Happy holidays! Today we’re returning with a seasonally inappropriate episode on Halloween. In the month of October, we challenged ourselves to have a spooky good time and watch some horror movies. Topics include vampires (so many vampires), the joys and terrors of watching scary movies, and the beautiful but terrifyingly haunted nation of Ireland. (Despite the over-eager opening of this episode, we did not get around to discussing horror literature. Stay tuned!)   Media mentioned: Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Dangerous Kingdom of Love by Neil Blackmore Arcane (2021-2024) The Poppy War trilogy by RF Kuang High Life dir. Claire Denis The Moth Diaries dir. Mary Harron Carmilla by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu Dracula by Bram Stoker Twilight by Stephanie Meyer Marina and the Diamonds American Psycho dir. Mary Harron Last Voyage of the Demeter dir. André Øvredal Dracula Daily (internet phenomenon) Renfield dir. Christ McKay The Company of Wolves dir. Neil Jordan Interview With the Vampire dir. Neil Jordan The Bloody Chamber by Angela Carter Labyrinth dir. Jim Henson Byzantium dir. Neil Jordan Pride and Prejudice and Zombies dir. Burr Steers Maleficent dir. Robert Stromberg Elementary (2012-2019) Only Lovers Left Alive dir. Jim Jarmusch What We Do in the Shadows Belle dir. Amma Asante All You Need is Death dir. Paul Duane Lankum (band) Beetlejuice dir. Tim Burton Beetlejuice Beetlejuice dir. Tim Burton Coraline dir. Henry Selick The Nightmare Before Christmas dir. Henry Selick Wendell and Wild dir. Henry Selick Now You See Me dir. Louis Leterrier Dumbo dir. Tim Burton Wednesday (2022-) Mamma Mia dir. Phyllida Lloyd Chloe and Jame dir. Drew Burnett Gregory Psycho dir. Alfred Hitchcock The Silence of the Lambs dir. Jonathan Demme Jennifer’s Body dir. Karyn Kusama Oddity dir. Damian McCarthy Dracula dir. Todd Browning Nosferatu dir. Robert Eggers The Vourdalak dir. Adrien Beau The Family of the Vourdalak by Aleksey Tolstoy BBC Trignometry