Fox in the Hell House

Mae Forrest Barnes
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An X-files review show, led by a bunch of anarchists who like talking about conspiracies and stigmatized knowledge. Join John, Bill, and Mae as they fall down the rabbit hole of conspiratorial belief and how it intersects with our current day crankery.

  1. 18M AGO

    S2E12--Episode 12: One Breath, pt. 1

    Scully is found alive in a hospital, and nobody-- not even hospital staff-- knows why. Mulder crashes out, and there is a lot of meditation on the metaphysical nature of life and death. This is the first half of our exploration of this episode--more next week!

    1h 4m

  2. MAY 8

    S2E11--Episode 11: 3

    Who ordered all these vampires, because dude, these vampires SUCK. No, really. Mulder, missing his one true bestie Scully, is really sad and decides to go hunt vampires in LA for a bit. Nothing of substance occurs, least of all the X-Files's exploration of the subject of vampirism. There is so much meat left on that bone, and we are SALTY about it. So come listen to 3 weirdos talk about the wasted potential of the episode and yell with us about VAMPIRES. Cohosts: Mae Barnes (she/her) Bill Eldridge (he/him) John Watson (they/them)

    57 min

  3. MAY 1

    S2E10--Episode 10: Fresh Bones, feat. Madene Presley

    We got us a heap of trouble with this one: Mulder and Scully are called into a Haitian refugee camp to investigate some mysterious shenanigans... which means that we need to talk about Haitian Voudon. To do that, we needed some help from someone who knows what he's talking about. We have special guest Medene Presley on to investigate the history and culturally prescient aspects of this bizarre episode, and we hope you enjoy the conversation! Cohosts: Bill Eldridge (he/him) Madene Presley (he/him) John Watson (they/them) Mae Barnes (she/her)

    56 min

  4. APR 24

    S2E9-- Episode 9: Ascension

    This is the second half of the Duane Barrie saga in a nutshell: Scully gets abducted by Duane, and then Duane lets the aliens abduct Scully for like, another episode. Meanwhile we investigate the meaning of art criticism, interrogate the thesis of this show, and also make jokes about what a demon twink Krycek is. We dub Skinner "The People's Daddy," too. Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Barnes (she/her)

    1h 13m

  5. APR 17

    S2E8--Episode 8: Duane Barrie

    Oh, Duane, you poor guy. Getting abducted will ruin your life, apparently, and then one day, you get fed up and start a hostage situation in a travel agency so your psychiatrist will FINALLY listen. #relateable. Anyways, this is the first of a two parter, very plot heavy, so we just kind of roll with it and enjoy the ride. Your hosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Barnes (she/her)

    1h 1m

  6. APR 10

    S2E7--Episode 7: Sleepless

    Oh boy, another day, another deceptively dark episode of the X-files... this time guest starring Tony Todd of Candyman fame! A string of murders with unusual circumstances leads to Mulder and new """friend""" Alex Krycek to uncover a Vietnam-era experimental program to eliminate soldiers' ability to sleep, leading to Todd as a kind of psychic Freddy Krueger, or perhaps more accurately, DC villain Dr. Destiny. In the process, we tackle topics such as the My Lai Massacre, Vietnam as cultural artifact, racial politics and religious allegory, and a lot more. CW: discussion of brutal violence in the My Lai section. My Lai section begins: 12:16 My Lai section ends: 26:54 Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae was unable to join this week.

    1h 22m

  7. APR 3

    S2E6-- Episode 6: Blood

    X-Files sure is a show, huh? Because you can go from a campy, monster-filled romp in the sewers with a worm mutant one week... and then a harrowing, poorly handled, and frankly disturbing take on American mass shootings the next. The gang tries to take it more seriously this week, because this is some heavy content. CW for anyone with trauma involving mass shootings, because this episode really dives into the topic. Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Barnes (she/her)

    1h 8m

  8. MAR 27

    S2E5-- Episode 5: The Host

    THE EPISODE YOU (HAVEN'T) BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE! That's right, we're talking about the infamous episode with hideous, mind-scarring FlukeMan! There's some weird stuff going on in the sewers, and Mulder is sent to scenic New Jersey to investigate. What follows is a disgusting and visceral experience that warped our fair hosts into the people they are today. Enjoy! Cohosts: Mae Barnes (she/her) John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him)

    1h 1m
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An X-files review show, led by a bunch of anarchists who like talking about conspiracies and stigmatized knowledge. Join John, Bill, and Mae as they fall down the rabbit hole of conspiratorial belief and how it intersects with our current day crankery.

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  • Creator
    Mae Forrest Barnes
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mae Forrest Barnes
  • Show Website
    Fox in the Hell House