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Leslie Vernon is about to make waves as the next big name in Slasher-Murder Infamy. But not for the reasons you might imagine. Lucas and Joe will be diving deep into the mechanics of Horror-Comedy, the invention of tradition, and what it means to write your own story. Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0437857/ Man Bites Dog: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103905/ A fun little article explaining some of the more fun shout-outs in the movie. https://mutantreviewersmovies.com/2009/11/05/al-does-behind-the-mask-the-rise-of-leslie-vernon/ Invented Tradition: https://medium.com/@robertrose/inventing-traditions-15a6c16b236e https://staff.washington.edu/ellingsn/Hobsbawm_Inventing_Traditiions.pdf Kilts as invented tradition: https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/kilt/hd_kilt.htm https://www.lochcarron.co.uk/our-journal/the-history-of-the-kilt/

Lucas and Joe round out their discussion of Slashers, digging into Wes Craven’s latter-day entries of New Nightmare and Scream, along with the future of gore with a movie like Terrifier. Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Terrifier IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4281724/ Wes Craven’s New Nightmare IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111686/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_4_tt_7_nm_1_q_Wes%2520Craven%2520New Scream 1996: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117571/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Scream Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1465522/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_3_nm_0_q_Tucker%2520and%2520Dale BFI Fright Fest article featuring Terrifier: https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/comment/festivals/frightfest-halloween-all-dayer-2017-seven-flavours-fear https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/12/20/22840882/scream-oral-history-wes-craven-neve-campbell-drew-barrymore/ https://huntnewsnu.com/72792/lifestyle/retro-reviews/retro-review-scream-1996-mocks-and-embraces-the-classic-slasher-tropes/

On the release date of their third studio album, Modern Horror, Vision Video guitarist and vocalist Dusty Gannon joins Lucas and Joe for an extended chat. Dusty talks about his love of Horror and much, much more! Dusty Gannon and Vision Video can be found online at https://visionvideoband.com/ Buy a copy of Modern Horror (and other Vision Video merch) through their store, on Bandcamp, or listen on all major streaming platforms! The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.thefrightlab.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Vision Video, "In My Side (Modern Horror version)" https://youtu.be/RJMwnQ8Pf8k?si=P0PQrh04W5JgAOlS Vision Video, "Stay" https://youtu.be/fTC-vGWJaDQ?si=-y_IESMO5QCFy7g1 Vision Video, "Kandahar" https://youtu.be/8awEnGgvFn0?si=NQp3-1QjryKdvBjG Media Mentioned In This Episode: Episode 005: Suspiria and Suspiria: Of Stylization and Sequels: https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-005-suspiria-and-suspiria-of-stylization-and-sequels/ Kissed - Horror short film by Elwood Quincy Walker: https://youtu.be/53pFogfyAsQ Episode 012: Genre Meta - Elevated Horror: https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-012-genre-meta-elevated-horror What two films did we pick to show at midnight?! Possessor (2020) & Saloum (2021)

It’s time to visit Springwood and head to Camp Crystal Lake with our discussion of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Wes Craven IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000127/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068833/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_56_wr https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077681/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_54_wr Robert Englund IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000387/?ref_=tt_cl_t_3 A Nightmare on Elm Street IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/ https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/09/22/a-case-for-the-classics-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/ https://screenrant.com/nightmare-elm-street-introduced-fantasy-ruined-slashers-why-explained/ https://zombie-romance.com/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-fear-reimagined/ Friday the 13th IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Friday%2520the%2520 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092357/ https://baylorlariat.com/2019/09/12/friday-the-13th-inspires-trends-in-horror-films/ https://theweek.com/articles/446191/how-friday-13th-accidentally-perfected-slasher-movie Not about the movie, but a fun aside on the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/what-is-friday-13th-superstition-facts-science https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sequelitis https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder

Where would you say that Slashers emerged? Lucas and Joe are diving into the gory deep history of the subgenre. Join us for discussions of Giallo, Crime Stats, and sunbleached filmstock. NOTE: We know it's Ms. 45, not Ms. 44. That's my bad. - Lucas. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com 2011 FBI Expanded Homicide Data - https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/offenses-known-to-law-enforcement/expanded/expanded-homicide-data Slashers Defined: https://libguides.uky.edu/horrorfilms/slasher https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-slasher-film-definition/ https://industrialscripts.com/slasher-movie/ IMDB: Black Sunday https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054067/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv IMDB: Blood and Black Lace https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058567/ IMDB: A Bay of Blood https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067656/?ref_=tt_sims_tt_t_1 IMDB: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/ IMDB: Halloween https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_q_Halloween John Carpenter’s My Name Is Death https://youtu.be/TDBnBdNyYiM?si=pvKY1D0ni2Ci3Hkf Media Mentioned In This Episode: Episode 035: Thine Ears Shall Bleed (2024) https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-035-thine-ears-shall-bleed/ Episode 036: An Interview with Ben Bigelow of THINE EARS SHALL BLEED (2024) https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-036-an-interview-with-ben-bigelow-of-thine-ears-shall-bleed-2024/ Episode 001: Life Imitates? MS .45, Maniac, and Real Horrors Made Fake? https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-001-life-imitates-ms-45-maniac-and-real-horrors-made-fake/

What is 2024’s Saint Clare? Is it a dark comedy? A hyper-violent who-done-it? Is it an homage to stories about Joan of Arc? Just what are Lucas and Joe talking about? Find out in our second Fright Lab Experiment! Saint Clare (2024) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9024562 The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

In another fun and thought provoking interview, Lucas and Joe chat with Ben Bigelow. Ben is the director of THINE EARS SHALL BLEED and THE DESERT. He's also a thoughtful and earnest director with a real love of Film. On this episode of The Fright Lab, Ben will answer questions about the creative process, the power of collaboration, and how fish mysteriously keep showing up in his films. Ben Bigelow can be found online at https://www.benbigelow.com The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Ben Bigelow IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10081309/ THINE EARS SHALL BLEED: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30487077/ https://www.amazon.com/Thine-Shall-Bleed-Andrew-Hovelson/dp/B0D6NNGXXY The Desert (short film:) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8913090/ https://vimeo.com/290072201 (watch it for free!) Lucas mentioned “The Sudbury Devil” was worth a watch. Read about that film on IMDB. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11651640

In this first live Fright Lab Experiment, Lucas and Joe give a live and unscripted reaction to Ben Bigelow's THINE EARS SHALL BLEED. This new piece of Religious Horror is the sort of project Joe and Lucas talk about all the time...but is it worth watching? Let's find out. Available on UK Streaming on July 15th, And available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video. https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Thine-Ears-Shall-Bleed/0GGXFY7VEWFNEGUQ71YKJBH5AN IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30487077/ The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Prepare for the Invasion! How do you feel about auteur directors and their mixed-bag output? Lucas and Joe are talking about Mars Attacks! The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Critique of Tim Burton: https://screenrant.com/tim-burton-movies-career-good-bad-change-what-happened/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/29/tim-burton-dumbo-walt-disney-batman-johnny-depp-amy-adams-danny-devito-alice-in-wonderland/?sh=849744845937 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tim-burton-movies-ranked-worst-to-best-933915/ https://collider.com/tim-burton-movies-autobiographical/ Critiques of Mars Attacks! https://www.dazeddigital.com/film-tv/article/55055/1/25-years-on-mars-attacks-is-the-ultimate-main-character-syndrome-comedy https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/this-week-in-genre-history-mars-attacks-tim-burton-reviews The Death of Superman Lives iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2753778/ MARS ATTACKS! The Cards: https://www.flickr.com/photos/31558613@N00/albums/72157625601126001/with/5315584730 https://www.oldsportscards.com/mars-attacks-cards/ https://www.tcdb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/86858/1962-Topps-Mars-Attacks?PageIndex=1

Grab a tarp and a cold drink…Lucas and Joe are talking about Miike Takashi and his nightmarish opus, Audition. It will get messy! The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com iMDB - Audition https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235198/ iMDB - Visitor Q https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290329/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 iMDB: Ichi the Killer https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0296042/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 iMDB: Tokyo Gore Police https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183732/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_8_nm_0_q_Tokyo%2520Gore%2520 Talking about Takashi Miike - http://kinopravda23.blogspot.com/2013/01/takashi-miike.html https://thevaultpublication.com/2021/10/26/whats-the-deal-with-takashi-miike-anyway/ About Audition - https://www.academia.edu/40440838/Illusion_Reality_and_Fearsome_Femininity_in_Takashi_Miikes_Audition https://filmint.nu/revenge-is-sweet-the-bitterness-of-audition/ https://screenanarchy.com/2017/02/10-years-later-beyond-auditions-infamy.html

