We discuss Piggy directed by Carlota Pereda, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. We talk about the ways in which Piggy subverts the classic revenge narrative through a rich and nuanced coming-of-age story, the often-problematic portrayal of fat characters and bodies within the horror genre, and how tempting it is to fall for the bad boy...even when he's, you know, a serial killer. Oops.
Content warnings for discussions of violence against women, torture, fat shaming, bullying, and fatphobia.
Piggy is available to view on Hulu and to rent on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Redbox, and Vudu.
You can watch the Piggy short film on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/WHgh2ajazTw
You can watch Carlota Pereda's other short film, Here There Be Monsters, on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/QAcbR5fY5-A
If you want to read some fat-positive horror, check out Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology edited by Nico Bell and Sonora Taylor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59979983-diet-riot
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Stay spooky, Pod People.
Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay
Podcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay
We discuss Piggy directed by Carlota Pereda, based on her 2019 short film of the same name. We talk about the ways in which Piggy subverts the classic revenge narrative through a rich and nuanced coming-of-age story, the often-problematic portrayal of fat characters and bodies within the horror genre, and how tempting it is to fall for the bad boy...even when he's, you know, a serial killer. Oops.
Content warnings for discussions of violence against women, torture, fat shaming, bullying, and fatphobia.
Piggy is available to view on Hulu and to rent on Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play, Redbox, and Vudu.
You can watch the Piggy short film on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/WHgh2ajazTw
You can watch Carlota Pereda's other short film, Here There Be Monsters, on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/QAcbR5fY5-A
If you want to read some fat-positive horror, check out Diet Riot: A Fatterpunk Anthology edited by Nico Bell and Sonora Taylor: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59979983-diet-riot
Twitter - @HorrorMargins
Facebook - @HorrorInTheMarginsPodcast
Instagram - @horrorinthemargins
TikTok - @horrorinthemargins
If there's a movie you'd like us to review or a creator you'd like us to interview, send us an email at horrorinthemargins@gmail.com. We're happy to consider your suggestions.
Stay spooky, Pod People.
Podcast intro - Music by The_Mountain from Pixabay
Podcast outro - Music by ComaStudio from Pixabay