<description>&lt;p&gt;The gals are back to talk about two movies about women driven to the brink of madness with special guest host Abby McDonnell (formerly of the two-part episodic extravaganza we called the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/p/the-tortured-psychos-department-part-48f"&gt;Tortured Psychos Department&lt;/a&gt;). We discuss Mika Ninagawa’s 2012 film, &lt;em&gt;Helter Skelter, &lt;/em&gt;and 2024 Oscar nominated &lt;em&gt;The Substance&lt;/em&gt;, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and chat a bit about the phenomenon of horror at the Academy Awards.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Emmy’s piece from 2022 on Graphic Violence on TV:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Become a paying subscriber at &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com"&gt;nicheandpotatoes.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow us on &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/nicheandpotatoes?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&amp;#38;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw=="&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nicheandpotatoes?is_from_webapp=1&amp;#38;sender_device=pc"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @nicheandpotatoes&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Join us next week for our coverage of The Velvet Vampire (1971) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2"&gt;nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Niche & Potatoes

Emily Adare McDonnell and Alex Martin

S1 E4: Helter Skelter (2012) & The Substance (2024)

MAR 7, 2025105 MIN
Niche & Potatoes

S1 E4: Helter Skelter (2012) & The Substance (2024)

MAR 7, 2025105 MIN

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<p>The gals are back to talk about two movies about women driven to the brink of madness with special guest host Abby McDonnell (formerly of the two-part episodic extravaganza we called the <a target="_blank" href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/p/the-tortured-psychos-department-part-48f">Tortured Psychos Department</a>). We discuss Mika Ninagawa’s 2012 film, <em>Helter Skelter, </em>and 2024 Oscar nominated <em>The Substance</em>, written and directed by Coralie Fargeat, and chat a bit about the phenomenon of horror at the Academy Awards.</p><p>Emmy’s piece from 2022 on Graphic Violence on TV:</p><p>Become a paying subscriber at <a target="_blank" href="http://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com</a></p><p>Follow us on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/nicheandpotatoes?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&#38;igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==">Instagram</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@nicheandpotatoes?is_from_webapp=1&#38;sender_device=pc">TikTok</a> @nicheandpotatoes</p><p>Join us next week for our coverage of The Velvet Vampire (1971) and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014).</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_2">nicheandpotatoes.substack.com/subscribe</a>