Podcast appearances and mentions of David J Skal

Cosa c'è di particolare nella versione di Nosferatu diretta da Robert Eggers? Per sostenere il podcast, puoi fare una piccola donazione qui: https://ko-fi.com/saramazzoni Articolo firmato da Robert Eggers sul Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/27/robert-eggers-nosferatu-vampire-director EPISODI MENZIONATI Ep. 17 - HELLRAISER, una storia d'amore di Clive Barker Ep. 38 - L'ABIEZIONE FEMMINILE: da Amber Heard a Medusa Ep. 39 - BARBIE: mistica della femminilità e abiezione BIBLIOGRAFIA Silvia Albertazzi, Il sogno gotico. Fantasia onirica e coscienza femminile da Horace Walpole a Charlotte Bronte, Galeati, 1980. Judith Mayne, Dracula in the Twilight: Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), contenuto in Bram Stoker, Dracula - A Norton Critical Edition, a cura di John Edgar Browning e David J. Skal, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021. Profilo Instagram: @sara_mazzoni_filmserie https://www.instagram.com/sara_mazzoni_filmserie/ 

Join a riveting journey with the hosts of the Literary License Podcast, as Season 7 takes a thrilling dive into the darker aspects of family films in the 'Dark Families Week' episode. In this episode, hosts Keith Chawgo, Joe Randazzo, and Vicky Ray analyze popular family favorites such as "Iron Giant" and "Monster House", while weaving in personal anecdotes and experiences. Journey through Joe Randazzo's rollercoaster winter travel experience to celebrate his nephew's birthday, reminding us of the value of family ties. Vicky Ray shares her home renovation plans and discusses Nefarious, a captivating thriller. Keith pays tribute to David J. Skal, a significant figure in horror genre research, praising his contributions to the genre. The episode then transitions to dissecting the film "The Iron Giant", providing fascinating insights into its development, storyline, themes, animation style and even the impact of the film on its audience. Then, it switches gears to the eerie tale of "Monster House", discussing the charming storyline, animation style, and the relatable characters of the movie. In this engaging conversation, our hosts not only review these classic animations, but also discuss different elements from the film industry and touch upon their relevance in today's cinema history. From contemplating the future of animation to in-depth film rating sessions, this episode offers unique perspectives that every animation and horror film enthusiast will appreciate.

In this audio version of the livestream, Jim is joined by Ian Bates from @UniversalStudiosMonsters and award-winning filmmaker, animator and top-tier Monster Kid Frank Dietz, to commemorate the life and work of David J. Skal: author, scholar and advocate for all things monsterific. Join them as they discuss David's influence on the course of each of their respective careers, and his prodigious influence on both classic monster scholarship and culture.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane look at an indie folk horror film about a backwoods community enthralled to a pit in the forest: Jug Face. Then, not one to turn down a bizarre theme, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Pit Stories. Songs from the pit: "Cesspits" by Napalm Death, "Master of the Pit" by Cirith Ungol, "Into the Pit" by Fight, and "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood. RIP to David J Skal and Tisa Farrow. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

This week on the show, Desmond and Duane look at an indie folk horror film about a backwoods community enthralled to a pit in the forest: Jug Face. Then, not one to turn down a bizarre theme, Desmond goes solo on a Dread Media Top 5 Favorite Pit Stories. Songs from the pit: "Cesspits" by Napalm Death, "Master of the Pit" by Cirith Ungol, "Into the Pit" by Fight, and "Deadly Sinners" by 3 Inches of Blood. RIP to David J Skal and Tisa Farrow. Send feedback to: dreadmediapodcast@gmail.com. Follow @DevilDinosaurJr and @dreadmedia on Twitter! Join the Facebook group! Support the show at www.patreon.com/dreadmedia. Visit www.desmondreddick.com, www.stayscary.wordpress.com, www.dreadmedia.bandcamp.com, www.kccinephile.com, and www.dejasdomicileofdread.blogspot.com.

In honor of Bram Stoker's birthday, here is his short story about a student who just wants a little peace and quiet to study for exams. The house he rents has other ideas.We all know Bram Stoker as the author of Dracula, and if you like horror, you have probably also heard of or read some of his short stories, too. But, he only did his writing on the side. I almost feel like he was the precursor to the modern writer, someone who wrote in his free time while holding down a stressful and demanding full-time job. Stoker was a bit of a fan boy for a famous actor named Sir Henry Irving. When Stoker met the actor, the two got along famously and Irving asked Stoker to be his personal manager and to run his theater, The Lyceum. Like so many of us today, he snatched time here and there to write. It took him 7 years to write Dracula. And he struggled with the story. His biographer David J Skal wrote that Stoker struggled with an “overload of his own imaginative clutter” and second and third guessed every element of the story. Skal wrote that Stoker wondered if Dracula would even be remembered. Ha ha. WEll, we know how that turned out. So, to commemorate the birth of a man who launched a whole genre of horror, here is “The Judges House” by Bram Stoker. Enjoy!You can read "The Judges House" and more of Stoker's work at https://www.gutenberg.org.Website: kaidankaistories.comFollow us on: Twitter/XInstagramFacebook

Have you ever been warned of people putting razor blades in apples? What about those who poison children's Halloween candy? Have you been told to not let your black cat out on Halloween night? Is Halloween Satan's birthday? Is there a new Barbie Oujia board threatening the soil of children everywhere? In this episode, Dr. Pierce explores the dark tales that haunt Halloween and reveals something even scarier that happens every year this holiday is celebrated… This is the first episode of the 2023 Halloween Special.  Show Notes Book | Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween by David J. Skal

The Ticklish trio is reunited for this year's Halloween episode and you picked the movie! We go to the Universal monster movie that started it all: 1931's Dracula. And we have Dracula historian David J. Skal joining us! David and the trio discuss the divisive Tod Browning movie, whether Bela Lugosi is hot and what Dracula movie was our first entry into the franchise.   You can buy David's book on Dracula here.   Listen to Ticklish Business on the new Tod Browning set newly released by Criterion! You can order it here.   This episode created thanks to our Patrons: Ali Moore Amy Hart Andrew Hoppe Christine Mier Danny David Floyd Donna Hill Jacob Haller Jonathan Watkins Kimberly Krista Painter McF Rachel Clark Chris McKay Debbi Lynne Jeffrey Kayla Ewing Peter Blitstein Peter Bryant Peter Dawson SofiaCopilled Willowgreene Andrea Basora Brittany Brock Cat Cooper Daniel Tafoya Diana Madden Emily Edwards Harry Holland Laura Neill Lucy Soles Nick Weerts Rosa

What's your favorite Halloween movie? WGN Radio's Dave Plier talks to author and historian David J. Skal about his book: ‘Fright Favorites' which spotlights 31 essential Halloween-time films, their associated sequels and remakes, and recommendations to expand your seasonal repertoire based on your favorites. Featured titles include Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), Cat People(1942), Them (1953), House on Haunted Hill (1959), Black Sunday (1960), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Young Frankenstein (1976), Beetlejuice (1988), Get Out (2017), and […]

