Erika and Katy return to the Carpenter Cinematic Universe with 1988's "They Live." They (meaning Erika and Katy, not the titular aliens) dive deep into subliminal messaging, women's anatomy in comic books, and how Minnesota always holds it down.

• "John Carpenter Is Fighting With Internet Nazis Over His Cult Classic They Live," Sydney Fussell: https://gizmodo.com/john-carpenter-is-fighting-with-internet-nazis-over-his-1790754727
• "John Carpenter Denies Neo-Nazi Reading of They Live As Jewish Supremacy Takedown," Karen Brill: https://www.vulture.com/2017/01/john-carpenter-denies-they-live-is-anti-semitic.html

Gruß vom Erika und Katy! This krampus nacht, the girlies dive deep into Krampus origin stories, the emotional release of horror/comedy, and St. Nick's cadre of bad boys.

Note: We will be taking January off. See you in February!

• "How Does Horror Comedy Work?" V Renée: https://nofilmschool.com/2017/07/how-does-horror-comedy-work
• “Is Krampus Really Pagan?” Spencer McDaniel: https://talesoftimesforgotten.com/2019/12/13/is-krampus-really-pagan/
• “’Krampus’s True Meaning Runs Way Deeper Than Holiday Horror,” Chris Sasaguay: https://collider.com/krampus-movie-meaning/
• “The Story Of Krampus, The Anti-Santa Who Punishes Naughty Children With Season’s Beatings,” Jaclyn Anglis: https://allthatsinteresting.com/krampus
• “You won’t BELIEVE why Germans tell their children the Christmas Krampus story!” LeAnna Brown: https://www.wanderingermany.com/german-krampus-christmas-legend-origin/

Sweet birthday babies, Erika and Katy, are giving you the gift of "Happy Death Day." They dive deep into overhanded metaphors for grief, a timeline of timeloops, and Katy's one-sided war with The Lumineers.