Bioethicist, expert in medical humanities, horror fan and Jeopardy runner-up Dr. Catherine Belling joins me in this week's episode to talk about why horror and health are inextricably linked. Starting with the throughline between Dr. Pimple

Episode 8: The Death of the Mid Budget Movie, with Raquel S Benedict

Aug 29th, 2022 1h 6m

In episode 8, Raquel S. Benedict, most dangerous woman in speculative fiction, joins me to talk about what a mid-budget movie is, what's great about them and why they're an endangered species. Expect a discussion of the magic of The First Wi

Episode 7: Horror on Screen vs Horror on the Page, with Montilee Stormer

Aug 15th, 2022 56m 18s

In episode 7, horror writer, movie critic and troublemaker Montilee Stormer is here to talk about the difference between horror on the page and horror on the screen. Join us for an invigorating chat about final girls, the ascendance of the TikT

Episode 6: We Appreciate Power, with Tamsin Davis-Langley

Aug 8th, 2022 57m

This episode, I'm joined by queersoteric hero Tamsin Davis-Langley to talk about one of the Great Questions of our era.Grimes or Poppy? That's where we start, anyway. But it gives us an inroad to talking about billionaire Singularity enthusia

Episode 6: We Appreciate Power, with Tamsin Davis-Langley

Aug 8th, 2022 57m

Episode 5: Neurodiversity in Horror, with Joanna Swan

Aug 1st, 2022 1h 12m

In episode 5, I'm joined by actor Joanna Swan to talk about the horror of being neurodiverse in a neurotypical world, why the best depictions of neurodiversity in cinema are in horror, and to do some deep dives into the movies Excision (2012) a

Episode 4: Return of The House of Psychotic Women, feat. Kier-La Janisse

Jul 25th, 2022 38m 33s

In this episode I talk with Kier-La Janisse – writer, editor, festival programmer, award-winning director of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched and much more – about her hugely influential book House of Psychotic Women, the new and expanded edit

Episode 3: Bodies in Space, with Gwendolyn Kiste

Jul 18th, 2022 57m 9s

It's episode 3! I'm super honoured to have with me multiple award winning author and official Nicest Person in Horror Gwendolyn Kiste. I talk with Gwendolyn – writer of The Rust Maidens, Boneset and Feathers, And Her Smile Will Untether the Uni

Episode 2: The Good For Her Cinematic Universe, with Eve Elizabeth Moriarty

Jul 11th, 2022 1h 15m

In this week's episode, I'm joined in a flurry of tripartite author names by my pal Eve Elizabeth Moriarty, to talk about the Good For Her Cinematic Universe: the "girl bossification" of horror, bad takes about The Witch (2015), Midsommar (2019

Episode 1: Hope, Joy and Storytelling, with Dr. Monique Lacoste

Jul 4th, 2022 1h 6m

Welcome to the first episode of The Question in Bodies, a catalogue of inconclusive conversations about culture, media, gender, bodies, literature, movies and horror. In this episode, Howard is joined by friend Dr Monique Lacoste where we talk

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