Ghouls are joined by Kat & Jazz of Girl, That's Scary podcast to talk about their mutual love for found-footage horror, the creep from Creep, and more! They also discuss a new fave, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum. This Korean found-footage film rocked Gabe's world and may've given her some crazy ideas for future content!

Sion Sono's Tag (2015) is a gore-filled, insane mind-bending trip through fan service, the male gaze, and the queer identity. Gabe talks about subverting horror tropes to make a statement and yuri love. Kat talks about the oppression of LGBTQIA+ folx in Japan. Sources in this Episode: https://cinapse.co/fantasia-fest-2015-sion-sono-plays-a-riotous-game-of-tag-with-schoolgirls-things-get-weird-2a8402210e00 https://raianimeblog.com/2017/08/01/violent-japanese-horror-movie-tag-riaru-onigokko-is-a-strange-surreal-yuri-metaphor/ https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/05/05/nail-sticks-out-gets-hammered-down/lgbt-bullying-and-exclusion-japanese-schools https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210405-why-japan-cant-shake-sexism

Your Ghoulfriends are back after their break and were live with special guest Lovely Dorrie of Beyond the Bot to talk about spooky video games, Omori & Doki Doki Literature Club. Both games cover incredibly deep and traumatic content while under a cute, adorable facade. How invested can you get into a visual novel and RPG?

Relic tells the story of the effects on a family when one of their members starts suffering from Dementia. A horror film that's unsettling and heartwrenching. Ghouls discuss how the house symbolizes Edna's mind, why Kat refuses to investigate spooky hallways, and Gabe shares a personal experience of a caretaker caring for someone with Dementia.

Joined by our friends Captain Nostalgia and Black Nerd Magic of the Victims and Villains Podcast, Ghouls talk about Ari Aster's Hereditary. How does the film hold up when we wear our media-analysis glasses and how does it make people feel about inheriting mental illnesses? Follow our Guests: https://www.victimsandvillains.net/ https://www.victimsandvillains.net/hope Sources in this Episode: https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a21526807/hereditary-movie-mental-illness/ https://www.bustle.com/p/10-mental-health-issues-that-are-more-likely-to-run-in-families-7919880 https://ct.counseling.org/2019/08/challenging-the-inevitability-of-inherited-mental-illness/ Ways to Help or Get Help: https://www.jcmh.org/7-ways-to-be-a-mental-health-ally-blog/ https://dbhids.org/about/organization/office-of-mental-health/behavioral-health-crisis-intervention-services/ https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Crisis-Intervention/Crisis-Intervention-Team-(CIT)-Programs

For our Mental Health Awareness series, Ghouls discuss the Psychological bromance film, They Look Like People. Gabe talks about the horrors in phenomenal sound design and what it means to be a good friend. Kat shares the real experiences of someone who suffered from psychosis and how they got through it. Sources in this Episode: http://www.screamhorrormag.com/they-look-like-people-an-interview-with-perry-blackshear/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2951591/ https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Psychosis https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Psychosis https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5xxha5/redditors_who_experience_psychosis_what_do_you_do/ Ways to Help or Get Help: https://www.jcmh.org/7-ways-to-be-a-mental-health-ally-blog/ https://dbhids.org/about/organization/office-of-mental-health/behavioral-health-crisis-intervention-services/ https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Crisis-Intervention/Crisis-Intervention-Team-(CIT)-Programs

For our Mental Health Awareness series, we're kicking it off with Undone a show that by any other approach would be a superhero origin story. Gabe talks about how it effectively and appropriately handles the topic of mental illness and Kat talks about how to be an ally to someone with schizophrenia. Sources in this Episode: https://www.bustle.com/p/how-undone-creator-kate-purdy-re-contextualized-her-mental-illness-with-gorgeous-animation-18756072 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizophrenia/symptoms-causes/syc-20354443 https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/schizophrenia-by-culture https://www.nami.org/About-Mental-Illness/Mental-Health-Conditions/Schizophrenia/Treatment Ways to Help or Get Help: https://www.jcmh.org/7-ways-to-be-a-mental-health-ally-blog/ https://dbhids.org/about/organization/office-of-mental-health/behavioral-health-crisis-intervention-services/ https://www.nami.org/Advocacy/Crisis-Intervention/Crisis-Intervention-Team-(CIT)-Programs

Closing out their Natty 'Zasters series, the Ghouls discuss the horrors of Tornadoes. Gabe explains how accurate the film is to tornadoes and how Twister had such a beneficial impact on storm science? Kat explains what you should do in the event of wind murder. Remember to grab your shoes and your helmet!

Ghouls discuss the found footage conspiracy film, Devil's Pass which attempts to solve the Dyatlov Pass Incident in a rather creative and annoying way (and gives found footage films a bad name). Ghouls also solve the Dyatlov Pass Incident using weather science! This film is barely about avalanches but this episode is very much about them. Sources in this Episode: https://www.snowsafe.co.uk/mountain-rescue-services-controlled-avalanches/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/ https://film.avclub.com/devil-s-pass-1798177745 https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/what-to-do-in-an-avalanche https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/has-science-solved-history-greatest-adventure-mystery-dyatlov https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-may-have-finally-unraveled-mystery-dyatlov-pass-incident-180976886/