More Deadly - The Podcast for Women-M...

The More Deadly Podcast is all about horror movies directed by women that prove the female of the species is more deadly than the male! Join your hosts Rachel and Ariel each episode as we discuss a new female-helmed film and the talented woman (or women!) who made it. A part of the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast universe.

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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 31: Saint Maud
On this episode of More Deadly, we discuss savior complexes, "godgasms," and thumbtack footwear in our review of Saint Maud, directed by Rose Glass. So, did this movie leave us save us, or did feel like hell?
73 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 29: The Power
On this episode of More Deadly, things get very creepy for a young nurse when the lights go off in her hospital and a ghost comes out to play in The Power, directed by Corinna Faith. So, did this movie treat us right, or leave us feeling sick?
60 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 28: Blood Moon
On this episode of More Deadly, we explore what motherhood and sacrifice really mean when your kid's a werewolf in our review of Blood Moon, directed by Emma Tammi. So, were we transformed or did this movie leave us howling for more?
66 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 27: Violation
On this episode of More Deadly, the rape-revenge genre gets a brutal new take—by way of the female gaze—in Violation, directed by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli. We talk about the cost (and labor) of revenge,
70 min
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More Deadly: The Director’s Cut with Elza Kepha...
On this very special episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with (and be completely charmed by) Elza Kephart, director and co-writer of Slaxx. We talk about overcoming the obstacles to success as a woman-ide...
34 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 26: Slaxx
On this episode of More Deadly, it's mankind versus killer jeans in Slaxx, directed by Elza Kephart. We talk about sinister corporate culture, Bollywood dance numbers, the evils of fast fashion, and pants with a taste for human blood. So,
46 min
157
More Deadly: The Director’s Cut with Natasha Ke...
On this very special episode of More Deadly: The Director’s Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with Natasha Kermani and Brea Grant, the director and writer/star of Lucky, to discuss their feminist quasi-slasher,
75 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 25: Lucky
On this episode of More Deadly, we go through the looking glass with Lucky, directed by Natasha Kermani. We talk about slasher killers as symbols for systemic misogyny, the resilience it takes to survive, and why Brea Grant is our fave modern scream qu...
63 min
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More Deadly: The Director’s Cut with Nora Unkel...
On this very special episode of More Deadly, our first installment of The Director's Cut, Rachel and Ariel were thrilled to speak with Nora Unkel and Devin Shepherd, director and producer of A Nightmare Wakes,
73 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 24: Shook
On this episode of More Deadly, it’s all about deadly mind games in Shook directed by Jennifer Harrington. We talk about the illusion and reality of social media, and how the technology can be weaponized. Also, so. many. needles. Shudder. So,
47 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 23: A Nightmare...
On this episode of More Deadly, it's all about the horrors of creation in A Nightmare Wakes, directed by Nora Unkel. We learn about the birth of Mary Shelley's immortal story Frankenstein in this horror-tinged psychological thriller. So,
49 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 22: The Love Witch
On this episode of More Deadly, it's all about glamour, magic, murder, and the female gaze in our review of The Love Witch, directed by Anna Biller. So, did this movie leave us spellbound, or was it more of a curse?
60 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 21: Nocturne
On this episode of More Deadly, we get into the deadly competitive world of classical music in Nocturne, directed by Zu Quirke. We discuss the simmering rage of a sibling rivalry and the dark side of the drive to be great. So,
49 min
164
The More Deadly Podcast Episode 20: Black Chris...
On this episode of More Deadly, celebrate the holidays with a little feminist rage in our review of Black Christmas (2019), directed by Sophia Takal. We talk misogyny as American mythology, the delightfulness of Imogen Poots,
58 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 19: The Craft L...
On this episode of More Deadly, we call the four corners with our review of The Craft: Legacy, directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. We talk about the exploration of the divine feminine, toxic masculinity, and the, ahem, legacy of the original The Craft. So,
56 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 18: Pet Sematar...
On this episode of More Deadly, Ariel and Rachel are joined by the hilarious hosts of Ruined! podcast, Alison Leiby and Halle Kiefer. Together we exhume and thoroughly ruin the horror classic Pet Sematary, directed by Mary Lambert.
96 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 17: 12 Hour Shift
On this episode of More Deadly, there's organ snatching hijinks and killers on the loose in the pitch-black horror-comedy 12 Hour Shift, directed by Brea Grant. So, would we give a kidney just to see this movie again?
47 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 16: The Deeper ...
On this episode of More Deadly, The Tell-Tale Heart gets a mystical and spooky new spin in The Deeper You Dig, directed by Toby Poser and John Adams. So, did this movie unearth a new fave? Or should it have stayed buried?
49 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 15: Black Rock
On this episode of More Deadly, it's complicated lady friends versus soldiers in Black Rock, directed by Katie Aselton. - So, did this movie kill it or leave us on the hunt for more? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 15 to find out! -
42 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 14: Honeymoon
On this episode of More Deadly, it's all metaphorical post-matrimonial paranoia paired with excellent body horror in our review of Honeymoon, directed by Leigh Janiak. - So, did this movie satisfy, or leave us hungry for more?
45 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 13: Ravenous
On this episode of More Deadly, we discuss the greatest (only?) anti-colonialist western cannibal flick ever made in our review of Ravenous, directed by Antonia Bird. - So, did this movie satisfy or leave us hungry for more?
55 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 12: Relic
On this episode of More Deadly, we talk about the horror of guilt and grief as a family legacy in our review of Relic, directed by Natalie Erika James. - So, was this movie a spooky keepsake we'll cherish?
51 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 11: She Dies To...
On this episode of More Deadly, we talk ideological contagion and existential dread in our review of She Dies Tomorrow, directed by Amy Seimetz. - So, did we catch the fever? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 11 to find out! -
47 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 10: Amulet
On this episode of More Deadly, we talk spooky doings in the attic, toilet rodentia, and the high cost of absolution in Amulet, directed by Romola Garai. - So, were we charmed by this movie? Check out The More Deadly Podcast Episode 10 to find out!
49 min
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The More Deadly Podcast Episode 9: Hair Wolf
On this episode of More Deadly, we talk about cultural vampires and the horrors of the Instagram age when Count Beckula attacks in the award-winning short Hair Wolf, directed by Mariama Diallo. - So, did this short give us life?
33 min