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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).

From problematic age gaps (in what timeline could Patrick Wilson and Emmy Rossum be childhood sweethearts?) to a failed attempt at making Gerard Butler grotesque, this movie has all the trappings of a slasher. Masked killer, check. Obsession with an innocent ingenue, check. Characters doing the one thing that will probably get them killed, check. We’re waiting in the catacombs when you’re ready. Join us, won’t you? 

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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 was *actually* a horror movie, it’s this iconic flop that brought Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez together. Affleck plays a misogynist who refuses to believe that the object of his affection (played by JLo, duh) is a lesbian, no matter how many times she tells him. But, in his defense, the movie doesn't believe her either. It's like no one on this film saw Chasing Amy - oh wait. 

So, join us, won't you, as we travel back in time to our lord's year 2003. If anyone can find true love while making this dumpster fire of a film, we have to believe it’s the real thing. So here’s to those two crazy kids making it work in 2021. We're here for this reboot – but please, for the love of film and feminism and all things good, let's hope they don't give us a Gigli sequel.

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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 and the other does it with villainous record execs and early-00s pop-punk bops. 

It's John Carpenter’s sci-fi horror classic THEY LIVE (1988) and Deborah Kaplan and Harry Elfont’s musical comedy JOSIE AND THE PUSSYCATS (2001). From the evils of capitalism to the importance of accessorizing, this episode is totally jerkin. 

So put on your magic sunglasses and limited edition cat ear headphones and join us. And don’t pay any attention to that hidden track. Happily Ever Slasher is the best podcast ever. We came here to chew bubblegum and compare movies, and– well, you get the idea. 

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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 s̶l̶a̶s̶h̶e̶r̶ rom-com I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.

Can these crazy kids overcome the obstacles standing in their way – 'til death do they part? I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER is a rom-com and we’re here to prove it. What are you waiting forrrrrr? Listen now.

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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. 

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If you grew up swooning over Sandy B deceiving a grieving family to find love, this is the podcast for you. Because, same. If Sandra Bullock, Bill Pullman and Peter Gallagher weren’t charming AF, would this even be a movie? 

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Amanda and Brooke debate which of the characters (who are all 100% psychopaths) is the least problematic. Spoiler alert, it’s definitely not Joe Jr. Let’s revisit this 90s staple from an older, wiser perspective and all agree that it would have been better served by embracing the fact that it’s actually terrifying.

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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 break with BLACK CHRISTMAS (2006). And since we’ve been extra aughty this year, we’re comparing it to that other 2000s sorority classic, THE HOUSE BUNNY (2008). 

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Join us as we ask the hard questions like how feminist are these two girl-powered movies and can a candy cane *actually* be used as a shiv? We also call back to BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974) because it’s a true holiday classic.

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