Film Lady goes back to the closet to confront BoogeyMum (a hot one, at least!). If Jessica Chastain asks to go into your heart, who are we to say ‘No’? From Josh Malerman’s 2024 novel Incidents Around the House to Rob Savage’s 2026 film Other Mommy, Film Lady weighs her options and leaves the closet door unlocked. Two mommies are better than one, after all. #mommyissues

Content warning: a child in danger, supernatural horror and possession, a manipulative entity targeting a child, bloody violence and body horror, death of a family member, infidelity, marital conflict, a child in danger in water, séance/exorcism, and strong language.

Spoiler warning: detailed discussion and analysis of the book & movie! All the twists revealed!

Cold Open & Warm Close: p.6 & p.230 respectively from Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman | Goodreads

Pod Rec: Read Rant Review

JM’s website: Josh Malerman

JC on her creepy smile: Jessica Chastain Teaches Jimmy Kimmel How to Do the Other Mommy Creepy Smile

Books:

Other novels by JM:

Daphne (2022)

Unbury Carol (2018)

Inspection (2019)

Pictures of You (2026)

Bird Box (2014)

Coraline (2002), a fantasy horror children's novella by Neil Gaiman

Room (2010) by Emma Donoghue - told from a child’s perspective

The Boogeyman: Stephen King’s short story from Nightshift (1978)

Associations - movies:

Dead Silence (2007) - poster looks like JC

Boogeyman (2023)

Backrooms (2026) - when OM has too many fingers, like AI

The Good Boy (2025), a Shudder film Good Boy (2025) - IMDb

Bird Box (2018)

A Quiet Place (2018)

IT (2017)

The Babadook (2014)

Mentions:

What We Do in the Shadows (TV show)

Carrie (2026) - new TV SHOW

Music - Free Music Archive - CC BY License:

• Soularflair - SUBSCARA (soundtrack, eerie, spooky)

• Kirk Osamayo - Spooky

• Lenny Pixels - Soft Spooky Spectacle

• The Top One Percent - Spooky

Find me: @filmladyroyal on Letterboxd, Bluesky & Instagram.

Email: kinoroyalepodcast@gmail.com

All eps & more on website: kinoroyale.net

Equipment:

JBL Quantum Stream Studio | Quad pattern premium USB microphone for streaming, recording and gaming

Audacity - recording & editing by FL

Links:

Josh Malerman - Wikipedia

Other Mommy - Wikipedia

Acknowledgement of Country

I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.