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Fear FeastsAuthor: Fear Feasts
A podcast that analyzes the horror genre - films and literature - through the use and symbolism of food. Join hosts Vanessa and Allie as they discuss the things that turn our stomachs in disgust, cause our stomachs to growl with hunger, and make our stomachs tighten in terror. Language: en-us Genres: Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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We're Going To Need A Bigger Boat: The Little Mermaid
Episode 6
Tuesday, 10 March, 2026
What would you do if you fell in love with a prince on a boat who ate oysters and fell overboard? Since you're a mermaid, you'd save him and fall madly in love with him, right? What would you do if you sold your singing voice to the sea witch and her flesh-eating eels to become human? What would you do if your husband kidnapped a mermaid and kept trying to feed her fish and potatoes when all she wanted to eat was human flesh? We explore these fascinating questions as we analyze the connection between food, horror and fairy tales in Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale The Little Mermaid, along with two other modern fish-female films The Lure and She Creature. So please jump on into the water and join us!References:Ondine (2009), directed by Neil Jordan.The Lure (Córki dancingu) (2015), directed by Agnieszka Smoczyńska.She Creature (2001), directed by Sebastian Gutierrez.BooksAnaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima. Berkeley: TQS Publications, 1972.Gabaldon, Diana. Outlander (Outlander Book 1). New York: Delacorte Press, 1991.Jarvie, Gordon (ed.). Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales. London: Penguin Books, 1992.Mother Earth, Father Sky: Native American Myth. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life Books, 1991.
