Paranormal Pajama Party
By Steph Summar
Isn't it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies? Join me as I dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror.
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The Cult of True Womanhood: “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Part 2
Send me a text message!This episode is the long-promised part two of our exploration of “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe was doing his thing In 19th-century America, at a time middle- and upper-class white women were being enc… -
"What Happens Next?": Are Reproductive Rights Human Rights?
Send me a text message!Paranormal Pajama Party is pro-self-care. I mean, come on. Pajamas are right there in the name.To be kind to myself this week, I'm not releasing a new episode. Instead, I'm sharing an episode I wrote and produced for the other … -
Beautiful Dead Women: “The Fall of the House of Usher”, Part 1
Send me a text message!When you think horror, you think of Edgar Allan Poe. His stories go hard on the eerie atmosphere, intricate plots, and unhinged characters.But it’s important to note that most of those characters are men. And among Poe’s female… -
“Malleus Maleficarum”: Incels and Modern Witch Hunts
Send me a text message!The dark history of witch hunts has some unsettling parallels with modern misogynistic violence. Tonight’s episode continues our discussion on Heinrich Kramer’s witch-hunting manual, the “Malleus Maleficarum”, with a critical l… -
Malleus Maleficarum: Hammer of Witches
Send me a text message!Tonight we’re burning books! Well. Just one book. And it started it.We’re opening the pages of the “Malleus Maleficarum”, or Hammer of Witches, a 15th-century treatise on identifying, trying, and punishing witches. We get into … -
Monster Girls of Video Games
Send me a text message!Last week on Paranormal Pajama Party, we met the monster girls of Greek mythology. This week, in part two of our monster girls series, we’re considering the representation of monstrous women in horror video games.Monster girls … -
Monster Girls of Greek Mythology
Send me a text message!This week on “Paranormal Pajama Party”, we’re kicking off a two-part series on the fascinating and often unsettling “monster girl” trope. These characters are more than just staples of horror media and anime; they are complex s… -
The Ciguapa: Danger in the Dominican Republic
Send me a text message!Tonight’s special guest is the ciguapa, a legendary creature from Dominican Republic folklore.At first glance, the ciguapa may seem like just another fantastical being, with her backward-facing feet, golden or blue skin, and me… -
The Island of the Dolls: Mexico City's Haunted Hoard
Send me a text message!Get ready to uncover the chilling mysteries surrounding the infamous Island of the Dolls.In this episode, we delve into the eerie tale of Don Julián Santana Barrera and his encounter with the spirit of a drowned young girl in t… -
Sarah Whitehead: The Bank Nun | 14
