Monster-Daughter Bonding: Byzantium (2012) & Hellbender (2021)

Not Your Final Girl

Parenting seems hard enough even when you don’t feed on the lives of mortals, right? Candace and Ariel are launching Spooky Season Lite here in mid-September with two stories of monster women, their monster daughters, and the supernatural bonds that often look just like sharing genes: blood-drenched and atmospheric Byzantium (2012), and witchy indie-rocking coming-of-age story Hellbender (2021).

First off, Candace would like to clarify that she does know the character from Pride and Prejudice is named Mr. Bingley, not Mr. Bingham. Also Byzantium just got added to Tubi, not Netflix. Corrections aside, this is a perfect offbeat double feature for settling into the Halloween mood without getting too explicit yet. If you’re looking for too explicit, sit tight - we’re saving some more overtly Spooky Season fare for next month, of course, but you know it’s always the devil’s holiday in our hearts.

So come on in, especially if you are a real life vampire or witch, and listen to us talk about generational trauma, accidental batman, the dangers of sheltering your kids, and the coolest family rock band and filmmaking collaborative we’ve ever heard of. Also Ariel signs up live for restock updates on the H6llb6nd6r vinyl.

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Movies Discussed: Byzantium (2012), Hellbender (2021)

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I am Not Your Final Girl by Claire C. Holland- https://www.amazon.com/Am-Not-Your-Final-Girl/dp/0692966633

Bandcamp- arieldyer.bandcamp.com

Show art by Brian Demarest: instagram.com/evilflynn