Ghouls Next Door

Your Ghoulfriends are back after their break and were live with special guest Dorrie Sacks of Beyond the Bot to talk about spooky video games, Omori & Doki Doki Literature Club. Both games cover incredibly deep and traumatic content while under a cute, adorable facade. How invested can you get into a visual novel and RPG? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Your Ghoulfriends are back after their break and were live with special guest Lovely Dorrie of Beyond the Bot to talk about spooky video games, Omori & Doki Doki Literature Club. Both games cover incredibly deep and traumatic content while under a cute, adorable facade. How invested can you get into a visual novel and RPG? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Relic tells the story of the effects on a family when one of their members starts suffering from Dementia. A horror film that's unsettling and heartwrenching. Ghouls discuss how the house symbolizes Edna's mind, why Kat refuses to investigate spooky hallways, and Gabe shares a personal experience of a caretaker caring for someone with Dementia. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Joined by our friends Captain Nostalgia and Black Nerd Magic of the Victims and Villains Podcast, Ghouls talk about Ari Aster's Hereditary. How does the film hold up when we wear our media-analysis glasses and how does it make people feel about inheriting mental illnesses? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

For our Mental Health Awareness series, Ghouls discuss the Psychological bromance film, They Look Like People. Gabe talks about the horrors in phenomenal sound design and what it means to be a good friend. Kat shares the real experiences of someone who suffered from psychosis and how they got through it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

For our Mental Health Awareness series, we're kicking it off with Undone, a show that by any other approach would be a superhero origin story. Gabe talks about how it effectively and appropriately handles the topic of mental illness and Kat talks about how to be an ally to someone with schizophrenia. Sources in this Episode: https://www.bustle.com/p/how-undone-creator-kate-purdy-re-contextualized-her-mental-illness-with-gorgeous-animation-18756072...

Closing out their Natty 'Zasters series, the Ghouls discuss the horrors of Tornadoes. Gabe explains how accurate the film is to tornadoes and how Twister had such a beneficial impact on storm science? Kat explains what you should do in the event of wind murder. Remember to grab your shoes and your helmet! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Ghouls discuss the found footage conspiracy film, Devil's Pass which attempts to solve the Dyatlov Pass Incident in a rather creative and annoying way (and gives found footage films a bad name). Ghouls also solve the Dyatlov Pass Incident using weather science! This film is barely about avalanches but this episode is very much about them. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

On this week's edition of gaslighting geologists to avoid panic, Ghouls are talking about the Norwegian tsunami disaster film, The Wave. Kat explains how the Earth intends to murder us and why that's okay. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Japan Sinks: 2020 is a heartbreaking anime that cuts to the heart of the effect of natural disasters on people. Adapted from the novel Japan Sinks written by Sakyo Komatsu, the show takes a different approach in covering the natural disaster. Created as a warning of the imminent disasters that await Japan which Kat explains in her section, the show also addresses the problems of nationalism and how to preserve your culture through social media. --- Support this podcast:...

Ghouls are joined by another Beyond the Bot host to talk about one of their all-time favorite horror animes, The Promised Neverland. Cristal Marie is notoriously known for being anti-horror but in her appreciation for The Promised Neverland found that she might actually be a horror fan! What makes The Promised Neverland so good at suspense? Why are many fans disappointed with the second season? Follow Cristal Marie everywhere -- @CristalMarie Support our Guest:...

Ghouls are joined by their friend, Jeff to talk about their favorite horror anime of the past few years, Demon Slayer. Heroes like Tanjiro offer a refreshing look at the Shonen Hero that offers kindness. There's a trend in horror anime of combating otherness and prejudice by featuring protagonists that exist in both worlds. Sources in this Episode: Anime Sadboys: Not All Shonen Heroes are Jerks | Get In The Robot...

Perfect Blue is a truly haunting film that has only gotten increasingly terrifying with time. With an in-depth critique of idol culture, the trauma Mima encounters hits a bit too close to home. Joined by Dorrie of Beyond the Bot, Ghouls break down this beautiful and horrifying film. Sources in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAcb_57r1Bo&ab_channel=BeyondGhibli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D9iZfedoiY&ab_channel=AnimeEveryday...

Neon Genesis Evangelion tells the horrific story of a young boy tasked with saving the world. Featuring one of the most controversial endings in the history of anime this show goes against normal anime conventions and blew the Ghouls away. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Ghouls are talking about horror in anime. Kicking off our series with a show that isn't often categorized as horror. Kat dives into the Cell Saga and what each villain represents in the show. Gabe argues the horrors of being a normal person in a DBZ world. Joined by guest, Isaiah Luck aka Super Saiyan Tribble aka Senpai Savage. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Remi Weekes’ His House is a phenomenal work of social horror that encompasses the empathetic power of the genre. South Sudanese immigrants Bol and Rial battle supernatural haunts within their new walls but also fight against a past full of pain, regret, and acts of...

Ghouls are talking about the vampire film that aims to teach young people about the horrors of gentrification! Kat explains the many ways in which gentrification and redlining are harmful to black and brown communities. Gabe compares this cute kid's film to the UK film, Attack the Block and more. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/opinion/seneca-central-park-nyc.html...

Ghouls are talking about the fantastical Tigers Are Not Afraid. A journey through the eyes of children surviving the very real ghost towns of a Mexican town overrun by violence and corruption. There is a strength and power for resistance in youth imagination. Prepare to have your heart...

Ghouls explore the Indonesian folk horror film, Impetigore which aims to explore the horrors women and children face there. Kat covers some of the movements fighting against violence while Gabe gushes over a film beautifully shot and incredibly heartbreaking. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

A deep reimagining of the Weeping Woman that inspires justice and empowerment. Following the fictional retelling of the very real trial regarding genocide in Guatemala in the 80s. As part of the For the Culture series, Ghouls are educating on the guilty verdict of dictator Jose Efrain Rios Mott and exploring the film's genius revenge spin on Latin folklore. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support