Faculty of Horror

By Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

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The podcast currently has 225 episodes available.

Faculty of Horror episodes:

November 22, 2022 Episode 112. Intruder Alert: Them (2006) & The Strangers (2008)
Lock your doors and check your windows because some uninvited guests are on their way. In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore the origins and hyperbole around the home invasion sub-genre and why there may be more to fear than those trying to break in.

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Class of 2022 Merch is here! Get our limited edition design with art by Laura Hokstad on whatever TeePublic can print it on.

Toronto Live Show! Come see us at The Garrison in Toronto on December 7 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Tickets are PWYC with all proceeds going to Sistering.
REQUIRED READING
Ils/Them. Dir. David Moreau and Xavier Palud, 2006.
The Strangers. Dir. Bryan Bertino, 2008.

EXTRA CREDIT
The Lonely Villa, dir. D.W. Griffith (1909). The first home invasion horror film?

Hoodies Strike Fear in British Cinema – Jane Graham’s piece for The Guardian on the rise of Hoodie Horror.

Simulacra and Simulation – Jean Beaudrillard’s treatise on how the real is transformed into media.

We Fear Each Other When Guns Themselves are the Real Danger – A reevaluation of what we have to fear when it comes to home invasion and why.

History of Home Invasion movies – Remember when people actually posted content on Tumblr? T.L. Bodine does.
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October 28, 2022 Episode 111. Homegrown: 28 Days Later (2002)
Andrea and Alex cross the pond to revisit Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic film that brought the zombie genre back to (un)life. From virology to bodily autonomy to Brexit, there’s a lot to chew on.

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Toronto Live Show! Come see us at The Garrison in Toronto on December 7 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Tickets are PWYC with all proceeds going to Sistering.
REQUIRED READING
28 Days Later. Dir. Danny Boyle, 2002.

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Varieties of Zombieism: Approaching Comparative Political Economy through “28 Days Later” and “Wild Zero”. Derek Hall’s examination of the metaphorical allusions in relation to the economy.

Britain: Rough month or road to ruin? This episode of CBC’s daily podcast Front Burner covers the on-going strife in the UK from Brexit to now.

Fast Zombie/Slow Zombie: Food Writing, Horror Movies, and Agribusiness Apocalypse by Michael Newbury. How the food economy is reflected in the modern zombie’s increased appetite.

Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic. The CDC’s decidedly playful attempt to teach the importance of emergency preparedness through a zombie narrative.
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September 26, 2022 Episode 110. Fight or Flight: Final Destination (2000)
Andrea and Alex evoke the spectre of Death in their analysis of James Wong’s turn of the century ode to vibes. From risk society to the abject, Final Destination has a plan for everyone.

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Toronto Live Show! Come see us at The Garrison in Toronto on December 7 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Tickets are PWYC with all proceeds going to Sistering.
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Final Destination. Dir. James Wong, 2000.

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An Experiment with Time. J.W. Dunne’s exploration of pre-cognitivism and serialism as it relates to our experience of time.

The Society of the Spectacle. Guy Debord’s Marxist analysis of how representation of events has become a unifying human experience to our detriment.

Santa Muerte. An article on the controversial Mexican saint of the disenfranchised.

Risk Society. A summary of Anthony Giddens’ fourth chapter of Modernity and Self Identity (1991).

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July 30, 2022 Episode 109. Class Act: Society (1989)
The elite are literally a different breed in Brian Yuzna’s cult classic film about the perils of popularity and privilege. In this episode, Andrea and Alex dive into the mystique that surrounds the wealthy and explore why they need the rest of us to survive.

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Society. Dir. Brian Yuzna, 1989.

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Generation Multiplex. Timothy Shary’s fascinating book about the language of film and its influence on teen culture.

Fran Lebowitz on Race and Racism. The iconic writer on inherited privilege.

Baby Scoop Era. The period before abortion was legalized which saw a rise in adoptions.

Orgies: A Brief History of Hanky-Panky. A look back at group sex through the centuries.

Sociology of the elite. A faddish field, but experiencing a revival now due to growing social inequality.

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June 29, 2022 Episode 108. Souped Up: Blade (1998) and Constantine (2005)

Using two popular examples, Andrea and Alex look at the collision between the horror and superhero genres. From conservative leanings to taboo-breaking stories, we explore two films that deviate from the norm (and occasionally, their own source material) to embark in two very different directions.

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Blade. Dir. Stephen Norrington, 1998.
Constantine. Dir. Francis Lawrence, 2005.

EXTRA CREDIT
How Blade created the Marvel Cinematic Universe. How Blade saved Marvel and set it up for cinematic takeover.

Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes. Adilifu Nama’s cultural history of the Black superhero genre.

Horror Noire: Blacks in American Horror Films from the 1890s to Present. Robin R Means Coleman’s groundbreaking book examining Black characters and creators in the horror genre.

Blade and the Power of Liminal Privilege. A retrospective look at how the film’s themes endure in the BLM era.

The Black Hero: A Cultural Impossibility. Kathryn Feeney’s breakdown of the Black superhero mirage.

The Devil You Know. Ken Chen’s piece for the The New Inquiry on Hellblazer and John Constantine’s true origins.

How 9/11 Changed Cinema. A look at how a tragic event upended the politics of popular films.

Flying While Black: Two Creators on Inventing (and Reinventing) Black Superheroes. Eve L. Ewing and Evan Narcisse weigh in on the importance of representation in the superhero genre.

