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That's So Gothic

A movie podcast about girls, guys, and haunted houses.

Chance Lee and Amanda McAvoy discuss gothic films. New episodes on the first and third Thursday each month.

Gothic horror, gothic romance, American Gothic, 90s goths. We've got it all!

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August 9 · 1 hr 16 min
Cape Fear (Criterion Southern Gothic re-cast)
In honor of Criterion's new Southern Gothic collection, we're sharing some of our favorite Southern Gothics from past episodes. --- Have you seen Cape Fear or have you seen Cape Feare (The Simpsons episode paraodying the movie)? Cape Fear (1991) Dir. Martin Scorsese. Screenplay by Wesley Strick. Starring Robert DeNiro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange.Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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July 2 · 1 hr 6 min
Splice (084)
Our SIXTH Dark Castle film. Where does it rank? Splice (2009) dir. Vincenzo Natali, written by Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant and Doug Taylor. Starring Sarah Polley, Adrien Brody, and Delphine Chanéac. Off-topic chat: Amanda: That's So Gothic presents Kenneth Branagh's Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Spotify) Chance: Shock (Tubi) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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June 18 · 1 hr 1 min
Signs (083)
Signs (2002) dir. M. Night Shyamalan, written by Shyamalan. Starring Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Abigail Breslin, and Kieran Culkin. Off-topic chat: Amanda: A Cat in Paris (Kanopy) Chance: Dragon Quest Builders 2 (Nintendo Switch) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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June 4 · 1 hr 1 min
Bugonia (082)
Bugonia, according to Wikipedia, "was a folk practice in the ancient Mediterranean region based on the belief that bees were spontaneously generated from a cow's carcass." Bugonia (2025) dir. Yorgos Lanthimos, written by Will Tracy, based on Save the Green Planet!, starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Alicia Silverstone, and Aidan Delbis. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Box Full of Darkness by Simone St. James (novel) Chance: Pokemon: Legends Z-A (Nintendo Switch/Switch 2) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E81
May 7 · 1 hr 8 min
Eileen (081)
We recorded this one before Deep Blue Sea and modifying our Gothic elements, but we hope you still enjoy it! Eileen (2023) dir. William Oldroyd, written by Otessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. Starring Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, the always great Marin Ireland, and queen Siobhan Fallon Hogan. Off-topic chat: Amanda: The Following starring Kevin Bacon and the always great Marin Ireland (Tubi) Chance: Secret Mall Apartment (Netflix) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month, sometimes more! Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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April 2 · 1 hr 17 min
The Dark and the Wicked (080)
Death is the ultimate stranger. The Dark and the Wicked (2020) written and directed by Bryan Bertino. Starring Marin Ireland, Michael Abbott Jr., and Xander Berkeley, three-time That's So Gothic star. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Hamnet dir. Chloe Zhao (Theater) Chance: My Kid Could Paint That (Tubi) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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March 5 · 1 hr 13 min
Deep Blue Sea (079)
Deepest bluest, our hats are like sharks' fins. Deep Blue Sea (1999) dir. Renny Harlin, written by Duncan Kennedy, starring, Thomas Jane, Saffron Burrows, LL Cool J, Michael Rapaport, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. Off-topic chat: Chance: The YouTube Effect dir. Alex Winter (Kanopy) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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February 5 · 1 hr 3 min
The Lost Daughter (078)
In this episode, we learn that The Lost Daughter is NOT The Eternal Daughter. (We actually watched The Eternal Daughter after this but found it so boring we won't be doing an episode on it, and if we have to watch one more movie where Tilda Swinton plays more than one character, we will haunt her to the end of time.) The Lost Daughter (2021) written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante. Starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley, Dakota Johnson, Ed Harris, and Paul Mescal. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Scream with Me by Eleanor Johnson (Libby) Chance: Man vs Snake (Tubi) That's So Gothic releases episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
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January 1 · 51 min
Volver (077)
Otra pelicula española! Volver (2006) written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Starring Penélope Cruz, Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, y Yohana Cobo Off-topic chat: Amanda: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi. Chance: Megan 2.0 That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E75
Sep 4, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Goodnight Mommy, 2015 (075)
