J. Napier and J. Fejeran

FRIGHT SCHOOL

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Welcome to Fright School, a podcast that explores horror films through the eyes of someone who is experiencing them for the first time. Each week, Joshua (the horror nerd) pushes Joe (the unsuspecting newbie) to the edge of the Mountains of Madness, as they discuss the cultural attitudes, conditions, and events that have shaped some of the most terrifying horror films. Will Joe survive his journey? Will Joshua take things too far? Join us every week for new episodes on Monday to find out! Are you ready? Class is in session.

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J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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073 - Ye Olde Nazi Tymes (with Tiffany Tang) - Dead Snow (2009) 01.07.2019 1:04:32

We're welcoming back Tiffany Tang to the Wes Craven Memorial Library to discuss the Norwegian cult classic DEAD SNOW (2009) In a Fright School first, everyone on the panel will be experiencing this movie FOR THE FIRST TIME. Mentioned in this episode: Los Espookys on HBO. Click here to watch the series premiere on YouTube. WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets!...

072 - Talking about Creepy Little Death Poems with Tiffany Tang 24.06.2019 1:10:13

We're sitting down with artist and horror NON-expert, Tiffany Tang. We chat about straight dating culture, Joan Didion, method acting, and her book Creepy Little Death Poems. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE TO HEAR HOW TO GET A SWEET DEAL ON PINS FROM STEPHEN McDERMOTT WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by d...

071 - FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! (with Wendy) - Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 17.06.2019 1:39:18

On today's episode we welcome the hilarious Wendy from ART TIME OF THE MONTH, the show Joe cheats on Fright School with! We take a deep dive into the current state of Broadway, Madonna's new record MADAME X, and life in New York. Our main event is the frightfully fun LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! Faustian myths, class and race relations, and the dangers of owning an exotic pet all collide in this exciti...

070 - Field Trip to the THEATRE - Put Your House In Order at the La Jolla Playhouse 17.06.2019 35:38

This week we're reviewing the world premiere romcom horror play PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER now showing at The La Jolla Playhouse through June 30th! PUT YOUR HOUSE IN ORDER TICKETS FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram 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. L...

069 - THE FAPPENING - The Covenant (2006) 10.06.2019 1:11:56

WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

068 - Unapologetic Queerness - Hellbent (2004) 03.06.2019 1:10:05

067 - Magic is Real, and Now I'm Dead - Child's Play (1988) 20.05.2019 1:12:00

Joshua and Joe summon the appropriated powers of VooDoo to inject their brand of analysis in the original CHILD'S PLAY (1988). The boys kick things off with a semi-spoiler free Game of Thrones recap. Joshua has impeccable taste in furniture, and we find out why Joe has been avoiding this film for years. As mentioned in this episode: Los Espookys on HBO Chris Rock to make Saw spinoff WE'RE GOING TO...

065 - The Love Child of Joe and Joshua: An interview with Brennan Klein 06.05.2019 1:24:06

We're so excited to be joined in the studio by Brennan Klein from the podcasts Attack of the Queerwolf and Scream 101 WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! Mentioned in this episode: Brennan Klein on Twitter Fosse/Verdon Bonding Tales of the City Madonna Dead To Me Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Dancing Crazy by Miranda Cosgrove "Your Indispensable Primer on LA LLORONA"...

066 - It seemed "bready" (with Brennan Klein) - From Beyond (1986) 06.05.2019 1:25:09

We’re joined again by Brennan Klein to discuss From Beyond (1986)! WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! Work Cited: Through the eyes of madness: A critical analysis of “From Beyond” (1986) 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 b...

064 - Edited by BAXTER - High Tension (2003) 29.04.2019 1:10:40

We're back from Spring Break to discuss the French horror classique HIGH TENSION (2003)! We celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day! Joshua talks about the Melissa Etheridge Cruise. Joe promotes his other show, Art Time of the Month. We catch up on RuPaul's Drag Race and Game of Thrones. Won't you hop into our rusty old van for a joyride of terror through the French countryside? WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER...

063 - Suburban M'Baku (with TJ and Mike) - Us (2019) 01.04.2019 1:00:25

Fright School takes a field trip to see the latest film from the mind of Jordan Peele, Us (2019). Recent guests TJ and Mike join us in the studio too. 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

062 - Fashionably Late Monster Mania Post Mortem 28.03.2019 32:15

A special Extra Credit episode of Fright School! Featuring all the cool people we met and gave money to at Monster Mania 42. Listen and check them out! LET THE PLUG-A-PALOOZA BEGIN Jersey Ghouls Horror Movie Night The Blood Buddies and Issue #1 of their zine Knee High Horror Etsy store and KHH Instagram Survivial of the Film Freaks campaign site and trailer on YouTube SLASHER app Ben Russel, Artis...

061 - Sexy Bee Vampire (with TJ Tallie) - Candyman (1992) 25.03.2019 1:44:50

This week, Joshua and Joe look into a mirror and summon forth a conversation about Candyman (1992). Our hosts welcome Dr. TJ Tallie to the Wes Craven Memorial Library. He is a professor of African History, and is seen but not heard. The boys go deep into the politics of gay hook-up apps. Joe exoticizes White men. TJ makes his students watch Mean Girls for college credit. Joshua gushes over how rom...

