Babak Anvari's Under the Shadow explores the horrors of living as a woman within a war-torn Tehran during the eight-year Iran-Iraq war. Ghouls educate on the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the power of having a flawed female protagonist in a tyrannical and oppressive regime. Resources in this Episode: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/babak-anvari-interview-under-the-shadow-horror-statham/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/sep/29/terror-in-tehran-babak-anvari-under-the-shadow https://www.britannica.com/event/Iranian-Revolution/Aftermath https://film.avclub.com/under-the-shadow-is-a-babadook-for-war-torn-iran-1798189047 How you can help make a difference:  https://women.ncr-iran.org/donate/ https://www.hrw.org/take-action https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Remi Weekes’ His House is a phenomenal work of social horror that encompasses the empathetic power of the genre. South Sudanese immigrants Bol and Rial battle supernatural haunts within their new walls but also fight against a past full of pain, regret, and acts of desperation. Sources: https://www.odi.org/blogs/17273-why-are-so-many-sudanese-prepared-risk-their-lives-reach-uk https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/what-s-next-asylum-seekers-war-torn-sudan-9745018.html https://www.bbc.com/news/explainers-53734793 https://screenrant.com/his-house-movie-dinka-mythology-accuracy-explained/ https://collider.com/his-house-ending-explained-netflix/ https://www.indiewire.com/2020/10/his-house-review-netflix-1234595382/ Ways You Can Help: https://www.unhcr.org/en-us/south-sudan-emergency.html https://donate.unhcr.org/gb/winter-2020-bsd-v1/~my-donation?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3smABhCjARIsAKtrg6LgQvEilOftkIjIMgfZlA2mTn5zvh7B3HpiaH3UGqVY-EI9PMlxz2UaAkkMEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds https://www.hummingbirdproject.org.uk/?gclid=Cj0KCQiA3smABhCjARIsAKtrg6KStDsKG7jiI61GRBXt8Iv9Nv1S7tUUfnfeD9x_lZjX5FiIDBF8QbwaAsn4EALw_wcB --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Ghouls are talking about the vampire film that aims to teach young people about the horrors of gentrification! Kat explains the many ways in which gentrification and redlining are harmful to black and brown communities. Gabe compares this cute kid's film to the UK film, Attack the Block and more. Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/opinion/seneca-central-park-nyc.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/03/28/redlining-was-banned-50-years-ago-its-still-hurting-minorities-today/ https://www.wired.com/story/vampires-vs-the-bronx-class-struggle/ How you can help make a difference:  https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/gentrification-solutions-affordable-housing-ideas?gclid=Cj0KCQiAmL-ABhDFARIsAKywVaeLjuuHL7QIRP8PjHRiKeA400tz86UIxJ_VEKOhWeA_zgF4l0uFFTUaAjw7EALw_wcB https://newrepublic.com/article/144260/stop-gentrification https://ncrc.org/gentrification-philadelphia/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Ghouls are talking about the fantastical Tigers Are Not Afraid. A journey through the eyes of children surviving the very real ghost towns of a Mexican town overrun by violence and corruption. There is a strength and power for resistance in youth imagination. Prepare to have your heart broken. Sources: https://www.npr.org/2019/08/25/753877130/in-tigers-are-not-afraid-a-dark-fantasy-amid-mexico-s-drug-war https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/dec/14/mexico-murders-women-rise-sharply-drug-war-intensifies https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/15/mexico-missing-girls-canal https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-08-23/tigers-are-not-afraid-issa-lopez https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/09/02/the-haunted-street-children-of-tigers-are-not-afraid Ways to Help: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/biden-end-immigrant-family-detention-separation-end-all-immigrant-detention-deportations?source=direct_link& https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/mexico-feminist-occupy-shelter-violence/2020/11/26/082fecdc-1926-11eb-82db-60b15c874105_story.html https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Americas/2020/1021/Mexico-s-feminist-protests-grow-louder.-So-does-debate-over-tactics https://www.aclu.org/families-belong-together https://paimmigrant.org/campaign-to-shut-down-berks/ https://www.afsc.org/abolish-ice https://freemigrationproject.org/shut-down-berks-campaign/

Ghouls explore the Indonesian folk horror film, Impetigore which aims to explore the horrors women and children face there. Kat covers some of the movements fighting against violence while Gabe gushes over a film beautifully shot and incredibly heartbreaking. 04:16 The History of Violence Against Women in Indonesia & the Movements Fighting Back 16:40 Impetigore: Women's Pain & Inescapable Curses Sources in episode: https://horrorobsessive.com/2020/07/23/womens-pain-and-wayang-in-impetigore https://jakartaglobe.id/news/violence-against-women-in-indonesia-is-systemic-and-the-government-is-not-doing-enough-to-unravel-it-rights-activists https://thespool.net/reviews/impetigore-shudder-horror-review/ https://www.google.com/amp/s/screenrant.com/impetigore-movie-subvert-midsommar-folk-horror-reason/amp/ How you can help make a difference:  https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/take-action/

A deep reimagining of the Weeping Woman that inspires justice and empowerment. Following the fictional retelling of the very real trial regarding genocide in Guatemala in the 80s. As part of the For the Culture series, Ghouls are educating on the guilty verdict of dictator Jose Efrain Rios Mott and exploring the film's genius revenge spin on Latin folklore. Sources in this Episode: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/guatemalas-genocide-trial/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-08-18/review-la-llorona-jayro-bustamante-guatemala https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/6/21081040/la-llorona-review-jayro-bustamante-shudder-horror-sundance-2020

Ghouls' new series, For the Culture, looks to explore the horrors certain communities experience. We're starting with the indigenous zombie film that has us SHOOK, Blood Quantum. A film whose name sends us on a journey through history and a film that twists our stomachs (but in a good way). Sources in this episode: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2018/02/09/583987261/so-what-exactly-is-blood-quantum https://oneida-nsn.gov/dl-file.php?file=2016/03/Article-2-Blood-Quantum.pdf https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-05-08/blood-quantum-indigenous-horror-zombie-pandemic-jeff-barnaby https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/jeff-barnaby-is-worried-white-people-wont-get-blood-quantum.html Ways to help: https://www.firstnations.org/covid-19-emergency-response-fund/ https://www.indigenousaction.org/donate/ https://www.thecut.com/article/how-to-support-native-american-indigenous-communities.html

Ghouls explore the film, Lyle. This film is ripe with feminism, motherhood, and conspiracies. With some similarities to Rosemary's Baby, the Ghouls were bound to enjoy it but who knew they'd like it so much more! Do you know who to trust?

Ghouls get excited about the intersectional radical feminist vampire movie they never knew they needed. A film that was fun and spoke to our hearts only to be upended by the ending (seems to be a trend these days). What went wrong and why are we still super excited about it's existence and asking for more?