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Progressively Horrified

Progressively Horrified

Jeremy Whitley 349 Episodes Jun 12, 2026

A podcast that holds horror to standards horror never agreed to. Hosts Jeremy Whitley, Ben Kahn, Emily Martin and guests watch, read, listen to, and check out movies, TV shows, comics, books, art and anything else from the horror genre and discuss it through a progressive lens. They talk feminism in horror, LGBTQ+ issues and representation, racial and social justice, disability and mental health, and the work of female and POC creators.

Episodes

Companion (aka F***able Furby) with Craig Alexander, Lan Pitts, and Morgan Jun 12, 2026 1:37:28 Who's Responsible for this?Director: Drew HancockWriters: Drew HancockStars: Sophie THatcher, Jack Quaid, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillen, Rupert Friend, Lukas Guage, Jabookie Young WhiteRecommendations: Lan - Daredevil Born Again, F1, Widows BayMorgan - Shadows over Ravenkirk, Pretty LethalCraig - Pantheon, Ganymede, Dungeon Crawler CarlEmily - Daemons of the ShadowrealmBen - Deli Boys, Mortal Kombat
Repo: A Genetic Opera Rerelease (RIP Anthony Stewart Head) Jun 5, 2026 1:57:50 R.I.P. Anthony Stewart Head. Our love for you simply can not be expressed by any means other than sharing the episode where Jeremy goes on and on about your raw sexuality for like half an hour.Fear Level: Spoopy with a side of eTrigger Warnings: Director: Darren Lynn BousmanWriters: Darren Smith Terrance ZdunichStars: Alexa Pena-Vega, Anthony Stewart Head, Paul Sorvino, Paris Hilton, and Sara
Le Vourdalak (aka Dick Spliters) with Jadzia Axelrod Jun 5, 2026 1:30:45 Happy Pride y'all!Frankly movie is not the gayest one we've ever covered, but it damn sure may be the queerest. We got a young Russian trans peasant girl longing just to be accepted, an aristocratic French fop, a witchy goth girl, and a vampire puppet who just wants you inside him. Buckle up because this one's wild!Who's responsible for this:Director: Adrien BeauWriters: Adrien Beau, Hadrien Bouvi
Ghost Killer (aka Yakuza Ratatouille) with Jamie Noguchi May 22, 2026 1:28:40 Okay, but hear me out: what if you were an average college girl with average college girl problems and you got Ratatouilled by a Yakuza Ninja Ghost? That's the brave question that Ghost Killer dares to ask! And Jamie Noguchi is here to help us sort it all out!If you haven't already, go pick up Jamie and Jeremy's series "School for Extraterrestrial Girls" at your local book shop, comic book shop, o
K-Pop Demon Hunters (aka Corn has its Connotations) with Maia Kobabe May 16, 2026 2:18:42 It's Ben's birthday show and we're talking about something that is a horror movie in roughly the same percentage as Funny People is a comedy, it's K-Pop Demon Hunters!Listen to us as we marvel at the brilliant writing. Nod with us as we observe the nature of a completely abusive mentorship. Worry with us as we consider the troubling connotations of lore around this world that isn't fully built out
Dream House (aka Business Goose Confirmed) w/ Erica Henderson May 10, 2026 1:45:20 Years ago, when we first had Erica on the show the first time, she wanted to talk about the Hong Kong horror movie Dream Home, but it had disappeared from all the streaming platforms. Now, it's on Shudder and it's one of the most brutal horror movies we've ever seen.Who's responsible for this?Director: Pang Ho-CheungWriters: Pang Ho-Cheung, Derek Tsang, Chi-Man WanStars: Josie Ho, Ching Wong, Hele
Noroi the Curse (aka All the Dogs Die) w/ Carolina and Katharine Shuda May 1, 2026 1:50:56 This week we are joined by our amazing new artist friends Carolina and Katherine Shuda - frequent contributors to the Monster High comics world to talk about a Korean found footage horror film in which nobody takes unhoused people seriously enough and the plasma worms are coming through the window to eat your brains. It's Noroi: The CurseWho is responsible for this?Director: Kouji ShiraishiWriters
Weapons (aka Heat Seeking Naruto) Apr 20, 2026 1:52:38 Well, when horror movies start picking up acting Oscars, we gotta cover em, right? And we already did Sinners, so it's time to talk about Weapons!Warning: if your triggers are: kids in danger, drug usage, needles, cops, or being absolutely wrecked by June Diane Raphael, this might be one to skip. Otherwise, it's a hella good movie.Who's responsible for this?Director: Zack CreggerWriters: Zack Creg
AEW Blood and Guts 2025 (AKA Where are they hiding the blood packs?) Apr 10, 2026 2:13:59 It’s Wednesday and you know what that means! Progressively Horrified is coming at you live from Jeremy’s garage right here in beautiful Durham, North Carolina, with the podcast where we hold horror  to progressive standards it never agreed to.But tonight we’re not talking about a horror movie, oh no, it’s Jeremy’s birthday podcast and as such, we are bringing you reactions from 2025’s AEW Blo
Velocipastor (aka Hinged Enough) with Tomi Trembath Apr 3, 2026 1:47:24 It's time for our special crossover episode with Giant-Sized Violence and we are ready to talk about a man of the claw-thWho's responsible for this?Director: Brendan SteereWriters: Brendan SteereStars: Greg Cohan, Alyssa Kempinski, Jiechang Yang, Daniel Steere, and Fernando Pacheco De Castro as Frankie MermaidsRecommendations:Tomi - PG: Psycho Goreman, The Pizzagate MassacreEmily - Kung FuryBen -
Bring Her Back (aka Columbia House Resurrection Collection) w/ Cullen Bunn Mar 23, 2026 1:21:55 It's THE Feel Bad Movie of 2025, making it to the podcast! Bring Her Back is a movie about Sally Hawkins being the absolute worst and tormenting poor children and just how for adults will go to justify doing whatever they wanted to do in the first place. Warning: This is a great movie that will make you very VERY upset. If your trigger is kids in danger, maybe sit this one out.Who's responsible fo
Talk to Me (aka Possession is a Party Drug) w/ Asia Simone Mar 13, 2026 1:36:22 Take our hand and come with us to the magical world of Australia as we tackle one of the most genuinely great horror movies of the 2020's "Talk to Me". It's about kids doing drugs, except the drug is that your mom died and you risked being possessed by a malevolent ghost just to talk with her again. Also, kangaroos are fucked up, right? Trust me, it's relevant.Who's Responsible for this?Director:

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