Dana Gould's connection to Ed Wood – both the movie and the man himself runs deep. He shares Wood's love of monster horror, he auditioned to be in the Tim Burton film, and as he's gotten older, he's found himself relating to both the Ed and Bela Lugosi characters in new ways. Here, he shares those stories, plus how his inner Ed helped him bring his “Dr. Z” to life.Then, Jordan has one quick thing about her recent Hollywood Forever double feature.Watch Hanging with Dr. Z on YouTubeHere's the full “Dr. Z” guest spot on TCM with Ben MankiewiczBooks referenced here:David J. Skal, The Monster ShowHarry Benshoff, Monsters in the ClosetKatharine Coldiron's Midnight Movie Monograph on Plan 9***With Jordan Crucchiola and Dana GouldProduced by Marissa FlaxbartSr. Producers Kevin Ferguson and Laura Swisher

Cloverleaf Radio's host The Host with the Most Jimmy Falcon welcomes back Author Dacre Stoker, The Great Grand Nephew of Dracula Author Bram Stoker! From Wikipedia:. Dacre Calder Stoker (born August 23, 1958) is a Canadian-American author, sportsman and filmmaker. Stoker was born in Montreal, Quebec. He is the great-grandnephew of Irish author Bram Stoker, the author of the 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. He lived in his childhood in Montreal, Quebec and attended the Bishop's College School. He taught for several years at Appleby College. Stoker is a former member of the Canadian men's pentathlon team. He coached the team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Because of the Stokers' frustrating history with Dracula's copyright, Dacre, with encouragement from screenwriter Ian Holt, decided to write "a sequel that bore the Stoker name" to "reestablish creative control over" the original novel. In 2009, Dracula the Un-dead was released, written by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt. Both writers claim to have "based [their work] on Bram Stoker's own handwritten notes for characters and plot threads excised from the original edition" along with their own research for the sequel, though the plot and characters often directly contradict the original novel. This also marked Dacre Stoker's writing debut. Winnipeg Free Press reviewer Kenneth MacKendrick called it "tempting enough to read and bad enough to be controversial, striking a balance between sensationalism and mediocrity". Stoker contributed to Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921–2010, along with Caroline Joan Picart, David J. Skal, J. Gordon Melton and John Edgar Browning. Stoker directed, produced and wrote the 2011 documentary film Dracula meets Stoker. Stoker, with his colleague Hans C. De Roos, is currently working on a Bram Stoker Dracula travel guide which will identify real-life locations mentioned in Stoker's novel as well as highlight the places Bram grew up in. In 2018, he released Dracul, a prequel to Dracula which he wrote alongside J. D. Barker. Paramount has purchased the rights for the movie. Director Andy Muschietti, It producers Barbara Muschietti and Roy Lee have been hired to work on it. Dacre, his wife, Jenne Stoker, and their two children live in Aiken, South Carolina, where he is the executive director of the Aiken Land Conservancy. Check it out! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jianetwork/support

 The latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is here -Thor: Love and Thunder - and your Planet 8 crew has a lot to say about it. And it ain't necessarily good. Much like the previous Thor film, this newest look at the God of Thunder takes a decidedly goofy slant. It's a little too goofy for our taste.Beware -there are spoilers ahead! Not to say there aren't some interesting or exciting things in the film. There are. But the whole film feels so unbalanced that it's hard to appreciate  Christian Bale's performance as Gorr the God-Butcher, or Natalie Portman's appearance as Jane Foster, aka the Mighty Thor. Both of these characters have serious stories behind them; Gorr is a deeply grieving man, Jane is battling cancer. But they are undercut by the  absurd situations and performances that surround them.We're not against humor. The Marvel films have always had humor in them. But typically it's been relegated to wise-cracking, not slapstick and utterly ridiculous situations. While some complain that Marvel films are too formulaic and there's no directorial freedom, in this case, it seems like Taika Waititi was given absolute free reign. Surely there's a happy medium, a balance between the serious and the absurd, formula and artistic license.We move on from Thor to discuss Marvel Phase 4 and where it's going. What's the overarching plan? In Phase 3 we had Thanos and the Infinity Stones, what's the threat now? The multiverses colliding? It's also difficult to get excited when so many of our favorite characters are gone now. The conversation  takes us to the Disney Plus Marvel shows, and even some of the DC films. You just never know where it's gonna go with us!For our Sensor Sweep, all you fans of both tiki and kaiju will want to know about the King Ghidorah tiki mug from Mondo ! This is a mug nearly as big as the three-headed monster himself.  It stands a whopping 8 3/4" high and holds 26 ounces! You can buy it for $65 at Mondoshop.com.And don't forget Godzillafest is coming up in August! The Planet 8 crew will be at Creatures-Con August 7th, and Bob will be selling passes for Godzillafest for $10 off at our table. Be sure to come see us and the fabulous guests at Creatures-Con in Orinda, California, including author David J. Skal and Sarah Karloff! That's all for now. Let us know what you thought of Thor, our review, what's going on with Phase 4, and anything else!Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8PodcastYouTube: https://youtube.com/Planet8podcastBy the bristling beard of Odin!!

One of the most anticipated TV series in years has just concluded its first season, and there's been a lot of talk about it, especially between the members of Planet 8. We're talking, of course, about Obi-Wan Kenobi, the latest Star Wars show on Disney Plus.Picking up threads from the prequel trilogy and the Clone Wars series, the show follows up on a downtrodden Obi-Wan Kenobi, years after the devastation of the Jedi Order and the fall of the Republic. Obi-Wan lives an unremarkable life on Tatooine, making a living harvesting meat from gigantic desert beasts, and living in a cave not far from the Lars homestead, where he can watch over the young Luke Skywalker. However, through a turn of events, Obi-Wan is called back into service, and must ultimately confront his former friend and now greatest foe, Darth Vader.One of the problems of doing a story like this, where you're dealing with events that take place in a character's past, is you know they can't be killed off or face serious physical jeopardy, so the focus is much more on their development and growth. The show managed to believably take us from a defeated, self-doubting Obi-Wan to one who has rediscovered his self-worth. It's rewarding to watch, mainly due to the wonderful acting skills of Ewan McGregor. He fully embodies the former Jedi knight and makes him relatable and sympathetic.A true delight was the unexpected appearance of ten-year-old Princess Leia as portrayed by the marvelous Vivien Lyra Blair. She perfectly captured the spirit of Carrie Fisher's performance.The introduction of the inquisitor Reva, played by newcomer Moses Ingram, brings to mind questions regarding how the Jedi council functioned -or didn't - and the idea of redemption and how that works in Star Wars. It seems like a person can be truly reprehensible but repent and then be completely redeemed. Does that make sense?This series, along with Rogue One, helps establish Darth Vader as a true villain again. He and Obi-Wan have several encounters, with Ben getting the upper hand only at the end. The last battle also sets up their encounter in the original film, and explains Kenobi's somewhat cryptic remarks to Luke regarding his father. It's a bit of backwards dancing but it's done well.All in all, we enjoyed the series. It provides some insight into established characters without breaking canon and gives us some new characters and developments that might allow for a season two. Our Sensor Sweep carries on the Star Wars theme, as Karen presents a fabulous book, Secrets of the Force: The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars by Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross. This hefty tome moves chronologically through the history of the Star Wars films, animated series, and The Mandalorian via interviews with the people who made them. It's a treasure trove of great stories and information for any Star Wars fan.Big News: Your Planet 8 crew will be appearing live at Creatures Con! Held in Orinda, California on August 7,  all three of us -Larry, Bob, and Karen - will be hanging out at a table at the convention! The show is going to be a blast. This year author and film commentator David J. Skal will be a special guest, along with Sara Karloff, daughter of Boris Karloff,  and many others. The show is hosted by our good friend, Lord Blood-Rah, and  Tom Wyrsch, also friend of Planet 8. It's going to be a fantastic show, so please check it out. You can find all the info at http://www.creaturescon.com/. All right kids, that's it for this time. Please be good to each other and be safe!Let us know what you think of Obi-Wan:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8PodcastYouTube: https://youtube.com/Planet8podcastUtinni!!

