Fishnets and Philosophy (Tadhg Bentham )

Hello my lovelies!

Once again I am bringing you on a journey to explore the question "Why Horror?", and this week I am joined by Ghouls Magazine contributor Melissa Cox.

You can follow and support Melissa here: https://twitter.com/chloeoriel

In this episode I am joined by Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana who is the wonderful of the host of the What A Scream podcast. In this episode we discuss all things Horror and Queerness. You can follow Ygraine here:

https://twitter.com/what_scream

Continuing my exploration of the question "Why Horror?" this week I was joined by the fabulous Miriam who can be followed here: https://twitter.com/LetterstoMiriam

Kicking off my regular bonus episode strand, this week I was joined by both Rebecca McCallum and Alice Boyd-Leslie to discuss the film's Eden Lake and Speak No Evil.

This was a terrific discussion which touched on class representation in horror. If you want further conversation on this topic please check out this Ghouls Magazine panel that I was a part of: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S32MxljX4M8

To support Rebecca's work follow her here: https://twitter.com/PendlePumpkin

To support Alice's work follow her here: https://twitter.com/aboydleslie

If you would like to support the pod, please buy merch here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fishnetsandphilosophy

Continuing my exploration into the question "Why Horror?" and this week I am joined by the absolutely amazing Blayne Waterloo. Blayne is a wonderful human and I hold them in such high regard. Blayne is an example of the best parts of the Horror Community.

You can follow Blayne here: https://twitter.com/somehaginblack

Blayne is also the host of the fantastic podcast Ladies & Ligaments, which you can follow here: https://twitter.com/LadiesLigaments

On this week's episode I chat with the wonderful Shawna Scott who is the tour-de-force behind SexSiopa, one of Ireland's best (if not the best) adult stores. We talk about SexSiopa becoming reality, the overall societal reception to sex toys and why we need a change. We also touch on the amazing benefits that sex toys and lube can have for a person's sexual health and we talk about the lack of good quality sexual education in Ireland but also globally. 

The website for SexSiopa is:

https://sexsiopa.ie/

You can also find Shawna on Instagram and TikTok:

https://www.instagram.com/sexsiopa/

https://www.tiktok.com/@shawna_scott?lang=en

Hello there, this is my introduction video where I explain what I want to achieve with my brand Fishnets_and_Philosophy and the type of topics and content that I'll aim to discuss.

This week I was joined by the wonderful Jessica Scott for an absolutely fantastic conversation on the topic of "Why Horror?"

You can see Jessica's writing here: https://wewhowalkhere.com/

You can follow Jessica here: https://twitter.com/WeWhoWalkHere

If you have any feedback or follow up questions send an email to fishnetsandphilosophy@gmail.com

Hello my lovelies!

Welcome back to my "Why Horror?" series where this week I was joined by one of my favourite people, Amber T or more affectionately known as Hornbloodfire. This was such an insightful conversation and is all the evidence you need to let Amber helm whatever creative horror project she desires. 

You can follow Amber here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hornbloodfire

IG: https://www.instagram.com/hornbloodfire/

If you're a fan of the pod and enjoyed this episode, send an appreciation tip here: https://ko-fi.com/fishnetsandphilosophy

Hello my lovelies! Resuming my Why Horror programming, this week I was joined by the brilliant Kinnell.

You can follow and support Kinnell here: https://twitter.com/KinellSC

Also, if you are a fan of battle rap, Kinnell will be making an appearance in Bristol on May 20th - tickets here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/dontflop

Welcome back my lovlies, as I continue my exploration of the Saw film franchise with the excellent Ariel Powers-Schaub.

Hello listeners! Apologies for the hiatus but unfortunately Covid took hold and recovery is still a pain, but I am back with my latest episode. 

This is a fun one, where I sat down with Brett Petersel to talk The Purge Election Year and The First Purge. Two films for the price of one and a fantastic conversation along with.