Joe and Lucas get a surprise visit from actor Daniel Jordan, star of the new Folk Horror/Dark Medieval Fantasy film, WITCH. Here we talk art, painting, a historical witch-hunter, and the universal language of Vincent Price fandom. We had a blast speaking with Daniel, and we know you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Daniel Jordan IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2556437/ WITCH IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15150190/?ref_=nm_flmg_unrel_1_act WITCH Trailer: https://youtu.be/xwxFDjCEKy8?si=QKI7U8RNLTp9-IP_ Daniel Jordan Art Profile: https://www.cohart.com/u/danieljordan/link-in-bio Daniel Jordan Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniel_jordan64 Palindrome (streaming free on Tubi): https://tubitv.com/movies/576589/palindrome The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Ari Aster’s folk-horror fairytale masterpiece Midsommar scared many mainstream audiences. But Lucas thinks there is more under the hood of this movie than bear costumes and hallucinogens. Join him and Joe as they dissect the cultic milieu and the power of grief. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Midsommar IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8772262/ Screen Rant on Midsommar: https://screenrant.com/midsommar-movie-harga-cult-customs-explained/ The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control https://freedomofmind.com/cult-mind-control/bite-model/ Criticism of the BITE Model: https://cultexperts.medium.com/ethical-concerns-raised-on-steven-hassans-book-on-cults-1f6133f63d9f https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=toledo1683035053681997&disposition=inline Authoritarian Group Awareness and Resources: https://safepassagefoundation.org/ https://www.daretodoubt.org/cults https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202104/the-definitive-guide-helping-people-trapped-in-cult What are the Signs of a Cult? https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/the-seven-signs-youre-in-a-cult/361400/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/202303/has-a-loved-one-fallen-into-a-dangerous-cult https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/5/20681187/midsommar-spoilers-cult-harga-ari-aster Ari Aster on Midsommar: https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/18744431/ari-aster-midsommar-interview-spoilers https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/ari-aster-midsommar-interview.html

Get your Geiger Counter and Evacuation Plan ready. Lucas and Joseph are talking about Shin Godzilla, bureaucratic corruption, and whether or not Godzilla is ever just smashing a city. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Godzilla, Shin Godzilla, etc. background: https://screenrant.com/godzilla-origin-stories-differences-explained/ https://lwlies.com/articles/shin-godzilla-3-11-nuclear-disaster-fukushima/ https://mynameismitchell.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/shin-godzilla-the-fukushima-allegory-2017/ https://www.lockhaven.com/news/arts-culture-scene/2023/03/shin-godzilla-answers-what-if-there-really-was-a-giant-monster/ https://www.ask.com/tv-movies/history-of-godzilla Shin Godzilla and Politics: https://witheyeseast.com/2021/03/01/shin-godzilla-politics/ https://www.inverse.com/article/22023-shin-godzilla-s-japanese-politics-and-meaning-of-godzilla-films The Assassination of Abe Shinzo: https://apnews.com/article/shinzo-abe-religion-japan-social-media-68f18b50c5698bb65f024ff5c5d2c3ba https://time.com/6322931/japan-unification-church-disbandment-shinzo-abe/ https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1113777419/shinzo-abe-assassination-unification-church-japan The Blood of Dresden by Kurt Vonnegut: https://www.nealromanek.com/the-blood-of-dresden-by-kurt-vonnegut/ White Light, Black Rain: https://www.hbo.com/movies/white-light/black-rain-the-destruction-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki