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Toni Tresca discuss a classic...the 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens (Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror).  Episode Highlights: We explore the magic of this film as we look at everything from the realism of the set to the fantastic make-up to the practical special effects. We examine the character of Orlock as a supporter of technology and discuss the differing views on whether he serves as an anti-Semitic metaphor. We look at some of the film's reception at the time of its release, including opinions that this film would deteriorate the intelligence of "the common man." And finally, we look at how this film offers us a foundation for all future vampire films.   A Dose of Scholarship: In this episode we referenced the following books: Jörg Waltje's Blood Obsession: Vampires, Serial Murder, and the Popular Imagination; David J. Skal's 2004 Hollywood Gothic: The Tangled Web of Dracula from Novel to Stage to Screen; and Stacey Abbott's 2009 Celluloid Vampires: After Death in the Modern World. This podcast episode first aired on May 31, 2022. Greatest of thanks to our podcast editor Jackson O'Brien!   ALL LINKS  Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare;  Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; Website: suchanightmare.com

0:00 Intro to Beyza and the Fear Queers podcast! 5:03 Beyza's History with Horror! 10:47 Queer Inclusion in Horror 17:07 Horror History! 23:54 Gatekeeping in Horror 29:38 What We're Into! (NOT Midnight Mass!) 45:26 TOP 3 FAVORITE Buffy Episodes  In this episode, Beyza (Fear Queers Podcast) and I discuss a brief history and history of inclusion in horror, as well as our love for the genre! How did they get into horror? What is it about VHS? We also discuss queerness in horror, and representation and inclusion in general.  Why do we do this to ourselves?! Where did it start? I linked the books that Beyza recommended below! Did you know there was a lesbian vampire, Carmilla, created before Bram Stoker wrote Dracula?!  Then, we talk about what Horror content Beyza has been into lately! Seriously, if you're not watching What We Do in the Shadows, you're missing out! We also discuss what Beyza is into outside of the horror genre. Full disclosure, we obviously recorded this episode before Hawkeye aired - so you get to hear past us briefly discuss our anticipation for the show!  And, there's a Surprise Question for Beyza! Let us know what your favorite Buffy episodes are! Find Beyza: Podcast: Fear Queers Twitter: @fearqueerspod IG: @lgbtqvhs  Find Us: Twitter: @kryptonalderaan IG: @kryptontoalderaan Facebook: @kryptontoalderaan Email: kryptontoalderaan@gmail.com   Please, also share this show and leave us a rating or review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you're listening! It would really help us and help people find us! Thanks for listening! We would really like to know how people who are listening feel about the show so, if you could/want to, drop us a line on Twitter, Facebook, and/or Instagram, or at kryptontoalderaan@gmail.com. Give us a like, follow, comment, quick email, tweet, whatever and let us know how we're doing. We'd really appreciate the feedback and it would help us to understand this whole podcasting thing going forward. If you want to take it to the next level, leave us a review wherever you're listening to this.   Books on Horror: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror (David J. Skal) Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween (David J. Skal) Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present (Robin R. Means Coleman) Our Must Watch list!: Jennifer's Body Goosebumps Scream Fear Street What We Do in the Shadows Chuckie (tv series) Last Night in Soho Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv series)    

 This episode we are going back to one of our favorite places, a little world known as the Planet of the Apes! But this time, we're going to explore...Beneath the Planet of the Apes!Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970) was the second film in the original Apes franchise, and it went down quite a different path than the first. The Planet Ape -I mean, 8 - crew, along with our special guest, Lord Blood-Rah, will discuss all the myriad details behind how the film came to be made, as well as walk through the storyline. There were a number of ideas thrown around in the initial stages of the film, which involved bringing back Rod Serling and author Pierre Boule, but none of these really stuck. It was only when British poet and screenwriter Paul Dehn was brought in that the plot solidified.Making a sequel back then was unusual and seen as a shoddy money-grab, and Apes star Charlton Heston really didn't want to do it. He was ultimately convinced to do a cameo appearance, so a new lead had to be found, and James Franciscus, who had primarily appeared on television, filled the bill. Much of the cast of the first film returned, including Maurice Evans as Dr. Zaius, Kim Hunter as Zira, and Linda Harrison as Nova. Roddy McDowall was not available so actor David Watson stepped in. James Gregory gives a notable performance as gorilla General Ursus, a role originally offered to the legendary Orson Welles!The story builds to a confrontation between the ape military and the human mutants who live underground in the Forbidden Zone. The mutants are disturbing not only visually but for their bizarre worship of their doomsday bomb. With this film, we get a whole second culture to explore on the planet, one that in many ways is more threatening than the apes. The mutants are horrifically scarred but possess powerful mental abilities of telepathy, mind control and the ability to cast illusions. The moment when the mutants are shown praying to their god provides a massive shock moment.The film ends with (SPOILER) Heston's Taylor pushing the final button to set off the Alpha-Omega bomb, thus igniting the atmosphere and destroying the Earth. Famously Heston and producer Dick Zanuck thought that this would prevent any more sequels from being made -a fair conclusion - but this was not the case. But that's a tale for another episode!For our Sensor Sweep, our good friend Lord Blood-Rah updates us on his latest and greatest goings ons: check out his podcast, Lord Blood-Rah's Nerve Wrackin' Auditorium, which can be found on most podcast aps or Anchor.fm/Lord Blood-Rah to hear old time radio horror. His weekly series, Lord Blood-Rah's Nerve Wrackin' Theater is still going with new episodes every week to be found on LordBloodRah.com. His Patreon series (Patreon.com/lordbloodrah) hosts classic TV sci fi every Friday. The big news though is that Creatures Con is coming back on August 7th in Concord, California! The show will feature horror expert David J. Skal among other guests. Check out CreaturesCon.com for more info. That's all for now, listeners. Until next time, remember, ape shall never kill ape!  But the only good human, is a dead human!Thanks for listening!Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8Podcast

It's a Very Special Episode! Shudder just added this new Boris Karloff documentary, so you know your Horror Hosts were going to have to talk about it. But this time, we brought backup. We're joined this week by Jason Stein from the Dads From The Crypt Podcast. We discuss putting Frankenstein on your family tree, the never-ending debate over throwing the girl in the lake, and the problem of narrative whiplash. We've also started a feud with Sir Christopher Frayling and David J. Skal, because why not? Please rate, review, and tell your fiends. And be sure to subscribe so you don't miss future installments. And please do the same for Dads From The Crypt! Follow us on Twitter or Instagram @thefrankencast or send us a letter at thefrankencast@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you! Your Horror Hosts: Anthony Bowman (he/him) & Eric Velazquez (he/him) with Special Guest: Jason Stein. Cover painting by Amanda Keller (@KellerIllustrations on Instagram).

