Erika and Katy are celebrating their two year anniversary by discussing their first sequel, Scream 2. They dive deep into the rules of sequels, the fate of Cassandra, and everbody's homorepressed mommy issues.

• "'Scream 2': College is a Horror Sequel," Eric Han. https://cornellsun.com/2023/02/09/scream-2-college-is-a-horror-sequel/

Erika and Katy return to the Carpenter Cinematic Universe with 1988's "They Live." They (meaning Erika and Katy, not the titular aliens) dive deep into subliminal messaging, women's anatomy in comic books, and how Minnesota always holds it down.

• "John Carpenter Is Fighting With Internet Nazis Over His Cult Classic They Live," Sydney Fussell: https://gizmodo.com/john-carpenter-is-fighting-with-internet-nazis-over-his-1790754727
• "John Carpenter Denies Neo-Nazi Reading of They Live As Jewish Supremacy Takedown," Karen Brill: https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-carpenter-denies-they-live-is-anti-semitic.html

Gruß vom Erika und Katy! This krampus nacht, the girlies dive deep into Krampus origin stories, the emotional release of horror/comedy, and St. Nick's cadre of bad boys.

Note: We will be taking January off. See you in February!

• "How Does Horror Comedy Work?" V Renée: https://nofilmschool.com/2017/07/how-does-horror-comedy-work
• “Is Krampus Really Pagan?” Spencer McDaniel: https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/12/13/is-krampus-really-pagan/
• “’Krampus’s True Meaning Runs Way Deeper Than Holiday Horror,” Chris Sasaguay: https://collider.com/krampus-movie-meaning/
• “The Story Of Krampus, The Anti-Santa Who Punishes Naughty Children With Season’s Beatings,” Jaclyn Anglis: https://allthatsinteresting.com/krampus
• “You won’t BELIEVE why Germans tell their children the Christmas Krampus story!” LeAnna Brown: https://www.wanderingermany.com/german-krampus-christmas-legend-origin/