In this episode, we are BACK from our break and ready to get bloody with starting our WEIRD GIRL series. We will be discussing Sad Girl Theory and the Female Mutilator in the films MAY (2002) and EXCISION (2012). Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by ,,Dance with the Dead Artwork by: ,,Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LISTEN: SoundCloud:  ,,Episode 58: Weird Girls - May (2002) & Excision (2012)  Spotify:  ,,Episode 58: Weird Girls - May (2002) & Excision (2012)  iTunes:  ,,Episod ..read more

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: In this episode, we are exploring the vast terrifying depths of the dark ocean waters with two very special guests from the Horror Queers, Joe and Trace. We are talking Aquatic Horror with the two films 47 Meters Down (2017) and Orca (1977). So take a deep breath as we discuss thalassophobia and the demonization of animals in the media. Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by ,Dance with the Dead Artwork by: ,Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LISTEN: SoundCloud: Episode 57: Aquatic Horror with the Horr ..read more

EPISODE SYNOPSIS: In this episode, we are celebrating our five year anniversary of the podcast and revisiting our first episode talking about why women love horror but with an update! This is a reflective episode about why horror, where we are at with horror after five years of podcasting, discussion about the podcast's updated direction and what to expect over the next five years of Spinsters of Horror and I Spit On Your Podcast. Also, with special audio additions from other women in the community talking about why they love horror. Thank you to Rachel and Ariel of More Deadly Podcast, Mary ..read more

*Warning: Extreme content and spoilers ahead* Post by: Jessica, Spinster # 1 If you have been following the Spinsters of Horror since our inception in 2018, you will know that my co-host/close friend Kelly has been broadening my horizons in the horror genre in various ways. This first started with ,“Let’s Scare Jessica To Death '' which was a monthly challenge in which Kelly would select a film she knew would make for a difficult viewing experience. The films would be shocking, weird, macabre or downright disturbing. These challenges forced me to explore other films of the genre that were not ..read more

In celebration of National Indigenous month here in Canada this episode will be looking at indigenous horror and talking about zombies, COVID-19, marginalized communities and the destructive impact of colonialism on indigenous communities in the two films The Dead Can’t Dance (2010) and Blood Quantum (2019) So pick your poison and listen on….IF YOU DARE. Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by ,Dance with the Dead Artwork by: ,Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LISTEN: SoundCloud: Episode #55 Indigenous Horror - The Dead ..read more

In this episode, we are going back to our roots with a continuation of exploring the Origins of Horror. This episode will be Part 1 on the history of horror in the 1960s with Part 2 to come in a few months. But to kick us off we will be looking at the drastic change the horror genre underwent with the rise of proto-slashers in the films Peeping Tom (1960) and Psycho (1960) and the birth of the gore and splatter with Blood Feast (1963). Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by ,Dance with the Dead Artwork by: ,Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica LINKS TO ..read more

Spoiler Free Review by Kelly I first encountered the crew from Monster Makeup Productions with their deliciously campy and bloody film, Death Drop Gorgeous (2020). Here at the Spinsters of Horror, we do our best to support all corners of the horror world, and as members of the LGBTQIA+ community, queer horror and PRIDE holds a special place for us. So in June of 2022, we hosted a Twitch fundraiser screening of DDG with some of the cast and crew on hand to provide insightful (and hilarious) commentary throughout the movie. It was an absolute blast and we fell in love with them. We also discover ..read more

In this episode, we are officially covering our first two films of our broadened cinematic scope on the podcast and venturing into the taboo subject of necrophilia. But we are being DOUBLY subversive and talking specifically about female necrophilia and its representation in two similar but very different films - the Canadian independent film Kissed from 1996 and the German cult classic Nekromantik 2 from 1991. Enjoy and welcome to our dark side… Intro/Outro Music: Kiss of the Creature by ,Dance with the Dead Artwork by: ,Jess Hrycyk Editing work by: Jessica LINKS TO PODCAST APPS/WHERE CAN LI ..read more

Post by Jessica Parant The 2016 film Lady Macbeth, though not strictly a horror film but a British drama directed by William Oldroyd, is based loosely on the novella by Nikolai Leskvo called Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District. While both the story and film look at the themes of the subordinate role placed upon women in European society and adultery, it also addresses themes that are often presented in horror films through the lens of the monstrous feminine. Lady Macbeth deals with the idea of a woman turned monstrous from the lack of agency denied to her by a society that views her as first ..read more

When Kelly came up with the idea of “Let’s Scare Jessica to Death” in 2018, I was still green around the ears in regards to the more “intense” horror films. It became a way in which Kelly could introduce me to various subgenres of horror, as well as challenge me to watch films that I would never select on my own. I have honestly grown to love “Let’s Scare Jessica To Death”, as it has allowed me to leave my comfort zone and make some surprising discoveries about what type of films I enjoy and ones I actually gravitate towards. It has also shown me the movies that I just need to stay away from ..read more