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For most of her life, host Stella Cheeks was afraid of all things that went bump in the night. Despite having black hair, a bad attitude, and a bevy of tattoos, she was everything a horror fan was not. Mainly, scared! Until she turned thirty. Now with a newfound, totally unearned confidence, she is making up for lost time through friendship, exposure therapy, and, most spookily of all, academia!
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This month Stella Cheek's journey through the cinema depths takes us in a lighter, greener direction as we're joined by fan media renaissance man Ben Silverio to discuss the dopes, doo-wops, downfalls, and delights of everything Little Shop! Was the real horror capitalism all along... again? Is the original Corman movie a masterpiece, or should you…
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We're back, and we're headed to the prom! Stella Cheeks begins the second season of her bloody journey through horror film and life with a familair guest, as Erin Cline returns to discuss Carrie (and Carrie) with us! How much of this book did Stephen King really write? Can any male director make a good movie about women with powers? Have we lost al…
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It's time to break out the leotards and the leg warmers as Stella Cheeks and her special guest Helena Handbasket dance their way through feminist symbolism wrapped up in misogyny and blood. So much blood. Join them as they break down the horror franchise with the best aesthetic and the worst directors as they try to figure out if they love or hate …
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PLEASE NOTE: Stella's deep dislike of Phantasm seemed to have cursed her mic so the audio quality sounds like it's coming from another dimension. Consider it a bad director's choice, like the choice to make Phantasm 5. --- Sentinal spears are chasing Stella Cheeks and her special guest Jolene through a graveyard of dreams with nothing but a quadrup…
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Stella Cheeks and special guest Marcus Benjamin strap on their girdles and grab their boomsticks to talk all things Evil Dead. Join them as they go on a zombie-filled horror-comedy toxic masculinity rollercoaster that starts with "Maybe this is terrible" and ends with "Nope, this is very good actually." It's the Evil Dead way! Find the readings we …
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Stella Cheeks and special guest Jenna Dalgety tackle the Scream franchise. When does meta get too meta? And when is too meta the point? Join them as they share their hot takes like maybe Scream 3 is good actually, Ghostface as a gatekeeping nerd, and the untold love story of Billy & Stu. Come on. We had to make it gay somehow! Find the readings we …
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Stella Cheeks and special guest Elle Collins solve the Lament Configuration together as they tackle the dark, twisted, wet, and surprisingly sexy world of Clive Barker's Hellraiser. We have such sights...er sounds...to show...we mean talk to you about. Find the readings we mentioned here: https://tinyurl.com/yj7xnmsu…
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Stella Cheeks and special guest Rosemary Maybe literally cannot help but turn this horror podcast into a shipping podcast. Join them as they break down this 80s cult classic (and the subsequent sequel...there was definitely only one) in the only way two feral fandom queers can! Let's bring this dead kitty back to life! Find the readings we mentione…
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Stella Cheeks and special guest (and producer) Bobby Hoffman have been friends for years, and as such, he knew precisely what horror movie would push Stella to the limit! J They deep dive into the history of John Carpenter's The Thing, the iterations that came before (and after), and just why they think the film has and will stand the test of time.…
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IT's our first episode, and IT's a doozy. Join Stella Cheeks and her special guest Erin Cline as they discuss Stephen King's IT...all of IT. How do the movies compare to the 1,000+ page book? Why do people care about this stupid clown when there is a beautiful found family to obsess over RIGHT there? Did any parts of IT make Stella spooked? Stop as…
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Welcome to Spooky Thirties, a podcast where I, Stella Cheeks, a thirtysomething of questionable taste, invite my friends on to turn me into the horror obsessed fangirl I look like but never was. New episodes drop the 13th of every month! Get it? Cuz it's spooooooky.By NYD Productions
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