You can follow Brett here:

https://twitter.com/Brett

Another week, another franchise deep dive!

Hello my lovelies, this week I am kicking off my deep dive into the Final Destination franchise and to launch this series, I am joined by the wonderful Kat Hughes. 

You can follow Kat and support her work here:

https://twitter.com/GizmoShikari

Episode 20.....wow, I am still so amazed that I had so much interest in this series. Thank you to every listener who makes it worth it.

This week I was joined by the wonderful Rob Simpson who is the creative tour de force behind The Uncut Network. You can support Rob here: https://linktr.ee/uncutrobcast

In this episode I talk to the fantastic Cindy Gallop who is the founder of MakeLoveNotPorn and is striving to achieve a Social Sex Revolution. In this episode we talk about where MLNP came from, why it is needed, the challenges and hurdles that Cindy faces and what she hopes the future will bring.

You can find Cindy at the following:

https://twitter.com/cindygallop

https://www.instagram.com/cindygallop/?hl=en

You can also join the Social Sex Revolution by visiting MLNP:

https://makelovenotporn.tv/

This week I was joined by the delightful Preston to try and get to the bottom of the question "Why Horror?".

You can follow and support Preston here: https://twitter.com/PrestonFassel

Hello there! Gosh it has been a while since I have dropped an episode for you all.

Well I am excited to launch the next season of my podcast, this will be a great one, and it is a topic very close to my heart.

This is a little introductory episode where I set out the motivations for the season and what my approach will be.

I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

Hello my lovelies, welcome back to Fishnets & Philosophy!

This week I was joined by the wonderful trio that make up the Drunken Horror podcast (Alice, Luna, and Rebecca) as we did our best to discuss Final Destination 04.

You can follow and support the Drunken Horror gang here:

https://twitter.com/DrunkenHorror

Hello my lovlies!

This is your host Mx Bel Morrigan back with the continuation of my deep dive into The Purge franchise. This week is a solo episode as I focus on The Purge: Anarchy. Let me know what you thought and if you would like to discuss any of the other films in the franchise, please reach out. 

Hello my lovelies,

Join me as I continue my exploration into the question of "Why Horror?" as this week I was joined by friend of the pod, the wonderful Kat Hughes.

You can keep up to date with Kat's work here: https://twitter.com/GizmoShikari

If you are a fan of the pod, rejoice as I now have merch! Treat yourself to something here: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fishnetsandphilosophy

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Hello my lovelies!

I know I have been away for a while but I am back and determined to keep this fun and enjoyable creative outlet alive. 

In this episode you'll hear my review and discussion of two films:

The Farm (2019)

The Manor (2021)

Hello listeners!

Welcome back to Fishnets_and_Philosophy, oh have I missed you. Join me and Ariel Powers-Schaub as we embark on a deep dive into the Saw franchise and we discuss these films in detail. 

In this episode we discuss the first two films of the franchise and as we dissect the foundation to the franchise and lay down the foundation for this podcast series. 

You can follow Ariel on Twitter to keep up to date with her work in the Horror Community:

https://twitter.com/Ari_Hellraiser?s=20&t=xN2fGdbccHnX67UDbm2Pnw

This week I was joined by returning guest - Robert Clark who is the host of the wonderful pod Creepy & Geeky

Go and follow Robert here: https://twitter.com/Geekthulhu

Back to regular programming, continuing my exploration of the question Why Horror?, this week I am joined by the absolutely amazing Chandler who is the mastermind behind the "Beauty of Horror" brand.

You can follow Chandler here: https://twitter.com/_Shockaholic and here: https://twitter.com/BeautyHorrorPod

If you like my pod, please support me by buying merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/fishnetsandphilosophy

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Hello my lovelies, welcome back to another week of pondering the question "Why Horror?".

This week I was joined by filmmaker Warren Bandenski as we continued the exploration of this question.

