Taped in front of a live convention audience, it's the first Annual Horror Romance Awards! Hosted by your hopelessly romantic and bloodthirsty hosts, Jen and Dawn, The Women In Caskets honor this year those who exemplify romance, devotion, and fine homicidal homemaking. With categories ranging from "Relationship Goals" to "I Would Do Anything For Y…

This has been on the docket for a long time and it's finally here. Join Dawn and Jen as they pick apart the good and bad in both chapters of Andrés Muschietti's It. There's a lot of good in these movies, and a lot of not good, so sit back, relax, and let your hosts get a lot of issues off their chests. A lot of issues. And because of those issues, …

In 2015, Jen and Dawn sat down to list out their choices for the 10 most feminist-friendly films for new horror fans to watch. It was a good list. A fine list. A fine and goodly list. It is now an outdated list. Join the Women In Caskets as they look back and realize mistakes were made and update their list to reflect many of the amazing films that…

Welcome to the first of an experimental format here on the podcast, where a topic is chosen and one of your hosts takes a swing at it. Today... we need to talk about Mike Hanlon and the new adaptation of Stephen King's It. How a brilliant and vital part of the Losers Club was reduced to a shadow of his former self, and how that may have happened. S…

After far too long, the Women In Caskets Return with a much anticipated look at one of their favorite films of all time: Clive Barker's Hellraiser. And this time, they've brought a friend to solve the puzzle box with them, Lindsay Jones (RWBY, Camp Camp, Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth). Join the intrepid trio as they discuss this blood-soaked fa…

If you ever wanted a lesson in not dismissing a film based on it's plot summary, look no further than Coralie Fargeat's, Revenge. Dawn and Jen gleefully take you though this expertly crafted, symbol-laden, stunningly beautiful example of their least favorite cinematic trope: the rape/revenge flick. So, warning: discussion of sexual assault and the …

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. After three movies and over thirty years, daring filmmaker Fede Álvarez does the unthinkable and helms a remake*, daring the fates to strike him down. ...and no one was more surprised than your hosts that he actually …

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. Coming off of the successful Darkman and a deal with Universal, Raimi and company set their sights on the distant past, an epic journey, and a clear focus. ...and almost forget where the heart and soul of the series r…

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. After a grueling and miserable flop for their second feature, Raimi and company reluctantly set their sights on a sequel and finally work the kinks out of this whole movie making thing. ...while still almost killing a…

It's time again, for Dawn and Jen to go on a journey of re-discovery through one of horror's most beloved franchises: The Evil Dead. With difficult financing, disastrous location shoots, and being banned outright in several countries, Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead should never have worked. And yet it did. The Evil Dead franchise changed the face of hor…

This episode was recorded live at DePaul's Pop Culture Conference: A Celebration of Slashers! Joined by the esteemed Dr. Karra Shimabukuro and Professor Danielle Meijer, Dawn posits the question: Were slasher films good for women or bad? You can probably guess the answer, but a wonderful time was had by all! A HUGE thanks to the team at DePaul for …

With Jen in Australia, your hosts think it's high time we talked about some Australian horror and took a close look at a problematic favorite: Storm Warning. According to the box office, none of you saw it, but we have a strange affection for it, despite it's rather glaring and offensive flaws. Speaking of: this movie regrettably comes with a hefty…

We've been talking about this movie for so long, we almost can't believe we haven't done a full episode on it. But we haven't, so this episode, the Women In Caskets take a moment to rave about another favorite. So let's join our favorite documentarian, Taylor Gentry, as she goes Behind the Mask, and witnesses The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Spoiler aler…

Every year, Save Horror runs a horror-themed March Madness bracket, and for the last three years running, we have challenged The Rants Macabre, Miskatonic Musings and now Test Pattern to a friendly competition. But that means we have some decisions to make. Would you like to hear us make them? Welcome to the Horrordome, 64 movies enter, one leaves!…

For their third anniversary, the Women In Caskets take a moment to reflect on some favorites and bring you not one, but two terrifying top ten lists. The first list answers the question, what would you consider the most impactful deaths in horror? The ones that reach right in and rip your emotions out or set the stage for the horror to come? The se…

Once again, our Patrons prove how much they love to hear the Women In Caskets cry by making us watch a horrible movie. This time around, our patron Kimberly is making us watch: Death Spa (1990) Join your hosts as they valiantly try to figure out what the hell is going on in this deadliest of spas while being distracted by familiar faces, snacks, an…

What do Gothic romance, fairy tale and old Hollywood have in common? They make up the heart and soul of Guillermo del Toro's trilogy of masterpieces: The Devil's Backbone, Pan's Labyrinth, and The Shape of Water. The master himself calls these films his cinematic soul, so let's take some time to peel back the layers and see how these three films lo…

On this episode, your hosts get to have a laugh-out-loud chat with Dana DeLorenzo, one of the stars of Ash vs Evil Dead. They talk about what makes Kelly Maxwell a hero, their favorite moments from Season Two, look ahead to Season Three, and along the way they instigate a gif war. No, seriously, this is a thing now. Gif wars. Get ready. Season Thre…

This week, the Women In Caskets welcome Writer/Director Steven DeGennaro to join us as we talk about his movie, Found Footage 3D. We learn a little about how difficult the "simple" found footage film can be and along the way find ourselves talking about at least five other films, Fantastic Fest and the odd career of Keanu Reeves. So before you and …

2017 was a stellar year for horror and what better way to kick off 2018 than to take a look back at the best. After much deliberation and a few small arguments, the Women In Caskets would like to offer you their top ten horror films of 2017. And a few honorable mentions. And a couple of movies they actually hated. And a look back and some Fantastic…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 - No, 2 - Holiday Horror Movies. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 - No, 2 - Holiday Horror Movies. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 - No, 2 - Holiday Horror Movies. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 - No, 2 - Holiday Horror Movies. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

