Brenda Bates of ‘Urban Legend’ Is Feminine Rage Perfected [The Lady Killers Podcast]

“Don’t you want to be an urban legend, Nat? All your friends are now.”

We heard from a friend of a friend of our roommate’s sister’s brother that there’s a killer on the loose at Pendleton University. Twenty-five years after administration officials swept a horrible tragedy under the rug, the current crop of attractive students are preparing to memorialize the dead in the most respectful way they can: by throwing a huge frat party. Sensitive Natalie (Alicia Witt) is trying to make a fresh start when her own painful past pushes its way to the surface. It seems someone is trying to send a message by murdering her friends and staging their deaths as urban legends. With the anniversary of the massacre approaching, Natalie has only her best friend Brenda (Rebecca Gayheart) and ethically challenged, but hunky reporter Paul (Jared Leto) to find the killer before she becomes just another story told in whispers across the campus.

What are these mysterious myths and why are we so tempted to believe? Do urban legends exist to guide us through an unpredictable world or have they been shaped over time to remind women of their place in society? Regardless of their origins, urban legends not only keep us checking our back seats and caller-ID, they provide the backdrop for one of the wildest female killers in cinematic history. Brenda Bates may prefer the term “eccentric,” but we use the word “flawless” to describe this curly-haired assassin with the creative MO and illustrative visual aids.

Co-hosts Jenn Adams and Mae Shults are joined by special guest Rachel Reeves for a trip back to the 90s and a discussion of folklore, friendship, and female killers. What can Brenda teach us about feminine rage? Is Natalie a disappointing final girl? Who is that dreamy college professor and can we enroll in his class? Why are we so unnerved by Pacey’s (Joshua Jackson) dark side and how could anyone say no to Brad Dourif? Kick back with some Pop Rocks and soda as The Lady Killers cruise through the Goth 4 Goth chat rooms, stormy gas stations, and misty lover’s lane crime scenes while listing their favorite ULs in an episode on the 1998 slasher classic Urban Legend.

So listen up below. Because this is how the story really goes. Subscribe now via Apple Podcasts and Spotify for future episodes that drop every Thursday.

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