Ep. 48—The Phantom of the Opera: Seff Waited Her Whole Life For This Moment!

Romancing the Monsters Podcast

Here that? That's the sound of Seff fangirling like the total POTO nerd she is. Yup, this week on Romancing the Monsters, we tackle our first ever musical. The Phantom of the Opera is here...but has he truly made his way inside our mind? You'll have to listen to find out... Media of the week: The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Joel Schumacher, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, 2004 Essay mentioned: The Silent Threat: A (Re)Viewing of the "Sexual Other" in the Phantom of the Opera and Nosferatu by Andrew P. Williams Media mentioned: The Phantom of the Opera at Royal Albert Hall, directed by Nick Morris, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, 2011 The Phantom of the Opera, directed by Rupert Julian, 1925 Trigger warning: mentions of death, manipulation, child abuse, self isolation, grooming, patriarchy, murder, and harassment. Find us: E-mail—[e-mail] Twitter—@theRTMpod Instagram—@romancingthemonsterspodcast TikTok—@Romancingthemonsterspod Find M: Instagram & Twitter—@foesandlovers Find S: Instagram & Twitter—@butthisbook Find Seff: Instagram & Twitter—@prosewithwoes Romancing the Monsters is a podcast that looks at the monster within: the shadow keeping the characters away from true and absolute happiness. This monster can be a prejudice, fear, insecurity, trauma and so on. We believe that romance novels are as much about one's personal journey as they are about finding love. After all, love makes us vulnerable and forces us to bare our monsters to another.