15 episodes
Basement Girls Horror Podcast Steph Grossman and Bianca PĂ©rez
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5.0 âą 7 Ratings
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A horror (and whatnot) podcast that covers film and literature across the genre. Think My Favorite Murder meets The Tolkien Professor, but for horror, gothic, suspense, and mystery. đ»đ€ Hosted by writers Bianca Perez and Steph Grossman. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/basementgirls/support
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14. TAROT (2024) Movie Review | With Tarot Card Expert Cecily Sailer
"Sometimes the Death card means transformationâand sometimes it just means death."
Cecily Sailer, founder of Typewriter Tarot and host of YOUR CREATIVE AND MAGICAL LIFE podcast, joins Steph Grossman and Bianca PĂ©rez in the basement to discuss the new horror film TAROT (2024), directed by Spenser Cohen and Anna Halberg, and (loosely) based on the 1992 YA horror novel Horrorscope by Nicholas Adams.
SHOW NOTES
Cecily Sailer | typewritertarot.com
YOUR CREATIVE AND MAGICAL LIFE Podcast | yourcreativeandmagicallife.buzzsprout.com
Mystic Messages Tarot Deck | typewritertarot.com/shop/mystic-message-deck
Tarot for Creative Spirits Workbook by Cecily Sailer | typewritertarot.com/shop/tarot-for-creative-spirits
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
â â â Gemini Gospelâ â â â | Bianca PĂ©rez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications â â â â hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospelâ â â â . Can't buy right now? â â â â Shelve it on Goodreadsâ â â â !
"â â â Likenessâ â â "â | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: â â â â bit.ly/mirrorstoryâ â â â
Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | â â â â bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls
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13. THE SANTA CLAUSE as Body Horror | With Peter Counter
Never put on a dead man's clothes!
Author and culture critic Peter Counter joins Steph Grossman and Bianca PĂ©rez in the basement to discuss how THE SANTA CLAUSE (1994), starring Tim Allen, is actually a movie about body horror, possession, and the sublime. It's basically a yuletide HEREDITARY (in fact, we're pretty sure Santa Claus knows Paiman...).
SHOW NOTES
Peter Counter | â peterbcounter.com
Be Scared of Everything by Peter Counter | â https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781988784564
How to Restore a Timeline: On Violence and Memory by Peter Counter | https://bookshop.org/a/4492/9781487011994
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
â â Gemini Gospelâ â â | Bianca PĂ©rez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications â â â hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospelâ â â . Can't buy right now? â â â Shelve it on Goodreadsâ â â !
"â â Likenessâ â "â | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: â â â bit.ly/mirrorstoryâ â â
Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | â â â bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls
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12. Ray Bradbury's THE HALLOWEEN TREE Book and Movie Review | With Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast Host David Barr Kirtley
With Bianca PĂ©rez out for her Hallowedding (!), WIRED's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast host David Barr Kirtley joins Steph Grossman in the basement to discuss the '90s animated Halloween classic, The Halloween Tree (1993), as well as Ray Bradburyâs 1972 novella of the same name that inspired it.
SHOW NOTES
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast | geeksguideshow.com & wired.com/author/geeks-guide-to-the-galaxy
David Barr Kirtley | davidbarrkirtley.com
Save Me Plz and Other Stories by David Barr Kirtley | amazon.com/Save-Me-Plz-Other-Stories/dp/B09S65RZF5
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
â Gemini Gospelâ â | Bianca PĂ©rez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications â â hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospelâ â . Can't buy right now? â â Shelve it on Goodreadsâ â !
"â Likenessâ "â | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: â â bit.ly/mirrorstoryâ â
Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | â â bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls
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11. Summer Camp Horror: FRIDAY THE 13TH
It ain't fall 'til September 23rd y'all.
Hold onto sweet, scary summer for one more day by joining your resident basement girls in their discussion about the summer camp horror film that started it all: the original Friday the 13th. Topics include a brief history of summer camp, the "whodunnit" aspect of the film, cozy horror, feminist subtext, final girls, motherhood, and how the famous "ch ch ch ah ah ah" sound is actually a remix of "kill kill kill ma ma ma" (really! That's what it says!). P. S. Steph deeply hates Neddy. They also answer questions and comments from a few listeners who also happen to be authors: William Jensen, Brendan Deneen, and Amy Gentry.
SHOW NOTES
"Summer Camp Has Always Been About Escaping Modern Life" by Livia Gershon | daily.jstor.org/history-summer-camp
"Camp Cool, Not School Cool" episode of the Binchtopia Podcast | audacy.com/podcast/binchtopia-42372/episodes/camp-cool-not-school-cool-9a207
ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES
Gemini Gospelâ | Bianca PĂ©rez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications â hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospelâ . Can't buy right now? â Shelve it on Goodreadsâ !
"Likeness"â | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: â bit.ly/mirrorstoryâ
Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | â bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls
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10. Found Footage Horror, Part 2: Modern Found Footage
Screenlife = Screamlife.
In this second installment of their found footage series, Steph Grossman and Bianca PĂ©rez discuss how recent innovations in the genre tap into our internet addictions and round-the-clock "screenlife" to create uniquely contemporary horror stories. Screamlife found footage films discussed include: Megan is Missing (2011), Unfriended (2015), Unfriended: Dark Web (2018), Searching (2018), Host (2020), and *sigh* Dashcam (2022). Also discussed: modern found footage in the form of online urban legends (Slenderman), Youtube videos (Marble Hornets and The Backrooms), and iconic found footage-y posts found on Twitter ("Dear David") and Reddit ("Pen Pal").
SHOW NOTES
Gemini Gospel | Bianca PĂ©rez's debut poetry chapbook, published by Host Publications hostpublications.com/products/gemini-gospel. Can't buy right now? Shelve it on Goodreads!
Likeness | Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine. Free to read. Bitly link: bit.ly/mirrorstory
Basement Girls Podcast Store on Bookshop.org | bookshop.org/shop/basementgirls
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9. SPENCER Movie Review | With Adam D. Jameson
Is she eating the g*dd*mn pearls?!Â
Author and film critic Adam D. Jameson joins Steph Grossman and Bianca PĂ©rez to discuss the horror and gothic elements of Pablo LarraĂn's princess Diana movie SPENCER (2021), written by Steven Knight, and starring Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sean Harris, and Sally Hawkins.Â
Show Notes:
Adam D. Jameson's website: https://adjameson.wordpress.com/
Buy I Find Your Lack of Faith Disturbing: Star Wars and the Triumph of Geek Culture  by Adam D. Jameson: https://bit.ly/LackofFaithBG
Buy Cinemaps: An Atlas of 35 Great Movies by Adam D. Jameson and Andrew DeGraff: https://bit.ly/cinemapsBG
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/basementgirls/support
Customer Reviews
Pleasant surprise
I found Steph and Biancaâs first few episodes to be so refreshing. Who knew that a podcast on horror could be so lighthearted and informative on so many topics?! I was on the edge of my seat hearing them talk through the plot of The Wind. Iâm now committed to watching horror movies first through their eyes before watching on the screen for myself. Looking forward to future episodes. :)
So excited!!!
I WANT MORE! Two very educated spooky sisters who know what theyâre talking about! Such great banter and stories I canât wait for future episodes! Con todo mi apoyo amigas! Xx