Show Notes
Acknowledgment of Country
I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.
Desc:
Just like the Carrie novel, we have divided our discussion into 3 parts. We’ve even kept the OG names! So you can listen to either or all (or none), depending what you’re most interested in!
This episode is part 3 (BONUS), ‘Wreckage’, where we peek behind the curtain to see what Monsters hide behind the Archives with Caroline Bicks’s 2026 exploration of Carrie’s earlier drafts & alternative plot twists!
Previously, on part 2, ‘Prom Night’, we were following Brian de Palma to the epic school night of his 1976 iconic movie adaptation.
In the first installment, in ep18 - part 1 - ‘Blood Sport’, we were dissecting the original 1974 Carrie novel by Stephen King. Expect scary spoilers, deep dives & terrifying tangents!
If you’re keen to come along on this bloody ride, make sure to stash some of those sanitary napkins & tampons from the broken vending machine in the bathroom, and get ready to PLUG IT UP!
Content Warning: like all of my eps, this is an explicit episode which is targeted at adults. It is labelled accordingly on your pod platforms with *E* symbol. However, if you’re listening on my website - take care of yourselves & your fam first! Please go through the triggers below before jumping in!
Potential Triggers: discussion or mentions of blood, menstruation, trauma, parental abuse towards their children, bullying, violence, school systems, sexual assault, religious mania, eating disorders, depression, major depressive episodes.
Warm close: Carries poem on page 71 -: that's a five-line poem Carrie wrote as a seventh-grade class assignment, which her teacher kept — it's presented in the "board of inquiry" documentary sections along with background material on Carrie from seventh grade, described as a disturbing poem for a school assignment that her teacher saved.
Mentions:
Seed Talks - I did a workshop on Vampires & the Human Psyche withKatie Evans
Evolution of Horror pod
The Losers Club ep on Monsters in the Archives
Random Horror Pod Generator #9 - their ep on Carrie
Associations & Recs - see show notes from p1.
Other links from research also in p1 show notes.
Music - CC BY - via Free Music Archive :
Tiga Maine - Tiga Maine - Uhamba Nami (ft. Bhlaklyn & Lady Kay)
Soundwave Sphere - Dark Desires