When Animals Attack Podcast

Jen & Nilo
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The podcast for all your animal attack needs! Nilo & Jen share harrowing tales of real-life animal attacks, discuss how to keep your animal encounters positive, and recommend the best animal horror movies for your viewing pleasure.

  1. 10/31/2022

    Feline Fury

    In Episode 26: Feline Fury, Jen and Nilo are joined by cat/horror experts Morgan Woolsey and Ben Raphael Sher to discuss what happens when good cats go bad! (Spoiler: they don't. All Cats Are Beautiful.) We share an irl story of a family (supposedly) terrorized by a housecat before spending the majority of the episode digging into a range of cat horror films, including Strays, The Uncanny, Eye of the Cat, and Hausu, with brief references to Kuroneko, Uninvited, Demonia, Devil Story, Let the Right One In, The Black Cat, and more. For more from Ben and Morgan, you can find them on IG - @benraphaelsher and @quellehorror, respectively. Sources: https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/calif-house-cat-sends-3-people-hospital-article-1.1762652  https://meowtel.com/blog/post/how-to-handle-and-prevent-a-cat-attack Musical snippet from "The Dreadful Story about Harriet and the Matches" by The Tiger Lillies

    1h 26m

  2. 07/28/2022

    25 - Oh Snap!

    We know it's been a while, crocodile. But we're back with a vengeance in an episode nearly as massive as "the chief of beasts" himself! In Episode 25 Jen and Nilo share stories about unfortunate human encounters with crocs, and celebrate various entries in the crocsploitation subgenre: Rogue, Black Water, Dark Age, Lake Placid, Crocodile, Killer Crocodile, and Killer Crocodile 2. Sources: Gordon Grice, The Book of Deadly Animals Hugh Edwards, Crocodile Attack Michael Garlock, Killer Gators and Crocs: Gruesome Encounters from Across the Globe Peter Hathaway Capstick, Maneaters James Clarke, Man Is the Prey "David/Sandy and Ken/Maura" (I Survived…, S5 E21, 2013) https://www.aislingmagazine.com/aislingmagazine/articles/TAM30/ValPlumwood.html  https://theconversation.com/when-and-where-do-nile-crocodiles-attack-heres-what-we-found-119037 https://www.britannica.com/list/7-crocodilian-species-that-are-dangerous-to-humans http://www.crocodile-attack.info/welcome https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/jan/19/weekend.barbaramcmahon https://movieweb.com/exclusive-andrew-traucki-goes-deep-into-black-water/ https://mondovulgare.com/2019/04/03/a-history-of-crocsploitation-crocodile-and-alligator-movies-that-is/ https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-05-22-mn-60701-story.html https://www.newsweek.com/giant-crocodile-kills-eats-8-year-old-girl-front-her-friends-1639539 https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/crocodile-named-osama-bin-laden-terrorized-african-village-ate-80-people-3849149.html https://people.com/human-interest/12-year-old-boy-recounts-crocodile-attack-during-family-vacation-in-mexico/ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/25/saltwater-crocodile-attacks-solomon-islands https://www.krugerpark.co.za/krugerpark-times-4-19-croc-attack-24762.html

    1h 37m

  3. 09/11/2021

    24 - The Last Laugh

    Known variously as vampires, witch's steeds, and sexual perverts, across myriad cultures and throughout human history the hyena has haunted our collective imagination. In the words of Peter Hathaway Capstick, "From the first, faraway woooo-uppp of the pack gathering to the sniggering chitter of the kill, the hyena is telling you something you don't want to be reminded of: you're just the meat after all and your day will come." In episode 24, Jen and Nilo share stories of some unfortunate humans' encounters with these cackling creatures and discuss the dubious merits of Hyenas (2011) and Endangered Species (2021). Sources: Gordon Gryce, The Book of Deadly Animals Peter Hathaway Capstick, Death in the Long Grass Peter Hathaway Capstick, Maneaters James Clarke, Man Is the Prey Human Prey 1.2, "Killers of the Savannah," Animal Planet https://letterboxd.com/animalattackpod/list/when-animals-attack-podcast-viewing-list/ https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26294631 https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/20/africa/hyenas-kill-man-scli-intl/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/nov/21/kenya.xanrice https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/23733/hyenas-2011/

    1h 31m

  4. 10/31/2020

    23 - Itsy Bitsy Nightmares

    In Episode 23, Jen and Nilo swap stories of unfortunate arachnid encounters before discussing the invading spider armies of Arachnophobia (1990) and Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) and the far more disturbing spider sex of Latvian art-horror curiosity Spider (1992). SOURCES: BJ Colangelo, "Kingdom of the Spiders (1977)," When Animals Attack: The 70 Best Horror Movies with Killer Animals Gordon Grice, The Red Hourglass Gordon Grice, The Book of Deadly Animals Niklas Salmose, "We Spiders: Spider as the Monster of Modernity in the Big Bug and Nature-on-a-Rampage Film Genres," Animal Horror Cinema: Genre, History and Criticism https://www.grunge.com/161796/creepy-real-life-stories-about-giant-spiders/?utm_campaign=clip  https://www.thecut.com/2020/10/sinkhole-opens-in-nyc-sidewalk-plunging-man-into-rat-pit.html  https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/11/potentially-deadly-spiders-found-in-supermarket-banana-bunch/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/giant-hairy-spider-attacks-spark-panic-in-india/ https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jun/15/experience-i-was-nearly-killed-by-a-spider-bite

