Quiet Little Horrors

A podcast about films of quiet horror

Episode S07E14: Saccharine 08/21/2026

Episode S07E14: Saccharine We're thrilled to return to the work of one of our favorite working horror directors, Natalie Erika James, who directed one of our favorites in recent years, Relic. Her newest film, Saccharine, is another surreal story deeply rooted in the lived experience of women, blurring the lines between what haunts us and what shapes us. We discuss it all, plus the importance of supporting women telling these type of stories. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/42518520

Episode S07E13: It Follows 07/28/2026

Episode S07E13: It Follows We revisit one of the new horror classics of the 2010s, David Robert Mitchell's It Follows. Tangents include, but are not limited to: good cinematography, twisted coming-of-age stories, suburban horror, and. of course, where is our damn clamshell e-reader already? /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/42242165

Episode S07E12: Hokum 07/12/2026

Episode S07E12: Hokum Irish director Damian McCarthy's first two films, Caveat and Oddity, have popped up in side discussions and recommendations before around here, but we've never devoted a full episode to one of his films and it seems like it's about time. Hokum is his most sophisticated film yet, and Jessi and Jen each had slightly different experiences with it—but there's a lot here to like and discuss. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/42043000

Episode S07E11: Death Becomes Her 06/28/2026

Episode S07E11: Death Becomes Her Sometimes even we want a break from the unrelenting horrors. We decided to mix it up just a bit and have some fun with the slapstick supernatural noir/horror comedy that is 1992's Death Becomes Her. Don't worry, it's still got plenty of darkness to dissect. But it also has a bunch of amazing women we love to watch and also a herd of manservants, so that's nice. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/41848905

Episode S07E10: Let's Scare Jessica to Death 06/19/2026

Episode S07E10: Let's Scare Jessica to Death The "woman trapped in 70s psychological horror" well never runs dry for us. We go back for a low-key classic of the genre, 1971's Let's Scare Jessica to Death. We cover: folk horror, vampires, lesbians, and the weirdest instrument case ever made. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/41701135

Episode S07E09: Cure 05/31/2026

Episode S07E09: Cure When you're up for a bad time, Kiyoshi Kurosawa always comes through. We discuss the "tortured detective pursues a serial killer and finds an existential crisis" tale that is Kurosawa's 1997 masterpiece Cure. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/41480915

Episode S07E08: The Bride! 05/17/2026

Episode S07E08: The Bride! Strap in, there's a lot to cover in director Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride! We like its moxie, but are mixed on its results. Highlights include: the modern depiction of Frankie, Jessie Buckley's ferocity, and the unequivocal support for messy and mad women. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/41297490

Episode S07E07: Stir of Echoes 04/26/2026

Episode S07E07: Stir of Echoes We haven't covered many 90s horror movies because they tended to be not subtle or ... good. But Stir of Echoes is something of an overlooked psychological horror gem, in a 90s, blue-collar, Kevin Bacon sort of way. Join us for a discussion about themes of social commentary ahead of their time, indie queen Illeana Douglas and how we definitely can't afford a house in that neighborhood of Chicago anymore (it's more relevant to the film than it sounds like, promise). /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/41024240

Episode S07E06: The Last Sacrifice 04/12/2026

Episode S07E06: The Last Sacrifice We tackle our first documentary with The Last Sacrifice, a sprawling look at the 1945 murder that inspired the story behind The Wicker Man and, by extension, the folk horror film genre and modern paganism. Like the doc, our discussion moves from the inciting incident and into why we think stories like these endure. Also, a moment of silence for never getting the opportunity to be 1970s witches. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/40816625

Episode S07E05: The House with Laughing Windows 03/15/2026

Episode S07E05: The House with Laughing Windows We found the ideal "quiet little horror as giallo"—1976's The House with Laughing Windows. We discuss weird Italian towns, brightly-lit attics, and this film's overlap with folk horror. Also: what's in that bag? /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/40419790

Episode S07E04: Black Narcissus 02/22/2026

Episode S07E04: Black Narcissus In which we continue our Powell and Pressburger coverage and identity three primary life lessons: men should wear more shorts, don't repress your emotions and thus lose your mind, and no colonialism. Let's talk about Black Narcissus. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/40185040

Episode S07E03: The Red Shoes 02/08/2026

Episode S07E03: The Red Shoes Ambition, Technicolor, fairy tales, how to be an artist in an unforgiving society, and terrible, terrible men. Let's talk about Powell and Pressburger's The Red Shoes. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/40025600

Episode S07E02: Kwaidan 01/25/2026

Episode S07E02: Kwaidan This episode is the all about the hallucinatory Technicolor, Japanese ghost story anthology film Kwaidan. We discuss the film's theatrical style, the enduring power of folklore and why you probably shouldn't marry strange women you meet in snowy woods. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/39866545

Episode S07E01: Frankenstein 01/11/2026

Episode S07E01: Frankenstein Tio Guillermo finally got his passion project Frankenstein on the screen and we have thoughts. We talk about the adaptation's cinematic legacy, the story's historical origins and all the details of Oscar Isaac's obsessive, villainous character study. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/39681015

Episode 06.15: 2025 Review 12/28/2025

Episode 06.15: 2025 Review We close another year and our sixth full season with a list of our favorite episodes and films from 2025, as well as what we're looking forward to in 2026. Thanks for listening and happy new year! /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/39543980

