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In a rare role-reversal, Ellie discusses a possible serial killer (to be fair, she thought the documentary she watched was about an urban legend) and Abby talks about personifications of wintriness in folklore from around the world (to be fair, extreme cold is also a serial killer, after a fashion).
This episode has everything: unintelligible growling, rude horses with wine bottles for eyes, mad lads licking things, sacks of unsettlingly mysterious ashes, helicopter-assisted goatnapping, oddly relatable witches, drunk people setting things on fire, original Christmas music by Abby, and a partridge in a pear tree.* Happy holidays from QFF, and we hope you enjoy our Christmas Cryptids episode as much as we enjoyed making it.
(*partridge in a pear tree sold separately)
Abby and Ellie talk about the history of scream queens and final girls in horror, plus why Debbie Rochon needs a girlfriend.
Ever since Ellie heard what this episode is about, she’s been wondering, “where does a guy who killed his whole family get off being a sanctimonious prick?” Abby has all the answers this week on the Queers for Fears podcast.
Abby and Ellie tricked themselves into watching a Christmas horror movie that started out as a rated-R “Home Alone” and turned into a teenage “Funny Games.” We’ve got Final Girls, Toxic Masculinity, Are the Heteros Okay?, and – is that the upsettingly hot guy from Stranger Things? A very merry moviesode to you.
Abby and Ellie discuss the unsolved murder of the Grimes sisters in 1950s Chicago and ghost ships from throughout time and space.
Abby, Ellie, and Marvin talk about the origins of creepypasta and the 2014 stabbing allegedly inspired by the King of Web Scares™, Slenderman. CW for violence against a child, and brief mentions of (fictional) suicide.
Abby and Ellie are joined by special guest Marvin (“Terrible, Just Terrible,” “Working Week,” and “Midwest Nightmare”) for some spooky Ohio history, courtesy of their adventures with the Cleveland Area Paranormal Society. We also talk about lucid dreams, Steve Buscemi, and that one Bass Pro Shop that looks like a pyramid, because — you know what, you’d better just listen to the episode, probably. CW for brief mention of suicide.
Abby and Ellie discuss the 2009 film “Orphan,” as well as some real-life stories of orphans who were not what they seemed.
Abby and Ellie discuss German serial killer Peter Kuerten, who was not a real vampire but honestly sounds way worse.
Queers for Fears