Grab your crucifix and strap in, Joe and Lucas are talking Exorcisms and Possessions. This is a deep subject, but has Lucas stepped into something too deep? And should Joe be watching Indonesian Horror joints? The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-exorcist/id1272973183 The Podcast. Really interesting and well done. https://collider.com/the-exorcist-1973-reaction/ Interesting Article. https://cinephiliabeyond.org/william-friedkins-the-exorcist-the-most-terrifying-film-we-ever-laid-eyes-on/ The Scariest Ever? https://www.npr.org/2023/10/31/1209028838/the-exorcist https://screenrant.com/the-exorcist-story-real-father-gabriele-amorth-response/ Demonic Possession or Mental Illness? https://www.cmf.org.uk/resources/publications/content/?context=article&id=619 https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/coping/demonic-possession-mental-illness.html https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1011&context=counselingandthedemonic https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202305/a-differential-diagnosis-of-demonic-possession https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/04/health/exorcism-doctor/index.html Other Movies About Possession: Beyond The Door iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071212/ Metamorphosis (2019) iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10800758/ The Exorcism of Emily Rose iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404032/ The Cleansing Hour iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8009906/ Repossessed (1990) iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100475/ Southeast Asian Horror Films: The Queen of Black Magic https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/the-queen-of-black-magic/9ed29f0dc3f45ffa May The Devil Take You Too https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/may-the-devil-take-you-too/f11ba44e05eeb1e6 Satan’s Slaves https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/satans-slaves/479faa3f814c30b4 Scholarly article on Vodou: https://www.csuci.edu/writing-ci/guide/samples/documents/histanthrosample2.pdf Scholarly article on Dybbuk possession: https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-source/members/sigs/spirituality-spsig/jews-don't-do-that-do-they-kate-loewenthal.pdf?sfvrsn=b12a6d7_4 Catholicism and Possession: https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/sacramentals-blessings/exorcism https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/33586/how-can-you-tell-if-someone-is-demon-possessed https://brill.com/view/journals/rt/29/1-2/article-p1_1.xml?language=en The Roman Ritual: https://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=683 Youtube videos to audience reactions to the Exorcist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYFJ_rPwSj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEUa_rwQaxs MAJAMA Jams video, The AntiChrist. https://youtu.be/KCVgfZ6YpxU?si=90czIYbLjfBNTIy_ Annelise Michel: https://allthatsinteresting.com/anneliese-michel-exorcism

Dive into the world of Satoshi Kon, whose beautiful and nightmarish masterpieces have Lucas and Joe entranced. But the legendary Perfect Blue and Paprika are just the outer surface. CONTENT WARNING: Perfect Blue and Paprika both feature themes and depictions of sexual violence. Listener discretion is advised, though we do not discuss these elements in detail. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Perfect Blue IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156887/ Paprika IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0851578/ Millennium Actress IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291350/ Paranoia Agent IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0433722/ Inland Empire IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460829/ Satoshi Kon articles: https://www.looper.com/1021530/the-untold-truth-of-perfect-blue/ https://nerdist.com/article/satoshi-kon-the-illusionist-documentary-fantasia-fest-2021-review-anime/ Surrealism primers and info: https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/surrealism/ https://www.parkwestgallery.com/what-is-surrealism-art/ https://www.ubu.com/papers/breton_surrealism_manifesto.html Paprika and Inception: https://filmschoolrejects.com/inception-paprika-synergy/

The Podcast…you downloaded it….we came. Joe and Lucas decide to dive into The Labyrinth and discuss Hellraiser, it’s lasting legacy, and negotiate the distinctions between Indulgence and Compulsion. CW: Hellraiser and this episode are both NSFW. Hellraiser deals with the dark side of sexuality. Listener discretion is advised. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com “The Problem of Other Minds:” https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/other-minds/ https://www.philosophytalk.org/blog/problem-other-minds https://bigthink.com/thinking/problem-other-minds-js-mill/ Hellraiser as Fairy Tale: https://wickedhorror.com/features/retrospectives/hellbound-hellraiser-ii-crafting-modern-fairy-tale/ https://www.popoptiq.com/hellraiser-score-review/ https://horroroasis.com/the-wicked-stepmother-julia-cotton-and-the-fairy-tale-villainess-in-hellraiser/ The New Hellraiser: https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3736732/how-hulus-hellraiser-returns-the-story-to-clive-barkers-hellbound-heart

