Episode 80

SHIVA BABY (2021) ft. Matt Donato // Almost Horror

Published on: 17th May, 2022

Stressed out? Have a bagel! DeVaughn & Garrett are joined by Matt Donato (Certified Forgotten) to talk a highly anticipated film for the pod: Shiva Baby! The boys discuss how Emma Seligman uses horror filmmaking techniques to bring us inside someone's experience with social anxiety. Lotta time devoted to praising Rachel Sennott for her impeccable performance of a wonderfully complicated character. Take a hit and pass that spooky shit!

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About the Podcast

Specter Cinema Club
An exploration of the sub-genres that make up our favorite horror movies!
The ghosts of your horror movie club explore a different sub-genre each month! Featuring creators from the spooky community, stoner filmmaker DeVaughn Taylor & film journalist Garrett McDowell discuss the recurring motifs of various sub-genres and what makes the best genre films work. New episodes every Tuesday!

NOTE: We recommend starting at Season 2 (Ep60) as that's when Garrett joined and began our current format. Season 1 was the experimental phase haha
NOTE: The first 99 episodes, we were under "Bloody Blunts" however the show didn't change, so Season 3 is where we continued as "Specter Cinema"

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