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On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel talk body horror and the horrors of racialized beauty standards in our review of Slanted, directed by Amy Wang. So, was this movie totally rad? Or majorly bogus? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 156 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel quizzes Ariel on body swap movies. What to watch before next week: Find Your Friends, directed by Izabel Pakzad. Suppor
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Matilda unpack some horror joy and tropes in their review of Scare Package II: Rad Chad’s Revenge, directed by Alexandra Barreto, Rachele Wiggins, and more! So, was this movie totally rad? Or majorly bogus? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 155 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel and Matilda discover their inner villain. What to watch before next week: Slanted,
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel sit down with director Avalon Fast to talk girl horror, magical realism, and sapphic romance in their latest film, Camp. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Avalon Fast to hear our conversation! To hear the episode ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Stitcher, and Spotify. Whi
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel are joined by Caitlin of the Plug It Up Podcast to review the latest from Julia Ducournau, Alpha. So, was this movie (o)mega? Or is it for the betas? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 154 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel and Caitlin get weird with some body horror rankings. What to watch before next week: Slanted, directed by Amy Wang. Support our Pat
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel sits down with director Natalie Erika James to chew on all the meaty themes in her latest haunted body-horror film, Saccharine. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Natalie Erika James to hear our conversation! To hear the episode ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Stitcher, and Spotify
On this teaser of a previously unreleased episode of The Zombie Grrlz Podcast, the gang came together to face their shame and fill in some holes in their viewing history. Are we still feeling Shame! Shame! Shame!? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 153 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. What to watch before next week: Saccharine, directed by Natalie Erika James. Support our Patreon to access longer episodes, early releases, live shows, and much more, all ad-free! Want to
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, the whole Zombie Grrlz crew assembles for our quarterly special! This time, we sit down with two very different films: Cat People (1942) and Cat People (1982). So, did these movies make us purr? Or want to claw our eyes out? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 152 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. What to watch before next week: Surprise! The gang finally fills some shameholes! Support our Patreon to access longer episodes, early re
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel are joined by Graham of the Films at First Sight Podcast to review a film unlike any we’ve ever seen before, Ido, directed by Kei Fujiwara. So, did this movie titillate our psyches? Or were we traumatized? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 151 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel and Graham dig into their real thoughts about horror sequels. What to watch
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel is joined by Larry of the Here’s Johnny Podcast to review the gothic romance Wuthering Heights, directed by Emerald Fennell. So, did this movie drive us mad? Or were we just angry? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 150 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Larry and Rachel adjudicate some horror controversies. What to watch before next week: Id, directed by Kei Fujiwara (
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel review the bloody ballerina vs. gangsters film Pretty Lethal, directed by Vicky Jewson. So, did this movie have us spinning? Or did it fall off stage? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 149 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel tells Ariel about the show that is haunting her, before putting her cohost to the test about dance horror. What to watch before ne
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel sit down with director Donna Davies and writer Alexandra Heller-Nicholas about their groundbreaking and illuminating new documentary, 1000 Women in Horror. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Donna Davies & Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to hear our conversation! To hear the episode ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our pod
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel sit down with Grace Glowicki to talk about her wild and wonderfully gross horror romance Dead Lover. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Grace Glowicki to hear our conversation! To hear the episode ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Music, Stitcher, and Spotify. While you’re there,
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel are joined by two of our favorite guests, Casey of Bloody Good Horror and Jason of Dads From the Crypt. Together, we unpack the mayhem and the madness of The Bride, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. So, did this movie leave us ready to get hitched? Or are we filing for a divorce? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 148 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel put
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel talk neo noir and a very sweaty Dennis Quaid in our review of D.O.A. (1988), directed by Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton. So, were we living? Or was this dead on arrival? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 147 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel solves her would-be murder with a special little role-playing game. What to watch before next week: The Bride,
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Ariel talk teen obsession and popstar kidnapping in our review of Sweetness, directed by Emma Higgins. So, were we obsessed? Or did it leave us feeling bitter? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 146 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel gives Ariel a very sweet horror movie pop quiz. What to watch before next week: D.O.A. (1988). directed by Annabel Jankel and R
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel catch up with Natasha Kermani about her lush, feminist supernatural period horror film, The Dreadful. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Natasha Kermani to hear our conversation! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goog
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel chat with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli about their awesomely weird and surprisingly sweet body-horror film, Honey Bunch. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli to hear our conversation! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Faceb
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Rachel and Larry talk aquatic chompers in our review of Killer Whale, directed by Jo-Anne Brechin. So, was killer? Or did our hearts sink? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 145 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel puts Larry’s survival skills to the test. What to watch before next week: Honey Bunch directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. Support our Patreo
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel had the time of our lives sitting down with Toby Poster, Zelda Adams, and John Adams AKA The Adams family to discuss their latest film, Mother of Flies. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with The Adams Family to hear our conversation! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook pa
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel review 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, directed by Nia DaCosta. So, did we praise it? Or did we want it to go straight to hell? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 144 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Rachel breaks down all the latest women in horror news and we dig into some new trailers. What to watch before next week: Mother of Flies, directed by Toby Pos
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are joined by very special guest Larry from the Here’s Johnny Podcast to review Die My Love, directed by Lynne Ramsay. So, did we love it? Or did we want to die? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 143 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel and Larry get into one mother of a showdown when ranking cinematic horror moms. What to watch before next week: 28 Years
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, the whole Zombie Grrlz crew assembles for our annual year-ender to talk about our favorite horror films of 2025! So, did 2025 keep us fed? Or did we starve? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 142 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our patrons, we switch gears from movie lovers to movie haters to talk about the worst horror movies of 2025 and start getting hype for what’s to come in 2026. W
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel dig into the year that was 2025 and reveal our top 10 woman-directed horror movies of the year! So, did this year go down in history? Or was it just a downer? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 141 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. What to watch before next week: Die My Love, directed by Lynne Ramsay. Support our Patreon to access longer episodes, early releases, live shows, and much more, all ad-free! Want to be a
On this teaser episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel sit down with author, producer, and director Kier-La Janisse to discuss her chilling holiday ghost story, The Occupant in the Room. Listen to The More Deadly Director’s Cut with Kier-La Janisse to hear our conversation! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. Want to be a part of the show? We’d love to hear from you! Send feedback and questions to TheMoreDeadlyPodcast@gmail.com or on our Facebook page! Subscribe to our p
On this teaser episode of More Deadly, Ariel is joined by very special guest Casey from the Bloody Good Horror Podcast to review the highly anticipated killer android sequel, Five Nights at Freddy’s, directed by Emma Tammi. So, did this movie wind us up? Or was it a mechanical failure? Listen to The More Deadly Podcast Episode 140 to find out! For the full episode, subscribe to The More Deadly Podcast. To hear it ad-free and get access to exclusive bonus content, join our Patreon. In the extended version of this episode for our Patrons, Ariel breaks down some wild and spooky animatronic facts.
