Happy October, Pod People! To kick off the season right, we have an interview with Emily Ruth Verona about her novella, Shiva, which is a twisty, psychological, speculative tale that delivers an emotional gut punch - perfect for spooky season reading! In this episode, we discuss complicated sibling dynamics, the destructive ways we deal with grief, Jewish generational trauma, body horror, and an ending that made us gasp. After talking about the book, our conversion devolved (or perhaps evolved) into us all giving each other recommendations based on what we've been reading and watching, and it's brilliant.

Get your copy of Shiva wherever you get books!

Visit Emily's website - https://www.emilyruthverona.com/

Connect with her on socials - @emilyrverona

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Stay spooky, Pod People.

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Pod People, sit, stay, and listen if you love dogs! In this episode, we discuss the 2025 film Good Boy, a haunted house story told through the perspective of Indy, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. We're joined by dog lover and rescuer Erica Loring (mom to Super Scooty!) to discuss famous dogs in film, the incredible performance that earned Indy a best actor award, the patience filmmaker Ben Leonberg had to have to make this film a few minutes at a time (because dog!), and the moments that genuinely scared us.

Also, you should absolutely follow @super_scooty on socials. You don't want to miss out on this sweet little muffin!

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If there's a movie you'd like us to review or a creator you'd like us to interview, send us an email at horrorinthemargins@gmail.com. We're happy to consider your suggestions.

Stay spooky, Pod People.

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Pod People, ever met a demon twink? Ever made a deal with one? On this episode, we discuss the short film Demon Twink, directed by Steven George and available to watch for free online: https://www.demontwinkfilm.com/

Demon Twink explores themes of otherness, connection, and the lengths we'll go to find love, and we absolutely loved this film! (There's also some really incredible merch for sale and opportunities to help the team turn this short into a feature film - you know what to do, fam!)

We also throw it back to Leviticus, one of our favorite films from the Sundance Film Festival, now that the film has had its theatrical release. We discuss our favorite scenes and why we think it's such an exciting and important film for contemporary horror audiences.

Finally, we touch on all the incredible indie horror that's been dominating the box office and what it means for the future of the genre on film. It's a great time to be a horror fan!

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If there's a movie you'd like us to review or a creator you'd like us to interview, send us an email at horrorinthemargins@gmail.com. We're happy to consider your suggestions.

Stay spooky, Pod People.

Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay
Podcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay