Inner demons, the White Savior Complex, method acting gone too far - did this film accidentally cause a 50% increase in American Catholicism? For the LAST EPISODE OF THE HORROR SEASON, we're going out with a head-spinning bang!  

Were Cabbage Patch Kids just the fairy changelings of aborted babies? Did Reagan accidentally make a prophetic effigy of Trump? Is Chucky just a metaphor for being an overlooked queer writer in Hollywood? All this and more in today’s episode on Child's Play!

JESUS WEPT and frankly so did I while writing this episode! Who would’ve thought that queer icon Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic “Hellraiser” would bring up: pleasure vs. pain, heaven vs. hell, why humans eat spicy food, a Hawaiian private Christian school’s religious propaganda, the power of feminine villainy, and a WHOLE BUNCH OF WEIRD SHIT FROM MY CHILDHOOD! I’m as shocked as you are, but this somehow became the Story Time with Sarah Ruthless episode, so enter at your own risk: there shall be no suffering wasted here. (This episode is also an all-record high for how many times I say the word “bewildered.”)

Menstruation! Lycanthropy! The fine line between female power and female villainy! Early 2000s fashion! ...In this EXTRA SPECIAL episode, I am joined by renowned special effects & menstrual blood artist Catherine Woods in a conversation about all things "Ginger Snaps," the cult classic Canadian indie darling that dared to ask the question: what if we made female puberty and werewolves, like, the same thing? 

It’s here, gang - the 1968 George A. Romero classic, “Night of the Living Dead!” In this episode we’ll tackle zombies, the Civil Rights Movement, political euphemisms in folklore, and the true gift of highlighting Black voices - Kiara Goodwin, Ashley Jardina, Boa Deck, Richard Newby, Jordan Peele, & of course, the late, great, Duane Jones himself! Never has a classic, vintage horror movie been so goddamn relevant. Available now wherever you listen to podcasts, and the transcript (with links to all the excellent articles referenced) is up on www.sarahruthless.com!  

Why were Victorians so horny? Who was Vlad the Impaler? And most importantly, was Judas Iscariot the first vampire?? Find out the answer to all these questions and more in this week's episode on "Bram Stoker's Dracula!" 

Where did Sesame Street get the idea for The Count? Are you Team Peter or Team Wendy? CAN VAMPIRES POOP? (And what's the deal with garlic?) All these questions & more are explored in this week's episode on "The Lost Boys!" 

 This forgotten Canadian indie anthology will possess your inner Krampus and rock your jingle bells. Forget Christmas, Happy Yule!