Episode 06.14: The Tenant 12/14/2025

Episode 06.14: The Tenant The end of the year seems like a good time for a surrealistic descent into paranoia and madness, so let's watch 1976's The Tenant. We're joined this time by friend of the podcast Michael Fogus to discuss the novel from which the film was adapted, themes of social conformity and identity, and why Isabelle Adjani is just the best. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/39371470

Episode 06.13: May 11/30/2025

Episode 06.13: May Things we like: difficult women, slices of the early 2000s, and weird little films turned cult classics. Therefore, we like director Lucky McKee's 2002 film debut May. In this episode, we discuss the unique tone, story and antiheroine of this horrifically offbeat character study. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/39187680

Episode 06.12: That Cold Day in the Park & 3 Women 11/16/2025

Episode 06.12: That Cold Day in the Park & 3 Women It's Robert Altman season at QLH. We discussed his film Images a few seasons ago and it's about time we circle back to the other two films in his "woman-focused" trilogy: That Cold Day in the Park and 3 Women. We cover: dream states, women's madness, power dynamics, doubles, different dimensions and how our favorite Altman films are possibly the least Altman-esque of the bunch. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/38996745

Episode 06.11: The Monkey 10/26/2025

Episode 06.11: The Monkey Happy Halloween! We celebrate with the latest from director Oz Perkins, The Monkey—which swerves a bit from his usual tone, and our usual subject matter, but we found a lens that snaps both into focus. We discuss Stephen King adaptations, the absurdity of death, and how both horror and comedy prepare us to face life. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/38778020

Episode 06.10: Heavenly Creatures 10/12/2025

Episode 06.10: Heavenly Creatures Yet another entry in the "teenage girls are terrifying" files with Peter Jackson's fictionalized tale of New Zealand's most infamous real murderesses in Heavenly Creatures. We discuss the intensity of girls' imaginations and friendships, the dangers of emotional repression and why we don't discuss what a great movie this is more often. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/38550440

Episode 06.09: Cracks 09/14/2025

Episode 06.09: Cracks As Americans, we don't really get the whole British boarding school deal, but apparently at one point they were full of facades and jealousy, teenage girls bonding and bullying, and Eva Green being fabulous but also maybe unhinged. Cracks didn't make much impact on its release in 2007, but we make the case for its reappreciation. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/38205615

Episode 06.08: David Lynch 07/13/2025

Episode 06.08: David Lynch We thought we'd take an episode to look at the work of the recently departed David Lynch and each of us brought one of our favorites to talk about: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me and Mulholland Drive. Just a bunch of women trying to figure out what's real and what's not and how to live with it anyway, so if that's your idea of a good time, come on in. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/37353910

Episode 06.07: Fréwaka 06/29/2025

Episode 06.07: Fréwaka We love it when a film hits squarely in our personal center of interest and Aislinn Clarke nailed it. We discuss Fréwaka and its themes of historical and generational trauma, women at the mercy of fate, and some good old-fashioned evil fae. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/37198115

Episode 06.06: Antichrist 06/15/2025

Episode 06.06: Antichrist We're perpetually here for a bad time and there are few worse times than Antichrist. Join us for a discussion about Lars von Trier, excavations of cultural misogyny and pretty much all the content warnings. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/37027555

Episode 06.05: Hour of the Wolf 03/30/2025

Episode 06.05: Hour of the Wolf Bergman March continues with what is often regarded as Ingmar Bergman's only "real" horror film. We might dispute it's his only one, but not that this one goes to some horrific places. We discuss the figure of the tortured, self-absorbed artist, women's sustaining labor and if it's possible for artists to make the right bargains with the world. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/35918940

Episode 06.04: Cries and Whispers 03/16/2025

Episode 06.04: Cries and Whispers What wouldn't brighten the tail end of winter but some profound psychological chaos, despair and dread? So we're taking on a couple of Ingmar Bergman films, beginning with 1972's Cries and Whispers. We discuss the brilliant color cinematography of Sven Nykvist, the complex bonds between women and seeking freedom in the liminal spaces between life and death. You know, nice, lighthearted spring fare. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/35707255

Episode 06.03: I Like Bats & Martin 03/02/2025

Episode 06.03: I Like Bats & Martin We're not done with vampires yet. After sharing our favorites, we discovered that each host had one film on her list that the other had not seen and that the two films seemed oddly complementary: I Like Bats and Martin. So we both caught up and circled back to discuss two of the strangest and most psychological films in the vampire canon. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/35503225

Episode 06.02: Our Favorite Vampires 02/16/2025

Episode 06.02: Our Favorite Vampires After Nosferatu, we wanted to keep talking about vampires—but there were so many movies to pick from that, instead of choosing only one or two, we each brought a whole darn list. So enjoy as we discuss A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Daughters of Darkness, Thirst, Habit, The Addiction, My Heart Can’t Beat Unless You Tell It To and all the other best offbeat vampires that movies have to offer. /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/35297480

Episode 06.01: Nosferatu (2024) 01/12/2025

Episode 06.01: Nosferatu (2024) It's a new year and a new season, and we're starting things off with a dark, dread-filled, mustachioed bang: Robert Eggers's 2024 Nosferatu. We discuss filmmaking from another era, storytelling from another era, and the feminine urge for death. Also: cats! Who survive! /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/34855410

Episode 05.21: 2024 Review 12/27/2024

Episode 05.21: 2024 Review 2024 is coming to a close and that means it's time to take stock. We share our picks for our favorite episodes, our favorite films we saw this past year, and what we're looking forward to seeing next year. Happy New Year, friends! /episode/index/show/quietlittlehorrors/id/34634635

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