Plug It Up: A Horror Movie Podcast About the Monstrous Feminine - Serial Mom: Pussy Willow

Serial Mom: Pussy Willow

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09/17/24 • 75 min

Plug It Up: A Horror Movie Podcast About the Monstrous Feminine

Joe from Films at First Sight and No Film Left Behind joins Caitlin to cover 1994's Serial Mom, the monstrous motherhood classic from John Waters. 2024 marks Serial Mom's 30th anniversary, and we are thrilled to revisit it. We talk about our favorite jokes, our favorite kills, and just how John-Waters-y this movie is.

Tangents include: a mini review of Trap, movies we wish we could rewatch for the first time, 2024 horror, black and white movies, dream houses, prank calls, ghost activities, and Joe's pronunciation of water.

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