You can follow Warren here: https://twitter.com/Warren_Badenski

In this episode I am joined by Bhavna of the Bloody Broads podcast to chat all things Sex on Screen before jumping into a fun discussion on Wicked Pictures 2005 film Camp Cuddly Pines Powertool Massacre

Hello my lovelies! We finally did it, we made it to the end of the deep dive into The Purge franchise. 

This week I was joined by the wonderful Hannah Ogilivie as we discussed "The Forever Purge" and I thoroughly enjoyed this discussion. 

You can follow Hannah on twitter here: https://twitter.com/queenbeastsays

You can find Hannah's other links here: https://linktr.ee/Hannahogilvie

I welcomed Kat back to the pod to talk all things Showgirls.

You can find all of Kat's links and work here: https://linktr.ee/kathughes

Hello my lovelies, welcome back!

My deep dive into the Final Destination franchise continues, and I am joined this week by Iona Smith to discuss Final Destination 02.

You can follow and support Iona here:

https://twitter.com/Fall_Out_Iona

#JusticeForRory

I was joined by the awesome Andrew Connor to ponder the question "Why Horror?"

Andrew is the co-host of the Road to Knowhere podcast.

You can follow Andrew here: https://twitter.com/KnowhereAndy

Hello my lovelies!

Thank you again for joining me for my exploration into the question "Why Horror?" where this week I was joined by one of the ICONS of the UK Horror community, the absolutely amazing Lakkaya Palmer. I hope you enjoy this fantastic conversation with such an insightful mind.

You can follow Lakkaya here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LakkayaP

IG: https://www.instagram.com/lakkayapalmer/

If you're a fan of the pod and you enjoyed this episode, send an appreciation tip here: https://ko-fi.com/fishnetsandphilosophy

Oh we are in the final stretch now!

Welcome back to another great episode of my Why Horror series where this week I was joined by the fabulous Becci Sayce who you can follow here: https://muckrack.com/becci-sayce

In this episode I am joined by filmmaker Ricard Waters to continue my exploration into the question "Why Horror?"

You can follow and find out about Richard's work here: https://richmwaters.wixsite.com/richardwaterstv

You can find Richard's twitter here: https://twitter.com/RichMWaters 

You can find updates about Richard's new film Bring Out the Fear here: https://twitter.com/BringOutTheFear

Welcome back my lovelies to another episode of my season titled Sex on Screen: where genre cinema and porn collide.

I am joined by returning friend-of-the-pod Mary Wild as we explore the season's topic before jumping into an incredibly fun discussion about Emerald Fennell's Saltburn.

You can follow Mary on social media platforms at @psycstar

I would also highly recommend supporting Mary's work on her fantastic Patreon: patreon.com/marywild

In this episode I once again sit down with the wonderful Ariel Powers-Schaub as we continue our deep dive into the Saw franchise. In this episode we dissect Saw 3 and 4 any lay out more of the roadmap for the rest of the series.

You can follow Ariel on Twitter under @ari_hellraiser where you can keep up to date with all her work.

Hello my lovelies! Welcome back to another episode of Fishnets & Philosophy.

I am continuing my deep dive into the Final Destination franchise, and this week I am joined by Sarah Cook to discuss Final Destination 03.

You can follow and support Sarah here:

https://twitter.com/CookieNScreen

This is the penultimate episode of my Why Horror series and I feel so privileged to have made it this far and for all the conversations that I have had.

This week I was joined by the wonderful and badass Liz Bishop who you can follow here: https://www.instagram.com/kill_lizt/

Hello my lovelies! Welcome back to Fishnets & Philosophy as I am joined on this bonus episode by Nico Bell and Sonora Taylor to discuss their upcoming anthology series Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology and general fatness in horror. 

https://twitter.com/nicobellfiction

https://twitter.com/sonorawrites

This conversation was one of my favourite conversations of 2023. It took a lot longer than I had anticipated to release this episode, but unfortunately life had got in the way.

