Fear Coded

It's time to finish our plates at the Kid's Table, our month-long dive into children's horror. To finish things off? We looked at the Goosebumps series of novels by R.L. Stine and particularly the entry The Night of the Living Dummy from 1993.

Get your comedy act ready and try to resist making jokes about a character named "Mr. Wood" as we talk about ventriloquist dummies in this classic kid's horror standard.

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It's that time here at the Kid's Table (our month-long look at horror for children) where we have finished our meals but the pie hasn't quite cooled. So how about a quick run through the the 1991 video game Uninvited, originally designed by ICOM Solutions and ported for the NES by Kemco. Just make sure you open your bottle of No Ghost and check the size of any spider before you traverse this magical emporium of queer wizards.

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Early and ad-free episode access is available for $1 per month with extra bonuses available at higher tiers.

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We're continued to be sat at the Kid's Table as we talk about children's horror all month long, we're not even allowed to have a taset of the expensive, forbidden soup that is the subject of this episode of the 1990's children's horror anthology Are You Afraid of the Dark and the episode "The Tale of the Dangerous Soup."

We are joined by Katie from Novel Gaming as we peruse the menu, talk about what scares us, and admire Jersey in this classic Nickelodeon Saturday night offering.

It knows what scares you!

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Early and ad-free episode access is available for $1 per month with extra bonuses available at higher tiers.

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The grown-ups have banished us to the Kid's Table but that's just a way for us to talk about horror for children all month long! And where better to start than the (almost) universally acclaimed limited series, Over the Garden Wall by Patrick McHale. After a brief diversion where David tries to get a renewal for his once acclaimed previous podcast efforts, we talk about everything packed into this beloved series: Jungian role assignments, Kierkegaard's "knight of faith," and of course, turt burgling!

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠⁠⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Early and ad-free episode access is available for $1 per month with extra bonuses available at higher tiers.

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There's a chill in the air, and it isn't just from the weather - it's a tale that's been forecasted for over a year!

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You tricked and treated us with questions all month long and it is time to TP your houses with answers!

Of course, we couldn't do it without all of you wonderful fans who sent in questions! Thank you to:

• Eric (@falconwizard) from The QueerXP Podcast
• Cody (@silkworm216)
• Jack (@infinitesimalstars)
• Hamish (@hamishsteele) from the Super Mario Moment Podcast
• Will (@dc20willsave)
• Craig and Dylan from the Bravo Outsider Podcast (@bravooutsider)
• Will (@wamorrison95) host of the None of Us Are Famous ... Yet Podcast and the new Mind of the Villain Podcast.
• Andrew at the Revisionist's Almanac Podcast (@revalmanac)
• Doug (@ickybooley) from Walloping Websnappers⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Falling with Style⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Skreeonk!⁠⁠ and Novel Gaming
• Christian (@chrise1701)
• Marquis the Honey Bear (@marquisthehoneybear) from Marquis and Eric Dream Of... Another Gay Podcast and creator of the upcoming Orinthamancy film
• Ethan (@justetipps)
• Matt (@mattbr) from Tiny Siren Studios, creator of the upcoming Sinretta: Part Time Mermaid film
• Tommy (@awkardcomma) from the ⁠⁠Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast⁠ and ⁠Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast⁠
• Tim from the Design Thinking Games Podcast (@designthinkinggame) and creator of the upcoming Thirst board game
• Joshua Moore (@joshuamooreky), author of Morphenmonal: How The Power Rangers Conquered the World
• Migs (@migs_santi)
• Joel (@thespispunk) from the May the Power Protect You Podcast

You are strange and off-putting here in the final chapter of Drac-tober, our month-long celebration of all things Dracula. We talked about the humble origins, but what happens when some boxes of dirt (boxes!?) make their way to Sunnydale, California? We get the answer in the Season 5 opener with "Buffy vs. Dracula" from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Joined by Buffy enthusiast and Glitterjaw podcast host Derek B. Gayle⁠ (⁠Walloping Websnappers⁠, ⁠Gimmicks⁠, ⁠Falling with Style⁠, ⁠Skreeonk!⁠, ⁠Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge⁠), we look at the comparisons with the source text and film, how they work in the Buffy-verse and we even accuse each other of being under the thrall of the dark prince!

We may be finished with Dracula for now, but he always comes back.

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠⁠⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Early and ad-free episode access is available for $1 per month with extra bonuses available at higher tiers.

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Permit me to introduce myself - wait, what do you mean that's not in here? Drac-tober continues with the 1931 film Dracula, adapted by Garrett Fort and directed by Tod Browning. We corrupt Matthew Broderick, play with rubber bats, and play fast a loose with the source material as we jump from page to screen for this Universal Monster celebration of Bela Lugosi's take on Count Dracula.

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Early and ad-free episode access is available for $1 per month with extra bonuses available at higher tiers.

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Follow the podcast on social media (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

No one sees a communion wafer coming, but you should have expected this Drac-tober continuation of the 1897 novel Dracula. This second part picks right where we left off from Chapter 13 and continues through the end of the novel.

You'll be Goop™ed!

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast ⁠- anyone can join our belfry of bats! Ad-free episode access is available at any level and bonuses are available at the $3 level.

This podcast is a proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Follow the podcast on social media (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Episode art created using Lucy, Arisen Vampire/Malicious Invader Magic the Gathering card art, created by Igor Kieryluk.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared

00:14:51 Introduction

00:26:51 Themes

00:45:33 Is it Horror?

00:50:29 Is it Queer?

00:54:31 Beat-by-Beat Discussion

01:49:48 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation

Another October has come around for us to discuss one of the foundational icons of horror with a month-long celebration of all things Dracula! And to start this Drac-tober, we're going back to the very beginning to discuss the work of bear icon Bram Stoker with the 1897 novel Dracula. We're covering this one in two parts and this first sojourn takes us to Transylvania and through Chapter 12 of the novel.

Fear Coded can be supported on Patreon at patreon.com/fearcodedpodcast - anyone can join our belfry of bats, and bonuses are available at the $3 level.

This podcast is a proud part of the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Follow the podcast on social media (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @fearcodedpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠)

Episode art created using Lucy Westenra/Innocent Traveler Magic the Gathering card art, created by Igor Kieryluk.

Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared

00:13:36 Introduction

00:21:57 Themes

00:37:41 Is it Horror?

00:41:45 Is it Queer?

00:48:37 Beat-by-Beat Discussion

01:55:29 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation