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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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ALIEN (1979) & CARNIVAL OF SOULS: Episode 85:...

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2022/10/14

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119:06

MISERY & LADY VENGEANCE: Episode 84: A Woman Obsessed!

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2022/09/28

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137:11

HELLBENDER & RAW: Episode 83 Bitter Sixteen (Coming...

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2022/09/16

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78:37

BEFORE WE VANISH: Episode 82 Alien Invasion! Part 2

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2022/09/05

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93:08

INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956 & 1978): Episode...

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2022/08/31

WoHos! This is part I of our Alien Invasion show. This week we examine the 1956 & 1978 versions of INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS.As I state in the intro, this one is real swear-y for some reason. If that bothers you, I apologize and won't feel sad if you have to skip this one.Apologies to Veronica Cartwright, whom I call Nancy at least once.Next week we hope you'll tune back in for our part II where we discuss Kiyoshi Kurosawa's BEFORE WE VANISH. Support the showInterstitial

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48:54

THE COLLECTOR (1965) / A HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON /...

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2022/08/21

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101:25

AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON & DOG SOLDIERS:...

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2022/08/09

WoHos!This week we got real lupine with it and looked at AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON & DOG SOLDIERS.We also talk about: job hunting, exercising, blonde labs taking a break in the middle of the road, summer break being over, social anxiety disorder, stress, drawing, and appearing on a friend's twitch stream (twitch.tv/ohheyitsdevin).Some questions remain: How many times in one episode can we use the word "viscera"?Does AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON hold up?Just how bad is toxic

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97:40

LAKE PLACID & BACKCOUNTRY: Episode 78 (Nature Horror!)

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2022/07/26

WoHos!Neither thunderstorms nor aggressive housecats could keep us from recording this podcast. IT'S ALL FOR YOU!This week Mom picked Nature Horror for the genre pick and we looked at LAKE PLACID from the US and BACKCOUNTRY from Canada.But there is so much more: Mom & Mac Chat, Letterboxd Reviews, Our Ratings & Questions, Trivia and a special new feature!Please listen and enjoy!Can't get enough of us? https://linktr.ee/WorldofHorrorPlease get in touch with me over

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99:14

BLACK SUNDAY (1960) & THE WITCH (2015) Episode 77:...

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2022/07/12

WoHos!This week Mac's genre pick is Witches! We looked at the directorial debuts of two masters and their masterpieces: Mario Bava's BLACK SUNDAY and Robert Eggers' THE WITCH.Content preview: Mac is househunting, and Mom is trying to squeeze the most enjoyment out of her summer unstructured time before she goes back into the classroom in a few weeks. We both cater A LOT to our cats, Branwen and Rosey.Mac's Picks for June: Reanimator, The Hollowman Mom's picks for June: Night

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123:51

POSSESSOR & METAMORPHOSIS / BYEONSHIN (2019) Episode...

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2022/06/29

WoHos!It was Mom's pick of Possession this week and we looked at METAMORPHOSIS from Korea & POSSESSOR from Canada!METAMORPHOSIS metamorphosizes into a bit of a mess after a certain very handsome Uncle Priest (Sung Woo-bae) shows up, but before that, there is some beautiful imagery and disturbing emotional family drama. Magnificent performances, kickass set design, and some haunting moments are featured here. Notice I didn't mention writing.POSSESSOR is a science fiction horror film

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61:18

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

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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...

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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:...

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

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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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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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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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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...

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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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