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Rendering Unconscious episode 257. Emmalea Russo is a writer and astrologer. Her poetry and writings on film and visual art have appeared in many venues including Artforum, BOMB, Granta, Compact, and Los Angeles Review of Books. She is the author of several books of poetry, most recently Confetti (2022). Emmalea regularly teaches classes independently on poetry, cinema, and the occult. She has also taught a range of courses at institutions such as Northeastern University, Global Center for Advanced Studies, The Home School, Saint Peter's University, Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and elsewhere. Her website is https://emmalearusso.com Mary Wild is the host of the Projections series held at the Freud Museum, London, as well as co-host of Projections Podcast with Sarah Cleaver. Join Mary at Patreon where she creates exclusive content every week. She contributed the Foreword to Psychoanalytic Perspectives on the Films of Ingmar Bergman: From Freud to Lacan and Beyond (2023) edited by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair. Follow her at Twitter @psycstar and Instagram @psycstar Check out upcoming Freud Film Club Screening‘s at the Freud museum London with introductory lectures by Mary Wild. 2 September – Melancholia (2011) | 3 September – Rebecca (1940) | 5 September – The Shining (1980) | 7 September – Medea (1969) | 8 September – Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) https://www.freud.org.uk/events/category/events/ Join Mary and I for Online Talk · The Decaying Female Body in Horror Cinema with Mary Wild. Visit http://psychartcult.org for details. Support the podcast at our Patreon where we post exclusive content every week, as well as unreleased material and works in progress, and a Discord server: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl We also have a Substack where weekly content is posted: https://vanessa23carl.substack.com Your support is GREATLY appreciated! Rendering Unconscious is a labor of love put together by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair with no support from outside sources. All support comes from the listeners and fans. All episodes of Rendering Unconscious are available streaming and most also have video posted up at YouTube for those who prefer to watch the discussion and to provide transcription of podcast content. None of the podcast content is hidden behind paywalls. All podcast content is made available for everyone to access. Dr. Sinclair does all the interviews, scheduling, editing of video and audio content, management of the website, marketing and promotion herself, with no aid from others. Your support of Rendering Unconscious Podcast means the world, and also supports her other creative endeavors. Thank you for your support! Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Check out Highbrow Lowlife at Bandcamp: https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com His publishing company is Trapart Books, Films and Editions. https://store.trapart.net Follow him at: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaAbrahamsson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carl.abrahamsson/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carlabrahamsson Vimeo on Demand: https://vimeo.com/user3979080/vod_pages The song at the end of the episode is “Sex in the confessional” from the album the same name by Vanessa Sinclair & Pete Murphy: https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com Image: collage portrait of Jim Morrison by Vanessa Sinclaircollage portrait of Jim Morrison by Vanessa Sinclair

You can support the podcast at our Patreon, where we post exclusive content every week: https://www.patreon.com/vanessa23carl Your support is greatly appreciated! Rendering Unconscious episode 242. This episode also available at Youtube: https://youtu.be/7t1XIoIryHM Emmalea Russo is a writer and astrologer. Her poetry and writings on film and visual art have appeared in many venues including Artforum, BOMB, Granta, Compact, and Los Angeles Review of Books. She is the author of several books of poetry, most recently Confetti (2022). Emmalea regularly teaches classes independently on poetry, cinema, and the occult. She has also taught a range of courses at institutions such as Northeastern University, Global Center for Advanced Studies, The Home School, Saint Peter's University, Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and elsewhere. Her website is https://emmalearusso.com Follow her at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmalea.russo/ ALCHEMY OF THE WORD is a new and ongoing project and the culmination of years of research. It takes the form of 4 video recordings on the seven original planets and their corresponding metals and alchemical processes through the lens of the creative process. Music by CONTAIN. Sources include ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance alchemists and philosophers (Paracelsus, Basil Valentine, Nicolas Flamel) major western alchemical manuscripts (Rosarium Philosophorum, Donum Dei, Twelve Keys of Basil Valentine, Splendor Solis) as well as artists, writers, poets, and astrologers including Carl Jung, Julia Kristeva, Demetra George, Liz Greene, Emily Dickinson, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Albrecht Durer, Anne Carson, Remedios Varo, and Leonora Carrington. Purchase now and you'll receive the entire project on May 13. https://emmalearusso.com/alchemy-of-the-word Join us Sunday, May 14th, Join us for The Uncanny in Cinema: Ingmar Bergman's Hour of the Wolf (1968), An Illustrated Online Lecture with Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/events-tickets/the-uncanny-in-cinema-ingmar-bergmans-hour-of-the-wolf-1968-an-illustrated-online-lecture-with-carl-abrahamsson Beginning September 10th via Morbid Anatomy Museum, live via zoom – Harnessing the Magic and Creative Power of the Cut-up Method a la William Burroughs, David Bowie, Genesis P-Orridge, Led by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair and Carl Abrahamsson: https://www.morbidanatomy.org/classes/harnessing-the-magic-and-creative-power-of-the-cut-up-method-a-la-william-burroughs-david-bowie-genesis-p-orridge-dr-vanessa-sinclair-and-carl-abrahamsson Visit http://psychartcult.org Rendering Unconscious Podcast is hosted by Dr. Vanessa Sinclair, a psychoanalyst based in Sweden, who works with people internationally: www.drvanessasinclair.net Follow Dr. Vanessa Sinclair on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/rawsin_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rawsin_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drvanessasinclair23 Visit the main website for more information and links to everything: www.renderingunconscious.org The song at the end of the episode is “A singular poetic vision” from the album Disciplined by Order by Vanessa Sinclair and Pete Murphy. Available at Bandcamp. https://petemurphy.bandcamp.com All music at Swedish independent record label Highbrow Lowlife Bandcamp page is name your price. Enjoy! https://highbrowlowlife.bandcamp.com Music also available to stream via Spotify & other streaming platforms. Many thanks to Carl Abrahamsson, who created the intro and outro music for Rendering Unconscious podcast. https://www.carlabrahamsson.com Image: ALCHEMY OF THE WORD

