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Episode 64. Tour de Farce: Young Frankenstein (1974) and What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Horror can be horrifying, but it can also be hilarious. Whether it’s mad science or vampires living together, the comedy in these films heightens the absurd as well as our notions of “typical” behavior. At its best, comedy and horror function as a subversion of our day to day lives and expectations enlightening us to the strange elements that we’ve accepted as “normal.”
REQUIRED READING
Young Frankenstein. Dir. Mel Brooks, 1974.
What We Do in the Shadows. Dir Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, 2014.
EXTRA CREDIT
Class of 2018 t-shirts. Limited edition Faculty of Horror t-shirts are available until September from Twisted Ts through the end of September! Order yours today.
Salem Horror Fest. We’ll be back October 12-14! Get your tickets now.
The Sunday Conversation: Mel Brooks on his ‘Young Frankenstein’ musical Brooks on the inception of Young Frankenstein and its afterlife.
What We Do In The Shadows Interview: Taika Waititi And Jemaine Clement An interview with the filmmakers about their process and reception of the film.
Faculty of Horror subreddit. Keep the conversation going on our subreddit page.
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Horror can be horrifying, but it can also be hilarious. Whether it’s mad science or vampires living together, the comedy in these films heightens the absurd as well as our notions of “typical” behavior. At its best, comedy and horror function as a subversion of our day to day lives and expectations enlightening us to the strange elements that we’ve accepted as “normal.”
REQUIRED READING
Young Frankenstein. Dir. Mel Brooks, 1974.
What We Do in the Shadows. Dir Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement, 2014.
EXTRA CREDIT
Class of 2018 t-shirts. Limited edition Faculty of Horror t-shirts are available until September from Twisted Ts through the end of September! Order yours today.
Salem Horror Fest. We’ll be back October 12-14! Get your tickets now.
The Sunday Conversation: Mel Brooks on his ‘Young Frankenstein’ musical Brooks on the inception of Young Frankenstein and its afterlife.
What We Do In The Shadows Interview: Taika Waititi And Jemaine Clement An interview with the filmmakers about their process and reception of the film.
Faculty of Horror subreddit. Keep the conversation going on our subreddit page.
LISTEN
Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As…” to download the mp3.
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