I hope you gain as much from listening to this conversation as I had as a participant, one of those conversations that is nourishing food for the soul.

You can find The Adams Family here: https://wonderwheelproductions.com/pages/about.php

In this episode I sit down with Jeremiah Kipp who is the director of the wonderful film Slapface, among many other films worth your attention. 

You can follow Jeremiah on Instagram and Facebook:

https://www.instagram.com/jeremiah.kipp/?hl=en

https://www.facebook.com/jeremiah.kipp.5

When you have finished listening to this episode, you can go to read my own review of the Slapface film:

https://www.slayawaywithus.com/post/slapface-review-exploring-the-complexities-of-human-existence-in-the-presence-of-trauma

Took a bit longer than I desired to release this episode but finally we have made it - an entire year of asking the question "Why Horror?"

I want to thank every single person for following along and engaging with this season and I am entirely grateful to every single guest who offered up their time to chat with me - without you my podcast would only be half as interesting.

In relation to this episode - I am so grateful to Mike for agreeing to come onto the show - he was the perfect guest to help close out this season, and I am so excited for the future of this podcast.

I am so excited to kick start this series which has been a labour of love.

In this series myself and a different guest each week will have a conversation on the topic "Why Horror?"

I was joined by Jonas Barnes this week who can be found here: https://twitter.com/JonasBarnes

You can also find Jonas's other work here: https://t.co/BRWpxv8PG9

I am so excited to kick start this season and what a way to launch then to talk to none other than Bree Mills, the chief creative officer for AdultTime and an amazing filmmaker.

You can follow Bree here to keep up with her work and future projects: https://www.instagram.com/thebreemills/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet

I hope you enjoy this first episode and will stick around to follow along with the rest of this season.

Hello there!

Welcome back to Fishnets_and_Philosophy and thank you for joining me as I embark on a deep dive into the Purge franchise.

For this first episode I am joined by the wonderful Rebecca McCallum who can be found on the following:

https://www.instagram.com/pendlepumpkin/?hl=en

https://twitter.com/PendlePumpkin

On this episode I was joined by the absolutely fabulous Ryan, also popularly known as Brother Ghoulish. 

In this wonderful discussion we covered so many fantastic topics and this was a truly in depth conversation about horror. 

You can catch up with everything from Ryan on the Brother Ghoulish website: https://www.brotherghoulish.com/

And do yourselves a favour by purchasing Ryan's new book "There's Something Wrong in Mornington County".

I had the absolute pleasure of being joined by Shane Brady and Emily Zercher to discuss their film Breathing Happy around a broader discussion on horror itself. 

This was an incredibly fun conversation with two amazing individuals and I hope you gain as much listening as I did getting to chat with Shane and Emily. 

You can see more of Shane's work and how to support the Breathing Happy film here: https://www.shanebradyactor.com/

You can follow Emily and the Breathing Happy IG accounts here:

https://www.instagram.com/zerchinator/

https://www.instagram.com/breathinghappyfilm/

In this episode I am joined once more by Ariel Powers-Schaub where we continue our exploration of the Saw film franchise

Hello my lovelies!

Welcome back to another episode of my "Why Horror?" where this week I was joined by the wonderful James Rodrigues to continue pondering this question.

You can follow James here: https://twitter.com/roddersj04

You can keep up to date with Jame's work here: https://www.thereviewingrodders.co.uk/

It is Pride Month and Pride weekend, this is the first of three episodes revolving around Queerness and Horror.

In this episode I am joined by Blayne who is the wonderful host of the Ladies & Ligaments podcast and an all round wonderful human who makes the horror community a wonderful space to exist in.

You can follow them here:

https://twitter.com/LadiesLigaments

https://twitter.com/somehaginblack

This week I welcomed back the always amazing Ygraine to the pod. 

Ygraine is the host of the amazing What A Scream? podcast and I owe a lot to Ygraine for being my inspiration to switch directions with my own pod. 