Thriller? Horror? The world's worst break-up movie? This month Tim is joined by Freudian cinephile Mary Wild to get into the incomparable POSSESSION (1981) in all its abject, Lovecraftian wonder. Subscribe to our Patreon here. Mary's course on Erotic Cinema at the Freud Musuem is available here, and tickets for her lecture on POSSESSION for the Miskatonic Institute are available here. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by FrEQ Audio Recordings. Follow us on: Facebook Facebook Discussion Group Twitter Instagram Letterboxd www.movingpicturesfilmclub.com Email: movingpicturesfilmclub@gmail.com

This week we're so incredibly thrilled to chat with writer, director, festival programmer, The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and otherwise multi-hyphenate Kier-La Janisse! Her debut feature as a director, the documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, premiered last year at SXSW and is currently on Shudder. Her book House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a newly updated edition that's available through Fab Press as a signed copy with a bonus CD right now and will also be available through regular bookstores starting tomorrow!We chat about her relationship to horror, her introduction to the genre as well as her writing and the Miskatonic Institute before digging into the Goldie Hawn/Chevy Chase film Foul Play. And while this is one of those nontraditional choices, her Scarred for Life story is one for the ages. We use that as a jumping off point to discuss the wild film. Follow Kier-La at her website, Twitter and Instagram.Follow Mary Beth, Terry and the Podcast on Twitter. Support us on Patreon! If you want to support our podcast, please please take a moment to go rate us on Spotify and give us a rating and review on iTunes. It really helps us out with the algorithms. We also have a YouTube channel! If you want to join our community on Twitter, go here.  Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did you know a Canadian owns and operates New York City's best ghost tour company? Now you do, and on this week's episode Andrea Janes tells us how that came to be. Our conversation goes from the dark corners of NYC's history to Canadian Gothic to responsible ghost stories and so much more, ending with what I can only hope is the first salvo in the Great Goulash War™ Boroughs of the Dead: https://boroughsofthedead.com/ Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://miskatonicinstitute.com This will be the final Largely the Truth for 2021 but look for it to return in mid-January, 2022. Patrons will get additional shows during the gaps, so there's no better time to sign up! Want ad-free episodes? Bonus conversations? Support the show on Patreon (Patreon.com/largelythetruth)      

In our first Halloween special we are joined by esteemed curator, author, programmer, educator and filmmaker behind the brilliant documentary Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: Kier-La Janisse to discuss programming cartoon marathons and digging through cinematic history to unearth folk horror treasures! We also provide a detailed overview of the 2021 CUFF 12hr Halloween Marathon and provide some recommendations for your October viewing pleasure.  LINKS: ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS: https://severin-films.com/shop/folk-horror-box/ THE MISKATONIC INSTITUTE: https://miskatonicinstitute.com/

We're joined by film writer, programmer, producer, founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and now documentarian Kier-La Janisse to talk about her new film Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, as well as the Oct/Nov Brattle series inspired by it - Folk Horror Beyond the Wicker Man.

Joe Simon and Jack Kirby delve into “the strangest stories ever told” with their Prize Comics anthology book BLACK MAGIC (1950-‘61)… and we discuss it! Mike talks about the Miskatonic Institute, Tommy talks about Dr. Dildo, they both talk about horror anthology movies and tv shows… plus lots more spooky fun on our Jacktober 2021 kick-off episode! 

On this episode of the Cinematic Void Podcast, we are joined by the awarding winning filmmaker of WOODLANDS DARK & DAYS BEWITCHED: A HISTORY OF FOLK HORROR, the author HOUSE OF PSYCHOTIC WOMEN and founder of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Kier-la Janisse as we talk about the many facets of her career.

Becky and Alicia are joined by special guest Kier-La Janisse (director of 2021 SXSW Audience Award winner Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror) to talk about two of the most controversial Canadian films of 1975: Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS and Gina.Please note that this episode includes discussions of sexual violence, Nazis and war atrocities. If that's not for you, we completely understand. Join us next week where we discuss a movie in which Diana Ross twirls in rainbows.ABOUT KIER-LA JANISSE Kier-La Janisse is a film writer, programmer and producer, founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and author of House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (2012) and A Violent Professional: The Films of Luciano Rossi (2007). She has co-edited several books including Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (2015) and Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017) and is currently co-editing an anthology on the films of Robert Downey, Sr. and writing a monograph on Monte Hellman's Cockfighter. She was a producer on the documentaries Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films that Ruled the ‘70s (2012) and Tales of the Uncanny (2020), and her first film as writer/director/producer, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror, has its World Premiere at SXSW 2021.Got a question for the hosts, or want to know more about the show? You can always email us at podcast@hollywoodsuite.ca or reach out via one of the platforms below.WebsiteTwitterFacebookInstagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In which Amie, Adrienne, and Heather discuss the origins of women-directed horror and the problems with gatekeeping and the patriarchy within the film industry in general, and in particular, the horror genre. Related links: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché: https://benaturalthemovie.com/ Faust et Méphistophélès (1903), directed by Alice Guy-Blaché: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKzXXdM9U8E Lois Weber: https://wfpp.columbia.edu/pioneer/ccp-lois-weber/ Suspense (1913), directed by Lois Weber: https://youtu.be/4no2UkPpPkA Alexandra Heller-Nicholas: https://www.thebluelenses.com/ Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: http://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/

It's a force more powerful than 1,000 H-bombs unleashed to devastate earth! What is? Our excitement at, for the final episode of BERGCAST Season One, not only the both of us being in the same place, but getting to meet Hammer archivist and Doctor Who Magazine editor Marcus Hearn in the headquarters of the BFI no less. Marcus enlightened us on why it took so long to make a third Quatermass (but why they kept trying), and who else could have played our pal Bernard. We touch on the awkward relationship that Quatermass has with the sex/colour/blood aesthetic of Hammer Horror and Babs Windsor's bra. We hear a tale of two Roy Bakers, and muse on whether the only things violated in this movie are trade descriptions. And we talk about the power of this film, and how the juxtaposition of the prosaic and the uncanny lend it its curious power. We're taking a break for a month or so now, as we get our Martians in a line for BERGCAST Season Two, where we'll be meeting a whole new set of guests, and going to the Quatermass Conclusion... and beyond. Thanks to our lovely engineer Emma, Andrea Kinnear, Toby Hadoke and Sarah Reuben of the BFI, and also  Kier-La Janisse of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, without any of whom, as the saying goes, this would not have happened.

