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The final episode of the Michael Myers/Laurie Strode Arc takes a look at the brand new Halloween Kills film. Shaun and Sergio discuss and analyze the sequel, digging into what it does right, what it does wrong, and if the latter warrants its terrible critical showing.

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In the mood for some spooky reading? Get a copy of Shaun's debut novel, A Cosmology of Monsters. It's a book "King of Horror" Stephen King loved! Also, check out Sergio's new hosting gig on the Dungeons and Dragons Lorecast

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"Evil is dense."

The second episode of the Michael Myers/Laurie Strode Arc actually takes a small break from Mama Myers' Baby Boy so Shaun and Sergio can discuss Halloween III: Season of the Witch in all its Michael Myers-less... glory? The second half of the episode focuses on David Gordon Green and Danny McBride's 2018 Halloween film as your favorite overworked TAs unpack the ideas and themes behind a movie 40 years in the making.

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Fandom University cranks up the scares just in time for spooky season! In this first episode of the Michael Myers/Laurie Strode Arc, Shaun and Sergio discuss the original Halloween as well as its sequel, Halloween II. They analyze the theoretical sexual nature behind Myers' violence as well as the Final Girl Trope which John Carpenter inadvertently created before finishing up with a talk about Halloween: H20.

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Fandom University finishes up their discussion on Grant Morrison with a chat about their Multiversity metaseries and most recent Green Lantern run! Shaun and Sergio also sit down with Greg Carpenter, author of The British Invasion!: Alan Moore, Neil Gaiman, Grant Morrison, and the Invention of the Modern Comic Book Writer in the second half of the episode and discuss Morrison's career and how it connects to the two English comic writers who they are often compared to.

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Fandom University returns to discuss Grant Morrison and two of their landmark titles! Shaun and Sergio discuss Morrison's All-Star Superman, a project which has its origins dating way back to 1999. The second half of the episode, your favorite overworked TAs do their best to adequately describe The Invisibles, Morrison's most sprawling and most intimate work.

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Fandom University returns to discuss Grant Morrison and their early mainstream work! The landmark graphic novel Batman: Arkham Asylum catapulted Morrison from cult favorite to best-selling author. Dr. Crystal O'Leary-Davidson, Gothic and Film Studies professor at Middle Georgia State University and co-editor of Monsters of Film, Fiction, and Fable: The Cultural Links between the Human and Inhuman (buy here) joins your favorite overworked TAs to discuss the book. Shaun and Sergio also discuss Morrison's historic run on DC's JLA as well as their groundbreaking run on Marvel's New X-Men!

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The Alien Arc concludes with a whopper of an episode! Two interviews! A ranking of every Alien movie! No stone is left unturned!

We begin the episode with a discussion with Alex White; they are the author of Alien: The Cold Forge and Alien: Into Charybdis. You can click here for more information on them as well as to order autographed copies of their books!

That is followed up by a sit down with Stuart Watkinson, co-host of Robot Radio's Dungeons and Dragons Lorecast. Stuart is a tabletop RPG veteran and writer and he broke down Free League's Alien RPG for us. His latest tabletop offering is available for purchase here.

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In this episode of Fandom University, we discuss Alien: Resurrection and the pair of Alien vs Predator movies as well as sit down with Sarah Welch-Larson, author of Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise. Her book is an examination of the six films in the Alien franchise through a feminist and theological framework.

Sarah Welch-Larson on Twitter - @dodgyboffin

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And you can pick up a signed copy here!

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The second episode of our Alien Arc in which we discuss the novels, comic books, and video games which bridge the gap between Alien and Aliens. The idea of the Xenomorph as a stand-in for a real-life Other is examined as well as what the creative forces behind Alien3 have to say about the prison industrial complex. Join Shaun and Sergio as they begin their deep dive into all things Xenomorph!

Up through July 8, 2021, Steam has the base version of Alien: Isolation as well as all its DLCs (you can buy a bundle containing everything for less than $13) on sale here. We don't get a kickback from this; we simply feel it's our duty as Xenofanatics to get anyone and everyone to play such a wonderfully terrifying game.

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The first episode of our Alien Arc in which we discuss the ideas and themes behind and which weave together Prometheus, Covenant, and Alien. Man's hubris as a result of his dominion of animal and nature is juxtaposed with an existential fear of losing that coveted position to... a perfect organism. Join Shaun and Sergio as they begin their deep dive into all things Xenomorph!

A link to the mentioned LiveJournal post; our gratitude to Cavalorn for taking the time to write down his interesting theories. Also, check out the book Shaun mentioned - Becoming Alien: The Beginning and End of Evil in Science Fiction's Most Idiosyncratic Film Franchise by Sarah Welch-Larson.

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