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I Love Splatter

I Love Splatter

By Amie Simon

On a mission to make sure no one ever says, "There are not a lot of female directors period, and even less who are inclined to do horror." EVER AGAIN, co-hosts Amie and Adrienne (sometimes joined by very special guest and film scholar, Heather) discuss women-directed horror films on the I Love Splatter! podcast -- aka: the Splattercast.
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Splattercast episode 8: Amulet

I Love SplatterMar 27, 2021

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Splattercast Episode 23: Slumber Party Massacre (2021)

Splattercast Episode 23: Slumber Party Massacre (2021)

In which Amie and Adrienne watch SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (2021), Directed by Danishka Esterhazy. Featuring many twists and turns, lots of camp, and some of the funniest lines we've ever heard.



Mar 23, 202441:57
Splattercast episode 22: Mirror, Mirror
Dec 31, 202201:19:60
Splattercast episode 21: XX

Splattercast episode 21: XX

In which Amie & Adrienne discuss XX (2017), an anthology Directed by Sofia Carrillo, Jovanka Vuckovic, Annie Clark, Roxanne Benjamin & Karyn Kusama. Featuring hopeless horror, a rapping panda, camping bros, and a devilish sequel. 

Nov 23, 202201:08:50
Splattercast episode 20: The Lure (Córki dancingu)
Oct 01, 202253:09
Splattercast episode 19: Saint Maud
Jul 21, 202201:31:15
Splattercast Special Episode: Anne Rice
May 08, 202201:47:11
Splattercast Interview: Kate Dolan, Writer/Director of You Are Not My Mother

Splattercast Interview: Kate Dolan, Writer/Director of You Are Not My Mother

Amie talks with Kate Dolan about her first feature film, YOU ARE NOT MY MOTHER - just released in theaters and on demand. 

Apr 15, 202214:49
Splattercast episode 18: Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare
Jan 31, 202201:20:54
Splattercast episode 17: Censor
Jan 01, 202254:24
Splattercast episode 16: Revengenda Double Feature: M.F.A. & Promising Young Woman

Splattercast episode 16: Revengenda Double Feature: M.F.A. & Promising Young Woman

[CW: sexual assault] In which Amie & Adrienne discuss M.F.A. (2017), Directed by Natalia Leite & PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020), Directed by Emerald Fennell. Featuring a comparison of these revenge-filled films, and a discussion of what we liked about them. ‘M.F.A.’ Director Natalia Leite Faced Her Sexual Assault By Directing a Rape-Revenge Thriller | IndieWire https://www.indiewire.com/2017/10/mfa-natalia-leite-sexual-assault-1201887081/ Interview with Director Natalia Leite and Writer Leah McKendrick | M.F.A. | The Hollywood Outsider https://www.thehollywoodoutsider.com/interview-director-natalia-leite-leah-mckendrick-mfa/ On Promising Young Woman, Consent, and a Harrowing Ending | AP News https://apnews.com/article/carey-mulligan-emerald-fennell-promising-young-woman-oscars-d5548a43d5c880c0cc38cdb9544d4aff Emerald Fennell on Promising Young Woman | Sight & Sound https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/emerald-fennell-promising-young-woman-carey-mulligan-rape-culture-revenge
Oct 31, 202101:19:05
Splattercast episode 15: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Sep 26, 202101:33:37
Splattercast episode 14: Honeymoon
Sep 10, 202101:09:42
Splattercast episode 13: Pet Sematary Two
Jul 31, 202101:30:03
Splattercast episode 12: Pet Sematary

Splattercast episode 12: Pet Sematary

In which Amie & Adrienne discuss PET SEMATARY (1989), Directed by Mary Lambert! Featuring giant trucks, scary roads, reanimated pets, AMAZING set design, and the best, scariest lil tot ever. NOW I WANT TO PLAY WITH YOUUUUUUUUUUU 

‘Pet Sematary’ Director Mary Lambert on Using Old-Fashioned Effects for Scares in Pre-CGI Stephen King Adaptation | Variety https://variety.com/2020/artisans/production/pet-sematary-director-mary-lambert-1234806633/ 

Original Pet Sematary director unearths secrets of the 1989 horror classic | Entertainment Weekly https://ew.com/movies/2019/04/04/pet-sematary-1989-mary-lambert-director/ 

The Pet Sematary Scene That Even Hardened Horror Fans Always Skip | Looper https://www.looper.com/333429/the-pet-sematary-scene-that-even-hardened-horror-fans-always-skip/?utm_campaign=clip

Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary
https://www.amazon.com/Unearthed-Untold-Path-SEMATARY-Blu-ray/dp/B07987KGGG

