Dark Waters is a very weird Folk Horror movie about dubious nuns, an odd convent, and how they fare under an audit. But Lucas and Joe want to know why these movies are always so off the wall. Join us as we talk about religious trends, the metaphysics of Italian Horror Movies, and which John Carpenter movie you should watch.
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Dark Waters on iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109550/
Dark Waters on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_waters
Background, commentary, etc. on the film: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/28/devils-and-debauchery-why-we-love-to-be-scared-by-folk-horror
https://lithub.com/in-the-resurgence-of-folk-horror-we-are-the-villains/
https://fathersonholygore.com/2017/10/03/the-gothic-traditions-of-dark-waters/
https://www.revenantjournal.com/contents/introduction-defining-folk-horror-2/
The Wonderful World of Allegedly Haunted Religious Sites: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/members-magazine/haunted-monasteries/
https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/10-most-haunted-catholic-sites-in-america/
https://kutv.com/news/local/legendary-utah-nunnery-rumored-to-be-haunted-is-for-sale
Articles about religious trends, Catholicism, and the United States: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250474/things-to-know-about-the-catholic-church-in-ukraine#:~:text=Ukrainian%20Greek%20Catholic%20Church,Churches%20of%20the%20Byzantine%20rite.
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