Lesbian Ghosts

Sapphic Culture Club

It's the month that contains Halloween at the end of it, so OF COURSE we must fill the entire preceeding 30 days with creepy stuff. We kick things off by talking about our fave LESBIAN GHOSTS in their many manifestations. Our haaaaunting discussion will cover Rebecca (1940), The Uninvited (1944), Portrait of a Lady on Fire (you may have heard of it), The Haunting of Bly Manor, and "San Junipero".

Also, big shout out to our fave queer horror consultant, Heather Petrocelli (@queerforfear on IG) for her support on this episode. (Don't forget to take her Portrait of a Lady on Fire survey!! http://onlinesurveys.ac.uk/on-fire)

Heather's lesbian ghost / ghosts of lesbianism list

• Rebecca (1940)
• The Uninvited (1944)
• The Curse of the Cat People (1944) Sequel to Cat People (1942)
• The Haunting (1963)
• Ghost (1990)
• Mulholland Drive (2001)
• Hex (2004-2005)
• Gekijōban Zero / Fatal Frame: The Movie (2014)
• Alena (2015)
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
• The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020)
• Fear Street (particularly Part 3: 1666) (2021)

Episode transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wtFl2mkFmGGDhWbI7zPpjokhpuF4IT01hPkUgYxMu3A/edit?usp=sharing

Spoiler timestamps:

• Rebecca: 00:20:12 to 00:26:27
• The Uninvited: 00:26:37 to 00:29:45
• Portrait of a Lady on Fire: 00:33:07 to 00:36:41
• Bly Manor: 00:37:07 to 00:45:11
• "San Junipero": 00:49:10 to 00:51:01

Links from the show:

• Heather Petrocelli's "From Subtext to Text: Queered Gothic & Horror Film Throughout Time": https://youtu.be/NCNwAJe6vo0
• In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado: https://carmenmariamachado.com/in-the-dream-house
• Wilder Girls by Rory Power: https://itsrorypower.com/books/wilder-girls/
• The Celluloid Closet streaming options: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-celluloid-closet
• The Celluloid Closet book options: https://g.co/kgs/2L7rhG