Instead of reviews, this week #EchoChamber takes a deep dive into the 77th Golden Globe Awards. Obviously, we talk about Ricky Gervais, but also, just the whole award ceremony thing in general. AND eventually I do mention the winners! Website: here. YouTube: here. Twitter: @goldenglobes Facebook: here. Instagram: @goldenglobes ------------ ***Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies*** The Swedenborg Society 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London The Miskatonic Institute's new Spring 2020 season has NOW started, BUT, you could still catch a future session. Details and tickets: here. Full Season Passes: here. ------------ *(Music) 'PMW (All I Really Need)' [feat Schoolboy Q) by A$AP Rocky – 2013

#EchoChamber steps into 2020 with a look at Taika Waititi highly enjoyable 'Jojo Rabbit'. Which we first covered during the BFI London Film Festival. AND don't forget, we also have details of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies new Spring season! This week we have: Jojo Rabbit Release Date: 1st January 2020 Director: Taika Waititi Cast: Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell & Scarlett Johansson Credit: TSG Entertainment, Piki Films, Defender Films, Czech Anglo Productions, Fox Searchlight Pictures & Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre: Comedy, Drama, War Running Time: 108 min Cert: PG-13 Website: here. Trailer: here. Twitter: @jojorabbitmovie Facebook: here. Instagram: @jojorabbitmovie ------------ ***Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies*** The Miskatonic Institute have just announced their new Spring 2020 season. The Swedenborg Society 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London Details and tickets: here. Full Season Passes: here. ------------ *(Music) 'Well Thought Out Twinkles' by Silversun Pickups – 2006

Last #EchoChamber of 2019, and we're bringing you the last blockbuster, J.J. Abrams 'Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker'. AND remember, have details of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies new Spring season! This week we have: Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker Release Date: 20th December 2019 Director: J.J. Abrams Cast: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Anthony Daniels, Naomi Ackie, Domhnall Gleeson, Richard E. Grant, Lupita Nyong'o, Keri Russell, Joonas Suotamo, Kelly Marie Tran, Ian McDiarmid, and Billy Dee Williams Credit: Lucasfilm, Bad Robot, Digital Makeup Group & Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy Running Time: 142 min Cert: PG-13 Website: here. Trailer: here. Twitter: @starwars Facebook: here. Instagram: @starwars ------------ ***Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies*** The Miskatonic Institute have just announced their new Spring 2020 season. The Swedenborg Society 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London Details and tickets: here. Full Season Passes: here. ------------ *(Music) 'Funny Looking Angels' by Smith & Burrows – 2011

This week #EchoChamber looks at the new flick from Michael Bay, '6 Underground'. PLUS we have details of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies new Spring season! This week we have: 6 Underground Release Date: 13th December 2019 Director: Michael Bay Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Mélanie Laurent, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Adria Arjona, Corey Hawkins, Ben Hardy, & Dave Franco Credit: Bay Films, Skydance Media, Netflix Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy Running Time: 127 min Cert: 18 Website: here. Trailer: here. Twitter: @michaelbay Facebook: here. Instagram: @6undergroundmovie ------------ ***Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies*** The Miskatonic Institute have just announced their new Spring 2020 season. The Swedenborg Society 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London Details and tickets: here. Full Season Passes: here. ------------ *(Music) 'Blah Blah Blah' by Armin van Buuren – 2018

Just one film for this weeks #EchoChamber We take a look at Tim Story's new SHAFT movie from Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema and Netflix. This week we have: Shaft Release Date: 28 June 2019 Director: Tim Story Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Regina Hall, Jessie T. Usher, Alexandra Shipp, Avan Jogia, Luna Lauren Velez & Richard Roundtree Credit: New Line Cinema, Warner Bros. & Netflix Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime Running Time: 111 min Cert: 18 ------------ ***FALL LINE-UP*** The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, the world’s longest-running educational organization devoted to the study of horror history, theory and production, is pleased to announce its Fall 2019 lineup of classes, led by some of the genre world’s most renowned critical, literary and filmmaking luminaries. All classes at our regular branches are stand-alone events (think a TED talk but with booze and horror!) though people can opt to buy a season pass for a discounted price on our website HERE. The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies – London Venue: Horse Hospital Address: Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London Prices: Reg events: £12 adv / £15 door | In Conversation Events: £17 adv / £20 door | Season Pass for 4 classes: £45 Thursday September 12, 7:00pm-10:00pm THE BAD TRIP: PSYCHEDELIC HORROR CINEMA, 1967-1972 Instructor: James Riley Thursday October 24, 7:00pm-10:00pm CORRIDOR GOTHIC Instructor: Roger Luckhurst Monday November 18, 7:00pm-10:00pm LIVE FROM MISKATONIC: GARY SHERMAN IN CONVERSATION Moderator: Sean Hogan with special guest Gary Sherman Note: This class is on a Monday night, to accommodate Gary’s schedule in the UK Thursday December 12, 7:00pm-10:00pm THINGS FROM OTHER WORLDS: ADAPTING, TRANSFORMING AND TRANSLATING THE THING Instructor: Laura Mee ------------ *(Music) 'DARE' by Gorillaz – 2005

