We're coming at you with a special episode for the start of spooky season, Pod People! Inspired by discussions in the horror community about whether Oz Perkins' Longlegs is a "scary" film and whether it qualifies as horror (spoiler alert, we definitely think it does), we discuss Longlegs within this context and also share five films that have shape…

Episode 55: Reading Fluency with Maryanne Wolf and guest host Ben Powers

Pod People, we had the opportunity to see Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat talk about their experiences filming Paranormal Activity at Midsummer Scream back in July...so we decided it was time to revisit a classic that was a pivotal addition to the found footage subgenre. We discuss our favorite experiences at Midsummer Scream, Katie and Micah's n…

We talk to Lor Gislason and Shelley Lavigne, the delightfully weird, goopy, and wonderful duo behind The Flesh of the Sea, a historical adventure-horror novella filled to the brim with queer longing, pirates, and all the monstrous things that lurk in the ocean. We discuss their collaboration process and the deep respect and friendship they have for…

We talk to Nicole Wolverton, Pushcart-nominated writer of speculative fiction and the author of the brand-new YA horror novel, A Misfortune of Lake Monsters. We discuss the resilience of young readers, the importance of YA horror, the beautiful interplay that can and should be humor, romance, and horror, all things cryptid, a whole lotta X-Files, a…

What better way to celebrate the lead-up to the Summer Olympics in Paris than by watching the Netflix fin-omenon Under Paris? We discuss the absolute smoke show of a man that is actor Nassim Lyes; the film's overt themes regarding global warming, environmental destruction, pollution, and capitalism; and we maybe sing a bit of a kid's ditty at one p…

We talk to Jeff Schmidt, writer and visionary behind Ominous Thrill, an immersive audio anthology series; sound engineer extraordinaire; and pioneer in the creative use of Binaural 3D and Spatial Audio in podcasts. We discuss how sound creates atmosphere in the horror genre, getting out of your own way to tackle the projects you're really passionat…

Pod People, we're giving you a double dose of film discussion this month, and next month, we'll have two creator interviews, because we are the honey badger of podcast, and we do what we want! In other words, scheduling. For our second dose of film goodness, we're discussing three short films by P. Patrick Hogan. We chat about Virtually and Killing…

Let's bend time, Pod People! This month, we discuss K-horror gem The Call, which centers around two women who can communicate through time via a cordless phone - similar to Frequency or Don't Let Go, but with some incredible twists we didn't see coming! We chat about manipulating the timeline, shifting alliances as the story unfolds, and THAT coda …

We talk to award-winning writer, performance poet, teaching artist, and tabletop roleplaying game designer Brandon O'Brien about his poetry collection, Can You Sign My Tentacle? We discuss the strangely parasocial and fleeting nature of asking celebrities for an autograph, eldritch gods hanging out in our thoughts and anxieties, the lore of the Lag…

Special guests Shelley Lavigne and Alexis DuBon join Tiffany to discuss Love Lies Bleeding, directed by Rose Glass and starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian. We discuss genre-bending films, the question of who is the villain in Love Lies Bleeding, feminine and masculine spaces, skullets, survival, yoga mat merkins, and more. We also discuss an …

We talk to award-winning author Sonora Taylor about her latest short story collection, Recreational Panic: Stories, published by Cemetery Gates Media. We discuss the insidiousness of influencer culture and white woman passive aggressiveness, the fine line between harmless fascination and full-blown idolatry of serial killers, food horror, deals wit…

Let's go to a film festival, Pod People! This month, we discuss one of the films we had the opportunity to view online during the Sundance Film Festival—Veni Vidi Vici. Friends, this foreign film doesn't pull any punches. It explores the lack of accountability that comes with immense wealth, the idea that the rich are basically untouchable when it …

We talk to award-winning author, screenwriter, and educator L. Marie Wood about her latest novella, 12 Hours, the second installment in the novella series friend-of-the-show RJ Joseph is editing for Raw Dog Screaming Press. We discuss the power of psychological/quiet horror, stream-of-consciousness narratives, the art of discovery while writing, an…

Happy Valentine's Day, Pod People! What better way to celebrate a day dedicated to L-O-V-E than to watch a deserted-island-survival-creature-feature with some gaslighting thrown in for good measure? That's right, today on the pod we're discussing the film Sweetheart, directed by J.D. Dillard and featuring a stellar performance by Kiersey Clemons. W…

We talk to Laura Picklesimer about her award-winning, bitingly satirical serial killer novel, Kill for Love. We discuss the glaring disparities between fraternities and sororities, the culture of Greek life on college campuses, the drive for something more when our protagonist, Tiffany, reaches peak perfection according to societal standards, awake…

