Episode 5: All Hail the May Queen - Folk Horror and Midsommar
We're exploring the twisting path of folk horror by discussing Kier-La Janisse's amazing documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched, and Ari Aster's daylight horror film Midsommar!
MEDIA WE MENTIONED:
* The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971), directed by Piers Haggard (movie)
* The Wicker Man (1973), directed by Robin Hardy (movie)
* Witchfinder General (1968), directed by Michael Reeves (movie)
* The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988), directed by Wes Craven (movie)
* Pet Sematary (1989), directed by Mary Lambert (movie)
* Creepshow 2 (1987), directed by Michael Gornick (movie)
* The Wind (2018), directed by Emma Tammi (movie)
* Jug Face (2013), directed by Chad Crawford Kinkle (movie)
* Deliverance (1972), directed by John Boorman (movie)
* Eve's Bayou (1997), directed by Kasi Lemmons (movie)
* Hereditary (2018), directed by Ari Aster (movie)
* Pearl (2022), directed by Ti West (movie)
* X (2022), directed by Ti West (movie)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018), directed by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman (movie)
* YellowBrickRoad (2010), directed by Jesse Holland and Andy Mitton (movie)
* Dress To Kill (1999), performed by Suzy Eddie Izzard, (stand up comedy special)
* Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss (2012), directed by John Das (TV movie)
* Children of the Stones (1977), directed by Peter Graham Scott (miniseries)
* Moondial (1988), directed by Colin Cant (miniseries)
* The Children of Green Knowe (1986), directed by Colin Cant (miniseries)
* A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010), directed by John Das and Rachel Jardine (miniseries)
* "A Ghost Story for Christmas" (1971-1978), BBC series
* "Cruel Summer" (2021), Freeform series
* "The Walking Dead: Dead City" (2023), AMC series
* "Tales of the Unexpected" (1979), ITV series
* "Penny Dreadful" (2014 - 2015), Showtime series
* "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels" (2020), Showtime series
* "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" (2019 - 2023), Netflix series
* "Arrested Development" (2003 - 2006, 2013 - 2019), Fox/Netflix series
* "Breaking Bad" (2008 - 2013), AMC series
* "Children of the Stones" (2020), BBC 4 Radio series
* "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water" (1973), directed by Jeff Grant (COI PSA)
* "Apaches" (1977), directed by John Mackenzie (COI PSA)
* "Robbie" (1979), directed by Ronald Dunkley (COI PSA)
* "Midsommar's Audiovisual Tricks [https://youtu.be/9bFNSDrNS0k?si=TsMKqQiG14hXkpJ9]" - Spikima Movies, YouTube
* "How Midsommar Brainwashes You [https://youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw?si=hUlNrUZe_wUV8OoL]" - Acolytes of Horror, YouTube
* "Men Writing Women: Ari Aster [https://youtu.be/PWCCpfp6oJQ?si=qrUVyuhMDVsys2nt]" - Girl On Film, YouTube
* Ghost Eaters: A Novel by Clay McLeod Chapman (book)
* A Song of Ice and Fire (Book 1) by George R. R. Martin (book)
* Penny Dreadful written by Chris King, illustrated by Jesus Hervas (comic book series)
* Final Girl (board game)
* In Times New Roman ... (2023) by Queens of the Stone Age (album)
* "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want"by The Smiths (song)
* The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino (Substack blog)
CLIPS:
* "MIDSOMMAR | Bear in a Cage | Official Promo HD | A24 [https://youtu.be/MNz9nkQYag4?si=7qMvyZDCYwN1wCpJ]", A24
* "MIDSOMMAR | Official Teaser Trailer HD | A24 [https://youtu.be/I0UWIya-O0s?si=lnN-5ieX75n7RKqx], A24
CLIPS FROM MEDIA SOURCES:
Used under the Fair Use Act for the purpose of criticism, comment, scholarship, and research.
* "First Use of Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Blood on Satan's Claw", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Indiginous People's Place in Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Rural vs Modern", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Colonizers' Fears", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Voodoo in Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "American Folk Horror vs British Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "The Wind", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Southern Gothic Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "It's All an Indian Burial Ground", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Australian Bicentennial", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "A Martyr's Death", from The Wicker Man (1973)
* "M.R. James", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "I am the Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water", from "The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water" (1973)
* "The Dangers of Memeing", from "South Park" (2012)
* "Stonehenge", from Dress to Kill (1999)
* "Rural American Folk Horror", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Deliverance", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Midsommar", from Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021)
* "Christian Gaslights Josh", from Midsommar (2019)
* "Christian Gaslights Dani on the Phone", from Midsommar (2019)
* "Christian Gaslights Dani in a Field", from Midsommar (2019)
* "Mark has a Bad Trip", from Midsommar (2019)
* "Mark Pisses on the Tree", from Midsommar (2019)
* "Grief Wail", from Midsommar (2019)
MUSIC CLIPS:
* "Children of the Stones Theme" by Sidney Sager and The Ambrosian Singers
* "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" by Frankie Valli
* "In Birth" by Witch Fever
* "To the Throat" by Feminazgul
* "Last Word" by Baroness
* "Emotion Sickness" by Queens of the Stone Age
* "Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want" cover by Ondara
* "Hit Like a Girl" by Meet Me @ The Altar
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CREDITS:
* BANSHEES
* Tab
* Micah
* Tiff
* Kelly
* Annette
* Two Crones and a Book [https://twocronesandabook.podbean.com/] by Annette and Michelle
* BANSHEE DJ:
* Voiced by Kimyarda J [https://www.fiverr.com/kimyarda]
* MUSIC:
* Theme song - "Can You Hear the Banshees?" by Miss Emvy [https://missemvy.bandcamp.com/]
* DJ Music - "This Spell is Different" by pär [https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/D8p6s1u1Kw/], Epidemic Sound
* Banshees Roll Call Song - "Spooky Tooth" by Ch@ntarelle [https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/D8p6s1u1Kw/], Epidemic Sound