Ever feel so crazy you just want to scream? Or how about watching other people scream, on screen? Or scream at people screaming in a wrestling ring? Well, tune in to this very special and scream-worthy episode of Psychic Rehab. I talk about the therapeutic value of watching horror and exploitation films with horror scholar and author Kier- la Jenisse as well as the merits of cheering and booing for faces and heels in professional wrestling matches with activist Carmela Prudencio and artist Eddy Miramontes. Therapy doesn't always take place in an office. Join the conversation and help fight the stigma against mental illness, it'll be a scream. Available at Strawhut media dot com, Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods. Links : More about Kier-la Janisse and the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/ Order House of Psychotic Women: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15766600-house-of-psychotic-women Follow Carmela Prudencio on Instagram: @gnarmela https://www.instagram.com/gnarmela/ Eddy Miramontes on Instagram: @projectionistpleasefocushttps://www.instagram.com/projectionistpleasefocus/ Follow Rachel on Insta! Listen to more great shows from Straw Hut Media!

Ever feel so crazy you just want to scream? Or how about watching other people scream, on screen? Or scream at people screaming in a wrestling ring? Well, tune in to this very special and scream-worthy episode of Psychic Rehab. I talk about the therapeutic value of watching horror and exploitation films with horror scholar and author Kier- la Jenisse as well as the merits of cheering and booing for faces and heels in professional wrestling matches with activist Carmela Prudencio and artist Eddy Miramontes. Therapy doesn’t always take place in an office. Join the conversation and help fight the stigma against mental illness, it’ll be a scream. Available at Strawhut media dot com, Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your pods. Links : More about Kier-la Janisse and the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/ Order House of Psychotic Women: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/15766600-house-of-psychotic-women Follow Carmela Prudencio on Instagram: @gnarmela https://www.instagram.com/gnarmela/ Eddy Miramontes on Instagram: @projectionistpleasefocushttps://www.instagram.com/projectionistpleasefocus/ Follow Rachel on Insta! Listen to more great shows from Straw Hut Media!

Host Stuart Wright talks with Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies, Dr Sorcha Ni Fhlainn, about 5 Great British Horror Films. Sorcha is speaking at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies (London) on Thursday 9 May. Her lecture is called: HELLBOUND HEARTS: THE DARK ART OF CLIVE BARKER Ticket and central London venue details here... https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/events/hellbound-hearts-the-dark-art-of-clive-barker-london/ 1) Horror of Dracula (1958) 2)The Wicker Man (1973) 3) Hellraiser (1987) 4) Ghostwatch (1992) 5) 28 Days Later (2002) Sorcha is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and American Studies, and a founding member of the Manchester centre for Gothic Studies at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has published widely on gothic and horror studies. Details and links below: Clive Barker: Dark Imaginer (2017 - now out in paperback) - http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526135698/ Postmodern Vampires - Film, Fiction, and Popular Culture - out May 22nd 2019 - https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9781137583765 Gothic 1980s symposium, Saturday 8 June, Manchester - https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/english/gothic-studies/1980sgothic/ Manchester Centre for Gothic Studies: https://www2.mmu.ac.uk/english/gothic-studies/ Credits Intro/Outro music is by Chris Read. He can be contacted at www.thecomposers.tv Podcast from www.britflicks.com You can support the @Britflicks podcast by pledging money via www.patreon.com/stuartwright, subscribing to it via iTunes or leaving a review - this helps attract more listeners.

In today's #EchoChamber you're not only getting THREE film reviews (A Boy Called Sailboat - Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back and Long Shot) BUT you're also getting to hear from Sci-Fi london Festival Director Louis Savy! So this is definitely one not to miss! This week we have: A Boy Called Sailboat Release Date: 6th May 2019 Director: Cameron Nugent Cast: J.K. Simmons, Jake Busey, Noel Gugliemi, Elizabeth De Razzo & Julian Atocani Sanchez Credit: The Movie Partnership Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family Running Time: 92 mins Cert: 12 Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sky Store, Vubiquity, Rakuten Price: £7.99 SD/ £9.99 HD ---------------- Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back Release Date: 6th May 2019 Director: Tom Edmunds Cast: Gethin Anthony, Christopher Eccleston, Aneurin Barnard, Tom Wilkinson & Freya Mavor Credit: The Movie Partnership Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama Running Time: 90 mins Cert: 15 Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sky Store, Sony, Vubiquity & Rakuten TV Price: £7.99 SD/ £9.99 HD ---------------- Long Shot Release Date: 3 May 2019 Director: Jonathan Levine Cast: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr. & Ravi Patel Credit: Denver and Delilah Productions, Good Universe, Point Grey Pictures & Lionsgate Genre: Comedy, Romance Running Time: 125 min Cert: 18 ---------------- ***SCI-FI-LONDON FILM FESTIVAL 2019*** The 19th annual programme will run from 15th May until 22nd May across London with eight days of amazing film Information on all the film premieres can be found on the website. ---------------- ***Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies*** The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies closes out the Spring 2019 season with a deep dive into the works of horror visionary Clive Barker, focusing on his books, films, and reoccurring themes of sex, death, religion, and selling one’s soul. Join us May 9th at the Horse Hospital for 'Hellbound Hearts: The Dark Art of Clive Barker'. Visit the website. Buy tickets here. ---------------- *(Music) 'Steal My Sunshine' by Len – 1999

