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Lily Osler

Lily Osler

Minneapolis
Writer, Trekkie, incompetent knitter. Managing Editor at Episodes.
Nov
03
Episodes Monday Rundown October 27–November 2 2025

Episodes Monday Rundown October 27–November 2 2025

8 min read
Oct
29
A vintage Halloween postcard sees a witch sitting near a cauldron with a black cat and owl. Text: Beware of ye wiles of Satan. Halloween Greetings.

14 under-the-radar tales to freak you out this Halloween

Including movies, books, podcasts, and asking your friends to tell you a scary story.
12 min read
Oct
27
An enormous wicker man stands on a hilltop, surrounded by four smaller figures, all real humans bearing torches.

Episodes Monday Rundown October 20-26 2025

8 min read
Oct
20
Rose Byrne, hair straggly and face glum, stands outside a hotel, clutching a bottle of wine and a baby monitor.

Episodes Monday Rundown October 13 - 19 2025

7 min read
Oct
17
A vintage Halloween card features a black cat pulling a jack-o-lantern in a straw hat in a cart. The words read "For a Merry Halloween."

October mailbag!

11 min read
Oct
15
A girl crawls out of a television, long dark hair draped down so you cannot see her face.

American film could use a little more J-horror in it

American horror looking to break clichés should borrow some ideas from Japanese horror films, writes Lily Osler.
9 min read
Oct
13
Two people sit on an enormous, seemingly endless staircase, buttressed by giant statues, in an extreme wide shot.

Episodes Monday Rundown October 6 - 12 2025

6 min read
Oct
06
Taylor Swift, lit with a green light, wears an enormous feathered contraption and grips her face. She's got a dark brunette wig on.

Episodes Monday Rundown September 29 - October 5 2025

8 min read
Sep
26
A tiny being holding a small sword stands amid a beautiful green clearing.

Silksong hates you because it wants to teach you to dance

6 min read
Sep
17
The midway at the Minnesota State Fair is full of rides and games, all glowing neon-bright in the night.

Need for seed: a quest for the real Minnesota at the state fair

The pop-culture depiction of the state is only sort of right, writes Lily Osler.
8 min read