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
Favorite Opening Scenes in Horror
Christian and Mary join Caitlin to talk about the best intro scenes in horror movies. Opening scenes are important in any movie, but in horror movies, they're essential for setting the tone, establis…
The Skeleton Key: Hoodoo Horror
Elizabeth joins Caitlin to cover 2005's The Skeleton Key. We've got a great monstrous femme figure in The Skeleton Key, and the movie does a good job of exploring the intersections of race, age, gend…
Evil Dead Rise: Mommy's With The Maggots Now
Zach and Mary join Caitlin to cover Evil Dead Rise. Look at us! Covering a movie while it's still in theaters! This is a great monstrous motherhood movie, and we'd all recommend checking it out in th…
American Psycho: I Have to Return Some Video Tapes
Matt, Michael, Charlie, and Caitlin got reservations at Dorsia to do some fine dining and chat about American Psycho, often cited as "a movie about a misogynist, directed by a feminist." We talk abou…
Cocaine Bear: Monstrous Mama Bear
Nina, Eileen, Colleen, and Zach join Caitlin to cover 2023's Cocaine Bear. Before you side eye... she's a mama bear. A MONSTROUS mama bear! So we're counting it for monstrous motherhood. A seamless s…
Bones and All: Cannibal Road-Trip Romance
Mary joins Caitlin to cover Bones and All on episode 100 of Plug It Up! We look at themes regarding coming of age, motherhood, destiny, identity, sexuality, and morality, and we long for a pretty can…
Antichrist: Chaos Reigns
Mathula bravely joins Caitlin to cover the controversial 2009 arthouse horror movie Antichrist. We look at themes of internalized misogyny, religion, nature, and grief, and we get into why this movie…
The Stepford Wives: Robo-Patriarchy
Bob, Randy, and Soju from the Straight Chilling Podcast join Caitlin to review The Stepford Wives (2004). We dig into gender roles, patriarchy, book vs movie comparisons, and behind-the-scenes trivia…
An Interview with Eric England and Caitlyn Greene
Mary and I had the pleasure of chatting with filmmakers Eric England and Caitlyn Greene, two of the most wonderful people we've met. We talked about Contracted, which Eric wrote and directed, as well…
Rec 3: Hashtag At Don Quixote
Zach and Charlie join Caitlin for some bridal horror! We cover Rec 3, the most Spanish movie ever. We talk about Rec 3's humor, gore, and Catholic zombies, and we look at the ways it subverts wedding…
Best and Worst Horror Remakes
Mary and Christian join Caitlin to count down the best and worst horror remakes. We rank the 15 best and 15 worst, then we do a lightning round of yea-or-nay to remakes that we didn't rank (with a sp…
Lyle: Two for One
Maddie and Mackenzie join Caitlin to cover 2014's Lyle, often touted as a lesbian re-telling of Rosemary's Baby. We look at some classic monstrous motherhood themes, including gaslighting partners, l…
Don't Worry Darling: Give Us Nothing
Colleen and Christian join Caitlin to cover 2022's Don't Worry Darling. We go full roast mode on this one, so be prepared. We look at the film's themes of sex and technology, and we talk about how it…
Contracted: Please Use Protection
Mary and Nick join Caitlin to cover 2013’s Contracted. It’s a body-horror, zombie-movie fav! We get into themes of sex and sexuality, and we (unfortunately) do a deep dive into necrophilia. We also c…
Hateable Characters in Horror
Mary joins Caitlin at the Player Haters' Ball to count down the most hated characters in horror. We actually cover a few lists: horror characters we happen to hate (complete with runners-up), horror …
Ready or Not: Bridal Horror
Maddie and Mary join Caitlin to discuss a new addition to the Plug It Up repertoire of the monstrous feminine: bridal horror. Although weddings are beautiful and fun, they can also be catastrophic, o…
Sissy: A Gory Hen Do
It's a Zach and Charlie episode, so you know the accents are a'flowin. This time it's Aussie accents, mate, since we're covering 2022's Sissy. Sissy is great; it's a mix of The Stylist and Tucker and…
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 monstrou…
M3GAN: I Am Titanium
Victor, Maddie, Zach, and Colleen join Caitlin to talk about M3GAN, the first big theater release of 2023 horror. We had a great time in the theater together, and we enjoyed talking about movie. We l…
Resurrection: You Owe Me a Kindness
Jon Schnaars of Bloody Good Horror fame joins Caitlin to cover Resurrection, a 2022 horror movie starring Rebecca Hall. We look at themes of motherhood, trauma, and surrealism, and we get into the cr…