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May 26, 2022 Episode 107. Ultraviolence: A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Time to take a break from the ol’ Ludwig Van and join us at the Korova Milkbar for a trip into the near dystopian future of A Clockwork Orange. From our Pavlovian responses, to patient care and British Literature, we’ll slooshy what Kubrick’s film has to offer.

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A Clockwork Orange. Dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1971.

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The Angry Young Men Movement. An overview of the literary movement that shocked a nation in the late 1950s.

Commedia Dell’Arte: An Actor’s Handbook. An in-depth look at the Italian theatre practice and all the characters within it, including the Alex reminiscent Il Capitano.

Stanley Strangelove. The seminal pearl-clutcher by Pauline Kael for the New Yorker in 1972.

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1h 20min
March 24, 2022 Episode 105. Doom Scroll: Pulse (2001) and Suicide Club (2001)

In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore two different yet eerily similar films that came out of Japan in 2001. The conversation covers where history, humanity and community end, exploring what is left in its wake and the new limitations of imagining the future.

CW: Suicide. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones: 1-800-273-8255.

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Pulse. Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2001.
Suicide Club. Dir. Sion Sono, 2001.

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Haunted by Leo Braudy. A wide ranging examination of horror and its tropes.

Apocalyptic Dead by Kirsten Moana Thompson. A deep dive into films at the turn of the 21st century and our fear of the future.

Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Suicide Pacts and Existential Suffering in Japan. Chikako Ozawa-de Silva looks at the troubling phenomenon in Japan in the early 2000s.

The plight of Japan’s modern hermits. Hikikomori, discussed.

What You’re Feeling Isn’t a Vibe Shift. It’s Permanent Change. Elamin Abdelmahmoud’s piece for Buzzfeed on our shifting reality.

The End of History by Francis Fukuyama. The much cited piece about humanity’s (possible) end of ideology.
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1h 38min
February 24, 2022 Episode 104. Dark Ages: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) and Relic (2020)

Whether you call them Hagsploitation, Psycho-Biddy or just plain Elder Horror, growing old is a scary prospect and horror has mined those depths to great effect. Andrea and Alex dive into the murky waters of gender and aging, the burden of care and whether the cycle can be broken.

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Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? Dir. Robert Aldrich, 1962.
Relic. Dir. Natalie Erika James, 2020.

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Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: a History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother, by Peter Shelley (1962).|

You Must Remember This, Episode 91. Karina Longworth’s deep-dive into the production and reception history of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
A Framework for Understanding Old-Age Vulnerabilities. A paper that lays out the multiple challenges facing families and an aging population.

The Costly, Painful, Lonely Burden of Care. From the New York Times: a look at the cost of invisible care.

The Double Standard of Aging, by Susan Sontag. “Aging means a humiliating process of gradual sexual disqualification.”

“Must the Players Keep Young?”: Early Hollywood’s Cult of Youth by Heather Addison. The origin story of Hollywood’s obsession with youth.

“Facing the horror – becoming an old maid,” from the book A Table for One: a Critical Reading of Singlehood, Gender and Time, by Kinneret Lahad.

Bitch media: Aging as the ultimate cinematic horror by Alana Prochuk.

The Alzheimer’s Society: an informative resource – consider donating!

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1h 39min
January 26, 2022Episode 103. 2021 Year in Review: From the Book of Fack
It’s that time of year where we look back at our horror and non-horror faves from the last year and have a bit of fun while we’re at it.

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Alex’s Best of Horror
Dexter: New Blood
Titane
Censor
Caveat
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Yellowjackets
Midnight Mass
Malignant
The Humans

Andrea’s Best of Horror
Saint Maud
Psycho Goreman
Candyman
Last Night in Soho
The Feast (Gwledd)
The Vigil
Caveat
The Sadness
Midnight Mass

Alex’s Non-Horror Faves
Wandavision
Jagged
Mare of Easttown
Succession S3
Real Housewives (Beverly Hills S11, Salt Lake City S2, Ultimate Girls Trip)
The Weakerthans
Olivia Munn Explores ASMR | W Magazine
We Hate Movies/ Maintenance Phase, Celery Juice episode
Trixie and Katya
Pig

Andrea’s Non-Horror Faves
Voyage of the Rock Aliens
A Column of Fire/World Without End by Ken Follet
Mythos by Stephen Fry
Who is Daniel Johns?
Twitch

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December 21, 2021 Episode 102. Rule Breaker: Scream (1996)
Do you like scary movies? Because Wes Craven’s Scream sure does! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the game-changing film, discussing its origins, impact and legacy.

Class of 2021 Merch is here! Original art by Slutfocate

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Scream. Dir. Wes Craven, 1996.

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The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle: Final Girls and a New Hollywood Formula. Alex’s book on ’90s horror with a feminist gaze.

Men, Women and Chain Saws. Carol Clover’s treatise on gender in modern horror that coined the term Final Girl.

Columbine. Dave Cullen’s in-depth account of the Columbine shootings.

The Banality of Skeevil. Jude Ellison S. Doyle’s medium article on Skeet Ulrich’s particular brand of ’90s toxic masculinity.

Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers. Jude Ellison S. Doyle’s book on power and monstrosity.

Seventeen Magazine May 1999. Featuring Jewel on the cover, this issue contains the findings of Seventeen x Ladies Home Journal’s survey and the article, “No! 12 Ways to Make That Little Word Heard.”

Cine-limbo: The Millennial/New Age Virtual Afterlife Thriller by Linda Badley. Did Millennial teens grew up on a diet of death-denying media?

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1h 29min

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How many episodes does Faculty of Horror have?

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