It’s the Spooky Season, and that means Lucas is in his yearly 31 Days of Halloween challenge. Can he talk Joe into participating? And what separates this from standard binge-watching? The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Sample lists to base your own challenge/list upon: https://nofspodcast.com/halloween-horror-movie-marathon-with-the-31dayhorrorchallenge-2023 https://www.halloweenmoviesontv.com/syfy-31-days-of-halloween/ https://thoughtcatalog.com/trisha-bartle/2022/08/31-days-of-halloween-movies/ https://seattlemag.com/food-and-culture/31-days-horror-films/ https://www.500daysoffilm.com/31daysofhorrorover31yearsofscarymovies/ Scholarly articles on Binge-Watching: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352853220301401 https://rady.ucsd.edu/why/news/2023/05-23-viewers-actually-binge-watch-tv-with-a-lot-of-self-control.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7344932/ https://instituteofliving.org/health-wellness/news/newsroom-detail?articleId=45110&publicid=469#:~:text=%E2%80%9CIt%20provides%20a%20sense%20of,motivation%20and%20learning%2C%20Schnitzlein%20explained. Movie Marathons: https://youtu.be/YWEXkmU9ai8?si=nelJz-_620qukC7K https://olivers-twist.com/filmreviews/film-marathons-an-ode-to-the-cinema-experience http://www.24hourmoviemarathon.com/movie-marathon-facts/movie-marathon-definition/ https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/film/best-movie-marathons-ranked-easy-impossible-harry-potter-lord-of-the-rings-a4398111.html Episodic Shows Released All At Once? https://www.nexttv.com/news/is-the-binge-busted-all-at-once-releasing-of-streaming-series-could-be-on-its-way-out https://www.theringer.com/tv/2019/11/26/20982667/binge-watching-versus-weekly-releases-tv-debate-streaming-wars https://in.ign.com/game-of-thrones-1/161204/feature/whats-the-best-way-to-release-a-show-weekly-or-all-at-once

Joe and Lucas are talking about cursed media artifacts. Have you heard the Hungarian Suicide Song? Played a video game you couldn’t get out of your head? Attended a film that caused a supernatural riot? If you answers have been “yes,” this episode is for you! The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Antrum IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9213244/ Masters of Horror - John Carpenter's Cigarette Burns IMDb (The Absolute End of The World plot:) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0643109/ Fury of The Demon IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4161438/ A Brief History of Gloomy Sunday: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28525/songs-killer-strange-tale-gloomy-sunday Atlas Obscura's article on Subliminal/Backmasked messages. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-fight-to-save-america-from-satans-subliminal-rock-messages Angry Video Game Nerd - Polybius: https://youtu.be/x4hktqhBpzY Polybius myth documentary: https://youtu.be/_7X6Yeydgyg

Lucas and Joe delve into the darkness of John Carpenter’s Apocalypse Trilogy. Learn Lucas’ theory of the central theme of the Carpenter’s three most notorious pieces, and if Joe can help stop the seemingly inevitable Apocalypse of sidebars and tangents. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ The Thing IMDb 1982 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0905372/ The Thing IMDb 2011 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093777/ Prince of Darkness IMDb https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113409/ In The Mouth Of Madness IMDb The following articles all talk about The Apocalypse Trilogy and/or Carpenter’s career. https://lwlies.com/articles/john-carpenters-apocalypse-trilogy-and-the-end-of-faith/ https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/2/3279482/the-classics-john-carpenter-apocalypse-trilogy https://www.cbr.com/john-carpenter-apocalypse-trilogy-films-theme-explained/ https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/john-carpenter-film-scores-interview.html http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/cosmic-horror-in-john-carpenters-apocalypse-trilogy/ https://collider.com/prince-of-darkness-john-carpenter-most-apocalyptic/ https://collider.com/john-carpenter-the-thing-prince-of-darkness-audience-hate-explained/ https://www.escapistmagazine.com/john-carpenter-apocalypse-trilogy-offers-a-horrifying-glimpse-of-a-world-breaking-down

On this very breathtaking episode, Joe and Lucas are joined by Matthew, Jason and Matteo of MaJaMa Productions to talk about their genre breaking masterpiece “Bad CGI Sharks.” Join us for an exciting chat where we all get to share how we learned to stop worrying, and love Bad CGI Sharks. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com MaJaMa Productions can be found online at https://www.majamaproductions.com Check out MaJaMa Jams on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@majamaproductions Here is their episode about S.I.C.K. if you're looking for that: https://youtu.be/82mIqz2IMNA?feature=shared And here's our list of "Not This Again" films we brought to the hangout: Joe: "Killer Clowns From Outer Space" Killer Clowns From Outer Space on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/ Lucas: "The Abominable Dr. Phibes" The Abominable Dr. Phibes on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066740/ Mathew: "S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer" S.I.C.K. Serial Insane Clown Killer on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367817/ Jason: "Freddy Got Fingered" Freddy Got Fingered on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240515/ Matteo: "The Big Bus" The Big Bus on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074205/