A podcast about films of quiet horror
We tackle our first documentary with The Last Sacrifice, a sprawling look at the 1945 murder that inspired the story behind The Wicker Man and, by extension, the folk horror film genre and modern paganism. Like the doc, our discussion moves from the inciting incident and into why we think stories like these endure. Also, a moment of silence for never getting the opportunity to be 1970s witches.
We found the ideal “quiet little horror as giallo”—1976’s The House with Laughing Windows. We discuss weird Italian towns, brightly-lit attics, and this film’s overlap with folk horror. Also: what’s in that bag?
In which we continue our Powell and Pressburger coverage and identity three primary life lessons: men should wear more shorts, don’t repress your emotions and thus lose your mind, and no colonialism. Let’s talk about Black Narcissus.
Ambition, Technicolor, fairy tales, how to be an artist in an unforgiving society, and terrible, terrible men. Let’s talk about Powell and Pressburger’s The Red Shoes.
This episode is the all about the hallucinatory Technicolor, Japanese ghost story anthology film Kwaidan. We discuss the film’s theatrical style, the enduring power of folklore and why you probably shouldn’t marry strange women you meet in snowy woods.
Tio Guillermo finally got his passion project Frankenstein on the screen and we have thoughts. We talk about the adaptation’s cinematic legacy, the story’s historical origins and all the details of Oscar Isaac’s obsessive, villainous character study.
We close another year and our sixth full season with a list of our favorite episodes and films from 2025, as well as what we’re looking forward to in 2026. Thanks for listening and happy new year!
The end of the year seems like a good time for a surrealistic descent into paranoia and madness, so let’s watch 1976’s The Tenant. We’re joined this time by friend of the podcast Michael Fogus to discuss the novel from which the film was adapted, themes of social conformity and identity, and why Isabelle Adjani is just the best.
Things we like: difficult women, slices of the early 2000s, and weird little films turned cult classics. Therefore, we like director Lucky McKee’s 2002 film debut May. In this episode, we discuss the unique tone, story and antiheroine of this horrifically offbeat character study.
It’s Robert Altman season at QLH. We discussed his film Images a few seasons ago and it’s about time we circle back to the other two films in his “woman-focused” trilogy: That Cold Day in the Park and 3 Women. We cover: dream states, women’s madness, power dynamics, doubles, different dimensions and how our favorite Altman films are possibly the least Altman-esque of the bunch.