We’re back to the seasonal slasher that’ll pierce you right through the heart (or in this version, the screen) in 2009’s My Bloody Valentine.

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• My Bloody Valentine 3D Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Bloody_Valentine_3D

• My Bloody Valentine (2009) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1179891/

• Donato, Matt. “‘My Bloody Valentine Ed’ and its Reinvigorated Take on a Slasher Classic [Revenge of the Remakes].” BloodyDisgusting.com. https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3652746/bloody-valentine-3d-reinvigorated-take-slasher-classic-revenge-remakes/

Who knew a semester abroad would lead to such bad vibes? Grab your rabbit’s tail and don’t trust the cat in 2004’s The Grudge.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of domestic violence, suicide, death of a child, death of an animal

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• Ju-On franchise Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ju-On

• Ju-On: The Grudge Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ju-On:_The_Grudge

• The Grudge IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391198/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• The Grudge Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grudge

• Onryo wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onry%C5%8D

If you think last week’s madness had you gagged…I don’t think you’re ready for this chain of events (& shit) in 2010’s The Human Centipede (2010).

***CONTENT WARNING: animal cruelty, discussion of N*zism, racism, xenophobia, antisemitism, suicide, if you’ve somehow made it this far without knowing what this movie is about we implore you Google it, etc.

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• The Human Centipede (2010) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Human_Centipede_(First_Sequence)

• The Human Centipede (2010) IMDb:

• “Was The Human Centipede Real? From Horror to Reality.” BeingHuman.org. https://beinghuman.org/was-the-human-centipede-real/

The Whorrors are BACK for 2025, and as a token of appreciation for your patience, we present you a work of Art (the clown, from Terrifier 2016).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of misogyny, suicide, transphobia, sexual violence

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• Terrifier: A Gendered Look at Its Kills and How They Assert Its Inherent Misogyny by Melvin Benson: https://cinematicdoctrine.com/2024/10/24/terrifier-a-gendered-look-at-its-kills-and-how-they-assert-its-inherent-misogyny/

• Terrifier Director on Criticisms: 'I'm the Furthest Thing From a Misogynist' by Patricia Abaroa: https://movieweb.com/terrifier-director-responds-to-criticism-not-misogynistic/

• Terrifier Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrifier

You know we had to pump it up for our last movie of 2024 . . . join us in front of the TV for some snacks (and assorted body parts) as we discuss 2024’s The Substance.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of body image & body horror

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• The Substance IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• The Substance Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance

It’s giving…Thanks(giving, 2023, directed by Eli Roth).

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of colonialism, genocide

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• "John Carver (Governor)." Wikipedia, 24 Oct. 2024, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carver_(governor).

• Grobar, Matt. "‘The Designer’: Gina Gershon, Ethan Slater to Star in Body Horror Movie." Deadline, 2024, www.deadline.com/2024/08/gina-gershon-ethan-slater-to-star-the-designer-body-horror-movie-1236046609/.

• Malkin, Marc. "Thanksgiving 2: Addison Rae and Eli Roth Join Cast." Variety, 2024, https://variety.com/2024/film/columns/thanksgiving-2-addison-rae-eli-roth-1236099017/.

• "The True, Dark History of Thanksgiving." Potawatomi.org, Citizen Potawatomi Nation, 25 Nov. 2020, www.potawatomi.org/blog/2020/11/25/the-true-dark-history-of-thanksgiving/.

• Thanksgiving (2023) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanksgiving_(2023_film)

  Thanksgiving (2023) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1448754/

We’re back to back with literary adaptations, but be careful not to get stuck in your imagination’s creation. Look through the looking (stone) as we discover the world behind the crawl space in 2009’s Coraline.

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• Belle Develle Co. “Part 68| Replying to Amethystjackson… This is my Theory on the Cat.” Tik Tok. Accessed 19 Oct. 2024.
• Coraline (2009) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coraline_(film)
• Coraline (2009) IMDb:
• Curtis, James. “Why Were You Born?: An Analysis of the Anti-Feminist Implications of the Film Adaptation of Coraline.” Gender Forum, no. 57, 2016, p. N_A-.
• Keller, Michael. “Coraline Fan Theories Scarier than the Movie.” CBR, 18 Oct. 2023, www.cbr.com/coraline-fan-theories-scarier-than-movie/.
• Picado, Claudia. “'Coraline’ Gave Us One of the Best Monstrous Mothers in All of Horror." Collider, 13 Sept. 2023, https://collider.com/coraline-other-mother/. Accessed 19 Oct. 2024.

Episode 150 of The Whorrors! is here, and we decided to take a bite out of the vampire genre in Anne Rice’s queer and twisted love story (with 0 romantic chemistry), Interview with the Vampire.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussion of grooming, sexual violence, enslavement

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• Female autonomy and the illusion of choice in Interview with the Vampire by Ada Kalu: https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/female-autonomy-and-the-illusion-of-choice-in-interview-with-the-vampire/

• Interview with a Vampire IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110148/trivia/?ref_=tt_dyk_trv

• Interview with a Vampire Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interview_with_the_Vampire_(film)

• The Vampire Chronicles Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vampire_Chronicles