Historian and author of all things cinema horror, David J. Skal is next up on the Post Mortem slab! The foremost expert of his craft, Skal dives deep into the legacy of one of the most iconic horror figures of all time: DRACULA. He discusses the world's most notorious vampire's story along with his own, and much more!  POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS  NICE GUY PRODUCTIONS 2021 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Historian and author of all things cinema horror, David J. Skal is next up on the Post Mortem slab! The foremost expert of his craft, Skal dives deep into the legacy of one of the most iconic horror figures of all time: DRACULA. He discusses the world's most notorious vampire's story along with his own, and much more! POST MORTEM WITH MICK GARRIS NICE GUY PRODUCTIONS 2021See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

REDFIELD ARTS AUDIO PRESENTS The Great Storytellers: Bram Stoker DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE! Listen to more great audio at: http://www.redfieldartsaudio.com Celebrate Bram Stoker! In this 75 minute program, we look at the life and work of Bram Stoker, the Irish author of “Dracula”. With Commentary by David J. Skal and Ted Newsom. Hosted by Mark Redfield. This program featured the voices of Sir Christopher Lee, Brinke Stevens and J.R. Lysten. Written by Lee David and produced by Mark Redfield. Engineered and edited by Bill Dickson of Drat Productions. Additional audio recording by Brinke Stevens. Special audio of Sir Christopher Lee courtesy of the late Ted Newsom. This program and original content is copyright The Mark Redfield Company. All other content used by permission or under terms of fair use.

Llega uno de esos días especiales del año y no queríamos dejarlo pasar, así que realizamos un especial Halloween en el que, además de contar con todos los colaboradores como Joe Spinell (hablando de las series de Flanagan para Netflix), Edgar Reig (y su selección fantástica de musicales de terror), la vuelta de Senyoreta Gracia (recomendando lecturas infantiles, o no) y Noe te lo cuenta (con una lista de pelis que le aterrorizan de verdad). Contamos con dos invitados de excepción, primero con Miss Terror (@missterror_ en instagram), que nos recomendará unas cuantas lecturas que van de cuentos de vampiresas hasta un ensayo para saber más de esta fecha que nos ocupa, pura pasión. Después contamos con Nostalgia Pop (@nostalgiapop_es en instagram) en el que repasamos varios de los especiales televisivos más icónicos, una divertida sección retro que tampoco te puedes perder. Finalmente un par de libros de terror recomendados por Bouman. Esperamos que lo disfrutes, que te animes a compartir tus favoritos y que nos expliques ¿qué tal los invitados? ¿Querría verles de nuevo por Underbrain Show? Adelanto de Halloween, la muerte sale de fiesta de David J. Skal editado por Es Pop Ediciones: http://www.espop.es/catalogo/halloween_adelanto.pdf Vídeo animación de los Tres Bandidos de Tomi Ungerer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze7QHVzg15I Te esperamos todos los miércoles en directo a las 19h en https://twitch.tv/underbrain

Welcome back to Toke Lore! In this episode Sarah and Kiki talk about one of the most well-known revenants in history: the Strigoi. This vampire inspired books, movies, tv shows, brooding character after brooding character, and so much more. We'll get into the nitty, gritty facts about their origin, dos and don'ts, how to defeat one, and it's taxonomy. **Disclaimers** The opinions and views expressed in this podcast are solely those of our own. The research done for this episode was done with utmost care and respect. If you found we have misrepresented, misinterpreted, or flat out got it wrong please reach out to us and respectfully share your story or provide your sources. Thank you. This episode contains discussions of violence and substance use. Listener discretion is advised. Marijuana is not legal in all states. Please check your state's laws before engaging in recreational use. Please do not smoke and drive. Smoke responsibly. Marijuana should be done with consent. Please respect others' decisions not to engage in recreational marijuana use. Mature audiences advised. Resources for Episode: The Vampire: His Kith and Kin by Montague Sommers, Barnes & Noble Publishing, ISBN 0880296712 Romancing The Vampire: From Past to Present by David J Skal, Whitman Publishing, LLC, ISBN 0794828620 Stuff You Should Know, Ep. How Vampires Work Parcast's Mythical Monsters, ep. Vampires Sunshine -by Robin McKinley https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8088.Sunshine Hemlock Grove - Netflix original series based on the book by Brian McGreevy Penny Dreadful - Showtime original series based loosely on the gothic literature of the same name from the 19th century Producers: Sarah Etherton and Kiki Rau Research & Scripting: Kiki Rau Editing: Sarah Etherton Logo Art: Ali McQueen - instagram.com/taller_mcqueen Season Album Art: Heather Lisonbee - instagram.com/featherbee_art Intro-music Merry Bay by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Sound effects from freesound.org: Bong Rip by somthingwild https://freesound.org/s/180227/ Dark loops pack 202 by josefpres https://freesound.org/s/569977/ Contact us at: instagram.com/tokelore.podcast tokelorepod@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tokelore/message