News Digest, April 29, 2019 Edition. Jason Blum on More Hellraiser Films Lussier and Farmer Hellraiser Treatments Reviewed No Tony Todd For Candyman Spiritual Sequel Tony Todd Passes The Torch to New Candyman Book of Monsters Blu-Ray Pre-Order Up Now Nightbreed 35mm Print Screening with Nicholas Vince announced Rumors of the Marvelous Audio Book on the Way Rawhead Rex Reboot On the Way? Clive Barker Original Sketches Now On Sale Sam Shearon Artist News Next Testament Omnibus Coming in August Is Tony Todd Still in the Running to Play Candyman? Doug Bradley Joins 80's Horror Documentary Clive Barker Art at HorrorCon UK Clive Barker Archives Online Auction Don't forget about Dr. Sorcha Ni Fhlainn's Miskatonic Institute talk about Clive Barker!  And this podcast, having no beginning, will have no end. The Clive Barker Podcast (or @Barkercast) is an independent editorial fan site and podcast that is not affiliated with or under contract by Clive Barker or Seraphim Films. This is a labor of love by the fans, for the fans.   web www.clivebarkercast.com iOS App| Android App, iTunes (Leave a review!), Stitcher,Libsyn, Tunein, Pocket Casts, Google Play, DoubleTwistand YouTube Facebook and Join the Occupy Midian group Twitter: @BarkerCast| @OccupyMidian

The best thing about being a horror fan is sharing the love with other horror fans! And I had the pleasure to do just that! On April 11th, 2019 we did a live podcast of Hellbent for Horror and a live reading from my book, "Screaming for Pleasure" from the legendary horror bookstore, Dark Delicacies in Burbank, CA. Special guest Heidi Honeycutt and I discuss horror, horrible/beautiful, and how we need a new "Santo and the Blue Demon" in our culture. I hope you enjoy the show! Follow Dark Delicacies:  https://www.darkdel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Dark-Delicacies-182525775099921/ Follow Heidi Honeycutt's projects: Etheria Film Night: http://www.etheriafilmnight.com/about-etheria-film-night/ Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies: https://youtu.be/ULOO8pPHUas     My book, Screaming for Pleasure: How Horror Makes You Happy and Healthy on sale NOW! https://hellbentforhorror.com/book/ Want to read a chapter for free? Subscribe to my newsletter here: http://bit.ly/2x8cdds   Join the Hellbent for Horror Horde! help support the show here! http://bit.ly/2G6CpIJ If you like the show, please consider writing a review on iTunes or Google Play.  It really helps.    You can keep up with Hellbent for Horror on iTunes @iTunesPodcasts   iTunes link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hellbent-for-horror/id1090978706 Google Play link:https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ibsk2i4bbprrplyvs37c6aqv2ny Stitcher link: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hellbent-for-horror?refid=stpr

We went undercover, guys. It was awesome. We took a look at two great detective pilot TVMs: The House on Greenapple Road (1970), which would lead to the short lived series Dan August, and we also watched the second Harry-O pilot, Smile Jenny, You're Dead (1944). We felt Marion Ord's pain and we fell in love with Zalman King! We hope you enjoy! And one last mention of the Rondos (I swear!). We're up for Best Multi-Media Site, and Amanda has also been nominated for best Live Event ("Big Scares on the Small Screen" lecture for the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, which was hosted by the Brooklyn Horror Film Fest), and Best Commentary (Last House on the Left). You can see all the nominations here, and you can send your ballot to taraco@aol.com. Lots of great people on that list, so we won't be mad if you want to vote for someone else. Just vote!

The Made for TV Mayhem Show was nominated for a Rondo!!! We weren't sure if we might be picking up a few listeners through that nomination, so we thought we'd get together and each suggest an episode we felt gave people a good idea of what we do. They are episodes that show us at our best... or at our least confused. Something like that. So, of course recording this was a bear. There are sound issues galore (thanks Skype for the bad reception and time lags), and choppy editing came about as I was trying to put it into something that was more coherent. Please be kind. We did this on the fly and on a day that was proving to be difficult. If you are new, welcome! If you are just listening cuz you like us... thank you so very much. We appreciate every download. Hope you enjoy! You can look at the Rondo Awards ballot at www.rondoaward.com, and you'll find our little podcast in the Best Multi-Media Site section. You can email your selections to taraco@aol.com. Amanda was nominated in three categories total. The other two are: Best Commentary: Last House on the Left (with Bill Ackerman) Top Event: ‘Big Scares on the Small Screen: A Brief History of the Made-for-TV Horror Film,’ at The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, NYC Put your votes where you must! And thank you so much for checking us out or sticking with us!

Host Stuart Wright talks with University Of East Anglia Professor Of Film Studies, and Miskatonic Institute lecturer, Mark Jancovich about 5 Great British Horror Films. Thursday 7 March: Mark will be lecturing at the MIskatonic Institute under the title: THE PARANOID WOMAN’S FILM - This class will introduce students to the horror films of the 1940s through those films often described as examples of the paranoid (or Gothic) woman’s film. Central London location and ticket details available at https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/events/the-paranoid-womans-film-london/ 5 Great British Horror Films: Dead Of Night (1945) Quatermass TV Series (1953) The Nanny (1965) Don't Look Now (1973) Lifeforce (1985) For more reading on the topic of British Horror check out Mark's essay: "Beyond Hammer: the first run market and the prestige horror film in the early 1960s" https://www.nature.com/articles/palcomms201728 Credits Intro/Outro music is by Chris Read. He can be contacted at www.thecomposers.tv Podcast from www.britflicks.com You can support the @Britflicks podcast by pledging money via www.patreon.com/stuartwright, subscribing to it via iTunes or leaving a review - this helps attract more listeners.

