Happy Holidays! The Ghouls took a bit of a break in December, as they prepped for the arrival of Krampus and all those other folks! So Jacki and Marissa are ending the year with some reflection. 2024. It was a year. The ghouls push through the existential dread of this year to find the good, the bad, and the horrific. Jacki and Marissa list their favorite horror content of the year. They also list their “No thank you!” worst of the year lists. Will your favorite horror of 2024 make the list? Listen along to find out. They also talk about their favorite non-horror pop culture goodness of 2024. 

SPOILER ALERT! LISTS LIS

Jacki's Top 10 of 2024

1. Late Night with the Devil

2.Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees- Patrick Horvath

3. Boys in the Valley- Philip Fracassi

4. Abigail

5. The Reformatory-Tananarive Due

6, The Exorcism

7, Oddity (Shudder)

8, Tarot

9. The First Omen

10. Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing Novel)- Vivian Shaw1. Late Night with the Devil

2.Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees- Patrick Horvath

3. Boys in the Valley- Philip Fracassi

4. Abigail

5. The Reformatory-Tananarive Due

6, The Exorcism

7, Oddity (Shudder)

8, Tarot

9. The First Omen

10. Bitter Waters (Dr. Greta Helsing Novel)- Vivian Shaw

Marissa's Top 10 of 2024

1. Marvel's Agatha All Along

2. Smile 2

3. The Substance

4. Infested

5. Heretic

6. MadS

7. Strange Darling

8. The First Omen

9. Oddity

10. Immaculate

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Frequent guest Lizzie Sagewood joins the Ghouls as they conclude Gothic November with two modern entries into the genre: The Others and Crimson Peak. Lizzie tells of her time living in a haunted gothic home, the trails of motherhood and mental health are discussed and how kick ass women can fall for the wrong guy. What are some of your favorite modern gothic movies?

Find Lizzie (Elizabeth Sagewood) on YouTube and Instagram! Join The Haunted Victorian Book Club hosted by Lizzie!

On December 6th, join Geekscape for 24 hours of your favorite podcasts and podcast hosts talking about the holidays and raising money for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Coastal and Northern New Jersey. Our goal is to raise $2000 to make one new match and support the match for one year! With your help, we can make a positive impact on the future through one-on-one mentoring. Click here to make a donation!

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This month Jacki and Marissa are exploring gothic horror films. They start out with 2 black and white classics, The Innocents and The Haunting, The ghouls explore the history of the gothic as a style, and talk about the ambiguity of both of these films.

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Happy Halloween! It's all treats and no tricks this year. To celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of the original NoES, the Ghouls are watching and chatting about all of the films in the series. In Part 2, they finish the OG series, watch Freddy vs Jason and ugh, the 2010 remake.

Listen to Jacki's 2019 birthday episode to here all of their thoughts on Wes Craven's New Nightmare.

Friend of the show and former guest, Christ North, started a podcast called Sanctum Sanctorum! Along with his cohost Joey, they debate comic book-based films and geek culture and how they collide with Christ culture in today's world. Find them on Youtube, social media and your favorite podcast app!

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Happy Halloween! It's all treats and no tricks this year. To celebrate the upcoming 40th anniversary of the original NoES, the Ghouls are watching and chatting about all of the films in the series. In this first part, they talk about movies 1 - 4.

Want to hear more about a few of the movies? Catch Jacki on an episode of Fright School where they discussed NoES 2: Freddy's Revenge.

Take a ride in the way back machine to listen to the Ghouls talk about NoES 3: Dream Warriors and NoES 4: The Dream Master

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In this episode, Jacki and Marissa play some rank games and try to stump each other with lots of fun categories. They also play some blind lists, where you number favorites without knowing what is next. Topics include: vampires, Halloween Candy, 80's slashers, and much more.

So join the ghouls for a little spooky fun as we inch closer to Halloween.

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The Ghouls are doing something a little different this week and have gathered a panel of incredible guests to discuss the topic of children and the horror genre. Everything from "How young is too young?" "Is it ok to nudge your kids into the fandom that you love?" and "What do you shy away from more: sex or violence?" A mix of Mamas and DINKs weigh in on these questions and many more!

Thank you to our amazing panel of guests:

Liz Williams of The Scariest Things Podcast - Check out Scariest Things: Website & Instagram You can also find Liz on Instagram

Jennifer Smith aka Literary Love 123 YouTube & Instagram

Catie Moyer Instagram

Lizzie Sagewood aka Elizabeth Sagewood YouTube & Instagram

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This week Jacki and Marissa are joined by academic powerhouse, feminist, author, and all around baddie Catlyn Ladd. The ghouls celebrate Catlyn's brand new vampire novel As Those Above Fall (see description below). They also discuss Catlyn's previous nonfiction work, Strip: The Making of a Feminist. Catlyn then helps the ghouls jump into Blood Red Sky and Abigail. They dive into the many layers and themes present in both of the films. They explore the concept of the Monstrous Feminine, root for the monster, and share their love for vampires.

Check out Catlyn's website to learn more about her work HERE!

As Those Above Fall: As Those Above Fall is about a grieving and suicidal witch who meets a vampire, transforming her desire for death into lust for power. Published by Winding Road Stories, the book will be available everywhere books are sold on Friday, September 13, 2024.

Purchase Catlyn's novel HERE (shop local) or anywhere you buy your books!

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The Ghouls are jumping in feet first into the work of director, Ted Geoghegan! They watched We Are Still Here and the Shudder Original: Brooklyn 45. Monsters come in all forms in both movies and the Ghouls gush about the films and how much there is to discuss. Moral dilemmas, interesting theories, beautiful cinematography, what is the ultimate evil, and even a chat about grief and the "5 Stages of Death".

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Jacki and Marissa broke into the director's cabin over at Camp Nightmare and stole a copy of the new Jordan Miller film The Only Ones. Little did they know it would be one of the best watches of the summer. Tune in to hear about this indie horror flick and why it's one of the best they have seen in a minute.

The Only Ones is on the festival circuit, and will hopefully be finding a home on a streaming service soon. Watch the trailer HERE!

Follow the film HERE!

Camp Nightmare Podcast

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This week Jacki and Marissa continue their exploration into internet/social media horror, as they cover Unfriended and Host. The ghouls explore cyberbullying and who is accountable when things go too far. They also talk about COVID and the Pandemic days, where all social interactions were done online.

Trigger Warnings: Suicide, bullying, domestic violence

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