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
Longlegs (2024): "The Silence of the Vibes"
The word on the street was that Longlegs (2024) would be the "scariest movie of the year," but does it live up to the hype? We decided to check out Neon's new release for ourselves here at Spooky Tuesday, and we're ready to discuss whether those Silence of the Lambs comparisons are truly holding up. Is Maika Monroe's Lee Harker giving Clarice? Does Nic Cage's titular serial killer lean more Hannibal Lecter or Buffalo Bill? Director Osgood Perkins is definitely packing in the CLEAR references, but they might lean more musical than cinematic. On our latest episode, we're doing our best to catch this flick's sneaky visual cues, get to the bottom of where all that buzz came from, and determine whether Longlegs's alias is actually appropriate.
References:
Devil Cameos in Longlegs: https://youtu.be/-oKrLoNUd8M?si=FOlTG_8estG-kFAh
Letterboxd Interview with Osgood Perkins: https://youtu.be/UOg6zhKTCNQ?si=2srKMIZuB0wuhtFo
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/movies/longlegs-osgood-perkins-interview.html
https://www.them.us/story/longlegs-movie-queerphobic-criticism-oz-perkins
https://slate.com/culture/2024/07/longlegs-movie-nicolas-cage-maika-monroe-2024.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/longlegs-t-rex-horror-nicolas-cage-oz-perkins-1235062141/
https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/the-relationship-of-glam-rock-to-the-occult-in-longlegs/
https://screenrant.com/longlegs-nicolas-cage-look-inspiration-explained/#:~:text=Longlegs%20intentionally%20avoids%20showing%20Nicolas,a%20sinister%20and%20otherworldly%20character.
https://www.vulture.com/article/osgood-perkins-longlegs-horror-movie-interview.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/16/movies/longlegs-osgood-perkins-interview.html
https://www.reddit.com/r/longlegsmovie/comments/1e7m05s/question_about_ruby/
https://thedirect.com/article/longlegs-movie-why-called-longlegs
https://thedirect.com/article/longlegs-ending