Ghouls are journeying into the Shimmer, a land where nature has reclaimed what civilization built. Gabe discusses the film and the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff VanderMeer to unpack the complexities of nature, the language it speaks, and why it'll never care about us. Kat finds out if the film has some truth to its science focusing on Hox Genes and Genetic Drift. Sources in this Episode: https://weirdfictionreview.com/2014/02/annihilation-weird-nature/ https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/annihilation-science-explained-adam-rutherford-alex-garland-1201934047/ https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/natural-selection/population-genetics/a/genetic-drift-founder-bottleneck Ways to Help: https://www.ienearth.org/ https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/stories/why-indigenous-environmentalism-is-more-important-than-ever/ https://www.jessicabhernandez.com/fresh-banana-leaves.html https://youtu.be/DO8aVevcAJY https://grist.org/fix/series/imagine-2200-climate-fiction/

Ghouls track a mysterious serial killer in a remote town in Poland. What is slowly picking off the hunters and poachers? Gabe unpacks this eco-feminist film that features a Lorax-like heroine, who speaks for the wildlife. Kat explains the detrimental effect overhunting has on our environment and the future of our planet. Sources in this Episode: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2021-01-21/spoor-review-agnieszka-holland https://www.npr.org/2021/01/20/958725897/polish-thriller-spoor-is-a-pulpy-murder-story-and-a-utopian-fable https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=133230&org=NSF https://www.greenjournal.co.uk/2021/05/what-effect-does-overhunting-have-on-the-environment/ Other Spoor Reviews: https://www.pajiba.com/movie_reviews/review-spoor-delivers-a-revenge-thriller-for-animal-lovers.php https://www.filminquiry.com/spoor-2017-review/ Ways to Help: https://youtu.be/DO8aVevcAJY https://www.ienearth.org/ https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/stories/why-indigenous-environmentalism-is-more-important-than-ever/ https://www.jessicabhernandez.com/fresh-banana-leaves.html

Ghouls discuss the eco-horror mockumentary, The Bay, that will scare you into caring about the environment. Gabe talks about how the film is 80% true and based on ecological disaster facts, making it significantly more terrifying. Kat discusses what's really happening in the Chesapeake Bay, why you should be afraid of flesh-eating bacteria, and how to help the environment. Sources in this Episode: https://www.wired.com/2012/11/barry-levinson-the-bay/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/barry-levinson-the-bay_n_2005249 https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/experts_find_an_average_chesapeake_bay_dead_zone_in_2021 https://www.chesapeakebay.net/news/blog/five_facts_about_vibrio Ways to Help: https://www.nwf.org/Our-Work/Waters/Great-Waters-Restoration/Chesapeake-Bay https://www.baydreaming.com/about-the-chesapeake-bay/protect-the-bay/ https://youtu.be/DO8aVevcAJY https://www.ienearth.org/ https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/stories/why-indigenous-environmentalism-is-more-important-than-ever/ https://www.jessicabhernandez.com/fresh-banana-leaves.html