Happy New Year, Pod People! What better way to kick off 2024 than watching Suitable Flesh, a campy, Lifetime-esque adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's “The Thing on the Doorstep?” Did we mention it also stars Heather Graham and horror royalty Barbara Crampton? We quote some terrific one-liners from the film, discuss the complete disregard for medical et…

Merry Killmas, y'all. We talk to fiction writer, screenwriter, and film professor Brian McAuley about his holiday slasher Candy Cain Kills. We discuss how Brian's background in screenwriting informs his storytelling, the real-life terrors of Christo-facism, including a particularly terrifying Bible story, the experience of writing creative kills, a…

Happy Krampusknacht, Pod People. Tis the season to be scary, so we watched Rare Exports, a Finnish film heavy on Krampus and Joulupukki/Yule Goat lore. We discuss the darker side of Santa, the naughty or nice list, childhood innocence, and good old-fashioned Christmas capitalism. There's also a lot of discussion of holiday wang, because there is a …

We talk to Elgin award-winning L’nu’skw (Mi’kmaw) writer and poet Tiffany Morris about her debut novella Green Fuse Burning. We discuss the duality of nature - its ability to both give and take life - the importance of swampcore and ecohorror at a time of severe climate distress, Indigenous perspectives on identity, spirituality, and connection wit…

We get a little romantical discussing the genre-bending film Spring, directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead. We discuss delicious monster body horror, risking it all for someone special, wanderlust and the beauty of the Italian countryside, found family, and a whole lot of philosophy and science and biology as it relates to the body, the evo…

We talk to writer and editor Nico Bell about her novelette Open House and her forthcoming novel Static Screams. We discuss the strange rituals that are real-life open houses, the terrifying nature of smart homes, why family dynamics are such ripe fodder for horror, writing villains who truly believe they are the hero of their own story, and more. P…

We discuss Gaspar Noe's Climax, a deeply unsettling film about the human condition, bad drug trips, and what happens when unspoken social contracts are burned to the ground. We discuss the phenomenal cast, mostly composed of dancers without acting experience who improvised a large portion of this film, awe-inducing single/long shots in the film, an…

We discuss Andrzej Żuławski's 1981 film Possession, which has recently seen a bit of a renaissance within the horror community despite being labeled a video nasty and banned/censored/edited when first released. We talk about the behind-the-scenes lore of the film, the absolute force that is Isabelle Adjani, the horror inherent in a marriage failing…

We talk to Bram Stoker and Shirley Jackson award-nominated author and horror academic RJ Joseph about her short story collection Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted. We discuss how her experience as a Black woman living in Texas influences her storytelling, the importance of giving voice to characters and people who rarely get the opportunity …

We discuss Huesera: The Bone Woman directed by Michelle Garza Cervera. We talk about Mexican folklore, the horrors of domesticity and pregnancy, the concept of rewilding, and a whole lotta spiders, broken bones, and brujas. Content warnings for discussions of pregnancy, postpartum depression, and some pretty gnarly body horror. Huesera: The Bone Wo…

We talk to poet, author, and sex worker Stephanie Parent about her novel, The Briars. We discuss what the media gets wrong about sex work, contemporary Gothic storytelling, the thin line between pleasure and pain, feminine rage, queer love, ghosts, and more. You can purchase The Briars through: Cemetery Gates Media - https://cemeterygatesmedia.com/…

We talk to independent filmmaker Greg Pritikin about his latest feature, The Mistress, which debuted in select theaters this week. We discuss Greg's Queen Anne Victorian home in Angelino Heights, which served as the location for The Mistress; the biological desire to believe in the supernatural; the influence of Alfred Hitchcock and Psycho on The M…

Episode 54: Executive Functioning in Children with Developmental Language Disorder with Leah Kapa. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ubCHsjoAAAAJ&hl=en

On this very special episode, Nikki interviews Horror in the Margins' very own Co-Host Tiffany Michelle Brown about her new feminist horror collection, How Lovely To Be a Woman: Stories and Poems. We discuss the inspiration behind her most personal work, examine the terrifying consequences of societal conditioning and failings of white feminism, an…

We discuss the genre-defying Polish film The Lure directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska, based loosely on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale The Little Mermaid. We talk about man-eating sirens, the tension between fame and family, the themes of exploitation and agency, and monstrous sexuality. Also, did we mention this one's a musical? Content warnin…

We talk to Bram Stoker Award-nominated author J.A.W. McCarthy about her rock and roll succubi novella Sleep Alone. We discuss the best live shows we've ever been to and what made them memorable, our belief that succubi and vampires are inherently queer, body horror, intergenerational trauma, and the undeniable importance of belonging. AND because S…

