Hellbender: Spring Eats Winter

Joe Ferry joins Caitlin to discuss 2022's Hellbender, a folk horror favorite that explores witchcraft, shifting power dynamics, and control. It's got beats of both monstrous menstruation and monstrous motherhood, and in general it's a very Plug It Up movie. We do say the word "flesh hole" a few times, so beware. Tangents include: salamanders, ice shapes, track suits, cereal, and miscellaneous witchery. Be sure to check out Joe's podcasts Films at First Sight and No Film Left Behind, and find his writing at Bloody Good Horror and The Wicked Wild.