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World of Horror with Mom & Mac

Mom & Mac / Christina Hare & Mac Hare

Mother and son team Mom and Mac discuss, analyze, dissect and explore international horror movies. Conversations are casual but spoiler-heavy. We take turns choosing a genre or subgenre of horror and pairing an international film with an American one. Past episodes have included: Funny Games, One Missed Call, Let the Right One In/Let Me In. Genres we have covered are Animal Attack (BOAR from Australia and TREMORS); Creepy Kids (GOODNIGHT, MOMMY from Austria and ORPHAN); Battle Royale-type films

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61:18

EYES WITHOUT A FACE / LES YEUX SANS VISAGE & PEEPING...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/06/17

WoHos!This is part two of our Whole Squad Pod 1960-isode edition of the show. In part one, we looked at Alfred Hitchcock's PSYCHO. In this episode, we look at LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE and PEEPING TOM.These films have everything: Daddy issues, childhood trauma, death by German Shepherd, death by tripod, random dance breaks, nosy neighbors and masks.Coming up in our It Means the World of Horror to Me™ series, The Lynchisode with our friends and super WoHos, Lindley and River. We

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89:02

ICHI THE KILLER & HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/06/15

WoHos!This week it is Mac's Picks of Killer movies with ICHI THE KILLER (2001) from Japan and HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986) from the US.ICHI THE KILLER (2001):A sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer comes across a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain the enforcer can only dream about.HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (1986):Henry (Michael Rooker) is released from prison following his mother's murder. He supplements his job as an exterminator with

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55:15

PSYCHO (1960) Episode 73: Whole Squad Pod Bonus Pt. 1...

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2022/06/13

WoHos!We got the whole squad together to talk about three heavy hitters from 1960: PSYCHO, LES YEUX SAN VISAGE / EYES WITHOUT A FACE, and PEEPING TOM. We talked A LOT, so this Bonus will be in two pieces.This is Part One of two, wherein Quinn breaks down Hitchcock's classic proto-slasher, PSYCHO. Stay tuned for Part Two coming out real soon.This movie has everything: Mommy issues, primitive psychoanalysis, paternalism, transphobia, and ableism at their best, but they tried (?) We also have

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49:09

DEAD RINGERS & DR. JEKYLL AND SISTER HYDE Episode 72:...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/06/07

WoHos!This week I looked at two Foundational films about identity.DR. JECKYLL AND SISTER HYDE is a 1971 British horror film directed by Roy Ward Baker based on the 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The film was made by British studio Hammer Film Productions and was their third adaptation of the story after The Ugly Duckling and The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll. The film is notable for showing Jekyll transform into a female Hyde; it also incorporates into the

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57:13

CORALINE Episode 71: Cat Sole Special Guest: It Means...

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2022/05/29

WoHos!This week Cat Sole, from the Kill the Cat Podcast joined us for an interview and to discuss her It Means the World of Horror to Me™ Pick, CORALINE.Our guest this week is Cat Sole. She is a filmmaker, screenplay consultant, script editor, WoHo and co-host of the amazing film and screenwriting podcast, “Kill the Cat”.Some questions remain. Is there anything more scary than a flying cockroach?How traumatizing is this movie, anyway?What animation syle is the scariest to you?Why is Mac so weirded

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30:46

THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC / RATU ILMU HITAM (1981) &...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/05/25

This week I look at two stories of revenge. THE QUEEN OF THE MAGIC (1981) from Indonesia and KURONEKO / THE BLACK CAT (1968) from JapanContent warning: RapeShoutouts to Niina Doherty's essay on THE QUEEN OF BLACK MAGIC. You can read that here.Thanks to Dismembering Horror Episode 158--September 2021https://www.dismemberinghorror.com/Episode 158 on SpotifyThanks to The Criterion Correction Episode 79--October 2017Thanks to Hank of The Pillbox Movies--My Wife is a Cat Demon: Let's Watch

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122:56

GOODNIGHT, MOMMY & ORPHAN Episode 69: Don't Worry,...

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2022/05/10

WoHos!Mom's pick was Creepy Kids. We looked at ORPHAN from the US and GOODNIGHT MOMMY / ICH SEH, ICH SEH from Austria. As per, spoilers abound including the two big "twists" in these two flicks.We enjoyed (some of) the performances in ORPHAN, but really hated the way the husband was drawn.We enjoyed GOODNIGHT, MOMMY so much more!Give both a (re) view and have a listen!Mom & Mac Chat Content/Preview: Mac's water is turned off today (on recording day), talking to those you

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20:34

10 RILLINGTON PLACE Episode 68: World of Foundational...

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2022/05/04

WoHos!I couldn't wait. I kind of had to do this one to get it out of my head.Trigger warning, this mini involves discussion of a rapist and serial killer.10 RILLINGTON PLACE was not on my radar, but it got under my skin and I am so glad I gave it a chance. Have you seen it? WoHos! Get in touch!https://linktr.ee/WorldofHorror Support the showInterstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported

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62:30

ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) Episode 67: It Means the World...