On today's episode of #EchoChamber I review #Distortedmovie and #PolarMovie As well as looking at #MiskatonicInstituteofHorrorStudies and a loneliness survey. So another fun listen, check it and see! This weeks we have: Distorted Release Date: 4th February 2019 Director: Rob W. King Cast: Christina Ricci, Brendan Fletcher and John Cussack Credit: The Movie Partnership Genre: Action, Mystery, Drama Running Time: 86 min Cert: 15 RRP: £7.99 SD, £9.99 HD Release Platforms: iTunes, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Sony, Sky Store ---------------- Polar Release Date: 25 January 2019 Director: Jonas Åkerlund Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Vanessa Hudgens, Katheryn Winnick Credit: Constantin Film, Dark Horse Entertainment, Netflix Genre: Action, Crime Running Time: 118 min Cert: 18 ---------------- Remember to check out: TIDES SCREENING INFO Follow: @TidesMovie ‏ Go to: http://www.ax1entertainment.com/films/uk-ireland/tides.html ---------------- The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies delves into the depraved history of the notorious Grand-Guignol, Paris' (long shuttered) theatre of live horror with ‘Horror and Hilarity: The Legacy of the Grand-Guignol’ Thursday February 7th at the Horse Hospital. Professor Richard J. Hand comes to the Miskatonic London to discuss the shocking history of Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the smallest stage in Paris that, from 1897 to 1962, was home to some of the most daring acts. Specializing in unique ‘live horror’ the company’s productions were often inspired from real life events exaggerated to untold and bloody extremes. Audiences were left laughing, crying, vomiting or screaming (sometimes in pain, and sometimes in pleasure...). Hand discusses both the Grand-Guignol’s time operating and the profound impact its left on horror in all forms in a class that is not for the weak of heart. More info on this class can be found here. Read more here. Book tickets here. ---------------- Check out the 'My Film Club' app: www.myfilmclub.co.uk/ ---------------- *(Music) Lights, Camera, Action! by Mr.Cheeks - 2001

On this weeks #EchoChamber we talk about #BumblebeeMovie #DestroyerMovie and the #MiskatonicInstituteofHorrorStudies If that's not a reason to listen, I don't know what would be! This weeks we have: Bumblebee Release Date: 24 December 2018 Director: Travis Knight Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Jorge Lendeborg Jr., John Cena Credit: Allspark Pictures, Bay Films, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Hasbro, Paramount Pictures Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi Running Time: 114 min Cert: 12a ---------------- Destroyer Release Date: 25 January 2019 Director: Karyn Kusama Cast: Nicole Kidman, Toby Kebbell, Tatiana Maslany Credit: 30West, Automatik Entertainment, Lionsgate Genre: Action, Crime, Drama Running Time: 121 min Cert: 18 ---------------- Remember to check out: TIDES SCREENING INFO Follow: @TidesMovie ‏https://twitter.com/TidesMovie Go to: http://www.ax1entertainment.com/films/uk-ireland/tides.html ---------------- The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies delves into the depraved history of the notorious Grand-Guignol, Paris' (long shuttered) theatre of live horror with ‘Horror and Hilarity: The Legacy of the Grand-Guignol’ Thursday February 7th at the Horse Hospital. Professor Richard J. Hand comes to the Miskatonic London to discuss the shocking history of Le Théâtre du Grand-Guignol, the smallest stage in Paris that, from 1897 to 1962, was home to some of the most daring acts. Specializing in unique ‘live horror’ the company’s productions were often inspired from real life events exaggerated to untold and bloody extremes. Audiences were left laughing, crying, vomiting or screaming (sometimes in pain, and sometimes in pleasure...). Hand discusses both the Grand-Guignol’s time operating and the profound impact its left on horror in all forms in a class that is not for the weak of heart. More info on this class can be found here. Read more here: https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/events/horror-and-hilarity-the-legacy-of-the-grand-guignol-london/ Book tickets here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/458593 ---------------- Check out the 'My Film Club' app: www.myfilmclub.co.uk/ ---------------- *(Music) Lights, Camera, Action! by Mr.Cheeks - 2001

Host Stuart Wright delves into 5 Great British Horror Films with film academic and theatre director RICHARD HAND Richard is the instructor for the latest Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies (London). The title of his presentation is: HORROR AND HILARITY: THE LEGACY OF THE GRAND-GUIGNOL It's at the Horse Hospital (central London, UK) on Thursday, 7 February 2019 - 7:00 pm 10:00 pm Full ticket and venue details here https://www.thehorsehospital.com/events/the-miskatonic-institute-of-horror-studies-horror-and-hilarity Dead of Night (Alberto Cavalcanti et al, 1945) The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961) The Stone Tape (Peter Sasdy, 1972) Theatre of Blood (Douglas Hickox, 1973) Dreams of a Life (Carol Morley, 2011) Credits Intro/Outro music is by Chris Read. He can be contacted at www.thecomposers.tv Podcast from www.britflicks.com You can support the @Britflicks podcast by pledging money via www.patreon.com/stuartwright, subscribing to it via iTunes or leaving a review - this helps attract more listeners.

Today's edition of Echo Chamber will be a look at the 76th Golden Globes and no punches are held. This weeks people, just remember to check out: The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London Presents: International Remakesploitation: The Horror Meme from The Turkish Exorcist to Dracula in Pakistan January 10th at The Horse Hospital Website: https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London views the cultural concept of the 'meme' in new light as we tackle international ‘remakesploitation’ while casting a special eye towards horror films and explore how the genre adapts and mutates as it travels around the globe BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/458591 ---------------- Remember to check out: TIDES SCREENING INFO Follow: @TidesMovie ‏ Go to: http://www.ax1entertainment.com/films/uk-ireland/tides.html ---------------- Check out the 'My Film Club' app: www.myfilmclub.co.uk/ ---------------- *(Music) Lights, Camera, Action! by Mr.Cheeks - 2001 Golden by Jill Scott - 2004

Jaws films 1-4. A look at the entire Jaws franchise as if it’s the true horror property people say it is. What’s refreshing about Jaws if it is a horror film. Aquatic horror and the Miskatonic Institute. Seriously, go if … Continue reading →

