Ghouls Next Door

Gabe and Kae
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Award-winning media literacy podcast from a horror lens. Gabe & Kae discuss real-life influences on our cinematic fears every Wednesday.

  1. Stephen Graham Jones: Creature Features & Historical Horror

    6D AGO

    Stephen Graham Jones: Creature Features & Historical Horror

    SGJ has a knack for transforming folkloric monsters we’ve grown accustomed to, twisting them into a new, sympathetic, and terrifying creature; something entirely of his own making. He did this in Mongrels, the sometimes funny, most often dark, familial story about werewolves and ancestry (and one of my favorite SGJ novels). He’s done it again in The Buffalo Hunter Hunter, now with vampires.

    1h 6m
  2. Tananarive Due: Life, Legacy, and all the Horrors Between

    FEB 4

    Tananarive Due: Life, Legacy, and all the Horrors Between

    Tananarive Due seamlessly weaves vivid, realistic characters with powerful historical influences. True blue horror with high body counts, pulling no punches, and yet with immense care and consideration for her readers, Due is a brilliant storyteller. gabe reviews two of her books, their blend of horror and reality, and how it leaves them wanting more, more, more! Kae shares about Due’s life, family, and long history of activism.

    58 min
  3. Kpop Demon Hunters (2025) Film Review: Healing Ourselves & the Generations Before Us

    2025-12-24

    Kpop Demon Hunters (2025) Film Review: Healing Ourselves & the Generations Before Us

    Kpop Demon Hunters is a magical, vibrant, and gut punching animated film with catchy, thought provoking songs, beloved pop stars, and a lot of character growth. The musical has become a cultural phenomena, taking the charts and our hearts by storm. Ghouls explore the hunters' battle to not only seal the honmoon but the wounds of their trauma and the world’s around them too.

    1 hr
  4. Dandadan: Fan Service, Puberty Horrors, and Unlikely Heroes

    2025-12-10

    Dandadan: Fan Service, Puberty Horrors, and Unlikely Heroes

    As quirky and charming as Dandadan is on the surface, full of bright color, relatable young protagonists navigating first love and their growing bodies, wacky alien creatures and exciting fight sequences, Dandadan has a brilliant knack for knocking its viewers off their feet with unjarring and upsetting backstories. Dandadan is not always an easy watch. While there is constant, excessive stripping down of the story’s young protagonists, if you’re able to stomach the initial uneasiness to grapple with the entire picture, you’ll find that creator Tatsu shares our concerns and fears. Ghouls discuss whether this show can be labeled as fan service or social commentary, cover the horrors of puberty, the power of friendship, and the unlikely hero, Momo.

    1h 4m
  5. Invincible: A Sup[er Heroic Reckoning

    2025-11-26

    Invincible: A Sup[er Heroic Reckoning

    Robert Kirkman's brutal and challenging comic, now adapted into a animated series, is an emotional exploration of legacy and the power of love. Debuting a special episode of *Boos Next Door*, hosts Isaiah Luck and Mike Levitt are joined by regular ghoul, June Bethea to discuss this complex show. Is there something beneath all that blood, gore, and trauma?

    59 min
  6. Seoul Station: A Plague on a Vulnerable Population

    2025-11-12

    Seoul Station: A Plague on a Vulnerable Population

    Seoul Station, a prequel to the beloved South Korean zombie horror film Train to Busan, tells a harrowing story of a zombie outbreak affecting a particularly vulnerable population: the homeless who've taken refuge in Seoul Station. Ghouls dive into this animated film, which features a very overt message that effectively spells out an unexpected story.

    58 min

  7. 2025-10-29

    REC (2007): Demonic Zombies & Found Footage Fears

    REC is a clever zombie film that follows people trapped in an apartment building. While trying to survive and get to the bottom of this quarantine, our protagonists fight to record the horrors around them. Joined by regular guest, Wi-Moto Nyoka (Dusky Projects), Ghouls discuss the unique villain, found footage horrors, and other faves.

    58 min
  8. Blood Quantum (2019): Red They Dead, White They Bite

    2025-10-22

    Blood Quantum (2019): Red They Dead, White They Bite

    Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum is a relentless, gory zombie film with an interesting twist. This film pulls no punches and through the anti-hero Lysol, we get to see that generational trauma, anger and resolve acted out in vengeance and graphic horror. Ghouls revisit one of their all time favorite horror films that turns the classic monster, zombie, into a harsh history lesson.

    1h 1m
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Award-winning media literacy podcast from a horror lens. Gabe & Kae discuss real-life influences on our cinematic fears every Wednesday.

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  • Creator
    Gabe and Kae
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    322
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gabe and Kae
  • Show Website
    Ghouls Next Door