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Jitters is an unusual film. Is it another piece of killer clown weirdness? A sci-fi mind-bender? A Seven-esque crime thriller? Indie Horror Gold? A hyper-dark comedy? Lucas and Joe respond to this film and dig into more strange questions in this off-the-cuff reaction! Jitters IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31936713/\ Jitters on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/ug/movie/jitters/umc.cmc.6lrl4rywl1qhlccu8uhk3w1c5 Jitters on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/jitters-2026/watch/ Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab 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

Dusty Gannon, aka Goth Dad, has been very busy recently. Thankfully he was able to join us to talk about his current projects and other spookiness! Listen to the new single, Hold Fast, by Dusty Gannon and the Agonal Gasps on Bandcamp: https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/track/hold-fast Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab 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 It's Goth Dad! on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@itsgothdad Goth Dad on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@itsgothdad

Lucas and Joe descend into darkness with another Genre Meta…this time they are discussing the Taboo of Cannibalism. Between the historical background and medical journals, do our hosts even have the time to discuss Horror Movies? Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab 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 NIH on Cannibalism - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10328901/ NYT 1972 Catholic Priests on Cannibalism - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/two-catholic-aides-defend-cannibalism-in-chilean-air-crash.html Cannibalism as Taboo: Ritualized, Sacred? - https://www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/ Rice, Kayla R., "Behavioral Patterns of the Cannibalism and Sexual Taboos" (2016) - https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3514&context=theses Kuru and other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5120877/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20371226 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6700593/ Raw IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/ Ravenous IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/ Wendigo Myths and Significance: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories https://backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/ Wendigo Psychosis: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10685673/

Lucas is getting very serious about the very silly cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Can Joe contain the guaranteed cynicism and silliness? Grab some cotton candy and join the sideshow! Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab 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 The movie’s IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/ 1980s Nostalgia (and why we can’t seem to escape it:) https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/its-not-just-the-scares-that-make-us-love-1980s-horror-its-nostalgia-for-the/article_9e85b552-9016-11ef-a16a-6392d5591f2b.html https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/maxxxine-why-are-horror-movies-stuck-in-the-80s/ Hauntology Reddit Explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/alomyc/what_is_hauntology/ Mark Fisher on Hauntology: https://youtu.be/gFyaNG9xbEU?si=qlACfdzkPwyewD2M What is Ontology? https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/socialtheory/maps/ology/ The Remake? https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ryan-gosling-producer-killer-klowns-from-outer-space-remake/

What is the difference between Spooky and Scary? It might seem like a distinction without a difference, but Lucas and Joe beg to differ. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Nosferatu iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/?ref_=tt_mlt_t_2 MaXXXine IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22048412/ The Substance IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/ Longlegs IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_LongLegs Alien: Romulus IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/ Near Dark IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093605/ King’s Danse Macabre: https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/Danse-Macabre/Stephen-King/9781797190433 Merriam-Webster Definitions: Spooky: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky Scary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scary Linguistic Relativity: https://plato.stanford.edu/ARCHIVES/WIN2009/entries/relativism/supplement2.html https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/language-and-linguistics/linguistic-relativity-sapir-whorf-hypothesis https://www.verywellmind.com/the-sapir-whorf-hypothesis-7565585#:~:text=Different%20Languages%20Express%20Colors%20Differently,categories%20for%20blue%20and%20green. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/sapir-whorf-hypothesis Plato’s Daimon: https://www.apsu.edu/philomathes/DvorakPhilomathes2019.pdf

This legendary BBC1 Halloween night program is claimed to have traumatized a nation. Therefore it's a fitting conclusion to this year's 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Twenty-three years later, is it still effective? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Pulse (originally called Kairo in Japan) is one of the most beloved entries of the early 2000s J-Horror period. Somehow, Lucas can't remember if he has seen it or not. This is an episode of discovery for everyone involved! 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com If you choose to not watch this movie, please spend some time with this extremely well done video essay about "that one scene." https://youtu.be/HfoU_Z1uVfc?si=bOTTNQTX9SRnDXnh

A quirky bit of Roger Corman-ite Sci-Fi Horror like this sounds great on paper...but how well does it work in practice? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

On this most special of nights, Lucas shares some fun Halloween facts and heartfelt good tidings on this scariest of holidays. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com https://historybombs.com/2024/10/what-was-the-first-ghost-story/ https://www.nichibei.org/2024/06/toro-nagashi-creating-a-sense-of-gratitude-for-ancestors/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-is-dia-de-los-muertos-an-expert-explains-the-holiday-celebrating-loved-ones-who-have-died https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/ https://www.stlmag.com/history/st-louis-sage/why-do-st-louis-kids-tell-jokes-on-halloween/

It's always good to get back to the roots of your genre. And at Fright Lab HQ, there is no classic Horror actor more beloved than Vincent Price. And of his early cinematic output there are few movies more beloved than House On Haunted Hill. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Demián Rugna made waves in 2023 with Where Evil Lurks. Sadly, people seemed to have forgotten about Terrified. This movie is spooky and extremely dark, but does it live up to it's title? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

It's good to get outside your comfort zone, or at least that's what Lucas' therapist says. As a result, he's decided to watch a Horror film aimed at the teen and young adult crowd. Is it any good? Is Horror important for kids? And how does it compare to the Horror of his childhood? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Have things gotten too spooky in the city again? Maybe our third trip to the waterfront this year will be better, since we are staying at The Beast House. (Check notes) Oh no, not again! 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

It wouldn't be October without a rewatch of John Carpenter's classic Halloween. This seminal slasher has become part of the historical canon of Horror. In this episode we are going to finally the all-important question: Why? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Shiraiishi Koji's Noroi: The Curse is one of the best examples of the early J-Horror Boom that occurred in the United States. Does it still have the same power? Lucas is also thinking about the role of culture in Horror and NoroI is a great in-road into that discussion. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

A trio of Journalism student have made some very poor decisions in reporting the affairs of a remote village. This is a great setup for a tight, ugly Folk Horror...but is Tunisia's first International Horror outing more than that? Folk Horror is pretty popular around Fright Lab HQ, so there is plenty of ground to cover with this one. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

The late 1970s was a good time for Horror in the U.S. But no movie from that time period has a reputation for weirdness quite like Phantasm. Why is that? And why is this film discussed less than other so-called Horror classics? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

A castle on ancient Saxon grounds is the home to new experiments on recording technology...but there are other residents in the castle than the scientists. Who is recording who? The BBC was really doing alchemy in this era with ghost stories. And Lucas loves a good haunting. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

The V/H/S series is practically an institution on Shudder and in the Horror world. So how does this newest outing stack up to earlier iterations? Lucas wants to analyze this and more! 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

Marie needs to go to where her late mother is buried. But this island is more than a mere relaxing little resort town. It's much worse and much, much darker. So pack your bags and let Lucas take you on the world's worst family errand... Don't forget your toothbrush! 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com