Happy Pride, Pod People! During June, we're spotlighting works that explore gender and sensuality and represent the queer experience. Pride is a time to celebrate but also a time to recognize the LGBTQIA community is under attack and needs our support. Please consider supporting the queer community however you can, not only this month, but year-rou…

During the discussion about the new CDC guidelines beginning ~ 13:22, Pam misstated that at 30 months of age, the average boy is producing about 200 words and the average girl is producing about 300 words at 30 months. Those estimates are for 24 months. Specifically, the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventories (2nd edition) provide th…

We discuss Piggy directed by Carlota Pereda, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. We talk about the ways in which Piggy subverts the classic revenge narrative through a rich and nuanced coming-of-age story, the often-problematic portrayal of fat characters and bodies within the horror genre, and how tempting it is to fall for the bad boy.…

We talk to Nebula Award-nominated author Ai Jiang about her latest release, Linghun, now available through Dark Matter Press. We discuss the myriad ways in which grief can haunt us, the capitalistic exploitation of sorrow in the town of HOME, the innate power of names, loss in the context of immigration, and the importance of letting go of the dead…

Episode 52: Implementation science and the power of partnerships with Natalie Douglas and Amy WonkkaImplementation Science IS for All: The Power of Partnerships | MGH IHPHow a Power Differential Between Clinicians and Researchers Contributes to the Research-to-Practice Gap: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-22-00207 Episode resources: Im…

Episode 51: Interprofessional practice and qualitative research with Danika Pfeiffer. Welcome to See Hear Speak Podcast Episode 51. In this episode I talk with Speech Pathologist, Researcher, Educator and Podcast Host, Danika Pfeiffer about her experiences and research reporting on Interprofessional collaboration and her qualitative research workin…

Episode 50: Mary Rasner interviews creator and host Tiffany HoganImplementation Science IS for All: The Power of Partnerships | MGH IHPTools Chart Overview | NCII (intensiveintervention.org)The Generic Implementation Framework for School-based Research and Practice Toolkit (Komesidou & Hogan, 2023): https://osf.io/evu5r/…

We discuss Tigers Are Not Afraid directed by Issa López. We talk about magical realism, fairytales, the price of magic, and the powerful lens of horror filmmaking to explore harrowing reality of gang violence, human trafficking, and missing women and children worldwide. Content warnings for discussions of violence against women and children, school…

We talk to Bram Stoker Award-nominated author Laurel Hightower about her latest release, Every Woman Knows This: A Horror Collection, released by Death Knell Press. Laurel provides bourbon pairings for four of the stories from her collection, and we discuss the perils of motherhood, people who ask us to smile, generational trauma, body dysmorphia, …

We discuss Daina Reid's Run, Rabbit, Run, which premiered at 2023 Sundance Film Festival. We talk about the complexity of motherhood, the innate viciousness of little girls, and our love of ghost stories. Also, the dad jokes and puns are out of control in this episode. You have been warned! Run, Rabbit, Run has been picked up by Netflix and will av…

http://www.sarahelizabethcarr.com. For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball:https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/01/19/magazine/schoolchildren-struggling-read-covid-19-has-been-wrecking-ball/Boston Globe MagazineHow Black activists in northern Virginia transformed the way children learn to readhttps://hechingerreport.org…

We talk to Eric Raglin, author of the short story collections Nightmare Yearnings and Extinction Hymns and the creator of Cursed Morsels Press, about keeping horror weird, the immaculate Midwestern vibes in his work, anti-capitalist fiction, and what's next for Cursed Morsels. Eric also treats us to a reading of Heirlooms, a story from Extinction H…

We discuss Nikyatu Jusu's Nanny and along the way, the false promise of the American dream, the ways in which white feminism often excludes women of color, power dynamics, and African folklore as presented in the film. Nanny is available to stream on Amazon Prime. The song we reference toward the end of the podcast during a pivotal scene in the fil…

Episode 48: The ListeningSLP Sydney Bassard: https://www.thelisteningslp.com/ https://www.instagram.com/thelisteningslp/ A Day with Mom: https://artistmadridbooks.com/day-with-mom/ https://www.amazon.com/Bedtime-Bonnet-Nancy-Redd/dp/1984895249

Episode 47: The diagnosis of developmental language disorder with Jeanne TigheResources: DLD for families book: https://bcpractice.com/developmental-language-disorder-guide-for-parents-and-families/SPICES article: https://pubs.asha.org/doi/10.1044/2022_AJSLP-21-00295radld.orgdldandme.orgJT’s favorite book was: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Y…

Episode 46: The brain basis of dyslexia, ADHD and dyslexia, and summer slump with Joanna Christodoulou

Episode 45: Anti-oppressive curricula with Indigo Young

Episode 44: ACC with Cathy Binger. Don't know that AAC is? Check it out!