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Quiet Little Horrors

A podcast about films of quiet horror

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Posted on July 2, 2023July 1, 2023

Episode 04.10: Picnic at Hanging Rock

It’s summer for us at Quiet Little Horrors, so it’s the perfect season to picnic, loll dreamily on the lawn, and disappear into an ancient, mysterious rock formation, never to be seen by humans again. We get metaphorical with our coming-of-age theme while discussing 1975’s Picnic at Hanging Rock.

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Posted on June 18, 2023July 1, 2023

Episode 04.09: Hatching

This month we’re looking at some bloody coming of age tales, beginning with the 2022 Finnish film Hatching, which is half weirdly adorable creature feature and half what damage girls have do to deal with their inherited demons.

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Posted on May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

Episode 04.08: The Mafu Cage

We continue our discussion of twisted sisters with this overlooked gem of 1970s psychological horror: The Mafu Cage, featuring Carol Kane and Lee Grant as a pair of codependent siblings who drag each other past the point of repair.

Content warning for implied animal harm (nothing graphic) and incest.

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Posted on May 14, 2023May 13, 2023

Episode 04.07: Sisters

This month we’re taking on a couple of films about the relationships between twisted sisters, starting, appropriately enough, with Sisters, from Brian De Palma in 1972. We discuss women who cause trouble, women who aren’t believed, and women who might not be what they seem.

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Posted on April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

Episode 04.06: You Are Not My Mother

And we’re back! Apologies for the interruption in regular podcast programming. But we return with the second half of our discussion of modern Irish horror and a look at Kate Dolan’s 2021’s film You Are Not My Mother, which twists expectations of metaphorical folklore in fascinating ways.

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Posted on March 12, 2023March 13, 2023

Episode 04.05: Irish Horror

Our first episode of March is a springboard into the quietly blossoming world of contemporary Irish horror film. We discuss the emerging genre, its deep roots in folklore, and two representative recent films: 2015’s The Hallow and 2022’s Mandrake.

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Posted on February 26, 2023February 25, 2023

Episode 04.04: The Brood

We continue our Cronenberg discussion with one of his thorniest films, psychologically speaking: 1979’s The Brood. Thesis statement: emotions are real and powerful and if you don’t process them properly, murderous rage babies will result.

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Posted on February 12, 2023February 12, 2023

Episode 04.03: The Fly

It’s David Cronenberg season here at QLH. We kick off a pair of episodes on his extensive, intensive, and twisted body of work (see what we did there) with 1986’s The Fly. We discuss the film’s connections to the original, disease metaphors, and the unbearable oddness of being Jeff Goldblum.

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Posted on January 29, 2023January 29, 2023

Episode 04.02: Lamb

We continue this month’s parenthood theme with the 2021 horrific fairy tale Lamb, which turns out to be more than just a weirdly cute A24 marketing campaign. We discuss the dark side of wanting a child, the traditional martyrdom of mothers, and, once again, how fairy tales are actually kind of messed up.

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Posted on January 15, 2023January 15, 2023

Episode 04.01: Eraserhead

Happy New Year! This month we’re discussing films that deal with the topic of parenthood, so the first film we’re taking on is, of course, David Lynch’s 1977 Eraserhead. What a way to start the year. Hold on to your hair.

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