Paranormal Pajama Party

Steph Summar
Paranormal Pajama Party

Isn't it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies? Join me as I dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror. 

  1. 8 DIC

    Wise Wives and Witch Hunts: The Women Scotland Burned

    Send me a text message!This episode of "Paranormal Pajama Party" is spine-chilling – but not because of the paranormal parts.We're headed back to Scotland to discuss the North Berwick Witch Trials – a dark chapter of history that inspired Shakespeare's most infamous witches and exposed the terrifying mechanisms of patriarchal violence. Meet Agnes Sampson, Gilleis Duncan, and Euphame MacCalzean – three women caught in a deadly web of royal paranoia, religious persecution, and systemic misogyny...

    38 min

  2. 24 NOV

    Monsters and Morals: Vengeance, Virtue, and Emotional Labour

    Send me a text message!What do a trickster forest goblin, a horse-faced seductress, a desert phantom, and a deer-footed avenger have in common? They’re not just the stuff of nightmares – they’re symbols of women as society’s moral guardians.In this episode of “Paranormal Pajama Party”, you’ll meet the Shishiga, the Siguanaba, Umm al-Duwais, and the Deer Woman – female monsters tasked with warning, protecting, and punishing men who transgress societal moral codes. These ladies, while terrifyin...

    26 min

  3. 10 NOV

    Historical Horror: Chloe, Cleo, and the Myrtles Plantation

    Send me a text message!Welcome to America's Most Haunted House... or is it? Tonight, we’re partying at the Myrtles Plantation, where the famous ghost of an enslaved girl named Chloe is said to roam the halls.But as we unpack this classic Southern ghost story, we'll discover something far more unsettling than any supernatural presence – the way America uses ghost tourism to process (or avoid processing) its history of slavery.From gift shop dolls of murdered enslaved people to invented haunted...

    29 min

  4. 27 OCT

    Hillary Clinton and the Lizard People

    Send me a text message!Hillary Clinton and the Lizard People | 27 Put on your tinfoil hat and grab your favourite pantsuit – “Paranormal Pajama Party” is back! In the Season 3 premiere, Steph connects the dots between confused Victorian lemur scientists and modern-day conspiracy theories about lizard people running the world. (It makes more sense than you'd think.)Join us for a wild ride through the peculiar world of reptilian conspiracies, where we discover how theories about shape-shif...

    45 min

  5. TRÁILER DE LA TEMPORADA 3

    Ladies, Listen to This Before You Build Your Crow Army

    Send me a text message!I get it. It’s hard to be a woman. Almost as hard as it is to be a monster.Get ready for a spine-tingling third season of Paranormal Pajama Party!This fortnightly podcast explores folklore and the horror genre with a feminist twist. Each episode uncovers chilling tales of female phantoms, femme fatales, and supernatural beings, shedding light on the societal fears that often shape these spooky stories.From haunted houses to vengeful spirits, Paranormal Pajama Party shov...

    2 min

  6. 1 SEPT

    “Aliens”: Game Over, Men – Game Over

    Send me a text message!In this thrilling conclusion to our two-part series on the “Alien” franchise, Paranormal Pajama Party dissects the 1986 classic sequel, "Aliens."We’re talking about Ellen Ripley’s groundbreaking portrayal of a female action hero and feminist icon, considering the ethics of care in Ripley's decision-making, and contrasting it with traditional male action heroes like Arnold.But Ripley’s not alone in the “Alien” universe, which is the best part. We’ll examine the other div...

    55 min

  7. 18 AGO

    “Alien”: In Space, No One Can Hear Dudes Scream

    Send me a text message!*MASSIVE CONTENT WARNING FOR THIS ONE:* This episode contains well as explicit descriptions of fictional sexual violence that is 100% a metaphor for real-world sexual violence, plus discussion of pregnancy, extremely traumatic births, death in childbirth, and abortion. Please listen with care.On this episode of Paranormal Pajama Party, we’re unpacking Ridley Scott's 1979 classic, "Alien," and its groundbreaking feminist themes. This episode explores how the film cleverl...

    29 min

  8. 4 AGO

    Green Ladies and Glaistigs: Skeletons in the Walls

    Send me a text message!This week on Paranormal Pajama Party, we're heading to Scotland to meet its green ladies and glaistigs.Discover the tragic tale of Dame Lilias Drummond, whose ghostly presence still haunts Fyvie Castle centuries after her untimely death. Learn about the protective yet mischievous nature of glaistigs, the goat-legged women who guard cattle and castles alike. Uncover the dark histories behind other famous green lady hauntings, including those at Crathes Castle and Longlea...

    35 min
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Isn't it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies? Join me as I dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror. 

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  • Creador
    Steph Summar
  • Años de actividad
    2 k
  • Episodios
    34
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    Explícito
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    © 2024 Paranormal Pajama Party
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