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Carla Pettigrew

Carla Pettigrew

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Boo Without Goo, Volume Two: 74

In which Carla reviews and discusses 31 more horror movies without blood and gore, suitable for the squeamish viewer or beginner to horror. No spoilers. Podchaser: The 60 Best Podcasts to Discover for November, including There Might Be Cupcakes! https://www.podchaser.com/lists/the-60-best-podcasts-to-discover-for-november-pc!5OvkkR9IR4GmAv65 References , sources, and recommended

By Carla Pettigrew 09 Nov 2021
Tangerines to Apples: House of Leaves: 73

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Tangerines to Apples: House of Leaves: 73

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Movie Review: Midnight Mass (2021)

Letterboxd link: 5 stars Moral: Be careful whom you allow to get between yourself and God. People who need to control everything and always be involved terrify me. I know someone like Bev, and she is actually a church person. I love the metaphor of “Crock Pot” Island; a crock

By Carla Pettigrew 05 Oct 2021

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Movie Review: The Lost Boys (1987)

Letterboxd link: 5 stars, of course Saw this on the big screen for the first time since it came out—then I was 15, Sam’s now I am the age of his mom, Lucy. But no! My friend that accompanied me looked up Dianne Wiest’s age at the

By Carla Pettigrew 03 Oct 2021

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Episode 72: What’s Your Motivation, Heather?

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By Carla Pettigrew 23 Sep 2021

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What's Your Motivation, Heather?: 72

Show notes: In which Carla explores the horror subgenre found footage, and its subgenre internet horror Creepypasta + r/creepypasta CreepyGaming, NoSleep Ted the Caver: CreepyPasta, original site Slender Man: CreepyPasta My Letterboxd My Letterboxd “found footage” horror tag My Letterboxd “internet horror” tag My Letterboxd There Might Be Cupcakes Movie

By Carla Pettigrew 18 Sep 2021

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Movie Review: Spell (2020)

Link to Letterboxd review: No spoilers. Five stars. An almost entirely black cast explores the racial politics within the black community through the lens of hoodoo. Beautifully done and terrifying. Loretta Devine’s best role by far; she was stunning. I am really looking forward to seeing what the director

By Carla Pettigrew 12 Sep 2021
The One in Which Carla Shares All the Trivia

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The One in Which Carla Shares All the Trivia

Why does she do that in her podcast notes?

By Carla Pettigrew 12 Sep 2021
Movie Review: Candyman (1992)

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Movie Review: Candyman (1992)

Spoilers included. Link to review on Letterboxd: five stars. Amazing transition from the terror in the black Cabrini Green’s mother’s voice about Candyman to the rich white man’s laughter at an expensive dinner. Brilliant and haunting choice. Helen is also dressed in blue, like traditional depictions of

By Carla Pettigrew 05 Sep 2021
Movie Review: ‘Salem’s Lot (1979)

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Movie Review: ‘Salem’s Lot (1979)

Link to Letterboxd review: 41/2 stars The music is dated and a little overwhelming, and tags it as a television production, but other than that it’s still horrifying. Stephen King understands that it’s people that are low and dangerous and scary better than any other horror author.

By Carla Pettigrew 05 Sep 2021
Movie Review: The Prophecy II (1998)

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Movie Review: The Prophecy II (1998)

Religious horror with research

By Carla Pettigrew 11 Aug 2021

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Red Death: 71

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Horror, true crime, paranormal, disability through a literary lens, whimsy, writing in progress since 2017.

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Horror, true crime, paranormal, disability through a literary lens, whimsy, writing in progress since 2017.