You can follow What A Scream? here: https://twitter.com/what_scream or here: https://linktr.ee/whatascreampodcast

I had the pleasure of being joined by Mary Wild to have a fantastic discussion on the topic "Why Horror?"

You can support Mary's Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/marywild/posts

You can follow Mary on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/psycstar

Hello my lovelies!

Thank you again for continuing to join me on my journey of exploring the question "Why Horror?"

This week I am joined by the hilarious and delightful Brad Hanson as we discuss this engrossing question.

You can follow Brad here: https://linktr.ee/hadbranson

You can buy my merch here: http://tee.pub/lic/wRghPoEPouo

If you want bonus content then join my Patreon here: patreon.com/fishnetsandphilosophy

If you have any thoughts on this episode feel free to contact me at fishnetsandphilosophy@gmail.com

Resuming regular programming - this week I was joined by the fabulous Nichole from Bodies of Horror to ponder the question "Why Horror?"

Keep up with their work here: https://twitter.com/BodiesHorror

Well, we have reached the end of this franchise deep dive. Thank you for coming along on this journey with me. 

I was once again joined by the wonderful Ariel Powers-Schaub who can be found on twitter under Ari_hellraiser. 

Ariel has also published two pieces for Ghouls magazine relating to the Saw Franchise and these pieces can be found at the following links:

https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/articles/make-your-choice-what-would-jigsaw-do

https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/articles/the-hypocrisy-of-jigsaw-in-saw-movies

Hello my lovelies!

Thank you for continuing to join me on my journey of pondering the question "Why Horror?".

This week we have a returning guest to the pod as Ariel Powers-Schaub a.k.a the Queen of the Saw franchise joins me to have an absolutely fantastic conversation.

You can follow and support Ariel here: https://linktr.ee/Ari_Hellraiser

Hello my lovelies! Welcome back to Fishnets & Philosophy.

We finally made it to the end of another franchise deep dive, and on this episode I am joined by Robert Clark to discuss Final Destination 05.

You can find and support Robert here:

https://twitter.com/CreepyAndGeeky

https://twitter.com/Geekthulhu

In this episode I was joined by the fabulous Hannah Ogilvie to talk all things fat representation and fatphobia in horror. 

You can follow Hannah on twitter here: https://twitter.com/queenbeastsays

You can find links to Hannah's work here: https://linktr.ee/Hannahogilvie

This week I am joined by the wonderful Nina to discuss the film ParaNorman and the inherent queerness in the story. We discuss the themes, the characters and how Queerness and horror relate so well. 

You can follow Nina here:

https://twitter.com/DawnofFlowers

Hello my lovelies!

This week in my "Why Horror?" series I was joined by the amazing London St Juniper who is also known as the PhD Pin-up. This was such an engaging and delightful conversation and I hope you have as much pleasure listening as I did getting to have this chat with such a fabulous human.

You can follow London here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhD_PinUp

IG: https://www.instagram.com/london_st_j/

If you are a fan of my podcast - send me a appreciation tip here: https://ko-fi.com/fishnetsandphilosophy

Hello my lovelies! 

This week I was joined by the Queen of Extreme, Zoe Rose Smith or possibly more familiar to you as Zobo with a Shotgun. We had a fantastic conversation exploring the question "Why Horror?" with a special twist and focus on Extreme horror. 

You can follow Zoe here: https://twitter.com/ZoboWithShotgun

You can see Zoe's work along with the rest of the Ghoul Gang here: https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/

Hello my lovelies!

Thank you for joining me as I continue me journey with the question "Why Horror?". This week I was joined by the absolutely amazing Tori Potenza. This was such a fun and in-depth conversation and I am excited for you to listen. 

You can follow Tori here:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Theneonbanshee

IG: https://www.instagram.com/theneonbanshee/

If you're a fan of the podcast and liked this episode, send an appreciation tip here: https://ko-fi.com/fishnetsandphilosophy