This week Alice and Kim talk about creepy, spooky, and scary nonfiction for the Halloween season. Follow For Real using RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. For more nonfiction recommendations, sign up for our True Story newsletter, edited by Alice Burton and Kim Ukura. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Follow Up Our holiday gift guide episode coming up November 23 — send us your requests at forreal@bookriot.com by November 15! It's Book Riot's birthday and there's special merch. Nonfiction in the News 2021 National Book Awards Finalists Announced [National Book Awards] Estate of Henrietta Lacks sues biotechnical company for nonconsensual use of her cells [CNN] New Nonfiction  I'm Possible: A Story of Survival, a Tuba, and the Small Miracle of a Big Dream by Richard Antoine White Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present by Adrienne Keene Smile: The Story of a Face by Sarah Ruhl On Animals by Susan Orlean Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre by Brandy Colbert  Weekly Theme: Spooky Nonfiction The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained by Colin Dickey The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal White Magic: Essays by Elissa Washuta Yurei Attack!: The Japanese Ghost Survival Guide by Hiroko Yoda and Matt Alt Reading Now KIM: Shelf Life: Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef ALICE: The Phantom Prince by Elizabeth Kendall CONCLUSION ALICE: You can find us on SOCIAL MEDIA – @itsalicetime and @kimthedork. Amazing Audio Editing for this episode was done by Jen Zink KIM: RATE AND REVIEW on Apple Podcasts so people can find us more easily, and follow us there so you can get our new episodes the minute they come out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to Fright School! We start this week's episode by shairng our mutual love of YOLA! Her latest record, STAND FOR MYSELF, is out NOW! Joshua joined another FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP live event. We discuss the boogeyman becoming a man with an AR-15. SPOILER ALERT for this week's episode! We checked out Ilana Glazer's latest project FALSE POSITIVE on HULU! A24 is synonymous with weird and cerebral and this film delivers (cough-cough) on both counts. We discuss comedian led horror, internalizing biological imperatives, the horrors of pregnancy, the real life Dr. Hindle, and mommy brain. Is it just gaslighting for pregnant people? Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original trailer FALSE POSITIVE (2021) Ilana Glazer gives birth to a nightmare in the pregnancy horror movie False Positive ByKatie Rife Joe clack-clack-clack-clacked his way onto THWORP! A Podcast for Big Fans! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters! Episode 2 is HERE! Episode 1 HERE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! We're winding up our summer school series! Joshua checked out A QUIET PLACE II. The boys get into a heavy discussion about gender after Alok Vaid-Menon's podcast appearance on MAN ENOUGH went viral. This week we dive back into the PURGE universe with THE FOREVER PURGE. Is there a socio-political issue NOT found blood splattered and vivisectioned in this "orgy of violence"? We discuss assimilation and colonization, White supremacy, American idealization, magical Natives, and the Purge as opportunity for labor class revolution(?!). The Forever Purge asks "what happens if the Purge never stops?" We're sure Jason Blum is ecstatic it doesn't look like it ever will... Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original theatrical trailer THE FOREVER PURGE (2021) ‘The Forever Purge' Review: Is America Finally Catching Up to the ‘Purge' Movies? By Owen Gleiberman The Forever Purge Finally Gives Up on America By Bilge Ebiri 'Are you ready to heal?': Nonbinary activist Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs gender Joe clack-clack-clack-clacked his way onto THWORP! A Podcast for Big Fans! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters! Episode 2 is HERE! Episode 1 HERE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back for another episode of Summer Fright School! This week we welcome Adam into the Wes Craven Memorial Book Mobile to discuss WRONG TURN 2003 AND 2021! First we get caught up on all things RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE ALL STARS SEASON 6. We are finding ourselves afflicted with a new illness: Chronic Drag Race Fatigue. Joshua joined in on the #SpiralWatchParty on Twitter this week to celebrate the BluRay release of the latest in the SAW franchise. We're looking forward to discussing FEAR STREET and the work of RL Stine VERY SOON! This week we take a few WRONG TURNS! We're presenting a compare/contrast discussion looking at gender, race, class, and, of course, queerness in the original WRONG TURN and the lastest... remake? reboot? reimagining? Whatever! Gather your hiking gear (and explain what that means to Joshua), we're going really far off the trail... Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original trailer WRONG TURN (2003) Original trailer WRONG TURN (2021) Wrong Turn (2003): The Representation of Gender and Class by Kate for The Artifice Wrong Turn review by Nick Allen for RogerEbert.com Check out the new collection CREEPY BITCHES: Essays on Horror from Women in Horror! Joe clack-clack-clack-clacked his way onto THWORP! A Podcast for Big Fans! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters! Episode 2 is HERE! Episode 1 HERE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

It's Halloween in July as Gilbert and Frank celebrate the 90th anniversaries (1931-2021) of Universal Studios' original "Dracula" and "Frankenstein" by welcoming Oscar-winning makeup creator Rick Baker and author-historian David J. Skal for a fascinating conversation about sympathetic monsters, mad scientists (real and imagined), the origin of horror films, the genius of Jack Pierce and the premature deaths of Colin Clive, Dwight Frye and Lon Chaney. Also, David interviews Carla Laemmle, Rick turns Martin Landau into Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange appears in Boris Karloff's obit and Bram Stoker's widow tries to kill off "Nosferatu." PLUS: Ghoulardi! "Man of a Thousand Faces"! The influence of Forrest J. Ackerman! Bette Davis (almost) plays the Bride of Frankenstein! And the boys (once again) try to make sense of "The Black Cat"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back for another episode of Vacation Fright School! We're celebrating Pride here in San Diego! Joshua starts to talk about his Pride plans, but gets sidetracked talking about Rebel's Refinery Skull lip balm. Thankfully, we have the Goth Industrial Complex to make sure Joshua never has to use any product that isn't black and goth as fuck. We catch up on the week's viewing with AMERICAN HORROR STORIES and THE MISFITS. Joshua is reading Grady Hendrix's THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP. Joe got a subscription to FANGORIA and we chat about the latest edition's CANDYMAN articles. MORBID ANATOMY is going to be hosting an online lecture for Thomas Harris' THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS with true crime essayist Harold Schechter. This week we get in to some tough topics with JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001). This film really encapsulates the Art of Monstrous Men conversation we have had several times on the show. We examine the Queer coding of both Darry and The Creeper, the very real monster that is director Victor Salva, and the confusing messaging of the film. Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original trailer JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) Compare/Contrast the opening scene of UNSOLVED MYSTERIES March 1990 and JEEPERS CREEPERS opening Jeepers Creepers and Victor Salva's Confession by Isabelle Arf Dennis DePue: True Story of the Real-Life Killer That Inspired Jeepers Creepers These two readings were also very helpful with this episode, but are part of text books not easily linked here: Creeper Bogeyman: Cultural Narratives of Gay as Monstrous by Sergio Fernando Juárez My Brother's Creeper: Towards a Queer (Re)Reading of Victor Salva's JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) by John Edgar Browning Jackie Beat at Gossip Grill San Diego Check out the new collection CREEPY BITCHES: Essays on Horror from Women in Horror! Joe clack-clack-clack-clacked his way onto THWORP! A Podcast for Big Fans! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters! Episode 2 is HERE! Episode 1 HERE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to another episode of Vacation Fright school! We kick off by getting a little Insider Story: Podcasting. Joshua gets really confused about Jon Lovett and Jon Lovitz. Both of our beaus celebrated birthdays this past week! Joe bought The Samsquanch a cameo from JACKIE BEAT! She was perfectly hilarious! We HIGHLY (and gayly) recommend you buy a cameo from her! Use the website link NOT THE APP! We can't wait to take Jimmykins to his first drag show at Gossip Grill starring who else? JACKIE BEAT! You'd think she sent us a check, but no! We just LOVE her and you should, too! Joshua checked out VICIOUS FUN on Shudder. Joe has been enjoying LOKI on Disney+. This week we continue our summer of vacation horror with THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE remake from 2003! We discuss the Platinum Dunes production company and how they kicked off a remake-a-palooza! Joshua recounts his love for the original THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE (Listen to our first season episode HERE!. We chat about terrorism, the post 9/11 world, the Iraq War, veganism, and chainsaw episiotomies! Super fun stuff! Jackie Beat CAMEO link Jackie Beat at Gossip Grill San Diego Check out the new collection CREEPY BITCHES: Essays on Horror from Women in Horror! Joe clack-clack-clack-clacked his way onto THWORP! A Podcast for Big Fans! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters! Episode 2 is HERE! Episode 1 HERE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (2003) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, A Vegan Allegory [The Ultimate Pro-Vegetarian Film Is the Last Movie You'd Expect By Forrest Wickman] (https://web.archive.org/web/20130802094405/http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/07/30/texas_chain_saw_massacre_and_vegetarianism_animal_rights_themes_in_the_original.html) EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Vacation Fright School! It's summertime which means the beaches are open and Joshua is staying firmly indoors. We despair for Jimmykins and the state of the Great Bowling Alley closure. Joshua watched FEAR STREET Part One: 1994 now streaming on Netflix! Joe is serving up some Top Chef at his house. If you like to read, we recommend finding your local SIlent Book Club Chapter! This week on our summer horror road trip, we are finally pulling our RV up to Camp Crystal Lake with a viewing of FRIDAY THE 13TH! It's taken us a few years to discuss this movie, but it just celebrated its 40th anniversary and we figured it was a good time to take it out (and maybe shoot it... or feed it to those mutants in THE HILLS HAVE EYES!) First, we share our thoughts on summer camps and why they're a good place for horror, besides the fact that they are filled with children! We discuss inverting PSYCHO, the excess of the 80s, and the monstrously transformative power of grief on women. We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW! Listen to episode 1 HERE FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980) The hand that robs the cradle: why does cinema still demonise grieving mothers? by Benjamin Lee Friday the 13th at 40: the maligned slasher that's haunted pop culture by Benjamin Lee EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Encore episode of our discussion with historian, author and filmmaker David J. Skal about his book FRIGHT FAVORITES: 31 MOVIES TO HAUNT YOUR HALLOWEEN AND BEYOND, and much more.

Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! We have missed you Dear Listener! Thank you all again for the kind words of concern. In the most wise words of Guru Alanis, "Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay..." Hopefully, things stay okay for a while. Joe took in Bo Burnham INSIDE on NETFLIX. Joshua has been obsessing over WHY WOMEN KILL and also the show. We chat quickly about Drag Race All Stars season 106 or whatever number it is.... Pride month is coming (cough cough) to an end and Book Riot has some great suggestions for Queer Horror books including THE ROUTE OF ICE & SALT by José Luis Zárate about the doomed Demeter travelling from Transylvania to England with a very famous vampire on board! This week we kick off our summer session with THE HILLS HAVE EYES written and directed by Wes Craven! The film has its origins in fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel and the dubious myth of Sawney Bean, the patriarch of a clan of Scottish cannibals. We discuss the varying interpretations and themes of the film including the Urbanoia apparent in the clashing of city and country dwellers, Judeo-Christian hypocrisy, and the mirrored monstrosity of the savage and civilized. Put on your reading glasses because these hills done already done have eyeseses.... Happy Pride! We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW! Listen to episode 1 HERE FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977) Senses of Cinema The Hills Have Eyes by Steven Jay Schneider There's Candy In Them 'Hills': Hansel and Gretel vs. mutants in 1977 cult shocker By Steve Palopoli EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

 A disaster movie - in space! That was the original premise for what eventually became 1979's The Black Hole! Disney's first foray into sci fi, and its first PG rated film, The Black Hole is a strange mix of adventure, gothic horror, sci-fi, and kiddie camp. The Planet 8 crew is once again joined by our friend (and yours), Lord Blood-Rah, to dissect and discuss this unusual Disney film.We get into some of the background on how the film came together, and the obvious influences from Star Wars. We also take a look at the crew and cast - which was rather eclectic, including everyone from Psycho's Anthony Perkins, Ernest Borgnine, voiceovers by Roddy McDowall and Slim Pickens, and Academy Award winner Maximillian Schell. The director, Gary Nelson, had done Freaky Friday for Disney, but that certainly doesn't seem like preparation for an effects film like this one! The tone of the film is wildly uneven. Are they trying to give us a serious, epic film like 2001, a scary film, a kiddie movie? Despite some of the issues we have with the film, there are some things we did enjoy. The overall design of the production, which can be credited to Peter Ellenshaw, is excellent. The Cygnus spaceship is a mammoth structure and looks amazing. The visuals of the black hole itself are also incredible.  We also liked the shock of discovering the zombified crew on the Cygnus - that was a truly chilling moment. We get a bunch of robots in this film, from cutesy ones like V.I.N.C.E.N.T., voiced by McDowall, to Dr. Reinhart's evil robot, Maximillian, who is one of the baddest robots around. And there are some thrilling moments with an asteroid collision, although it made very little sense! The film also features a score by John Barry, best known for his work on the James Bond films, and the soundtrack might be a highlight. Interesting fact: this film and Star Trek: The Motion Picture, which also came out in December 1979,  are the last two films to feature an overture at the beginning of the film.Probably the main thing anyone who has seen the film will remember is the ending, because it is just so bizarre. Apparently, the film-makers didn't have an ending when they were shooting the film. They put together the ending we have, with its Biblical connotations, because...well, no one knew what to do! So you can interpret the ending however you please.  But it was certainly unexpected for a Disney film!The Black Hole is now available for viewing on Disney Plus. If you haven't seen it, or it's been a very long time since you've seen it, give it a look. This is definitely an unusual offering from Disney, and a real artifact from the 70s.Just for fun, we discuss how we would do a remake of The Black Hole. Disney, are you listening? This episode's Sensor Sweep turns the spotlight on Lord Blood-Rah. Coming this August 7th, he will be hosting the Universal Monster Party at the Orinda Theater in Orinda, California. This will be a celebration of the 90th anniversary of the classic Universal monster films, and they will show Dracula, Frankenstein, and The Wolfman. Also present will be author and film commentator David J. Skal and film host John Stanley. There will be vendors and a costume contest, as well as an after-party. Tickets are available at Creaturescon.com. Tickets will be limited, and may sell out, so order soon! Our friend Lord Blood-Rah has also been nominated for the Horror Host Hall of Fame! We wish him the best of luck with that well-deserved honor.Let us know what you think of this episode, and of The Black Hole. Did you see it as a kid? Have you seen it since? What do you think? Let us know, either in the comment section here or at our other locations:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8PodcastNothing escapes the Black Hole!!

