This week, we’re welcoming our very first guests - Sam and Shelby from The Rom Complex podcast. Because we’re gracious hosts, we let them choose the movie and they did not disappoint. It’s a musical, it’s a romance, it’s 110% a horror movie - w

Gigli is a horror movie

Jun 16th, 2021 1h 27m

We didn't have a Bennifer reunion on our 2021 bingo card, but since we're here, we thought we'd use this opportunity to discuss what's often described as the "Worst Move Ever Made" – 2003's GIGLI, or as we like to call it Fragile Masculinity: T

Josie and the Pussycats and They Live: Think for yourself

May 26th, 2021 1h 38m

This week, we're comparing two movies that are not discussed together nearly enough. Both are cult classics about subliminal messages in the media and the evils of mindlessly conforming to the whims of a capitalist society. But, ya know, one do

I Know What You Did Last Summer is a Rom-Com

May 13th, 2021 1h 14m

Hold onto your Croaker Queen crown, we’re back, baby! And we’re kicking off season 2 with a classic tale of star-crossed high school sweethearts brought together by a shared interest. Ya know, being stalked by a vengeful fisherman armed with a

While You Were Sleeping is a horror movie

Jan 13th, 2021 1h 22m

The title alone is a straight-up horror movie. So how was WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING a 90s rom-com classic? This week, we’re here to prove it’s more like a psychological thriller. .If you grew up swooning over Sandy B deceiving a grieving family

Black Christmas and The House Bunny: You can choose your own family

Dec 16th, 2020 1h 17m

We’re getting into the holiday spirit - 2000s style - with two movies about orphans finding their own family in a group of unsuspecting sorority girls. So grab your low-rise Santa suit with rhinestone bedazzled buckle and hold onto your eyeball

Scream is a love story

Dec 2nd, 2020 1h 41m

This week, we're talking one of our favorite movies – Wes Craven’s SCREAM (1996). Sure, it may be known as the groundbreaking slasher movie that reinvigorated horror in the 90s, but it’s also a love story. And we’re not just talking about the a

Hocus Pocus and Halloween: Brothers are trouble

Oct 29th, 2020 1h 34m

It's our favorite time of year. And, this week, we're getting into the spirit of the spooky season with two of the most Halloween movies ever made - HOCUS POCUS (1993) and HALLOWEEN (1978). .If you've ever had basic cable during the month of

Practical Magic is a horror movie

Oct 21st, 2020 1h 8m

This week, we’re revisiting Halloween classic PRACTICAL MAGIC (1998). This wacky witchy romp is often billed as a romantic comedy – but is it though? What if it’s actually been a horror movie the whole time?! .Millennials grew up thinking thi

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Would you rather?: Get to know your hosts

Oct 14th, 2020 1h 3m

Happily Ever Slasher is back after a brief intermission – and we have a new co-host! This week, Tara says goodbye and we welcome Brooke to the podcast. She’s been a horror fan since THE RING prevented her from getting a good night’s sleep as a

Camp Nowhere and Lord of the Flies: Growing up is a trap

Aug 12th, 2020 1h 46m

It’s another week at Camp Happily Ever Slasher. And this week, we’re going back to the 90s with two movies about what happens when kids are left to their own devices… with very different results. We’re talking about the batshit crazy Christophe

Us and The Parent Trap: The villain can look a lot like the hero

Jul 23rd, 2020 1h 58m

This summer, Happily Ever Slasher is going to camp – with 4 episodes featuring at least one movie that takes place at a summer camp! This week, get ready for all the camp hijinx and twice the recommended amount of Lindsay Lohan with Nancy Meyer

Friday the 13th and Wet Hot American Summer: Keep it in your pants

Jul 9th, 2020 1h 48m

This summer (or at least for the next 3 weeks), Happily Ever Slasher is going to camp! And, if we’re going to do this, there’s only one place to start. Ch ch ch ch ha ha ha. We’re talking about the 1980 iconic slasher FRIDAY THE 13TH and the 20

