Live From Armadillocon: Creepy Kids

August 01, 2016 / Dawn Humphrey

Join the Women In Caskets live from Armadillocon in Austin, TX!

When invited to speak at a sci-fi/fantasy convention, Jen and Dawn of course turned to the scariest thing they could think of - kids. Creepy, powerful, and horrific kids. So join them as they discuss why the creepy kid is such a successful trope in horror, what makes a creepy kid and what movies (and a few TV shows) manage to knock it out of the ballpark. And along the way, they identify some crazy gaps in their cinematic knowledge and make some REALLY unfortunate word choices.

Thanks always to The Shape for the intro/outro music.

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Episode 2: Last Woman Standing

March 15, 2015 / Dawn Humphrey

Welcome to our Tropisode on the phenomenon of the Last Woman Standing. Also known as the Final Girl or Survivor Girl, she’s the oft lone survivor at the end of a horror film.

Who is she? What are her origins? And what role does she play in horror cinema?

Join Jen and Dawn as they discuss the original Survivor Girls, their descendants, and take a look at a number of examples from movies from the 70’s to today.

We used a number of resources for this episode, if you’re interested in learning more on this topic and the many others they cover, here are some links for you:

Men, Women and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
Dance Macabre by Stephen King
Halloween Slasher Spectacular: Stuff Mom Never Told You podcast 10/31/2011

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Live From Armadillocon: Creepy Kids

Episode 2: Last Woman Standing