Today we welcome returning guest Janet Snow to discuss Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea".  We discuss how, despite being published in 1968, the story still speaks to timeless themes such as finding self-acceptance, how to balance measuring our success with what is best for us, and which voices we should listen to.

This week, I'm talking one last time with Kris St.Amour Denis before she leaves Taiwan about Maggie Su's "Blob: A Love Story". While it may share some elements of horror, the story presents an interpersonal story about a woman struggling to make and maintain relationships, as well as a meditation about what it means to be human, and how we can strive to be better. ... In addition to some monster-adjacent shenanigans. 

This episode has a longer-than-normal summary period. Tigger warnings include: blood, violence, and suicide In our Fall Freakout FINALE episode for 2025, hosts Amanda and Michelle get jumpscared watching and discussing the 2024 Filipino horror film: Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital. We welcome our first NON-TAIWANESE horror film and discuss the bravery of the team for filming on location in Taiwan, and discuss the REAL Xinling Hospital, why you should ALWAYS heed the warnings of multiple supernatural experts, and NEVER pick up weird old body parts lying on the ground. Happy Halloween from us here in Taiwan~!

The podcast episode is longer than usual to allow for a longer summary period. This film has stronger than usual content warnings, including: violence, sexual violence, sexual violence against minors, torture, and graphic depitions of murder. This week hosts Amanda and Michelle are tackling 2016's "The Tenants Downstairs" (樓下的房客). We discuss not only how we have found seemingly the creepiest movies to ever come out of Taiwan, but also the importance of having both an outside opinion, and a backup -- even for a super secret undercover operation.