A podcast that analyzes the horror genre - films and literature - through the use and symbolism of food. Join hosts Allie and Vanessa as they discuss the things that turn our stomachs in disgust, cause our stomachs to growl with hunger, and make our stomachs tighten in terror.
Fear Feasts: Food in Horror
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A podcast that analyzes the horror genre - films and literature - through the use and symbolism of food. Join hosts Allie and Vanessa as they discuss the things that turn our stomachs in disgust, cause our stomachs to growl with hunger, and make our stomachs tighten in terror.
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Recent Episodes
June 9, 2026
Pan's Labyrinth: Food, Fascism and Fairy Tales
<p>In this episode of Fear Feasts, Alessandra and Vanessa venture into the dark fairy-tale world of Guillermo del Toro's masterpiece, Pan's Labyrinth (2006).</p><p>Set in Spain in 1944, against the backdrop of Franco's dictatorship, the film follows young Ophelia as she navigates a brutal world of political repression while simultaneously undertaking a series of mysterious supernatural tasks. Together, we explore how food operates throughout the film as a symbol of power, resistance, temptation, care and survival.</p><p>From Captain Vidal's lavish banquets to the haunting table of the Pale Man, we examine the film's striking contrasts between abundance and deprivation, privilege and hunger. We discuss the symbolism of forbidden fruit, the unforgettable terror of the Pale Man's feast, Mercedes's acts of culinary resistance, and the ways food becomes entangled with family, memory, and political control.</p><p>Along the way, we explore:</p><p>• The historical context of post-Civil War Spain and Franco's regime<br>• Guillermo del Toro's use of fairy tales to confront historical trauma<br>• The symbolism of grapes, milk, mandrake root, rabbits, bread, and feasting<br>• Family, motherhood, resistance, and rebellion<br>• The parallels between Captain Vidal and the Pale Man<br>• Food as nourishment, temptation, surveillance, and power<br>• Why the true monsters of Pan's Labyrinth may not be supernatural at all</p><p>We also revisit some of the film's most unforgettable scenes, including the Pale Man's banquet, Mercedes's kitchen knife moment, and Ophelia's final act of defiance.</p><p>Join us as we explore one of the most layered, unsettling, and beautiful fantasy films ever made, where every meal carries meaning and every feast hides a darker truth.</p><p>Warning: This episode contains major spoilers for Pan's Labyrinth.</p><p>Fear Feasts is hosted by Dr Alessandra Pino and Vanessa Baca.</p><p><br></p>
March 10, 2026
We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat: The Little Mermaid
<p>What would you do if you fell in love with a prince on a boat who ate oysters and fell overboard? Since you're a mermaid, you'd save him and fall madly in love with him, right? What would you do if you sold your singing voice to the sea witch and her flesh-eating eels to become human? What would you do if your husband kidnapped a mermaid and kept trying to feed her fish and potatoes when all she wanted to eat was human flesh? We explore these fascinating questions as we analyze the connection between food, horror and fairy tales in Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale The Little Mermaid, along with two other modern fish-female films The Lure and She Creature. So please jump on into the water and join us!</p><p>References:</p><p><strong>Ondine</strong> (2009), directed by Neil Jordan.</p><p><strong>The Lure</strong> (Córki dancingu) (2015), directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska.</p><p><strong>She Creature</strong> (2001), directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.</p><p>Books</p><p>Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima. Berkeley: TQS Publications, 1972.</p><p>Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander (Outlander Book 1). New York: Delacorte Press, 1991.</p><p>Jarvie, Gordon (ed.). Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales. London: Penguin Books, 1992.</p><p>Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1991.</p>
February 24, 2026
Those Are Some Big Shoes To Fill: Cinderella
<p>What would you do if your horrible mother married a dude with a beautiful daughter and made you and your plain sister feel terrible about yourselves? What would you do if your beautiful stepsister became the house servant and went around in ugly clothes with ashes in her hair and no shoes? What if your mother tried to make you pretty and didn't allow you to eat? What if you found out there was a ball in your village and a handsome prince would be choosing a bride from the local young ladies? You'd probably starve yourself by swallowing a tapeworm and allowing your nose to be broken and reshaped, right? We'll be exploring these ideas and discussing the connection between food, fairy tales and horror in the classic story Cinderella and some more recent iterations, including the highly visceral The Ugly Stepsister film as well as others, so please join us!</p><p>Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham</p><p>Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire</p><p>Cinderella - 1950 film by @Disney</p><p>The Ugly Stepsister - 2025 film by Emilie Blichfeldt</p><p>Into the Woods - 2014 film by Rob Marshall</p><p>Ashputtle by Peter Straub </p>
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