But I'm a Cheerleader and Jennifer's Body: Love is love...unless it's a succubus

Jul 1st, 2020 1h 42m

Young love is complicated! This week, we’re going back to high school with two movies about teen girls exploring their sexuality despite the presence of evil - be it a literal demon or a figurative one in the form of a gay conversion camp. We’r

Pretty Woman and Body Double: Life is not a fairytale

May 13th, 2020 2h 1m

It’s our 10th episode! And in honor of this milestone, we’re tackling one of the most iconic AND most problematic romantic comedies ever made… It’s the classic tale of girl meets boy, boy pays girl $3,000 – PRETTY WOMAN (1990). And, alongside i

Drag Me To Hell and When In Rome: Patriarchy is a curse

May 6th, 2020 1h 54m

From the gates of hell to the fountains of Rome, cursed objects ain’t nothing to mess with. This week, we’re learning the hard way – don’t take things that don’t belong to you – whether it’s coins from a fountain or an old lady’s house. We’re t

Juno and Rosemary's Baby: Her body is nobody's business

Apr 29th, 2020 1h 54m

Oh, baby! Break out the hamburger phone and novelty “it’s a demon!” cigars for an episode 9 months in the making. We’re talking about the 2007 rom-com JUNO and the 1968 horror classic ROSEMARY’S BABY..You may not immediately think a quirky e

Miss Congeniality and The Silence of the Lambs: F*ck your boys club

Apr 22nd, 2020 1h 47m

Being a female FBI agent looks EXHAUSTING... This week we say f*ck your boys club. So swap your sweatpants for your best business casual and aviators. We’re talking about THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) and MISS CONGENIALITY (2000)..We’re ask

The Invisible Man and Ghost: You don't have to see it to believe it

Apr 15th, 2020 1h 56m

Fact: Just because you can’t see him, doesn’t mean he’s not creepily following you around. This week, it’s all about what you can’t see. So put on some Unchained Melody, grab a seat at the closest pottery wheel and settle in - we’re talking the

Twilight and Fear: If he scares you, run

Apr 8th, 2020 2h 23m

Repeat after us... stalking is not romantic. This week, we’re talking two first love cautionary tales both involving high school girls falling for possessive older men who are also definitely murderers. It’s the 2008 box office hit TWILIGHT and

Vertigo and Heartbreakers: Never fall for your mark

Mar 31st, 2020 1h 30m

Crime doesn’t pay... or does it? This week, we’re talking about women and the men they trick to fall in love with them as part of unnecessarily complicated schemes - It’s the 1958 Hitchcock classic VERTIGO and the 2001 rom-com HEARTBREAKERS..

You've Got Mail and Unfriended: Don't meet people on the internet

Mar 24th, 2020 1h 45m

Does anything good realllllyyy happen on the internet? This week, we trace the history of online communication from the wide-eyed early days of dial-up with YOU'VE GOT MAIL (1998) to the modern day reality of being constantly plugged into a tec

Sixteen Candles and Valentine: Women don't owe you anything

Mar 18th, 2020 1h 43m

Some horror movie villains don’t wear masks, they masquerade as high school heartthrobs in John Hughes movies. This week, we’re talking 80s coming-of-age "classic" SIXTEEN CANDLES alongside 90s teen slasher VALENTINE..We're asking the importa

It Follows and Easy A: Honesty is the best policy

Mar 10th, 2020 1h 33m

Sex has consequences, whether you have it or not. This week, Tara and Amanda take on the 2010 rom-com “Easy A” and the 2014 horror favorite “It Follows” and share the v important lessons learned in the process..This week, we take on the distu

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Introduction: All’s fair in love and gore

Mar 3rd, 2020 2m 33s

Ever watch a rom-com and think to yourself, this is one chainsaw away from being a straight-up horror movie? Us too! Welcome to Happy Ever Slasher. The podcast about two very different genres with one thing in common..Every week your hosts, f

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