Episode 78: The First Annual Horror Romance Awards - LIVE

Taped in front of a live convention audience, it's the first Annual Horror Romance Awards!

Hosted by your hopelessly romantic and bloodthirsty hosts, Jen and Dawn, The Women In Caskets honor this year those who exemplify romance, devotion, and fine homicidal homemaking. With categories ranging from "Relationship Goals" to "I Would Do Anything For You, But I Won't Eat That," there's an award for everyone.

Did your favorite get snubbed? Do you want to see this become an annual tradition? Let us know, we love hearing from you. 

Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring intro backing via OCRemix.

The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn!

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Dragon Con 2019: The Schedule

Where are the Women In Caskets during Dragon Con? All over the place, actually, but here’s the short version!

Jen Brown

• 8/30 Friday

  • 11:50am - Jen in Pyrrha Cosplay Photo Op

  • 5:30pm - RWBY Panel

  • 7:00pm - Women In Caskets: Monsters Movement & Movies

• 8/31 Saturday

  • 7:00pm - Voice of Beacon Panel

• 9/1 Sunday

  • 11:30am - Pathfinder Live Panel

  • 4:00pm - Remnant Voices: RWBY Panel

• FRI-MON Autographs @ Walk of Fame & RWBY Photo Ops

Dawn Humphrey

• 8/30 Friday

  • 2:30pm - GenreTainment: Are There Any Good Endings?

  • 7:00pm - Women In Caskets: Monsters, Movement & Movies

• 8/31 Saturday

  • 7:00pm - Representation in Digital Media: Seeing Yourself in the World Around You

Stay tuned to our Twitter (@womeincaskets) for updates and changes!

Episode 75: Such Sights to Show You

After far too long, the Women In Caskets return with a much anticipated look at one of their favorite films of all time: Clive Barker's Hellraiser. And this time, they've brought a friend to solve the puzzle box with them, Lindsay Jones (RWBY, Camp Camp, Achievement Hunter, Rooster Teeth).

Join the intrepid trio as they discuss this blood-soaked fairy tale of love, lust and murder while marveling at the many uses of condoms and how this all could have been avoided with a good dominatrix. (Seriously, these people need professional help.)

For more information on Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, check out Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II now streaming on Shudder. 

Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music. Now also featuring, "Fritz Was Here" by YoshiBlade (via OCRemix).

The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn!

Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

Episode 69: Live at DePaul's Celebration of Slashers

This episode was recorded live at DePaul's Pop Culture Conference: A Celebration of Slashers!

Joined by the esteemed Dr. Karra Shimabukuro and Professor Danielle Meijer, Dawn posits the question: Were slasher films good for women or bad? You can probably guess the answer, but a wonderful time was had by all!

A HUGE thanks to the team at DePaul for having the podcast as guests and an even bigger thanks to Karra and Danielle for sharing their insights and opinions! 

Dr. Karra Shimabukuro got her PhD in medieval and early modern English literature because she was interested in the origins of folkloric figures. Specifically, when she read Paradise Lost, she was interested in where Milton got his idea for Satan, why his portrayal was so different from others. She is interested in the intersection of folkloric figures, literary studies, and popular culture. Her work in medieval and early modern English literature allows her to see the origins of these figures. Folklore allows her to take a long view, from their origins, all the way through now, and popular culture. 

Her most recent work includes her book project “Devilish Leaders, Demonic Parliaments, and Diabolical Rebellions in Medieval and Early Modern English Literature,” and a book chapter that analyzes the role of the devil in the culture wars, and his connection to The Last Temptation of Christ and The Passion of the Christ.

Professor Danielle Meijer is an adjunct professor in philosophy at DePaul.  She's working on a book about child liberation and her favorite slasher film is "Who Can Kill a Child?" by Narciso Serrador.  

DePaul Pop Culture Conference is an annual fan/academic event at DePaul University. They host thoughtful discussions from fans, scholars, and media makers about popular culture and cult media. Each year's event is themed for an important Pop Culture anniversary.

Thanks always to The Shape for the intro and outro music.

The Women In Caskets are part of the Bloody Disgusting Podcast Network. You can find our podcasts on their website, or on the app! We are also available in iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and all your favorite podcatchers. Click on the links, or get our RSS feed on LibSyn!

Please rate and review us, we love to hear from you all.

Extra Life 2017

In 2008, an intrepid group of gamers came together to raise some money for children's hospitals. Nine years and more than $30 MILLION dollars later, they're still going strong with the annual Extra Life marathon to support the Children's Miracle Network of hospitals.

This year, on November 4th, from 10am to 10pm CST, we're joining them with a livestream of horror games and whatever else our evil minds can concoct. We've been wanting to do something like this for a long time and we're beyond thrilled to join up for a good cause.

"But Dawn and Jen, great Mistresses of Mayhem," you may ask, "How might I help you in this most charitable endeavor?" (Or something to that effect, you can put it in your own words.)

We're glad you asked!

• Follow JenBrownPlays on Twitch - that's where our livestream will be. (It's also where Jen broadcasts a weekly stream of her mostly failing at playing games. It's amusing, you should try it.)
• Go to the Women In Caskets Extra Life Page and make a donation. We have a goal of $500, if we make it, we'll do something special. If we go past it, well, shoot, we'll just have to make something that much more special. Your donations are tax deductible and 100% of the funds raised go to local hospitals - in this case, Dell Children's Hospital here in Austin, TX.
• You can go to our Facebook or Twitter pages and suggest games for us to play. Or suggest them here, we're not picky. We won't be able to go the full 24 hours, but we'll go as long as we can with as many games as we can. (No Desert Bus, we promise, although Desert Bus for Hope is another AMAZING charity that deserves your consideration.)
• Spread the word. Share our Tweet, Facebook post, this post, anything to raise awareness.
• Look at the other contributors! A lof of you found us through Jen's work at Rooster Teeth and they do it up big every year. A lot of other streamers, 'casters, and YouTubers participate, so if we're not your cup of tea, someone else might be. 

We'll post a schedule closer to the date when we have our plans nailed down, but until then, we're shilling for donations.

Do it for the kids.