Collective Nightmares

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, return to the Saw universe to discuss Spiral from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. This discussion focuses on what Chris Rock, Samuel L. Jackson, and Darren Lynn Bousman bring to the franchise. The post Spiral (2021) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss Fresh (Cave 2022) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. This discussion focuses on patriarchal control of women and survival strategies in response. The post Fresh (2022) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Jakob’s Wife (Stevens 2021) What a fascinating film! Technically well made, story and characters that are well crafted, ideologically supremely toxic. This film was reminiscent of Summer of ’84 in how it was entertaining and at first glance, not particularly problematic. However, once we dove into a detailed analysis the rot just kept getting deeper. … Continue reading "Jakob&#82...

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss Freaky (Landon 2020) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. This discussion focuses on representations of gender and bodies in the film. The post Freaky (2020) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss His House (Weekes 2020) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. We revisit the haunting/possession genre because this was such a compelling film. The post His House (2020) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the film Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (Glosserman 2006) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. This is the epilogue to a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the film Man Bites Dog (Belvaux, Bonzel, Poelvoorde 1992) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares as the fifth episode of a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Man Bites Dog (1992) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the absolute masterwork Monster (Jenkins 2003) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares as the fourth episode of a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Monster (2003) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the new classic film Se7en (Fincher 1995) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares as the third episode of a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Se7en (1995) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the horror film Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Berlinger 2019) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares as the second episode of a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (2019) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the horror film Henry (McNaughton 1986) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares as the first installment in a mini-series on serial killer horror films. The post Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, provide a sociology based analysis of the rape-revenge film Promising Young Woman (Fennell 2020). The post Promising Young Woman (2020) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the oddball, lesser known The People Under the Stairs from Wes Craven (1991). The post The People Under the Stairs (Craven 1991) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the horror film Saw (Wan 2004) from a sociological perspective for the podcast Collective Nightmares. The post Saw (2004) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Poltergeist (Hooper 1982) The fifth installment in our possession and haunting mini-series. One of the most iconic haunting films ever, with arguably the single most iconic scene in a haunting film: Tobe Hooper‘s Poltergeist. We emphasize that Poltergeist was more progressive and less sexist than the other films from these sub-genres we’ve watched that followed … Continue reading...

Insidious Chapter 2 (Wan 2013) The fourth installment in our possession and haunting mini-series. We return to James Wan and the Insidious universe. Check out our episodes on The Conjuring and The Possession and Insidious! Marginally better ideologically The Conjuring and Insidious but still problematic. We talk the McDonaldization of horror and the joy or … Continue reading "Insidious Chapt...

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2010 film Insidious by James Wan (2010). This is episode three of our mini-series on haunting and possession films. The post Insidious (2010) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2013 film The Possession by Ole Bornedal (2013). This is episode two of our mini-series on haunting and possession films. The post The Possession (2012) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2013 film The Conjuring by James Wan (2013). Intensely well crafted and scary, but ideologically intensely conservative. The post The Conjuring (2013) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2019 film The Lodge by S. Fiala and V. Franz who also made Goodnight Mommy (2014). The post The Lodge (2019) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the extraordinary 2014 film Nightcrawler by Dan Gilroy. The post NIghtcrawler (2014) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2020 horror film Antebellum (Bush and Renz 2020) The post Antebellum (2020) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2020 horror film Always Shine (Takal 2016) The post Always Shine (2016) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of the 2020 horror film We Summon the Darkness (Meyers 2019) The post We Summon the Darkness (2019) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .

Podcast hosts Marshall Smith, PhD, and Laura Patterson, PhD, discuss the sociological aspects of Kevin Smith's 2011 horror film about domestic terrorism, Red State. The post Red State (2011) appeared first on Collective Nightmares .