Mostly Horror

Episode 239: Mother Eating, Cults, Queens and the Grotesque with Author Jess Hagemann

Episode Summary

This week Steve and Sean sit down with author Jess Hagemann, the brilliant mind behind Mother Eating and Headcheese, for a wild, spoiler free conversation about transgressive horror, cult psychology, Marie Antoinette, and the grotesque as a way to explore power, femininity, and body autonomy.

Episode Notes

This week on Mostly Horror, Steve and Sean sit down with author Jess Hagemann; the brilliantly twisted mind behind Mother Eating and Headcheese. 

Jess joins the boys for a wild, spoiler free conversation about transgressive fiction, cult psychology, why Marie Antoinette’s legacy is more complex than you've heard, and how the grotesque can be used to explore power, femininity, and body autonomy in bold new ways. It’s funny, it’s weird, it’s thoughtful, and Jess is an absolute blast to talk to. 

Before the interview, the guys dive into the latest horror news, and after, they close things out with this week’s Mostly Horror Recs. If you’re into unflinching horror that uses fiction to explore bigger truths and discovering the next author your group chat will obsess over, this episode’s for you sooo... COME HANG OUT!!!