In spirit of the holiday season and our fourth year of podcasing, we’re revisiting Our First Times and giving them their proper coverage - starting with Shay’s favorite, Poltergeist (1982).

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• Cursed Films Docuseries on Shudder

• Poltergeist IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/trivia/

• Poltergeist Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(1982_film)
  

Moving into your boyfriend’s haunted house is a literal nightmare, but wait until you find out it’s you that’s haunted. Find out how a shitty boyfriend can make EVERYTHING worse in 2007’s Paranormal Activity.

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Paranormal Activity wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity

You’ll never believe what the cat dragged in. Find out why sometimes, dead is better in 1989’s Pet Sematary.

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• Pet Sematary (1989) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)

• Pet Sematary (1989) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098084/

• Lopez, Kristen. “When Your Own Body Is the Big Screen Monster.” IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2022, www.indiewire.com/features/general/pet-sematary-zelda-women-horror-1234771017/.

We’re not in Connecticut anymore . . . the long-awaited coverage of the most unnecessary sequel to exist is here: find out what the deal is in 2013’s A Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia.

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• The Haunting in Connecticut 2: The Ghosts of Georgia (2013) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunting_in_Connecticut_2:_Ghosts_of_Georgia
• The Haunting in Connecticut 2: The Ghosts of Georgia (2013) IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1457765/?ref_=nm_knf_t_2
• Wiggins, Steve A. "The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia." 22 July 2019, https://steveawiggins.com/tag/the-haunting-in-connecticut-2-ghosts-of-georgia/. Accessed 30 Aug. 2024.

We saved you the time-travel and are bringing you right back to Derry 27 years later to see if this Penny is any more the wiser in IT Chapter 2.

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• ChatGPT. "Key Differences Between Stephen King's Novel, It, and the 2017 & 2019 Film Adaptations." ChatGPT, 16 Aug. 2024, openai.com/chatgpt.

• It: Chapter 2 (2019) IMDb: ​​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349950/

• It: Chapter 2 (2019) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Chapter_Two

• Moniz, Alyssa. "Stephen King’s IT: Why It Has Both Male & Female Forms." Screen Rant, 14 Aug. 2023, https://screenrant.com/stephen-king-it-male-female-confusing-reason-answer/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

• Peitzman, Louis. "How the Ending of It Chapter Two Differs From the Book." Vulture, 9 Sept. 2019, https://www.vulture.com/2019/09/it-chapter-two-ending-how-the-movie-differs-from-the-book.html. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

Spooky season is coming up quick and we wouldn’t Derry clown around with you…come float with us in 2017’s IT.

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• Foutch, Haleigh. "IT: Beverly Marsh and How the Movie Both Improves and Fails Her." Collider, 7 Sept. 2017, https://collider.com/it-movie-beverly-marsh/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

• It (2017) IMDb: ​​https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/

• It (2017) Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(2017_film)

• Tierney, Joan. "Freddy and Pennywise: Memory Loss and the Personification of Childhood Trauma." Medium, 27 Oct. 2022, https://medium.com/we-die-first/freddy-and-pennywise-memory-loss-and-the-personification-of-childhood-trauma-2bb17e3f000c. Accessed 16 Aug. 2024.

Throw everything you know about haunted dolls out the window - today we’re unboxing Chucky, the toy that’ll be your friend till the end (of your life) in 1988’s Child’s Play.

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• Cabbage Patch riots: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabbage_Patch_riots

• Child’s Play IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/trivia/

• Child’s Play Reflects on the Gendered Panic of Boys n Dolls by Alison Stine: https://www.salon.com/2022/10/06/chucky-childs-play-boys-dolls-gender/

• Child’s Play Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child%27s_Play_(1988_film)
  

Today we explore where nostalgia and dissociation meet in 2024 metaphorical masterpiece I Saw the TV Glow.

***CONTENT WARNING: discussions of gender dysphoria, transphobia, repression, abuse, suicide

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• 'I Saw the TV Glow' director breaks down that emotional ending, teases potential sequel by Patrick Ryan: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2024/05/18/i-saw-the-tv-glow-ending-explained/73672439007/
• ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Director Jane Schoenbrun Shares a Theory for Why We’re So Nostalgic for the ’90s by Chris O’Falt: https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/i-saw-the-tv-glow-jane-schoenbrun-90s-nostalgia-hauntology-1235002972/
• ISTTVG IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15574270/
• I Saw the TV Glow’s Ending Is Full of Hope, If You Want It to Be by Emily St. James: https://www.vulture.com/article/the-hidden-hope-in-i-saw-the-tv-glows-ending-explained.html
• I Saw the TV Glow Stars Address Trans Allegories of A24 Film by Jeremy Dick: https://www.cbr.com/i-saw-the-tv-glow-justice-smith/
• ISSTV Transcript: https://scrapsfromtheloft.com/movies/i-saw-the-tv-glow-2024-transcript/
• ISTTVG Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Saw_the_TV_Glow
• New Yorker article: Jane Schoenbrun Finds Horror Close to Home by Holden Seidlitz: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/jane-schoenbrun-finds-horror-close-to-home