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 • 38 episodes
Paranormal Pajama Party
Latest Episodes
The Women of “Dracula”, Part 1: Lucy Westenra and Victorian fear of female desire
Think you know “Dracula”? Think again. In this first part of our two-part deep dive into the world's most famous vampire novel, we're sinking our teeth into the real monsters of the story – and spoiler alert, it's not the Count.Join Step...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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32:36
Hagsploitation: “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” | 33
In this spine-tingling episode, we watch the 1962 psychological thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" and dive deep into the hagsploitation film subgenre it spawned. When Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Joan Crawford found themselves di...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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37:07
The White Witch of Rose Hall: Annie Palmer and Madame LaLaurie
What do the White Witch of Jamaica’s Rose Hall and New Orleans tour staple Madame LaLaurie have in common? They're both infamous female figures in ghost lore, accused of monstrous violence during the era of slavery. But dig a little deepe...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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37:37
Botan Dōrō: Love, Death, and Samurai
Join me to examine one of Japan's most influential ghost stories – Botan Dōrō (The Peony Lantern). This tale of love beyond death helped establish the archetype of the long-haired vengeful female ghost in Japanese horror. When handsome samurai ...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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30:36
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
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