Spooky Tuesday — A Horror Movie Podcast
Spooky Tuesday is a weekly horror movie podcast hosted by three girls who love fake blood, making everything gay, and Matthew Lillard! We’re breaking down all of our favorite slashers, thrillers, monster movies, and black comedies on the new scariest day of the week. Hosted by Monica Heidt, Chelsea Duff and Sydney Thompson. Follow Spooky Tuesday (@spooky_tuesday) on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok!
Spooky Tuesday — A Horror Movie Podcast
The Wicker Man (1973): "Not The One With Nicolas Cage"
The 1970s version might not have Nic Cage, but The Wicker Man (1973) has everything else. Nudity? Check. Singing? Check. Ancient Pagan rituals, haunted candle hands, and all the canned food you could dream of? Check, check, check! What more could you want, really? Well, if you're main character Sergeant Neil Howie, probably to lead a good Christian investigation into the mystery of a missing girl — but on Scotland's fictional Summerisle, that task proves harder than it seems. This week on Spooky Tuesday, we're joining the hunt as we discuss costumes, colonialism and CLEAR references.
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