Not the mama! Goodnight Mommy (2015) written and directed by Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala. Starring Susanne Wuest, Elias Schwarz, and Lukas Schwarz. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan Chance: Alexandra Heller-Nicholas That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E74
Aug 14, 2025 · 52 min
Ma (074)
The Ma Cinematic Universe is the only MCU that matters. Ma (2019) dir. Tate Taylor written by Scotty Landes. Starring Octavia Spencer, Juliette Lewis, Missi Pyle, Luke Evans, and Diana Silvers. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Remain by Nicholas Sparks and M. Night Shyamalan (srlsy) Chance: Pistachio Halva Rice Krispies Treats (NYT Cooking) That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E73
Jul 3, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Pacific Heights (073)
Is this a prequel to Chimp Crazy? Pacific Heights (1990) dir. John Schlesinger, written by Daniel Pine. Starring Melanie Griffith, Michael Keaton, Matthew Modine, and Laurie Metcalf. Off-topic chat: Chance: I Think We're Alone Now (Tubi) That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E72
Jun 12, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Marrowbone (072)
That's so Mia Goth-ic is back, baby! Marrowbone (2011) written and directed by Sergio G. Sánchez. Starring George MacKay, Anya Taylor-Joy , Charlie Heaton and Mia Goth. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng (book on Libby, the Library app) That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E71
May 1, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
Twixt (071)
If you suffered a traumatic event, would you a) go to therapy b) spend $7 million and make a fantasy movie about it and charge the public to see it? Guess which one Francis Ford Coppola chose! Twixt, aka B'Twixt Now & Sunrise (2011) written, directed, and produced by Francis Ford Coppola (in his dreams--literally!) Starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin and Alden Ehrenreich! Off-topic chat: Amanda: Cabaret on Broadway starring Orville Peck and Eva Noblezada Chance: Mister Lonely (2011) dir. by Harmony Korine (DVD). That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E70
Apr 24, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Event Horizon (070)
You know it's Satanic when there's Latin involved. Event Horizon (1997) dir. by Paul (not Thomas) Anderson, written by Philip Eisner. Starring Laurence Fishburne, Sam Neill, JACK NOSEWORTHY, Jason Isaacs, Kathleen Quinlan, Richard T. Jones and many more. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn (book) Chance: Whore (1991) dir. by Ken Russel (Blu-Ray). That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E69
Apr 10, 2025 · 1 hr 12 min
Speak No Evil, 2024 (069)
Honestly, not a bad vacation. Speak No Evil (2024) written and directed by James Watkins, based on the Danish film of the same (English) name by Christian Tafdrup. Starring James McAvoy, Mackenzie "Tully" Davis, and Scoot McNairy. Off-topic chat: Chance: Fanatical (2024) on Hulu. FAKE TEGAN #FEGAN is really TEGAN. Amanda: Miniminuteman on YouTube That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E68
Mar 20, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Misery (068)
Misery (1990) directed by Rob Reiner and written by William Goldman, based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Starring Kathy Bates, James Caan, and Misery the Pig. Off-topic chat:Amanda: Walton Goggins's Architectural Digest tourChance: Spy X Family manga That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com.Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E67
Mar 6, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Phantom of the Opera, 2004 (067)
"Pitiful creature of darkness, what kind of life have you known?" The Phantom of the Opera (2004) written and directed by Joel Schmacher, based on The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. Starring Emmy Rossum, Gerard Butler, Patrick Wilson, Minnie Driver, and Miranda Richardson. Off-topic chat: Amanda: Capote, 2005 Molly: The Lighthouse Witches by CJ Cooke Chance: Stellar Blade on PS5 That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E66
Feb 20, 2025 · 50 min
Nothing But Trouble (066)
"She was struck dumb at birth by a thunderclap!" Nothing But Trouble (1991) written and directed by Dan Aykroyd. Starring Chevy Chase, Demi Moore, John Candy, and Dan Aykroyd, with special appearance by Digital Underground and Tupac Shakur. Information about the filming location fromhttps://www.thennowmovielocations.com/2021/12/nothing-but-trouble.html That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)
S1 · E65
Feb 6, 2025 · 1 hr
Nosferatu (065)
Nosferatu? More like Nosfera-POO! This and other intelligent observances on this episode of That's So Gothic. Nosferatu (2024) written and directed by Robert Eggers based on FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), Werner Herzog's Nosferatu (1979) and Francis Ford Coppola's Dracula (1992) with nary an original thought. Starring Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Willem Dafoe, Emma Corrin, and Ralph Ineson. Off-topic chat: Amanda - The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson. Chance - Manga Classics presents The Scarlet Letter. That's So Gothic tries to release episodes on the first and third Thursday every month. Email sogothicpod@gmail.com. Follow Chance and Amanda on Letterboxd @mrchancelee and @mcavoy_amanda. Instagram @sogothicpod Closing music "Gothic Guitar" by Javolenus 2014- Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0)

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