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2022/05/02

WoHo's!It's a special It Means the World of Horror to Me episode!Original Friend of the ShowTM, Quinn was nice enough to come by with one of her favorite horror films: ROSEMARY'S BABY from 1968. We spoil the hell out of it, as per, so if you don't want it spoiled, have a watch or rewatch before you listen.We are both such fans of the cinematography, the performances, the suspense and creep factors built on a toxic marriage, and the already tenuous proposition of pregnancy! What

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95:47

TREMORS & BOAR Episode 66: Fella in a Friendly Way...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/04/27

WoHos!!This week we are covering Mac's picks for Animal Attack movies: TREMORS from the US & BOAR from Australia. They couldn't have been paired better as they both deal with small communities out in the sticks coming together to fight nasty beasties.In Mom & Mac chat, we recount a funny story when Mac asked me if he could use the "C" word. When he was eight!We uncover some big truths about the nature of words and gender.We also get a little spiritual about it when it

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76:44

THE THING (1982) Episode 65: Film vs. Film Podcast...

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2022/04/17

WoHos!This week we talked practical effects, sausage parties, paranoia, isolation, childhood sleepovers, bro-ing out and how damn good looking Kurt Russell is in this movie.We had Martin and Boaz on from the wonderful Film vs. Film podcast in the second part of our Crossover Extravaganza 2022. For the first part, go check out their episode on Vampire Films from April 8, 2022. It was a blast! Martin's invitation inspired us to create this spinoff bonus series with other podcast people and

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123:51

CARRIE (1976) & THELMA Episode 64 (Girl Power! /...

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2022/04/04

WoHo's!SUMMARYWhat do you call this genre of horror? Supernatural teens? Puberty pandemonium? Menarche Mayhem (at least in one case)? Parent's (REALLY) Just Don't Understand?We learn this week that (A) you sure 'nuff can't keep 'em down on the farm and (B) when that "old time" religion is cast aside in favor of the oldest of religions, things get a little crazy in the best possible way!We discuss THELMA from Norway and CARRIE (1976) from the

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37:16

FRESH (2022) Episode 63: Meat Cute

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/03/25

WoHos!Mac came to town to have lunch and so we had to record a bonus mini on FRESH, the best advertisement for veganism I have seen lately! Spoilers abound, so if you haven't seen FRESH yet, I'd encourage you to do so. We'll be here when you get back.We explore the pretty much successful feminist themes and bemoan some of the less successful intersectional feminist themes in the film.There's a lot to celebrate here, and we are not just talking about Sebastian Stan's dance

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96:41

BATTLE ROYALE & THE BELKO EXPERIMENT Episode 62: To...

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2022/03/14

WoHos!This week we got real killy with it as we looked at Battle Royale-type films with BATTLE ROYALE (2000) from Japan & THE BELKO EXPERIMENT (2017) from the USA.Mac did his best to explain BATTLE ROYALE to me and we have feelings about THE BELKO EXPERIEMENT.Questions abound: Why does the lead have such robust plot armor? (TM--Mac) Why wasn't the cleaning crew local?? Why is there an armory in the building, anyway? Next time on the main episode we will look at psychological horror with

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51:59

VAMPYR Episode 61: Devin Dimattia Special Guest World...

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2022/03/12

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70:01

BEETLEJUICE & THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME Episode...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/02/28

WoHos! Mom's genre pick this week is Haunted Houses and we looked at THE HOUSE AT THE END OF TIME (2013) from Venezuela 🇻🇪 and BEETLEJUICE (1988) from US.The portrayal of the husbands in both movies was not great, but we enjoyed them both, anyway.Biggest takeaway: Catherine O' Hara is our once and future queen! Next week look for another foundational mini and one our next main episode is Mac's picks of Battle Royale-style splatter films: BATTLE ROYALE & THE BELKO

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11:58

SHOCK / SCHOCK Episode 59: World of Foundational...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/02/27

WoHo's!This mini mini is about Mario Bava's final film, SHOCK, from 1977. I really enjoyed it and hope you'll check it out and let me know what you think!*Oops! In discussing the famous "boy into a man" famous shot, I said "Bruno". The boy actually turns into Carlo. Support the showInterstitial Music Works is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/Theme by Charles Michel

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28:28

RABID Episode 58: World of Foundational Horror™ Bonus

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/02/18

WoHos!!Mac helped me kick off this mini project where I'm dipping my toes into the frigid and weird waters of classic international horror. This time it's David Cronenberg's RABID from 1977. I celebrate the guy's entire catalogue, but Mac wasn't super keen on this one. We both conclude, though, that this is "a mess" [TM]. Next up, I am looking at SHOCK by Mario Bava and Mac will return on the main as we look at the haunted house classics: THE HOUSE AT THE END OF

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62:48

SHAUN OF THE DEAD & ONE CUT OF THE DEAD Episode 57:...

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2022/02/14

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48:06

SLASHER S4: FLESH AND BLOOD Episodes 5 - 8 Episode...

World of Horror with Mom & Mac ·

2022/02/03

WoHos! This is the culmination of our Slasher shows. Our discussion of DREAMHOME is in part 4A. Our discussion of the first four episodes of SLASHER S4 is on episode 3!We discusss all the insanity and revelations in the back half of season 4 of the Canadian Anthology show SLASHER. We got incest, we got a be-beheading, nods to Game of Thrones, FATAL ATTRACTION and THE ORPHAN and a magic mushroom trip, to boot!Thanks to Anthony Longo of Horror Bull for the Vannicola connection and congrats to Alex

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