The Stiletto Banshees

We're exploring the twisting path of folk horror by discussing Kier-La Janisse's amazing documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, and Ari Aster's daylight horror film Midsommar! MEDIA WE MENTIONED: The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), directed by Piers Haggard (movie) The Wicker Man (1973), directed by Robin Hardy (movie) Witchfinder General (1968), directed by Michael Reeves (movie) The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), directed by Wes Craven (movie) Pet Sematary (1989), directed by Mary Lambert

The Banshees are crashing prom, as we discuss the surprising history of prom and two quintessential prom movies - Pretty in Pink and Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2! MEDIA WE MENTIONED: She's All That (1999), directed by Robert Iscove (movie) Mean Girls (2004), directed by Mark Waters (movie) 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), directed by Gil Junger (movie) Love & Basketball (2000), directed by Gina Pryce-Bythewood (movie) Prom Night (1980), directed by Paul Lynch (movie) Scanners (1981), directed by

We talk about the different iterations of Stephen King's Carrie and why this story is still relevant and enduring! MEDIA WE MENTIONED: Carrie by Stephen King (book) Carrie (1976), directed by Brian De Palma (movie) The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), directed by Katt Shea and Robert Mandel (movie) Carrie (2002), directed by David Carson (TV movie) Carrie (2013), directed by Kimberly Peirce (movie) The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson (book CLIPS: "Talking Volumes: Stephen King on 'Carrie'", MPR News

We discuss Ana Lily Amirpour’s films A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night and The Bad Batch, as well as “The Outside”, the episode she directed for Guillermo Del Toro’s “Cabinet of Curiosities”. CLIPS: "The Making of A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night", Film3Sixty "Behind the Scenes: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Part 1)", Vice Presents "Behind the Scenes: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Part 2)", Vice Presents "Dolly Shuts Down Patronising Interview In Style", Barbara Walters interviewing Dolly

We discuss the trope of girl gang movies and pick our favorites.  Then, we discuss what we've been up to! MOVIES WE MENTIONED: Girl Gang (1954) Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) Teenage Gang Debs (1966) Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970) The Female Bunch (1971) The Doll Squad (1973) Act of Vengeance (1974) Switchblade Sisters (1975) Foxes (1980) Savage Streets (1984) Foxfire (1996) The Craft (1996) Death Proof (2007) Girlhood (2014) The Craft: Legacy (2020) CLIPS: "The Doll Squad

We talk about the definition of intersectional feminism, why it's important to us to view media through that lens, and our goals for the show.  Then, we meet the current Banshees and get to know some of their favorites! CLIPS: "Kimberlé Crenshaw: What is Intersectionality?", National Association of Independent Schools "Welcome to Hell - SNL", Saturday Night Live ARTICLES: "Kimberlé Crenshaw on What Intersectionality Means Today" by Katy Steinmetz, Time Magazine WANT TO BE A HOST? Email us at