The Horror Pod Class

Orrin and Tyler talk about the classic The Tingler and a concept called Phenomenology

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2016's Don't Breathe happened to strike a chord with the public, making ten times what it cost to make. To Dawn Keetley, a Professor of English at Lehigh University, it signifies a growing trend in our cultural subconsciousness. We use her essay, "Lock Her Up! Angry Men and Captive Women in Post-Recession Horror" as a jumping-off point to discuss the movie and what trends we are currently seeing a...

Today we are joined by a very special guest, Larry Fessenden. His latest movie, Depraved, is a modern retelling of Frankenstein and Tyler and Mike loved it so much we just had to get Larry on to discuss the movie. We have a wide-ranging discussion including Larry's early '90s cult hit Habit, what draws Larry to the classic movie monsters, which themes in Frankenstein still have cultural significan...

Welcome back class! Today we are diving into a 2016 movie that you may have missed, The Monster. It's out on Netflix right now and it totally got Tyler right in the feels. Mike too. It's a good flick that does a whole lot of stuff right, including its depiction of an alcoholic parent. So today we are discussing how The Monster gets that so right when other movies and TV shows (looking at you Cheer...

Hey Class.  This week we have John Langan on to talk about the 1996 Larry Fessenden directed flick Habit.  John and Tyler talk really smart about the movie in relation to Mark Fisher and many of the concepts that he pioneered. Mike just tries to keep up!

Welcome back class, glad you could join us for another Horror Podclass where we dissect and define some of the concepts and ideas in horror. To that end, we are looking at Haunted House stories! When did they first appear? What elements do they all have? How can you tell if YOUR house in haunted? Are any of the Paranormal Activity sequels or prequels worth seeing?

Welcome back class, hope your summer was good! No rest for the wicked here, we have to keep deep-diving into horror and today it's the super unique brand of Corporate Horror brought to you by none other than Thomas Ligotti. We look at what defines corporate horror and try to apply it to a recent movie, "The Belko Experiment."

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Today we are talking about the 1980 film Cannibal Holocaust and while it has its problems and its problematic elements, it is often cited as both a horror classic and the first found footage film. Today, we are diving into the film that everyone always mentions but maybe hasn't watched start to finish. We both watched the whole movie and did some research about where a movie like this comes from a...

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The beauty of small theatres is that they act as little pockets of experimentation.  They are smaller and more adaptable and willing to try lots of different things to get people in the door.  That's why last week  Screenland Armour  hosted a kick ass free screening of The Ranger directed by Jenn Wexler.  A small budget slasher film with a fiesty indepededent spirit was exactly what I needed to st...

Welcome back to the Horror Pod Class!  Today we are talking about the movie, Mother!  Not the Danzig Song. Not the Mike Pence catchphrase. No, we are talking about the super weird fever dream of a movie that captured our hearts (pun intended).  There is a lot to unpack about this movie, including the biblical imagery and the discussion about how art is perceived, but there is a really cool undercu...

Watching and Reading Tyler: I am reading loving Found Footage and Horror Films: Fear and the Appearance of Reality by Alexandra Heller Nicholas. Also watched The Wandering Earth pretty awesome. M: GoT. Finished Jean Rey. Hey also Written in Darkness  Mark Samuels OR: hey, wanna read some Canadian Horror? Gemma Files  http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/stories/drawn-up-from-deep-places/ Essenti...

We talk all things Ginger Snaps, Transfiguration and High School. Its a rough time for everyone.

Tyler with the show notes....Spectrum Sucks   This week we are all about The Dibbuk Box....DONT OPEN IT!   What are we watching!   Tyler:  Avengers End Game, Possum, Nick Cutter's The Troop   Mike:  Game of Thrones.  History of Westeros Podcast .  Time is a Flat Circle:  Examining True Detective, Season One Melissa Milazzo with Adam and Mark Stewart   Dark Corners of the Web From The Tablet:  The...

On this week's episode, we discuss the horror film American Mary and how it views body modification, in what we think is a positive light, through a horror movie.

We are excited to announce the finalists for our April Flash Fiction Contest.  April's topic was "The Global Weirding", and we were all truly impressed with the quality of work submitted.  If you did not make the finals this month feel free to submit next month as we will announce the flash fiction topic on May 1st for the May Flash on the Horizon contest.

Welcome back to The Horror Pod Class, this time with more guardian angels. Today we are talking to one of our favorite horror and weird fiction authors, Nadia Bulkin! We discuss a really great movie that she turned us on to on Netflix called A Dark Song. Specifically, we discuss the concept of the Sublime and how it interacts with horror fiction.