Plug It Up: A Horror Movie Podcast
Plug it Up is a horror movie podcast about the monstrous feminine. Host Caitlin Grant and her funny guests look at the monstrous feminine in all its forms, including: monstrous menstruation (like Carrie and Ginger Snaps), monstrous motherhood (like Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen), femmes fatales (like Jennifer’s Body and The Love Witch), black widows (like Dolores Claibore), body horror in women (like Teeth and Raw), treacherous friendships between women (like The Craft), women battling horrors (like You’re Next), and women who are themselves horrific (like Gone Girl).
Although this show focuses on the experiences and portrayals of women in horror, it’s a gender inclusive space, and the discussion is open to people of all gender identities and presentations. It’s an explicitly intersectional feminist, trans-inclusive podcast for horror fans.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 81 minutes
- Episodes
- 215
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Hereditary: Hail Paimon!
Caitlin is joined by retuning guest Maddie and new guest Matt to cover Hereditary. Do you like horror movies with a lot of decapitations? Well have I got a movie for you! Ari Aster has an incredible…
The Love Witch: 35mm Femme Fatale
Caitlin is joined by Naty and Zi of The Spooky Corner to cover 2016's The Love Witch. We dig in to the feminist messaging, praise Anna Biller for her incredible vision, and laugh about how we want to…
Titane: Hey Macarena
Colleen and Caitlin experienced Titane in theaters together, where they enjoyed the surround-sound squelches of Alexia's body being taped down, among other grotesque body horror moments. Titane is a…
Dawn of the Dead: Zombie Mommy and Zombie Baby
Caitlin is joined by artist, kickball champion, and fellow Richmonder Stephanie to talk about the 2004 remake of Dawn of the Dead. We ask lots of questions. Where would you spend time if you lived i…
Slumber Party Massacre: Snail Hunters Beware
Casey from Bloody Good Horror joins Caitlin to talk about 1982's Slumber Party Massacre, a film that was written as a feminist parody of tropey horror. We talk sleepover traditions, Casey's life of c…
Sleepaway Camp: Eat Sh*t and Live
Caitlin is joined by Jason from Dads from the Crypt to talk about the controversial 1983 slasher Sleepaway Camp. Join us as we talk our way through Camp Arawak and reminisce on our own camp stories. …
Bonus: An Interview with Jennifer Reeder and Chloe Okuno
Directors Jennifer Reeder and Chloe Okuno from the new movie V/H/S 94 sat down with Caitlin to talk about their new film, the monstrous feminine, being a woman in horror, and more! Be sure to check …
The Others: Purgatory Perfection
Caitlin is joined by two moms - Lara and Elizabeth - to discuss a dark but beautiful monstrous motherhood movie: The Others. It's a spooky and atmospheric retelling of The Turning of the Screw, and N…
Teeth: Inhospitable Vaginas
Caitlin is joined by longtime friend Matt to discuss the cult classic Teeth. Matt is also a dentist, so how could we NOT do Teeth? This episode is really personal for me, as I talk at the end about a…
Jug Face: Appalachian Midsommar
The Conjuring: Care Bear Stare
Elizabeth and Alyssa join Caitlin to talk about The Conjuring, a good movie based on pretty terrible people. I appreciate Alyssa and Elizabeth bringing extensive knowledge of just how bad the Warren…
Jennifer's Body: Biconic
Colleen joins Caitlin for a deep dive on the feminist, queer horror classic Jennifer's Body! We are thrilled to see Jennifer's Body having the renaissance it deserves. It's an excellent movie that s…
The Babadook: Lighters Up for Bugsy
When will I learn to give a truly brief synopsis of the movie? Not today, apparently! Tracy Michelle Bullock joins me to talk about representations of grief in the Babadook, as well as the ways moth…
What Lies Below: A Lovecraftian Himbo
Maddie returns to talk with Caitlin about What Lies Below (2020), not to be confused with What Lies Beneath (2000). Do you like hunky dudes who study parasites? Maybe hunky dudes who ARE parasites? H…
False Positive: Gaslighting: the Movie
Ariel and Rachel from the Zombie Grrlz Podcast Network join Caitlin to talk about the new A24 movie False Positive. It's one that we had conflicting feelings on, but had a blast dissecting. From Pier…
Rosemary's Baby: This is No Dream!
Caitlin and Mary talk about one of their all-time favorite movies: Rosemary's Baby. That's right, folks, we're introducing a second trope to the line-up: monstrous motherhood! We talk about the ways …