In the latest episode of The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Kat discuss Kate Herron’s short 'Smear' (2017). You wanna know what really goes on during a Pap Smear? You don’t wanna know what goes on during a Pap Smear.

Premise: Getting ready for her first Pap Smear, Chloe gets an one of a kind experience during a visit to the gynecologist, with Flamenco music!

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Aj: @_ButWhoisshe / @D180pod

> Kat: @girlthatsscary

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark & Kat discuss director Rebecca Myshrall’s short 'Sweet Meats.' This short film gives us a peek into an interconnected world with a sprinkle of chaos. Tune in to hear Mark & Kat’s thoughts on this short, their favorite anthology films, headless makeout sessions, kinky funtivities & more!

Premise: Have you ever bought pig’s feet wrapped in plastic? How’s your relationship with your lover? Do you respect your elders? Are you happy with the way you treat others? In this series of vignettes following a world that is dominated by feminine cruelty and disposable empathy, we question what it means to be human

Connect with your co-hosts:

Mark: @markoestes / @midnightsocialdistortion / @Screamkingzpodcast

Kat: @girlthatsscary /@dannithekidd

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Mark and Bobby look into Dakota Daulby's short 'Vance' (2024).

Premise: A melancholic vampire reconsiders eternity when he meets a spirited human.

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> Mark: @theanticritic

> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Bobby and Joe go on a date with Clement Jochem's 'It's Not About Fear' (2023). We're talking about surviving trauma, great creature design, and emotionally investing too much in fictitious characters.

Premise: Having invited a date over for dinner, James struggles to hide from her the monster that has been haunting him for weeks.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Bobby: @BobbyTorrez / @People_Scares

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Nichole and Joe discuss Lola Blanc's 'Pruning' (2023), suburban Karens, the Right's inability to debate, why the short needs to be on-the-nose and how it has a lot more going on than its detractors give it credit for.

Premise: When a far-right political commentator discovers she has inspired a mass shooting, she must contend with her conscience - by any means necessary.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Nichole: @BodiesHorror

> Joe: @bstolemyremote / @HorrorQueers

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jamie and Nicole discuss Astrid Thorvaldsen’s short ‘Who Goes There?’ (2020). What would you do to heal your sister? Is trusting a stranger worth the risk? The only way to find out is to invite him in.

Premise: Minnesota 1880: The trust of three Norwegian sisters is tested when a stranger appears on their prairie. When the eldest invites him in to heal her dying sister, she doesn’t realize that a supernatural force is crossing her threshold.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadpod

> Nichole: @bodiesofhorror

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, Jazz and Jamie discuss Jesse Parker Aultman’s short ‘The Spirit Became Flesh’ (2023). We dive into the blinding light of religion, sacrifice, and how leaving home can transform you.

Premise: An unbeliever returns to his old religious community, only to find that they have fallen prey to a sinister monster that they believe is the Holy Spirit of God

Connect with your co-hosts:

> Jazz: @girlthatsscary

> Jamie: @glitterburrito / @bloodybroadspod

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This week on The ALTER Tapes, AJ and Jazz discuss director Kris Siesart’s short 'Do Not Resuscitate' (2022).

Premise: Fulfilling their job responding to an emergency call. Jessica and Harry learn that sometimes we need to take a second look before saving a life.

Connect with your co-hosts:

> AJ: @_ButWhoisshe instagram / @D180Podcast

> Jazz: @GirlThatsScary

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