Bane and MJ happily celebrate Halloween time!  They talk about Costume Ideas that they've always wanted to do but haven't done, MJ talks about Georges Meilias, director of The Trip To The Moon, Bane talks about Miskatonic Institute is really putting out Horror Classes, A new Minis that talks about Trick or Treat Dos and Don'ts, a Christopher Lee Fireside Tale of The Monkey's Paw(W.W. Jacobs 1902 Original Story) BBC Radio Play 2004, http://www.box.net/shared/0er6u7l00p , Episode 14 of Dead Things Game Audio Stories, http://deadthingsgame.com/audio.html, Sinister Sisters Halloween History and Facts.. Music From: Calabrese - Vampires Don't Exist http://www.calabreserock.com/ Marco Spada/Tribal Realities/Deno Sandz - Halloween Verse https://tribalrealities.bandcamp.com/track/halloween-verse Dr. Death + Mr. Vile - This Skull Is Poison                                  Monsters At Night OUR LINKS: Twitter:  @emztradio, @EMZTsInfamous,@BaneHellborne Email: emztradio@gmail.com FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/EMZTPodcastRadio/ Audible: http://audibletrial.com/emzt TShirts: https://teespring.com/emztradio Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emztproductions EMZT GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/local-podcast-needing-some-help MakersSupport: https://www.makersupport.com/EMZTProductions Twitch: http://twich.tv/emztproductions Discord: https://discord.gg/kuuAm7m Mixer: https://mixer.com/emztproductions EMZT Website: https://emztradio.wordpress.com/ EMZT SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/2K9kIUz0Wh81IBLiV0XOyC

Haunted by the Past: In this month’s Electric Sheep Magazine podcast, we look at the restoration of old films, and movies haunted by the past. In an extract from a lecture at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Mark Rance discusses his 2012 restoration of the classic German horror film Nosferatu, and ahead of its […]

Haunted by the Past: In this month’s Electric Sheep Magazine podcast, we look at the restoration of old films, and movies haunted by the past. In an extract from a lecture at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, Mark Rance discusses his 2012 restoration of the classic German horror film Nosferatu, and ahead of its […]

Austin Film Society Lead Programmer Lars Nilsen conducts a discussion with legendary film programmer, publisher and writer Kier-La Janisse. Janisse is owner/Artistic Director of Spectacular Optical Publications and founder of The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. She has been a programmer for the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, co-founded Montreal microcinema Blue Sunshine, founded the CineMuerte Horror Film Festival (1999-2005) in Vancouver, was the Festival Director of Monster Fest in Melbourne, Australia and was the subject of the documentary Celluloid Horror (2005). She is the author of A Violent Professional: The Films of Luciano Rossi (FAB Press, 2007) and House of Psychotic Women: An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films (FAB Press, 2012) and contributed to Destroy All Movies!! The Complete Guide to Punks on Film (Fantagraphics, 2011), Recovering 1940s Horror: Traces of a Lost Decade (Lexington, 2014) The Canadian Horror Film: Terror of the Soul (University of Toronto Press, 2015) and We Are the Martians: The Legacy of Nigel Kneale (PS Press, 2017). She co-edited and published the anthology books KID POWER! (Spectacular Optical, 2014), Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s (Spectacular Optical, 2015), Lost Girls: The Phantasmagorical Cinema of Jean Rollin (2017), and Yuletide Terror: Christmas Horror on Film and Television (2017), She is currently writing the books A Song From the Heart Beats the Devil Every Time: Children’s Programming and the Counterculture, 1965-1985 and a forthcoming book about Monte Hellman’s Cockfighter. She (and we) would love it if you would contribute to her next project, COCKFIGHT. You can do so here. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cockfight-books#/

Hey, people! Brevity is key, isn't it?  Welcome to a new Grindhouse installment from the good folks at the Afronerd Radio Machine!  Listen to the latest waxings from your podcast "Marvel Illuminati" members (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they tackle the following issues:  more Black Panther movie news as we approach the February 16th premiere date (a petition for Marvel/Disney to contribute 25% of Panther's proceeds to the Black community?); music icon, Quincy Jones reveals his thoughts on EVERYTHING in a new Vulture interview and it has tongues wagging as if they tasted speed force pudding; our impressions on a slew of new trailer releases (Solo: A Star Wars Story; Deadpool 2; Venom; Jessica Jones; Westworld; Hulu's Hard Sun, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc); the WB may be looking to do a Lobo movie with director Michael Bay helming the project; beloved character actor, Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards, Fantastic Four) passes at 59;  thoughts about Netflix' Cloverfield Paradox and Altered Carbon projects; and what about Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy Tesla car on rocket space launch?  What does it mean for NASA and for future corporate treks into space?; And lastly, Den of Geek highlights Brooklyn's Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and their flm series, Black Horror: The Revolutionary Act of Subverting the White Gaze.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Hey, people! Brevity is key, isn't it?  Welcome to a new Grindhouse installment from the good folks at the Afronerd Radio Machine!  Listen to the latest waxings from your podcast "Marvel Illuminati" members (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they tackle the following issues:  more Black Panther movie news as we approach the February 16th premiere date (a petition for Marvel/Disney to contribute 25% of Panther's proceeds to the Black community?); music icon, Quincy Jones reveals his thoughts on EVERYTHING in a new Vulture interview and it has tongues wagging as if they tasted speed force pudding; our impressions on a slew of new trailer releases (Solo: A Star Wars Story; Deadpool 2; Venom; Jessica Jones; Westworld; Hulu's Hard Sun, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc); the WB may be looking to do a Lobo movie with director Michael Bay helming the project; beloved character actor, Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards, Fantastic Four) passes at 59;  thoughts about Netflix' Cloverfield Paradox and Altered Carbon projects; and what about Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy Tesla car on rocket space launch?  What does it mean for NASA and for future corporate treks into space?; And lastly, Den of Geek highlights Brooklyn's Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies and their flm series, Black Horror: The Revolutionary Act of Subverting the White Gaze.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.  

