11. Discussing TAROT (the Supernatural Horror Film) w/ The Basement Girls

In this collaborative episode with The Basement Girls podcast, we discuss the recent supernatural / horror film TAROT by Anna Holberg and Spenser Cohen, based on the 1992 novel Horrorscope by Nicholas Adams.

I had a great time watching this film in the theater with Bianca Pérez and Steph Grossman, who cohost The Basement Girls podcast, which explores their mutual passion for the horror genre.

I expected to hate this movie, thinking it falsely demonized Tarot. And while it wasn’t a mind-blowing, genre-redefining film, it was fun to watch as someone who loves Tarot and scary, supernatural stories.

Steph, Bianca, and I had a really fun conversation (with spoilers!) about what we made of the movie, what we loved and didn’t love about it, and our own relationship to Tarot.

Have a listen if you’ve seen the movie (or want to), if you love supernatural / horror films, and if you artforms that play with themes of magic and mystery! If you saw the move, let me know what you think at hello@typewritertarot.com.

+ You can listen to The Basement Girls podcast on Apple and Spotify.
+ Bianca Pérez is also the guest featured in episode 9 about The Lovers card, if you want to hear more from her. You can also find her poetry chapbook Gemini Gospel here.
+ Read “Likeness⁠⁠,⁠"⁠ Steph Grossman's latest horror-tinged short story, published in Joyland Magazine.

Thanks to Steph Grossman for editing this conversation, and to Claire Bowman for editing this episode, and to Ami Plasse for our podcast logo!

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