Pleasers & Punishers

The Duke Of Burgundy (2014)

Stay well-hydrated and don’t you dare wear those comfy pajamas, because this week we’re talking Peter Strickland’s kinky, sapphic love-letter to Jess Franco.
From queer history and kink dynamics to this mysterious world without men, special guest Chelasea Stardust joins us as we search every nook and cranny for a place to curl up and sleep, because we’ve been bad…
Just kidding, we’re the best!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Find Chelsea online:
@chelseastardust on IG
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Don't Torture A Duckling (1972)

Hang out by the highway and get ready to stop & bang, because we’re closing out Giallo January talking about Lucio Fulci’s rural horror masterpiece with special guest Michael Varrati.
From Barbara Bouchet’s inadvisable flirtations to the concept of a “murder twink”, tangents about M. Night Shyamalan, and the role of religion in small towns, we went long on this one!
 
*A few spoilers for some other gialli, namely Cat O’ Nine Tails, Deep Red, & Phenomena*
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Find Michael online:
@michaelvarrati on bsky & IG
@midnightmasspod on bsky
Michael Varrati on IMDB
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Five Dolls For An August Moon (1970)

Pack your one dress and clean out that meat locker, because we’re heading to an isolated island for an Agatha-Christie-like Giallo from maestro Mario Bava!
Tangents & giggles abound as we discuss Italian-German co-productions, Bava’s production design & style, and of course, Edwige Fenech!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)

Life is like spaghetti—it’s hard until you make it! Join us for another installment of Giallo January as we cover Emilio P Miraglia’s final feature.
From Giallo genre standards to ill-advised threesomes, we’ll once again confer with our occasional co-host Kayte Terry to get to the bottom of this potentially supernatural murder-mystery.
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Find Kayte online:
@wormbuxx@tender_subjectfangs.zone

Tenebre (1982)

Pull on your black gloves, grab your straight razor, and organize your newspaper clippings, because we’re taking a deep dive into Dario Argento’s incredible giallo.
From John Saxon’s hat to Argento’s penchant for defenestration, real life inspiration, and the world of film censorship, we’ll dig through all the clues to piece together this mystery!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

2025 Year In Review

Welcome to 2026, bitches. It’s our end of year review and we’re doing it a little differently than most folks, so buckle up!From first-time watches to major disappointments, pleasing punishers, and punishing pleasers, we’ll cover a lot of ground, and also go on a lot of tangents.Thanks for listening to us, and we look forward to bringing you more in a year that’s hopefully better than the last one.
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Phantom Thread (2017)

Take your measurements and be careful with those mushrooms, because it’s time to dive into the world of mid-century fashion.
We’re very divided on this film, from the kink dynamics to Daniel Day Lewis’s performance, but at least we agree on the incredible dresses!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

Delicatessen (1991)

Patch your condoms and practice your singing saw, because we’re taking a trip to post-apocalyptic France in the debut feature from Jeunet & Caro.
We’ll talk class struggles, advertisement idea theft, and the mixed effectiveness of the film’s whimsy. Plus, a test of Mae’s willpower against her coulrophobia!
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Menu (2022)

Pop open some Timmy Chardonay & put out that cigarette, because we’re heading to Hawthorne for a meal you won’t forget…
Joined by gastro-horror expert Sarah Stubbs, we go long discussing food, class, and the inherent misogyny in the restaurant industry. Plus, tangets about SOV & found-footage horror, weddings, and more.
 
Find Sarah online:@sarahstubbssays
https://linktr.ee/sarahstubbssays
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife, & Her Lover (1989)

Please take your seats for the beginning of Decadent December with our conversation about Peter Greenaway’s Brechtian, singular vision, rendered with gorgeous colour and grotesque imagery.
Joining us is author & critic Gretchen Felker-Martin, who helps us parse out the film’s rich, horrifying world, and brings some excellent perspective about filmmaking and storytelling.
 
Find Gretchen online:@scumbelievable on Bluesky
Gretchen Felker-Martin on Patreon
 
Find us online:
https://www.instagram.com/pleasersandpunishers
https://bsky.app/profile/pleaserspunishers.bsky.social
pleaserspunisherspodcast@gmail.com
 
Art by The Haunted David
Music by Everson Poe