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On Mexico City’s Island of the Dolls, thousands of dolls, haunted by the spirit of a tragic girl, come to life at night. This episode explores the science of creepiness and the societal implications of gendered toy play.
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The second season of Paranormal Pajama Party kicks off with the haunting story of Sarah Whitehead, the Bank Nun. An unmarried woman in Regency England, she was doomed to a life of poverty by a sexist system. No wonder her ghost is still mad.
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Paranormal Pajama Party’s second season premieres on 13 May! This season offers a unique blend of spooky storytelling, historical insights, and feminist perspectives. See you soon! 👻
There’s nothing scarier than the patriarchy.
Isn’t it weird how often the horrors in our favourite scary stories tend to look a lot like, uh… ladies?
Together, we’ll dig up the social and cultural contexts behind classic ghost stories and legends to challenge the often one-dimensional portrayal of women in horror.
What people are saying
“Every episode is the equivalent of screaming Bloody Mary in the bathroom mirror when you’re eight. (There is actually an episode about that.) But also pretend there is an academic in the mirror screaming too, offering insight into why the vanishing hitchhiker is always a woman and what that has to do with Sibyls [and] the Oracle of Delphi. If you have interest in fairy tales, ghost stories, history, feminism, and witchcraft, you’ll like it.”
Lauren Passel
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Hi! I’m Steph
I’m a horror fan who believes that women are people and that as people, we deserve pockets. Pretty edgy, I know.
Each episode of Paranormal Pajama Party features a creepy story about a female phantom or femme fatale and examines the cultural context behind each ghoulish gal to try to figure out why society finds being a woman is so scary.
I mean, being a woman is scary… but not for ghost reasons. 👻
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