From December 25th through Jan 5th, the world celebrates the 12 Days of Christmas with Saints, carols, and a song featuring a LOT of presents. But the Women In Caskets have their own twisted version of the holiday. 12 Days. 1 Holiday Horror Movie. Dawn's Last Nerve. Welcome to the annual 12 Days of So You Don't Have To. An excruciatingly detailed r…

Happy Holidays! In honor of the season, the Women In Caskets take a long overdue look at a previous Fantastic Fest favorite, Better Watch Out (formerly Safe Neighborhood). It's a ho-ho-horrific home invasion gone completely bonkers and we thought it was a ton of fun. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fri…

Happy Halloween! In honor of this most wonderful of holidays, Jen and Dawn sat down with Director Jon Schnitzer and legendary Haunt actor Shar Mayer to talk about the Fantastic Fest stand-out, Haunters: the Art of the Scare. In this extra-special chat, Jon and Shar talk about the tenacity required when making a documentary from hundreds of hours of…

The following was originally aired on our Patreon Mar 6th, 2017. Happy Halloween, everybody! When Jen and Dawn asked themselves what they wanted to do for Women In Horror month, there was really only one answer: plan a bloodbath. Join the Women In Caskets as they tell you the unfortunate story of the women of F.I.N.A.L., or the FINAL Girls as they'…

The following was originally aired on our Patreon March 2nd, 2017. Happy Halloween, everybody! When Jen and Dawn asked themselves what they wanted to do for Women In Horror month, there was really only one answer: plan a bloodbath. Join the Women In Caskets as they tell you the unfortunate story of the women of F.I.N.A.L., or the FINAL Girls as the…

The following was originally aired on our Patreon Feb. 27th, 2017. Happy Halloween, everybody! When Jen and Dawn asked themselves what they wanted to do for Women In Horror month, there was really only one answer: plan a bloodbath. Join the Women In Caskets as they tell you the unfortunate story of the women of F.I.N.A.L., or the FINAL Girls as the…

The following was originally aired on our Patreon Feb. 23rd, 2017. Happy Halloween, everybody! When Jen and Dawn asked themselves what they wanted to do for Women In Horror month, there was really only one answer: plan a bloodbath. Join the Women In Caskets as they tell you the unfortunate story of the women of F.I.N.A.L., or the FINAL Girls as the…

The following is, one again, not a normal podcast. It's a simple conversation between four friends about a truly heinous situation that has continued to unfold around us in ever expanding circles. In the week before Fantastic Fest, we sat down to directly address the situation that had developed with Tim League, Devin Faraci, and Fantastic Fest. We…

It's the most wonderful(ish) time of year! Join Jen and Dawn as they recap the films and events from Fantastic Fest 2017. There are no spoilers in our festival recaps so enjoy worry-free! Recaps will go live as we are able to record them. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (v…

It's the most wonderful(ish) time of year! Join Jen and Dawn as they recap the films and events from Fantastic Fest 2017. There are no spoilers in our festival recaps so enjoy worry-free! Recaps will go live as we are able to record them. Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (v…

The following is not a normal podcast. There's no discussion of movies, television or games, there's no pithy clips pulled to highlight our points. It's a simple conversation between four friends about a truly heinous situation that we've found ourselves having to deal with this week and as such it is a bit disorganized and emotionally raw. This po…

What movies do the Women In Caskets disagree on? What do they watch on TV when not covering horror? What horror movie(s) do they think should be remade? These are a few of the questions that have been asked along the way and Dawn and Jen think it's high time they do something about that. So tune in, won't you, as they take a little snack break from…

Love. War. Guilt. Hatred. Fear. Vengeance. Technology. Since 2011, Black Mirror has been, in our humble opinion, the pinnacle of using technology, science fiction, and horror to delve deep into what makes humanity tick and how the human condition can be so easily twisted and manipulated. So obviously, we're gonna gush all over it in a super-sized e…

The marine biology is all wrong, the dolphins are smarter than the humans, and the control room is from an entirely different movie, but all of that pales in comparison to awful, terrible, and absolute BOREDOM experienced by Jen and Dawn as they're forced to watch Jaws 3D (in 2D). Spoilers: It's actually Jurassic Park at Sea World. No really. It to…

Recorded Live at ArmadilloCon in Austin, TX! The Women in Caskets try to make sense of all those horror movies featuring, "Based on a True Story," in their title cards. From films that bear only a passing semblance to their source to somewhat faithful adaptations, serial killers to killer animals, and the truly gutsy ones that just made it all up a…

Jen and Dawn sink their teeth into two movies that wowed them at Fantastic Fest 2016: Raw and The Eyes of My Mother. Both feature women struggling with their internal demons, dysfunctional families, and what it means to be whole and they do it by focusing wholly on the women at the center of their macabre tales. Haunting and visceral, together they…

Before Dawn and Jen take a close look at two films featuring women who are not, as they say, all together sane, they wanted to to take a broader look at the way "crazy" women have been portrayed in horror cinema and television. In the second of a two-part series, your hosts talk about what hysteria is historically and start to break down the differ…

Before Dawn and Jen take a close look at two films featuring women who are not, as they say, all together sane, they wanted to to take a broader look at the way "crazy" women have been portrayed in horror cinema and television. In the first of a two-part series, your hosts talk about what hysteria is historically and start to break down the differe…

This week, Jen and Dawn give you a rundown of shows that aren't horror, but contain horrific elements you might terrifying and/or downright delightful. From Lynchian Gnomes to super-hero horror, the Women in Caskets hope you find something new and exciting to watch, or even just gain an appreciation for the sometimes odd places horror can be found.…