105: Halloween VI: Hell Hath No Fury, Stree and Bulbbul with Matthew Stepanic

In our sixth annual Hindi Horror Halloween, we are joined by writer and bookseller Matthew Stepanic to discuss two films about vengeful, supernatural women. Show Notes: Matthew Stepanic (https://twitter.com/mstepanic) , Glass Bookshop (https://www.glassbookshop.com/) , and Glass Buffalo (https://www.glassbuffalo.com/) Should horror movies be judged on how scary they are? “Elevated horror” Horror Story (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_Story_(film)) (INTERVAL (“Kamariya (https://youtu.be/9LtJYw1eY30) ” from Stree) Stree (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stree_(2018_film)) The “Nale Ba” urban legend (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nale_Ba) Balancing act between horror and comedy The power of “friendship” Bulbbul (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbbul) Chudail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churel) myth Rabindranath Tagore (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore) and Nastanirh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nastanirh) NEXT TIME: time traveling romance! Bollywood is For Lovers is a member of the Alberta Podcast Network (http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.albertapodcastnetwork.com%2F&t=NDQyYzdjYjRlOGIyNGQ2ZDQ0ZWEwODhkMDc4YmVkOTkxNWI4MDIzOSxXNjlpbllzdw%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F164148376836%2Fepisode-45-one-man-army-corps-martial-arts&m=1) Listen to (exp)lore (https://www.theatrejupiter.com/explore) Check out Park Power (https://parkpower.ca/) Find us on Apple Podcasts (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fca%2Fpodcast%2Fbollywood-is-for-lovers%2Fid1036988030%3Fmt%3D2&t=ZjgzNGMxZjg3M2QxMzExOWNjZmEwNDNlYTI5MjQwZTc4ZTQ5YTdlOCxmQndaMG5Bbg%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F171952253521%2Fepisode-59-the-queen-of-hearts-rani-mukerji&m=1) ! and Stitcher (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stitcher.com%2Fpodcast%2Fmatt-bowes%2Fbollywood-is-for-lovers&t=N2Y5OGM5NjA3NTNjMzIxOGViYmRlYzBiNWU2M2QxYmFiMjVlZWY3ZixKY0ptWWNPWA%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F175489644186%2Fepisode-65-anushka-sharmas-clean-slate-nh10&m=1) ! and audioBoom (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Faudioboom.com%2Fchannel%2Fbollywood-is-for-lovers&t=ZjA1YzM0NDg0NzE2MTU0MWQ2MWRlMjlmNDRmNzhlNWM3OThhNmVjMCxKY0ptWWNPWA%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F175489644186%2Fepisode-65-anushka-sharmas-clean-slate-nh10&m=1) ! and iHeartRadio (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.iheart.com%2Fpodcast%2F270-Bollywood-is-For-Lovers-28344928%2F&t=ZjVlNDM2ZGExNTUxZTgyMzNjOTM2NGQ2YTk5NjIyZTI0ZDA3YmE4NSxKY0ptWWNPWA%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F175489644186%2Fepisode-65-anushka-sharmas-clean-slate-nh10&m=1) ! and Spotify (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.spotify.com%2Fshow%2F1m38Hxx8ZFxTJzadsVk5U3&t=NzgwYWU4ODkzMGZiZTA3YTBkMTI0MjFkZDA1OTRkNWRhZjMyMmY1OCxKY0ptWWNPWA%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F175489644186%2Fepisode-65-anushka-sharmas-clean-slate-nh10&m=1) ! and Google Podcasts (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2Fpodcasts%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hdWRpb2Jvb20uY29tL2NoYW5uZWxzLzQ2OTg2OTAucnNz&t=ZDlmNTdmNTcyMjEwNGU4ZjI2YTk2MWUwMTg1OGVlMTdiOGZkNzVhMSxiYjdUdTJOMQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F176471010811%2Fepisode-66-hugs-not-drugs-munna-bhai-mbbs&m=1) ! Thank you to Becca Dalke (https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fdalkedesigns.ca%2F&t=MTQyYWRlOGM1ZWUxNGEwNjRmOTdmODhmNmYyN2I5NjYzYjQ1ZDFjOCxFYXZHMEEwNQ%3D%3D&b=t%3AkP3Y7y6o3K6ErDt0IV7Cnw&p=https%3A%2F%2Fbollywoodisforlovers.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F182930725656%2Fepisode-76-started-from-the-bottom-rockstar&m=1) for the artwork! #Stree, #RajkummarRao, #RajandDK, #ShraddhaKapoor, #PankajTripathi, #AparshaktiKhurana, #AbhishekBanerjee, #VijayRaaz, #NoraFatehi, #KritiSanon, #AmarKaushik, #Bulbbul, #AnvitaDutt, #AnushkaSharma, #TriptiDimri, #AvinashTiwary, #PaoliDam, #RahulBose, #ParambrataChatterjee, #HindiCinema, #Horror, #HindiHorror