Kyrie and AJ chat about Halloween plans, the impending holiday season, and dive into their favorite fall/Halloween recommendations. AJ covers a few cozy recommendations for the non-horror fans among us, and then Kyrie dives into their favorite topics: history of horror literature, queerness in horror, and all of their favorite spooky recommendations.
Books Discussed:
The Chestnut Man by Soren Sviestrup
Bunny by Mona Awad
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
The Grownup by Gillian Flynn
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake
The Secret History by Donna Tartt
My Favorite Thing is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline
The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
TV Shows Discussed:
The Haunting of Hill House
Hannibal
Midnight Mass
The Haunting of Bly Manor
The Fall of the House of Usher
X-Files
Scream Queens
What We Do in the Shadows
Veronica Mars
Only Murders in the Building
Over the Garden Wall
Movies Discussed:
Skinamarink (2022)
It Follows (2014)
Hereditary (2018)
The Babadook (2014)
Censor (2021)
The Witch (2015)
Barbarian (2022)
Infinity Pool (2023)
Jennifer's Body (2009)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014)
Hellraiser (1987)
Halloween (1978)
Possession (1981)
Scream (1996)
The Craft (1996)
Parasite (2019)
Sources:
Horror Fiction on Wikipedia
The First Horror Movie and the History of the Horror Genre
LGBT themes in horror fiction on Wikipedia
The Unexpected Power of Seeing Yourself as a Villain
What Halloween (1978) Tells Us About Suburban Morality and Repression
