Ep. 57: Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) - Evil Flowers

How could something so beautiful be so evil? That's what we'd like to know! Here's our episode about the cult classic directed by John Hancock! Topics of discussion include: lesbianism in the 1970s, Baudelaire's poem entitled The Flowers of Evil, the image of death, and Godlike husbands. --- Thanks to Lily LeBlanc for our theme song: www.lilythecomposer.com Listen to our episode about Dracula's Daughter (1936): https://soundcloud.com/goodmourningnancy/ep-53-draculas-daughter-1936-lesbian-power --- Resources: Let's Scare Jessica to Death. Dir. John Hancock (1971) Charles Baudelaire: The Flowers of Evil (1857) https://fleursdumal.org/1857-table-of-contents Women and psychiatry http://broughttolife.sciencemuseum.org.uk/broughttolife/themes/menalhealthandillness/womanandpsychiatry Women & Hysteria in the History of Mental Illness https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3480686/ Lesbian Vampires Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbian_vampire Not Just Dead, But Gay! Queerness and the Vampire by William A. Tringali https://vc.bridgew.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=https://www.google.com/&httpsredir=1&article=1172&context=honors_proj #FlashbackFriday—Today in 1973, the APA Removed Homosexuality From List of Mental Illnesses By Elliott Kozuch https://www.hrc.org/blog/flashbackfriday-today-in-1973-the-apa-removed-homosexuality-from-list-of-me 31 Days of Feminist Horror Films: LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH + HONEYMOON by Kate Hagen https://blog.blcklst.com/31-days-of-feminist-horror-films-lets-scare-jessica-to-death-honeymoon-e460db67afe1 DEEP CUTS: LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH by Sara Century https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/deep-cuts-lets-scare-jessica-to-death LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH 1971 by Ken Anderson https://lecinemadreams.blogspot.com/2018/10/lets-scare-jessica-to-death-1971.html 31 Days of Halloween 2012: Let's Scare Jessica to Death by Stephanie Lane http://www.clevelandmovieblog.com/2012/10/31-days-of-halloween-2012-lets-scare.html LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) Written by: The Arrow https://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/reviews/lets-scare-jessica-to-death Confessional Review: "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" (1971) by Stuart Monroe. https://www.getonmydamnlevel.com/blog/2019/4/22/confessional-review-lets-scare-jessica-to-death-1971 REVIEW: Let's Scare Jessica to Death by Jay SHATZER http://thelucidnightmare.blogspot.com/2010/04/review-lets-scare-jessica-to-death.html Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) by Tom Fallows https://classic-horror.com/reviews/lets_scare_jessica_to_death_1971 Let's Scare Jessica to Death: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Scare_Jessica_to_Death LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (MOVIE REVIEW) by TOR http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/reviews/lets-scare-jessica-to-death A Glimpse Into 1970s Gay Activism https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/a-glimpse-into-1970s-gay-activism/284077/