Host Stuart Wright.talks with writer Jane Giles talks** about her new book Scala Cinema 1978-93 - London's iconic film (and music) venue for those chasing down the unusual and off beat. The Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies - London explores the riveting and, sometimes, scandalous history of the Scala cinema - led by ex-programmer Jane Giles with rare and never before seen archival content. CABINET OF CURIOSITIES: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE SCALA CINEMA Date: November 8th 2018 Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm Venue: The Horse Hospital Address: Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1JD Prices: £10 advance / £11 on the door / £8 concs (students/seniors with ID) https://www.miskatonicinstitute.com/events/cabinet-of-curiosities-the-strange-case-of-the-scala-cinema-london/ **Please note this was originally to promote the indiegogo campaign to help get it published BOOK OUT NOW! The Scala Cinema, 1978-1993 from FAB Press. Podcast from www.britflicks.com "Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) 
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Wow, I can't believe i got this mammoth episode edited and ready for listening (well, as ready as we usually are. Expect the normal volume issues and there's a few pops and clicks as well). The gang discuss Death of a Cheerleader (1994) and Co-ed Call Girl (1996) in this Tori Twofer, and we feel our lives are better for it! We loved recording this and we all hope you enjoy listening. The one regret I have though is not mentioning that Dan's new book is out and ready to be bought. Pop on over to Amazon and grab a copy of his Action Movies on the Cheap: 284 Low Budget High Impact Pictures! Go now! We're taking April off so I can go to London and talk TV horror movies at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies on May 20th at the Horse Hospital. Stop by if you are in the area and say hi! We'll be selling copies of my book, Are You in the House Alone? A TV Movie Compendium: 1964-1999. Our next episode will be a slasher-friendly double bill with Five Desperate Women (1971) and She's Dressed to Kill (1979). Check us out on tvmayhempodcast.wordpress.com if you'd like to leave feedback!

Episode XI: Honey, Put That Found Footage Back Where You Found It   Greetings miscreants, and welcome back to Horror Business, the podcast that wants you to keep filming NO MATTER WHAT. We have a powerhouse of an episode in store for you, and as always your inexplicable decision to keep listening to us warms our weird hearts, because without you we are shouting nonsense into the void. Even with you it’s likely we are doing just that! This episode we wrestle with the concept of found footage and documentary style horror films, specifically 2013’s Final Prayer (also released under the alternative title The Borderlands) and the 1992 BBC special Ghostwatch. Our goal was to figure out the appeal of “found footage” horror movies and what makes a good found footage film versus a bad one. We open up the episode by talking about some films we had seen recently, including the 2014’s Clown, 2016’s Don’t Breathe, and 2016’s I Am Not A Serial Killer. You all get a wonderful little history lesson of the Lehigh Valley’s oldest drive in theatre, the illustrious Becky’s Drive In. We continue by discussing Blair Witch, which we were not one hundred percent (or even fifty percent) crazy about. Sorry, Blair Witch people. Finally, wrapping up the “what we’ve been doing lately” segment is Liam’s brief summary of his experiences at the Bruce Campbell Horror Film Festival and our Wednesday night outing to Brooklyn for the Miskatonic Institute event with Jack Ketchum (more info on that can be found here). Our first film of this episode is Final Prayer. We begin the discussion on this film by giving a brief summary of what “found footage” means, and the methods and history behind the genre. We discuss the weaknesses of such a technique and the potential shortcomings of employing such a technique. The way the filmmakers of Final Prayer get around the “why am I watching this?” question is discussed. The use of “documentary” style camera setups in creating tension and fear is discussed, as is the lack of a Cloverfield moment i.e. a dramatic and powerful yet improbable reveal of the monster. As Liam aptly states, “if you have the money for a giant payoff in a found footage movie, just make a movie.” We talk about the British subgenre of horror focusing on some ancient pagan evil re-emerging into modern society, the role of faith and Christian anxiety in this movie, and the way complex philosophical ideas in the church are presented in this movie. We finish up our discussion of Final Prayer by talking about how England and English culture is almost a character in itself in the movie, which exceeds in a way that the “it’s buried on an ancient Indian burial ground!” trope in American horror movie often fails to do. The second film in our episode is the 1992 BBC special Ghostwatch. We begin this segment by explaining how Ghostwatch differs from the typical found footage movie in that it doesn’t present itself as footage from a missing party but rather a TV special that bites off more than it can chew. The interactive nature of the original special and how that nature lent it a feel of authenticity is discussed. The similarity to Orson Welles’ famous radio broadcast of War Of The Worlds is discussed, with the opinion given that this production was actually far more realistic than that broadcast. We talk about the context of the special and how it was largely unprecedented in it’s nature and how that made it that much more believable, as well as the “prankish” nature of the special at times. As always thanks to everyone and anyone who checked this episode out, or shared a tweet/shared a post on FB/gave us love by recommending us to someone. We love you forever for listening. Any questions, comments, suggestions for movies and guests, or if you yourself want to join us for a movie viewing or even an episode, can be sent to thehorrorbiz@gmail.com. Big thanks to new member of the Cinepunx team, Jamie Burchardt who edited all the audio for this episode,

Fear is one of the six basic universal emotions (the others are anger, disgust, happiness, sadness and surprise) and like all human emotions not easy to understand. Fear can be played upon, enjoyed, conquered. It is an obstacle to progress ("the only thing to fear is fear itself") and, as we stand at the kerb, it saves our lives every day. This series of The Essay brings you five essays on different aspects of fear.Kier-La Janisse is a writer and the Founder of the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies, and reflects on how educational films like Dark and Lonely Water, The Finishing Line and Signal 30 have scared more children more deeply than any horror feature film, and explains how - in mid-twentieth century America - fear was exploited to create an educational film boom.Producer Laura Thomas.

An interview with Jeff Lieberman, director of Blue Sunshine.