Jun 26, 202101:40:11
Splattercast Episode 11: The Bye Bye Man
May 31, 202101:18:35
Splattercast Episode 10: Sorority House Massacre
May 09, 202157:21
Splattercast episode 9: Vamps
Apr 18, 202153:23
Splattercast episode 8: Amulet
Mar 27, 202101:20:35
Splattercast Interview: Natasha Kermani & Brea Grant discuss their film LUCKY
Mar 05, 202123:07
Splattercast episode 7: Spellbinder
Mar 02, 202101:28:01
Splattercast episode 6: The Rage: Carrie 2
Feb 13, 202101:26:03
Splattercast episode 5: Black Christmas (2019)

Splattercast episode 5: Black Christmas (2019)

In which Amie and Adrienne talk about Black Christmas (2019), Directed by Sophia Takal, and co-written by Takal & April Wolfe, why straight-up remakes are boring as hell, not having enough time to do what you want creatively, and how much they love social justice warrior garbage in their horror movie plots. Director Sophia Takal calls her Black Christmas remake a 'fiercely feminist film' - EW:  https://ew.com/movies/2019/11/26/black-christmas-remake-sophia-takal-interview/ How Blumhouse Remade Black Christmas for Teens in 2019 - Vulture · by Jordan Crucchiola:  https://www.vulture.com/2020/01/how-blumhouse-remade-black-christmas-for-teens-in-2019.html Up in the Frat House by Will Blair & Brooke Blair: https://youtu.be/IEXu6f8jsQA
Dec 25, 202001:16:35
Splattercast episode 4: Revenge

Splattercast episode 4: Revenge

In which Amie and Adrienne talk about Coralie Fargeat's amazing female gaze in Revenge (2018), toxic men, rape culture, culpability, ownership, and how kick*ss it would be to brand yourself with a beer can, strap on some weapons, and make the men who hurt you pay.  Content Warning: sexual assault Matilda Lutz & Coralie Fargeat on women fighting back in Revenge: https://youtu.be/m0O2H5NarWw The Girl With the Pink Star Earring: The Transformational Gaze of ‘Revenge’, by Mary Beth McAndrews: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3601719/eyes-girl-pink-star-earring-transformational-gaze-revenge/ Director Coralie Fargeat Talks Obsession, Inspirations, and 'Revenge': https://filmschoolrejects.com/coralie-fargeat-interview-revenge/

Dec 12, 202001:08:18
Splattercast episode 3: Jennifer's Body

Splattercast episode 3: Jennifer's Body

In which Amie and Adrienne discuss how Jennifer's Body (2009, Directed by Karyn Kusama) originally suffered from marketing gone bad, flipping opinions, the horror of being a teen girl, complicated BFF love, feminism, eating boys, and how PMS isn't real, Needy. It was made up by the boy-run media to make us seem crazy. 

Related links: 

She Kills Podcast (Shudder) with Karyn Kusama & Emily Deschanel:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/53B31Dig2VusCfcruS9dZJ?si=_64pz_igSMmA9KNBT8aWNQ

The Body in Jennifer's Body, The Greatest Movie Title of All Time - Jordan Crucchiola
https://www.patreon.com/posts/body-in-body-of-38505758

How Jennifer’s Body went from a flop in 2009 to a feminist cult classic today - VOX
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/31/18037996/jennifers-body-flop-cult-classic-feminist-horror



Nov 27, 202001:02:17
Splattercast episode 2: Are slumber parties REALLY like that?

Splattercast episode 2: Are slumber parties REALLY like that?

In which Amie, Adrienne, and Heather discuss two 80s gems: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982), Directed by Amy Holden Jones and Written by, and The Slumber Party Massacre 2 (1987), Directed and Written by Deborah Brock. Grab some cold pizza or some hand-burgers, put on your jammies, and join us for a discussion about coded (and not so coded) queerness, the female gaze, and the worst zit ever. 

Related links: 

https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3641446/slumber-party-massacre-slashing-patriarchy/

https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/deep-cuts-slumber-party-massacre-ii

https://www.slashfilm.com/slumber-party-massacre-2/

Nov 14, 202001:04:14
Splattercast episode 1: F*ck the Patriarchy

Splattercast episode 1: F*ck the Patriarchy

In which Amie, Adrienne, and Heather discuss the origins of women-directed horror and the problems with gatekeeping and the patriarchy within the film industry in general, and in particular, the horror genre. 

Related links: 

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché: https://benaturalthemovie.com/

Faust et Méphistophélès (1903), directed by Alice Guy-Blaché: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzXXdM9U8E

Lois Weber: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-lois-weber/

Suspense (1913), directed by Lois Weber: https://youtu.be/4no2UkPpPkA

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas: https://www.thebluelenses.com/

Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: http://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/

Oct 31, 202043:13