The Horrors of Love

In The Horrors of Love, horror fanatic Jeanette Wall discusses romantic relationships depicted in some of her favorite films. Every episode, Jeanette and a guest will dive into what can be learned from the terror we see on screen and apply to the day-to-day horrors of dating, sex, love and relationships. Any subgenre and any era is up for grabs. Perhaps somewhere along the way, on this dark and stormy night, we will conquer our fears of the Horrors of Love.

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The Horrors of Love

Midsommar (2019) with Softee

April 25, 2023 • Jeanette Wall

This episode’s guest is a performer on stage, screen and record who is close to my heart. I speak to the enchanting and hilarious Nina Grollman. You may know her by her DIY pop star moniker Softee. You can hear her joyous, dynamic forthcoming record, Natural, out on City Slang on May 12.

Nina joins me today to discuss Midsommar, the second film from A24-director Ari Aster. We get into all the gory little details, so please listen with care and acceptance of spoilers. This conversation actually happened live in my kitchen, and we really get into it. I’ll leave it at this…we end up having a lot of reverence for the performance of Florence Pugh. And some other strong feelings about Aster’s work and the ending our main character Dani gets in this film.

I’m excited to hear what you all think. Thank you for listening to Horrors of Love!

You can find us on Instagram at @horrorsoflove. Follow Nina at @softeepopstar and be sure to listen to her forthcoming record.

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Jeanette Wall

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