated R for terror violence/gore, language, and brief nudity Content warnings: Discussions of crimes against children, blood, gore, body...
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Frogman (2023)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Frogman and discussed the differences between folklore and cryptids, humanizing characters through found footage, and first name last names. Content warnings: Body horror, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, kidnapping, gun violence, forced pregnancy, sexual…
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As Above, So Below
This week Nikki and Kate watched As Above, So Below and discussed the creation of the Paris catacombs, realism in found footage style films, and the right time to ask if you’re dead Rated R for bloody violence/terror, and language throughout Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, death by...
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Episode 100: Suspiria (2018)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Suspiria (2018) and discussed showing your work, compared the muted color palette of the remake to the original, and also asked ghosts for their opinions. Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, child abuse, sexual assault, death…
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Episode 99: Suspiria (1977)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Suspiria (1977) and discussed Technicolor’s three dye transfer process, dubbing a multilingual production, and maggot hair. Rated Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, flashing lights/images, someone is hanged, death of a child, jump scares You can check out...
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Episode 98: Aliens
This week Nikki and Kate watched Aliens and discussed the elements of the perfect sequel, brood mothers, and undercarriages. Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, blood, gore, someone struggling to breathe, bugs, gun violence, someone is burned alive, body horror, amputation, death of a child,...
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Episode 97: The Hallow
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Hallow and discussed the use of practical effects in creature features, effective jump scares, and undercover Aussies. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, eye mutilation, holes (so many holes), finger mutilation, intimate partner violence,...
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Episode 96: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night
This week Nikki and Kate watched A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and discussed Spaghetti Westerns, immersive soundtracks, and an abandoned hacky sack. Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, drug abuse, addiction, someone is drugged, someone is restrained, sexual assault…
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Episode 95: The Lodge (2019)
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Lodge (2019) and discussed the trope Everyone is Jesus in Purgatory, the difficulty in locating a villain in the family drama, and turkey hats. Rated R for disturbing violence, some bloody images, language and brief nudity. Content warnings: Death by suicide,...
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Episode 94: Dead of Winter (1987)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Dead of Winter (1987) and discussed the filmic origins of gaslighting, film perspective and claustrophobia, and the ideal speed of a chase scene. Rated R Content warnings: Death by suicide (mentioned), blood, gore, audio gore, animal death, gaslighting,...
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Episode 93: Crimson Peak
This week Nikki and Kate watched Crimson Peak and discussed color schemes, stylized smoky ghosts, and ambiguous curd. Content warnings: Child abuse, intimate partner violence, child sexual abuse, blood, gore, audio gore, gaslighting, jump scares, death of a dog, insects, animal abuse, sexual...
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Episode 92: The Witch
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Witch and discussed immersion and historical accuracy, framing and isolation, and living deliciously. Rated R for disturbing violent content and graphic nudity Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, child abuse, death of an infant and child, gaslighting,...
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Episode 91: Insidious Chapter 2
This week Nikki and Kate watched Insidious Chapter 2 and discussed astral projection, potentially excessive red lighting, and evil armoires. Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, intimate partner violence, child abuse, hospital scene, someone struggling to breathe, body horror,...
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Episode 90: Halloween II
This week Nikki and Kate watched Halloween II and discussed the emotional betrayal of retcons, lackluster monster reveals, and the crisp Foley of the 80s. Rated Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, eye mutilation, someone struggling to breathe, drowning, cutting, death by hanging,...
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Episode 89: Scream 2
This week Nikki and Kate watched Scream 2 and discussed the political context of the 90s, mystery-solving stress, and the proper pluralization for sorority girls. Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, cutting, eye mutilation, anxiety attacks, someone struggling to breathe,...
