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In this episode, May and special guest Kayley DeLong, an expert in disability studies and dark tourism, break down the use of real-life penitentiaries in horror through the films Eloise and The Lost Episode.

In this episode, May sits down with Ariel Baska, founder of the film festival Access:Horror and accomplished horror filmmaker. Ariel and May explores the topic of medical gaslighting in horror through Ariel's own film, Our First Priority, as well as The Entity and A Cure for Wellness. There is also more information on Access:Horror in the episode, which takes place on July 8 & 9 virtually. Buy your tickets at accesshorror.com!

The episode is currently streaming on ⁠Anchor,⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Google Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Spotify,⁠ ⁠Breaker,⁠ ⁠PocketCasts,⁠ and ⁠RadioPublic.

Horrorspiria is once again organizing film screenings in conjunction with Suns Cinema DC. The theme this summer is TROPIGOTH -- a collection of underseen films from Latin America. Clinton and May preview each film -- no spoilers! The series includes Diablo Rojo (PTY), Bacurau, and Santa Sangre. First screening is on June 28th!

In this episode, May and Clinton detail all the horror (and some non-horrors) of 2022 and rank some of their favorites, least favorites, tired tropes, and hopeful wishes. For a list of what films are discussed, please review the Horrorspiria Masterlist on Letterboxd. 

In this episode, May sits down with Dr. Valeria Villegas Lindvall, Senior Lecturer in the Aesthetics Unit at the University of Gothenburg. Valeria's dissertation, Wicked Women and Witches: Subversive Readings of the Female Monster in Mexican and Argentinian Horror Film, explores gendered monstrosity in Mexican and Argentinian visual culture: La Llorona and the bruja (witch), respectively. In this episode, Dr. Villegas Lindvall expands on the topics discussed in her book and contextualizes gender and decolonial politics further through specific examples from Latin American horror.

The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

Horrorspiria is finally organizing our first film screenings in conjunction with Suns Cinema DC. This first showcase focuses on “queer fears” through the lens of The Lost Boys, Alucarda, and The Bloodettes. Clinton and May preview and expand on each film and their relationship to queerness. Come out on October 5, 19, and 26 to Suns Cinema in DC!