Paranormal Pajama Party
Isn't it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies? Join me as I dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror.
Podcasting since 2024 • 34 episodes
Paranormal Pajama Party
Latest Episodes
Wise Wives and Witch Hunts: The Women Scotland Burned
This episode of "Paranormal Pajama Party" is spine-chilling – but not because of the paranormal parts.We're headed back to Scotland to discuss the North Berwick Witch Trials – a dark chapter of history that inspired Shakespeare's most infam...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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38:07
Monsters and Morals: Vengeance, Virtue, and Emotional Labour
What do a trickster forest goblin, a horse-faced seductress, a desert phantom, and a deer-footed avenger have in common? They’re not just the stuff of nightmares – they’re symbols of women as society’s moral guardians.In this episode of ...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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26:17
Historical Horror: Chloe, Cleo, and the Myrtles Plantation
Welcome to America's Most Haunted House... or is it? Tonight, we’re partying at the Myrtles Plantation, where the famous ghost of an enslaved girl named Chloe is said to roam the halls.But as we unpack this classic Southern ghost story, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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29:24
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