    1h 49m

  5. 07/15/2020

    22 - Feathered Foes

    In episode 22, Jen and Nilo share stories of a variety of avian attacks, from magpies mobbing cyclists to starlings crashing planes to the terrifying exploits of the living velociraptor known as the cassowary. Then they discuss some of the best animal horror movies ever put to celluloid – The Birds and The Lighthouse – and possibly the worst film ever made, Birdemic. But the most fun entry this go-round was the 1987 schlockfest, Beaks (aka Birds of Prey). Sources: Gordon Grice, Deadly Kingdom: The Book of Dangerous Animals https://www.cnn.com/2015/12/26/us/owl-attacks-officer/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/14/jair-bolsonaro-bitten-by-bird-during-coronavirus-quarantine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/behind-scenes-national-zoo-worlds-most-dangerous-bird-180960704/ https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/stubborn-peacock-claims-entrance-to-victoria-apartment-as-mating-ground-refuses-to-leave-1.5011228 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/goose-attack-leaves-ottawa-cyclist-shaken-and-scarred-1.2686751 https://www.msn.com/en-ca/video/animals/swarms-of-birds-hold-shoppers-captive-in-texas/vi-BB12UKVk?fbclid=IwAR0LOvhlSVP7rX6Kc7aynLKvakVi7cxXBzlGl-u97Cc1tWRXp1rogNjXlbE https://quietthinker1.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/birdemic-confusion-disgust/

    1h 41m

  6. 04/11/2020

    21 - Tiger Kweens

    In episode 21, Jen & Nilo share stories about a recent mountain lion attack and the Zanesville Massacre, before hashing out their reactions to the Netflix limited series Tiger King.  For more information about how you can contribute to organizing around the issues raised in this conversation check out: Panthera, an org that advocates for big cats and their ecosystems, https://www.panthera.org/ DSA, an org dedicated to building progressive movements for social change, https://www.dsausa.org/ Sources: https://www.gq.com/story/terry-thompson-ohio-zoo-massacre-chris-heath-gq-february-2012?printable=true https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/6-old-girl-attacked-mountain-204206954.html?soc_src=newsroom&soc_trk=com.apple.UIKit.activity.CopyToPasteboard&.tsrc=newsroom

    58 min

  7. 03/05/2020

    20 - Pig Mood

    In episode 20, Jen & Nilo are joined by two special guests, Ash & Jon of Horror Vanguard podcast, to dig into the 1984 Ozploitation classic, Razorback. Then they discuss the 1973 oddity Pigs, before sharing some true stories of pig and boar attacks. To hear more from Jon and Ash about spooky movies and even spookier theory, check out Horror Vanguard wherever you get your podcasts, or find them on Twitter @HorrorVanguard. If you liked what you heard, you can also support their Patreon.  --- Sources: Michael Tougias, ed., When Man Is the Prey Gordon Grice, The Book of Deadly Animals Edward R. Ricciuti, Killer Animals Venetia Newall, Discovering the Folklore of Birds and Beasts https://diaboliquemagazine.com/pigs-us-dvdblu-ray-review/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/us/texas-woman-killed-feral-hogs.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/25/us/feral-hog-death-trnd/index.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/12/hogs-wild?utm_source=onsite-share&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=onsite-share&utm_brand=the-new-yorker

    1h 22m

  8. 12/24/2019

    19 - Abominable Snow Bears

    In episode 19, Jen & Nilo share true stories of harrowing encounters with the world's largest land predator in Canada, Alaska, Norway, and Russia. They also discuss two animal horror films: Unnatural and Wild Beasts. In the latter, a variety of animals get high on PCP and rampage through an unnamed German city; listen to learn more about a tiger tearing up a train, elephants rampaging on a runway, and the film's centerpiece, in which a polar bear busts in on a children's ballet class.  --- Sources: I Was Prey, episode 1.4 Sabrina Shankman, Meltdown: Terror at the Top of the World, InsideClimate News: 2014.  https://polarbearsinternational.org/news/article-polar-bears/polar-bear-questions-do-polar-bears-undergo-walking-hibernation/ https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xd537z/polar-bear-man-full-151 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44996873 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/aug/05/polar-bear-mauls-british-death https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/one-hunter-dead-two-injured-after-nunavut-polar-bear-attack https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/trouble-in-polar-bear-capital/510839/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/11/russian-islands-emergency-mass-invasion-polar-bears-novaya-zemlya

    2h 7m
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The podcast for all your animal attack needs! Nilo & Jen share harrowing tales of real-life animal attacks, discuss how to keep your animal encounters positive, and recommend the best animal horror movies for your viewing pleasure.

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  • Creator
    Jen & Nilo
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2022
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Jen Moorman and Nilo Naraghi 2018
  • Show Website
    When Animals Attack Podcast

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