Time Horror with Rachel Harrison

About this episode

Rachel Harrison joins Stephanie Gagnon to discuss time loops in horror media and her upcoming novel, Kiss Slay Replay.

Are time loops stressful? Rachel and I discuss how anxious people consume time loop media and talk about her upcoming novel, Kiss Slay Replay. We talk about horror movies and books that play with the idea of time or time travel. So let’s dive in and make sure not to mess up this timeline. Movies Mentioned: Happy Death Day Palm Springs Donnie Darko Totally Killer Time Cut The Butterfly Effect Sliding Doors Books Mentioned: Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes Kindred by Octavia Butler Slade House by David Mitchell 11/22/63 by Stephen King The Gone World by Tom Sweterlitsch Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut My Death by Lisa Tuttle The Haunting of Velkwood by Gwendolyn Kiste Chilling Obsession: Four Weddings on HBO Max & This is Propaganda Check out the Final Girl Playlist Support the podcast on Patreon to access the newsletter, The Cold Front and the bonus series, The House at the End of Fear Street and get early, ad-free access to episodes.

People in this episode

Host: Stephanie Gagnon

Guest: Rachel Harrison

Topics covered

• time loops
• horror fiction
• anxiety
• time travel
• media consumption

Keywords

• time loops
• horror movies
• Kiss Slay Replay
• Rachel Harrison
• anxiety
• time travel
• media

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Kiss Slay Replay, The Shining Girls, Kindred, Slade House, 11/22/63, The Gone World, Slaughterhouse-Five, My Death, The Haunting of Velkwood, Chilling Obsession: Four Weddings on HBO Max & This is Propaganda

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