VIVA LAS VEGAS, Fright School! Joshua and Joe were both in Las Vegas over the last two weeks and swap stories. Joe spent time among Gay Bowlers. Joshua believes the walking dead have already taken over the casinos. We watched CRUELLA and share our thoughts on the Peaches Christ dubbed "dog murderess fashionista." This week we also checked out the new Zack Snyder zombie film ARMY OF THE DEAD on Netflix! Our main takeaway is Tig Notaro needs to replace all douchebags from here on out. We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW! Listen to episode 1 HERE FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021) EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! We start off with some mangled French. Joe has been catching up on NEW television including HALSTON. We quickly get sidetracked with Audrey Tautou, Chocalat, and White Elephant gift exchanges. Just try to keep up, Dear Listener. It's quite a journey. Joshua watched HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT now on Tubi. This week we're continuing our Bride series with Tim Burton's THE CORPSE BRIDE! It's a fun musical filled with corpses and every British person ever. Joe gives the musicalness of it all a critique. We chat about poor rich people, more horrors of heteronormativity, and the very sad history of the Corpse Bride story. We're talking pogroms and genocide! It just got super dark in here all of a sudden... We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer THE CORPSE BRIDE (2005) You can borrow the eBook for LILITH'S CAVE: JEWISH TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL at archive.org EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! We have to start with a huge dose of gratitude for all of the well wishes we received after our little scare here in the Fright School family. You all are too kind and generous. This week we're catching up on getting "back to normal," but we know damn good and well we've ALL seen this movie before. 28 WEEKS LATER, anyone? Joe watched THE VAULT. Joshua read Max Brooks' DEVOLUTION. Hymlocke has missed Joe and gets a bit messy. We continue our Horror Brides month with BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)! We're all over the place with this one, folks! We thought of this as a spiritual sibling to BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and the perfect follow up to that episode. It's a fun, ridiculous romp and after the week we had it was a nice antidote! Chucky gets lucky? We'll be the judge of that... We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998) Parts of our discussion come from the chapter "Neo-Splatter: Bride of Chucky and the Horror of Heteronormativity" in the text Postfeminist Gothic. EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! So we're having technical difficulties! We've managed to get through a year of the pandemic remotely recording with almost no issues and now all of a sudden things keep happening. Unfortunately, most of our catch up conversation just disappeared somehow. Boo! However, our conversation on HUNTED, much like it's main character Eve, managed to survive the bloody mess. We are finishing up our LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD trip with this Shudder exclusive film. We talk about how HUNTED flips some of the standard LRRH tropes by making the wolf a symbol of female empowerment and the woods transform from a dangerous place to one of protection and resilience. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer HUNTED (2020) Hunted review – Red Riding Hood reboot is a nifty, nasty trip into the woods by Leslie Felperin Hunted Prowls Familiar Ground with Real Ferocity By Andy Crump How Hunted Makes An Important Change To The Little Red Riding Hood Story BY MARA BACHMAN EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! It has been way too long since we've checked in with our favorite Final Grrrrrl Ashley! She's joining us today to chat about PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)! We catch up on life in the ongoing pandemic. Joshua watched 1984's DUNE for the first time. Joe has been watching FRESH OFF THE BOAT. Ashely got a new job and she and Joe share their love for FRIENDS. This week we continue our ongoing examination of Little Red Riding Hood themes in horror with PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. We discuss turning the tables on would-be predators, systemic misogyny and the roles women play in reinforcing it, #YesAllMen, and the fantastically curated soundtrack. Ashley has her own podcast! Check out SOME DUMB CHICKS! Each week, join co-hosts Victoria and Ashley in their judgement free zone as they have real and honest discussions with themselves and their guests, discuss current events and share hilarious stories... all with a hint of chaos. They're taking back the power of being called dumb millennials one conversation and one drink at a time. KNOW MY NAME: A MEMOIR by Chanel Miller FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020) 'Promising Young Woman’ and the Evolution of Rape-Revenge Films By Meagan Navarro Every Song On Promising Young Woman‘s Addictive Soundtrack by MORGAN BAILA In ‘Promising Young Woman,’ Carey Mulligan Shows Dominance Through Food by Kalyn Corrigan EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! We are stoked to be back in the Wes Craven Memorial Library for the first time in 14 months recording this episode! Joe takes time to take in all of the stuff Joshua has accumulated in that time. We also chat about Drag Race, of course. This week we continue our exploration of the themes of Little Red Riding Hood in horror with HARD CANDY (2005)! We try to keep our pronouns straight (insert laugh here) when discussing the character of Hayley and actor Elliot Page. We discuss how the film subverts traditional expectations of predator and prey, the post 9/11 world and revelations of torture, and how hating Goldfrapp is what truly makes Hayley the villain. Joe and Joshua take a moment to get VERY personal about their relationships with gender and masculinity. Also, anyone want to help us adapt HARD CANDY to the stage? FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer HARD CANDY (2005) In 'Hard Candy' A Modern Little Red Riding Hood is Out to Dispatch a Wolf by John Grassi Unconscious Adaptation: Hard Candy as Little Red Riding Hood by Natalie Hayton Lolita With A Scalpel by Roger Ebert EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! Joe catches up on his faux-tige television with THE AMERICANS. Joshua talks about trying to make his way through the GILMORE GIRLS. These people need therapy! We're excited about the trailer for SPIRAL, a new film in the SAW Cinematic Universe, being released. Joshua celebrated with a SAW marathon. We're kicking off a new series looking at fairy tales and horror films. The next few weeks we'll be talking about horror films inspired by the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We're starting with the most obvious RED RIDING HOOD from 2011. We get to visit Vague Europe again, talk about the misogyny and paranoia of small villages, depictions of mental illness in fairy tales, and werewolf origin stories. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer RED RIDING HOOD (2011) Sur LA Lune Fairy Tales LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Ultimate Guide To Little Red Riding Hood EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to our final Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King episode! We start off by saying goodbye to PLAY MISTY FOR ME, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, and ARCHER star Jessica Walter. Her acerbic characters have filled the quotable quotes sections of a generation or two of Queer brains and we raise a martini glass (or five...) in her honor. May she rest in peace. Next we chat Drag Race because it was a train wreck this week. Joshua and Joe struggle with vicarious embarrassment for this week's sashayer awayer. We decided to end our Stephen King discussion with CREEPSHOW! It's not as deep as some of the other work we've discussed, but there's a lot of colorful pictures! Happy Joe! Sometimes you just have to take a breather with a fun, silly horror anthology. We also discuss some of our other favorite Stephen King movies that we watched while preparing for our JERSEY GHOULS March Madness episodes. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion of the overall legacy of the work of Stephen King. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Episode3: Episode 131: March Madness 2021! The Remaining Brackets! Recommended Reading: Original trailer CREEPSHOW (1982) EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to another Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King! This week we welcome back Zakiya to discuss Stephen King's CELL! Joe gives us the rundown on Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE cut on HBOMax. Zakiya gives us some tips for getting caught up on the MCU for WANDAVISION. Joshua tries not to fall asleep just talking about the AVENGERS movies. The group discusses CELL, Stephen King's vision of the inevitable cellular zombie apocalypse. Are we already living it? We chat about technophobia, artificial intelligence, and the cultural anxiety around terrorism. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Episode3: Episode 131: March Madness 2021! The Remaining Brackets! Recommended Reading: Original trailer CELL (2016) TECHNOPHOBIA IN CELL BY STEPHEN KING EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to another Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King aka 2 Queens talking King! This week we are joined by the hilarious Joe Costal! Unfortunately, due to some technical errors, the majority of the first part of our conversation was lost. We count ourselves lucky that it's a full year into the pandemic and this is the first time we've had a technical failure of this kind. You'll have to hear our thoughts on NOMADLAND another time... We met Joe Costal during the recording of the JERSEY GHOULS' MARCH MADNESS series and had to have him come on to share his thoughts on CHRISTINE. We chat about the gothic horror of FRANKENSTEIN as an influence on King, the car culture of America, and Christine as a femme fatale. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Find Joe Costal HERE Recommended Reading: Original trailer CHRISTINE (1983) tested by research Stephen King: Christine (1983) 15 Facts About John Carpenter’s Christine BY SEAN HUTCHINSON EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King aka 2 Queens talking King! First we're catching up on CLARICE, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE! We share our Snatch Game picks for when we're inevitably on the show. It will soon be illegal to be gay and NOT have been on Drag Race. We're continuing or Stephen King month in conjunction with the JERSEY GHOULS' MARCH MADNESS series! We loved visiting them and hashing out what we thought is the best Stephen King adaptation from 32 films! Make sure you listen every week in March to find out what the panel decided! Finally we talk about (or really Joshua talks AT Joe) SILVER BULLET, Stephen King's Werewolf story based on his semi-graphic novel CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF. We talk about portrayals of disability in the media and particularly King's work and the Catholic priest abuse scandal. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Recommended Reading: Original trailer SILVER BULLET (1985) Horrible Heroes: Liberating Alternative Visions of Disability in Horror Melinda Hall I'm Not a 'Supercrip,' and That's OK by Jennifer (Hammond) Sebring Ruthless Reviews: Silver Bullet (1985)by Ezra Stead EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! We kick off the episode with impressions of Gloria Swanson and James Mason. Let us know if we should do a whole episode like that! Joshua watched SUNSET BOULEVARD, hence the Miss Swanson attempt. Arrrrr! Joe offers to buy him a lamé turban. We are excited to be past the 150 mark on episodes! Thank you, Dear Listener! Joshua recounts his Melissa Etheridge experience from last week. Joe talks up BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. We remain thoroughly bewildered by CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA and cautiously optimistic about CLARICE. We are dedicating every Monday in March to Stephen King! To start this special series we are discussing 1984's CHILDREN OF THE CORN. We chat about murderous moppets, religious fanaticism, the connections to LORD OF THE FLIES in King's work, the Folk Horror Genre, and why kids are so damn scary! Also, what does the Iranian Revolution of 1979 have to do with CHILDREN OF THE CORN? We're lost in the maize with this one... FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer CHILDREN OF THE CORN (1984) Why are there so many creepy kids, dolls, and clowns in horror movies? By Alison Nastasi Horror Education of the Week: ‘Children of the Corn’ By Lauren Taylor Cultural Vivisection: Children of the Corn EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