060 - When You're Here, You're Family with Jacki from Jersey Ghouls! - ANOES 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) 18.03.2019 1:32:58

We had a blast at Monster Mania Con in New Jersey! We ate ABEETZ and drank some wooder! The boys get an education in North/South Jersey and Philly slang from special guest Jacki of the Jersey Ghouls podcast. Joe drops the soap! Joshua may have drained some energy from Jersey Ghoul Marissa's daughter in a desperate act of self preservation! The three of us talk about the really gay Freddy movie. Ch...

059 - Midnight Movies from Monster Mania! - Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) 11.03.2019 29:57

LATE NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE PODCASTING LIVE FROM MONSTER MANIA! Joe and Joshua stay up WAY past their bedtimes to commune with fellow Transylvanians at a shadow cast performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). As is with any overnight class trip, sometimes you need to do sneak out and do fun something fun. We're light on the analysis this week, but heavy on the delirious banter. Support FRI...

058 - When will the jacking off begin? (with Mike) - Audition (1999) 25.02.2019 1:44:54

Fright School returns to Japan with Takashi Miike's AUDITION (1999). Joshua and Joe are joined in the studio with guest lecturer Mike. The boys go DEEPER DEEPER into color symbolism, and attempt to answer if the film is a feminist text. Mike talks about his son, and "horror as heirloom". Mentioned in this episode: Twilight Zone trailer Jennifer Carpenter in The Enemy Within Rue Morgue Lovecraft Co...

057 - How Road Head Ends Badly (with Adriane) - Thinner (1996) 19.02.2019 1:10:39

Thiiiinnneeerrr... This week we're joined in the Wes Craven Memorial Library aka Fright School Studios aka that weird room in Joshua's house by our very special guest Adriane! We discuss fatphobia, various lawyerings, and Roma curses that only slightly i nconvenience life. Brushes your cheek Your socks will always be slightly wet... Your Wi-Fi will always have a weak connection... The white man fr...

056 - Fap Material - The Thing (1982) 11.02.2019 1:10:02

We're being consumed by John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)! We discuss the upcoming Child's Play and Pet Sematary remakes, spilling imaginary tea with Lupita Nyong'o, and the state of our social media pages thanks to our latest student (ie unpaid) intern Brian! Joe gets very personal with Gus Kenworthy. Joshua goes on a rant about adaptations. We try to figure out if The Thing is about homoeroticis...

055 - Buzz Buzz Buzzwords - The Fly (1986) 04.02.2019 1:01:18

This week the boys ponder the politics of insects, their own aging bodies, and the hubris of Jeff Goldblum. Joshua and Joe have very different reactions to David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986). Is it a tragic love story or just a really gross film? We're here for the body-ody-ody horror. Mentioned this episode: -Michael Varatti -Sam Wineman -Loot Fright -MENDING MONLOGUES DIRECTED BY JOE! WE'RE GOING...

054 - Stark White, Pale, Dripping Wet (with MIke) - Ringu (1998) 22.01.2019 57:46

KON'NICHIWA! Joshua and Joe do a foreign exchange with Japan, and discuss the 1998 original RINGU. Joe revisits his first time, and Joshua talks Asian influences. Mentioned in this episode Channel Zero on Shudder Happy Death Day 2U (2019) Escape Room (2019) Suspiria/RPDR All Stars Meme A Night of Queer Horror at UC San Diego Ring by Koji Suzuki We're DEFINITELY doing Memoirs of a Geisha. WE'RE GOI...

053 - Drama MEAN! (with Ashley) - New Year New You (2018) 14.01.2019 1:20:36

It's a new year and a new Fright School episode! Joe and Joshua are joined in the studio with Ashley to #manifest #goodvibesonly, and discuss the latest installment of Blumhouse's Into the Dark series, New Year New You (2018). The panel discusses social media, curating your digital life, and pop psycho babble. Mentioned in the episode: A Brief Introduction to FOSTA SESTA Monster Mania Con 42 We're...

052 - A Douche in a Suit - Bird Box (2018) 07.01.2019 1:03:24

Joshua and Joe put on their blindfolds and head down the river to discuss the latest Netlfix hit, Bird Box (2018). The boys discuss cis-gendered male privilege and the instinct to protect life. Joshua permanently typecasts BD Wong and Joe is misled by lesbianism. Joe pitches the film "Punchable Faces" with those actors you know from something. Mentioned in this episode: Velour: The Drag Magazine L...

051 - Mini Episode 16.12.2018 20:51

It's a minisode for Fright School this week! We gather to discuss Joe's shookedness after seeing Overlord, and wish Joshua well before going under the knife. Things mentioned in the episode: Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery 200th Anniversary Edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, illustrated by David Plunkert FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter...

050 - Starring Britney Spears as Black Phillip - The Witch (2015) 10.12.2018 59:29

It was a dark and stormy night at Fright School studios, as Joe and Joshua discuss THE WITCH (2015). Joe talks brown tree snakes, and makes a fool of himself shouting out another podcast host. Joshua talks RuPaul and Dolly Parton. Do you want to live fancy? You better WERK. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/frigh...

049 - An Older Filipina Woman (with Ashley and Johnny) - Suspiria (1977) 03.12.2018 1:24:58

It's alumni weekend at the Tanz Dance Academy, as Joshua and Joe welcome back Ashley and Johnny to discuss Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA (1977). The cover gathers to discuss their final thoughts on American Horror Story: Apocalypse. Also in this episode: - Ashley ruins mac and cheese - Johnny sings Goblin's score - Joe is the "Twink Whisperer" - Joshua tries to hold it all together FOLLOW US! Facebook...