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Episode 88: Nosferatu the Vampyre
This week Nikki and Kate watched Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) and discussed cultural constructions of monstrosity, lighting for effect vs. for realism, and canals. Content warnings: Blood, racial slurs, kidnapping, stalking, possession, anxiety attacks You can check out all of the past episodes…
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Episode 87: Nope
This week Nikki and Kate watched Nope and discussed spectacle, seamless characterizations, and sphincters. Rated R Content warnings: Animal death, eye mutilation, animal abuse, blood, gore, audio gore, stalking, someone struggling to breathe, death of a child, jump scares, shaky cam, death by...
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Episode 86: V/H/S
This week Nikki and Kate watched V/H/S and discussed analog memory and anxiety, found footage filming styles, and kids falling on roller skates. Rated Content warnings: Sexual assault, stalking, racial slurs/hate speech, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, animal death, broken bones, eye...
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Episode 85: What Lies Beneath
This week Nikki and Kate watched What Lies Beneath and discussed subgenre plot structures, disjointed dialogue, and gurgling shhhs. Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Death by suicide, gaslighting, intimate partner violence, stalking, someone struggling to breathe, drowning, claustrophobia, panic...
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Episode 84: Triangle (2009)
This week Nikki and Kate watched Triangle (2009) and discussed grief and guilt, labyrinthine layouts and claustrophobia, and the plight of Heathers in horror. Rated R Content warnings: Child abuse, death of a child, animal death, gaslighting, someone struggling to breathe, blood, gore, cutting,...
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Episode 83: Sea Fever
This week Nikki and Kate watched Sea Fever and discussed dimensions of culture and pandemic response, science vs. superstition, and what to call goo. They also discovered they are both anti gaping maw. Content warnings: Eye mutilation, death by suicide, animal death, finger mutilation, someone...
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Episode 82: Death Becomes Her
This week Nikki and Kate watched Death Becomes Her and discussed societal expectations, vanity, and the real heroes of practical effects. Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Body horror, fatphobia, stalking, intimate partner violence, gun violence, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned…
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Episode 81: Raw
Rated R Content warnings: Blood, gore, cutting, amputation, finger/toe mutilation, death of a pet, animal death, dead animals, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, broken bones, cannibalism, ableist slurs, kidnapping, jump scares, audio gore, vomit, hospital scene, anxiety/panic attacks,...
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Episode 80: The Sixth Sense
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Sixth Sense and discussed the year of our lord 1999 and the impact of DVDs, relationships and changing perspectives, and also jelly shoes. Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Death by suicide, child abuse, intimate partner violence, death of a child, gun violence,...
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Episode 79: Incantation
This week Nikki and Kate watched Incantation and discussed the fourth wall, Descent Tier lighting, and wormies. I’d say if you’re not into holes, then this is the second worst movie for you to watch. The first being Holes, based on the novel by Louis Sachar. Content warnings: Death by suicide...
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Episode 78: Event Horizon
This week Nikki and Kate watched Event Horizon and discussed gothic themes and motifs in space, tent scares and sound design, and the ideal movie night pairings. Rated R Content warnings: Sexual assault and rape (shown in flashes), death by suicide (depicted), blood, gore, audio gore, torture…
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Episode 77: Dark Skies
This week Nikki and Kate watched Dark Skies and discussed the implications of alien invasion films, developing side characters (or not), and putting your whole butt in it. Rated PG-13 Content warnings: Animal death, child abuse, gaslighting, self-harm, death by suicide, stalking, eye mutilation,...
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Episode 76: The Wicker Man (1973)
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Wicker Man (1973) and discussed folk horror, intent and engagement over the past 50 years, and Christopher Lee’s emo theater kid vibes. Rated R Content warnings: Gaslighting, animal death, stalking, amputation, someone struggling to breathe, someone is burned...
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Episode 75: The Black Phone
This week Nikki and Kate watched The Black Phone and discussed the use of masks in theater and horror, artful misdirection, and scrunchie fires. Rated R for violence, bloody images, language and some drug use Content warnings: Child death, child abuse, kidnapping, alcoholism, child sexual abuse...
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