In this SPOILER-FILLED episode, your Planet 8 crew, plus our special guest, Lord Blood-Rah, explore the HBO mini-series, Lovecraft Country! We  will discuss the show from top to bottom, so if you haven't seen it yet, you may want to check it out and then come back! But if you have already watched the show, grab a beverage, get in a comfy chair, and join us for a wide-ranging convo!The show is based off a book by Matt Ruff, but as we note, it is based loosely on that novel. Both the book and show take inspiration from the strange works of author H.P Lovecraft, probably best known today for creating the bizarre elder being Cthulhu and its ilk. It's come to light that Lovecraft was a racist, and by using his works as a background for telling a tale about the racist, segregated America of the 1950s, and making the protagonists African American, it really turns the Lovecraft milieu on its ear. It's a fascinating combination of fantastical horror and real-life horror - as Commander Larry points out, do you run from the monsters or the people?The show is beautifully made - the production values are amazing. It's also more than a little gory, which was too much for Recon Officer Karen! But much of the gore is in service of allegory. We'll discuss how Lovecraft Country uses allegory in ways similar to Twilight Zone. Social injustice has always been a concern of fantasy and science fiction and this show continues that tradition powerfully, by looking at not only racism, but also sexism and sexuality.It manages to incorporate many real world elements, such as the Tulsa Massacre, the Emmett Till trial, and more, which makes it feel so very relatable. The characters too, are well-drawn, with good qualities and flaws, achingly human. The leads, Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors, bring Leti and Atticus to life. As the series goes on, we really get to know them and understand why they are who they are. Considering they only have 10 episodes, it's tremendous work.We'll talk about the most shocking moments in the show -and there were many! This is a show heavy in imagery. It sticks with you long after the episodes are over. We all got freaked out by those spooky little girls from the episode "Jig A Bobo"! We'll also go over some of our favorite moments in the show. There are a lot of magical, even beautiful moments and we really enjoyed that aspect of the show as well. Apparently HBO plans to make a second season, so we look forward to that, although we're a little perplexed about what direction it might go! Perhaps a time jump to the 1960s?For our Sensor Sweep, we turn to our guest, Lord Blood-Rah, to discuss his many projects! Unfortunately there are still no live shows right now, but fingers crossed,  Creatures Con is planned for August 8th at the Crowne Plaza in Concord, California. This year's show will be celebrating 90 years of the Universal Monsters! David J. Skal, author and audio commentator, will be the con's special guest. Season 11 of Lord Blood-Rah's Nerve Wrackin' Theatre will be going into production. You can go to the site to find out where you can watch or stream the show.  Soon our good Lord will have a new weekly show coming exclusively to Patreon, so keep your ears open for that.  And hey, Lord Blood-Rah will be joining us for our next episode, to talk about Star Trek Discovery!That brings us to a close this time. Let us know what you thought of Lovecraft Country. Did you enjoy it? Did it make you think? What do you think season two will be about? As always, you can leave comments here on our site, or reach out to us at our other locations:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Planet8CastFacebook: www.Facebook.com/Planet8PodcastStay safe! Whether you travel through Lovecraft Country, or more earthly realms.

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! This week we wrap up our Black Horror History Month deep dive (Fright School: Black Studies?) by welcoming back Zakiya and T.J.! We get right down to business by reviewing our notes on BLACULA, on of T.J.'s favorite horror films. We chat about what is Black Horror and the intersections of the Black and Queer experience of police violence. In our second half we do try to detangle some BAD HAIR a HULU original (not part of INTO THE DARK as Joshua WRONGLY claims). Zakiya gets personal with her hair journey. We discuss assimilation, internalized colonialism, the Cult of Whiteness, and why we should maybe start smoking again... FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer BAD HAIR (2020) ‘Bad Hair’ Review: That Weave Is Killer by Teo Bugbee [Bad Hair Fails the Very Audience It Seeks to Reflect By Angelica Jade Bastién] (https://www.vulture.com/article/bad-hair-review-hulu-movies-fails-its-audience.html) How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue By: Chanté Griffin HORROR NOIRE GUIDE: 13 ESSENTIAL BLACK HORROR FILMS Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

How good are you at Halloween trivia? Grab your pen & Paper and get ready to keep score! This week we talk about Halloween's past & present, Halloween in L.A. travel tips (hopefully next year), I'll hit you with some fun facts, then it's time for trivia! Are you really as knowledgeable at Halloween as you think? Play along and find out! I highly suggest this 5 star book (or Kindle download) Halloween: The History of America's Darkest Holiday written by Acclaimed cultural critic David J. Skal. You'll find it very informative & entertaining. Link below. https://amzn.to/3elrDzu #Halloween #Halloweenspecial #Trivia #facts #holiday #allhallowseve #Dayofthedead #pumpkin #pumpkinspice #halloweentrivia #witchesofinstagram #pagan #paganholiday #celtic #goth #psychic #energy #spirituality #jackolantern #ireland #scotland #canada #unitedstates --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-verardo/message

This episode is an interview with author and film historian David J, Skal. His new book "Something in the Blood: The Untold Story of Bram Stoker" is now available - https://www.amazon.com/Something-Blood-Untold-Stoker-Dracula/dp/1631490109/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1477629975&sr=8-1&keywords=something+in+the+blood

Happy World Dracula Day! Here is a special mini-sode of the Vampire Historian Podcast. Dracula Day Mini-sode Or, right click here for download Here are the books mentioned in the podcast: Dracula – Bram Stoker (Norton Critial Edition, Nina Auerbach and David J. Skal, eds. – includes “Dracula's Guest”) The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova Dracula:…