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Episode 048: Videodrome
Prepare for pure depravity in the form of David Cronenberg’s iconic VIDEODROME. Is this movie an 80s throwback or is it much, much deeper? Lucas and Joe will be scanning the signals for all this and more!
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Videodrome IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
Essays on Videodrome:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/337-videodrome-make-mine-cronenberg?srsltid=AfmBOooiyEJwk6MUN6idHQmoJw6AIYU-GsUiLDtI-JUpxNTij_TeE3Z-
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/04/videodrome-at-40-david-cronenberg-singular-tech-horror-remains-relevant
https://www.scifimoviezone.com/videodrome01.shtml#:~:text=Max%20Renn%20(James%20Woods)%20is,station%20specializing%20in%20sensationalistic%20programming.
Violence in Digital/Electronic Media:
1996- https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/media-violence-does-not-cause-societal-violence-violence-opposing
2007 - https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(07)00391-6/fulltext
2013 - https://www.apa.org/topics/video-games/violence-harmful-effects
2021 - https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/11/26/violent-media-not-responsible-for-aggression/
VeryWell Mind 2023 - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-impact-of-violent-media-on-mental-health-5270512
Mass Shootings:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
https://www.cnn.com/us/mass-shootings-vs-past-years-dg
Online Radicalization and Violence:
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/murder-and-extremism-united-states-2022
https://www.gao.gov/blog/online-extremism-growing-problem-whats-being-done-about-it
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321082/school-shootings-radicalization
https://www.youtube.com/@torscabinetofcuriosities/videos
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By The Fright LabPrepare for pure depravity in the form of David Cronenberg’s iconic VIDEODROME. Is this movie an 80s throwback or is it much, much deeper? Lucas and Joe will be scanning the signals for all 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 Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/
Questions? Comments? Suggestions?
Email: [email protected]
www.thefrightlab.com
Videodrome IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/
Essays on Videodrome:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/337-videodrome-make-mine-cronenberg?srsltid=AfmBOooiyEJwk6MUN6idHQmoJw6AIYU-GsUiLDtI-JUpxNTij_TeE3Z-
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/04/videodrome-at-40-david-cronenberg-singular-tech-horror-remains-relevant
https://www.scifimoviezone.com/videodrome01.shtml#:~:text=Max%20Renn%20(James%20Woods)%20is,station%20specializing%20in%20sensationalistic%20programming.
Violence in Digital/Electronic Media:
1996- https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/media-violence-does-not-cause-societal-violence-violence-opposing
2007 - https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(07)00391-6/fulltext
2013 - https://www.apa.org/topics/video-games/violence-harmful-effects
2021 - https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/11/26/violent-media-not-responsible-for-aggression/
VeryWell Mind 2023 - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-impact-of-violent-media-on-mental-health-5270512
Mass Shootings:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081
https://www.cnn.com/us/mass-shootings-vs-past-years-dg
Online Radicalization and Violence:
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/murder-and-extremism-united-states-2022
https://www.gao.gov/blog/online-extremism-growing-problem-whats-being-done-about-it
https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321082/school-shootings-radicalization
https://www.youtube.com/@torscabinetofcuriosities/videos