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Fear Coded
By Glitterjaw Queer Podcast CollectiveTV & Film
Fear Coded episodes
- Wings of an Angel (Midnight Mass - 2021)
Time to wrap up Excommunic-April by attending Midnight Mass, specifically the episode of revelations, "Book III: Proverbs." We talk about career pathways in the Catholic church, weaponizing faith as a means of control, and just how restoration and sin are tied together in this compelling series.
Next week is the May the Fierce Protect You drag brunch, hosted by Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast where proceeds will benefit the He/She/Ze/We charity. Live stream and in-person tickets are available now.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
1 hr 22 min - A Shadow in the Foreground (The Exorcist - 1973) with Alyssa Gray
When joined by Alyssa Gray of the Silver Scream podcast, we couldn't help but to think that it's "an excellent day for an exorcism" as we cover the 1973 religious horror tentpole film, The Exorcist, directed by William Friedkin and adapted for the screen by William Peter Blatty, based on his own novel.
Hot take: this is a good movie, and to support that thesis, we'll look at how the cosmic stakes of good versus evil are played across the small cast of characters. Double hot take: we need a Kinderman spinoff about him looking for boyfriend who loves movies.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
References:
AV Club article on the making of The Exorcist: https://www.avclub.com/for-all-its-blood-vomit-and-obscenities-the-exorcist-1838894063
Cooper, Terry D. & Epperson, Cindy K. (2008). Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology.
2 hr 19 min - French-Canadian Jar Jar Binks (The Nun - 2018)
Excommunic-April continues with an ancient evil once sealed away that has been unleashed! No, I'm not talking about the character who influenced Halloween costumes everywhere in 2016, the demon Valak, but instead the horror unleashed is the 2018 film, The Nun, directed by Corin Hardy.
We talk about the film's ability to skillfully dodge interesting subplots to provide more time for zombie nuns who are hard to see in unlit scenes. We almost lose our way as a podcast, but are saved by the literal blood of Jesus Christ.
You know, Jar Jar was a senator for the people of Naboo, and he would want you to mark your calendars for the May the Fierce Protect You drag brunch of galactic proportions, hosted by Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast where proceeds will benefit the He/She/Ze/We charity. Live stream and in-person tickets are available now.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
References:
Box Office Mojo - https://www.boxofficemojo.com/showdown/sd171767300/
1 hr 59 min - I Go Unwillingly (Faith - 2022)
Welcome to Excommunic-April where we are covering religious and Catholic horror all month long. And there's no better place to start than the 2022 video game compilation, Faith: The Unholy Trinity developed by Airdorf Games and published by New Blood Interactive!
We gush about rotoscoping, hot priests, computer voices, and the incredibly effective pray-em-up mechanics of this righteously difficult arcade adventure game.
Mark your calendars for the May the Fierce Protect You drag brunch of galactic proportions, hosted by Distant Echoes: A Star Wars Podcast where all proceeds will benefit the He/She/Ze/We charity. Live stream and in-person tickets are available now.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:12:53 Introduction
00:19:53 Themes
00:36:06 Is it Horror?
00:39:32 Is it Queer?
00:47:24 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
01:34:03 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
References:
Contemporary review of the Software Automatic Mouth (S.A.M.)
YouTuber Wendigoon
1 hr 40 min - Not a Creepy Reacharound (The Ritual - 2017) with Doug Fink
Prepare to be edged by four guys in the woods as we're joined by guest Doug Fink to discuss the 2017 film The Ritual, directed by David Bruckner and adapted by Joe Barton from the novel by Adam Nevill.
We talk about what works which is not a lot as we pitch ideas for a much better film, but Moder watches us all, even as we discuss how we would pull off a multi-person Halloween costume of this ancient horror.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
2 hr 17 min - They Dug Too Greedily and Too Deep (The Old Gods of Appalachia - 2019)
This is a company town and nothing can stand in the way of the evil of capitalism except what lies beneath and what lies around. We talk about the 2019 anthology horror fiction podcast The Old Gods of Appalachia, written by Steve Shell and Cam Collins.
Wow, humble brag much?
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:14:16 Introduction
00:24:28 Themes
00:32:13 Is it Horror?
00:37:12 Is it Queer?
00:46:02 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
01:21:39 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
1 hr 31 min - The Monsanto of Summerisle (The Wicker Man - 1973)
It is time to keep your appointment with The Wicker Man from 1973. Any maypole is a goal as Queer as Folk Horror month continues with this classic film, notably not with Nicolas Cage, directed by Robin Hardy. Beatles are on threads, there are wild music cues, and it is all kinds of sexy up in here!
Practice your choppy choppy dance!
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:12:57 Introduction to The Wicker Man
00:22:23 Themes
00:35:00 Is it Horror?
00:38:23 Is it Queer?
00:40:23 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
01:45:47 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
1 hr 54 min - Wear Those Pants! (The Excavation of Hob's Barrow - 2022)
Queer as Folk Horror continues as we trade flowers for cakes for workmen in the point-and-click adventure, The Excavation of Hob's Barrow developed by Shaun Aitcheson of Cloak and Dagger Games. We discuss Victorian pants-wearing heroine, Thomasina (Samantha Beart, aka Karlach), as we navigate the moors and discover the truth that lies beneath the titular barrow (and answer the question "what's a barrow?").
How's your head, Ms. Bateman?
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:11:20 Introduction to The Excavation of Hob's Barrow
00:16:12 Themes
00:22:23 Is it Horror?
00:26:55 Is it Queer?
00:30:18 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
2:16:24 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
2 hr 23 min - Are You Feeling What We're Feeling? (Midsommar - 2019)
Let's kick off Queer as Folk Horror month by taking a little journey. That's right, it's time to go on a trip (geographical, to Sweden; and metaphorical, under the influence of substances) as we take on the 2019 film, Midsommar, written and directed by Ari Aster. But in the end, maybe the real journey was the friends who really sucked along the way. The sun never sets on the Hårga empire as we talk about horror in broad daylight, communalism, and hey, what's in these pies anyway?
Also, check out Terri Barnes awesome Shield Maiden in the Kitchen YouTube channel and her Vikonology Podcast
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Read more:
https://ew.com/movies/academy-museum-midsommar-may-queen-dress/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:12:28 Introduction to Midsommar
00:20:35 Themes
00:29:19 Is it Horror?
00:32:25 Is it Queer?
00:46:23 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
2:28:59 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
2 hr 40 min - Nature is Going After The 1% (The Birds - 1963)
We are wrapping up Furry February by celebrating a fowl and feathery flock in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film, The Birds. While we all came for some terrorizing birds, imagine how happy we were to discover a beautiful queer romance, but these girlfriends aren't able to love because of a swarm of gull-fiends! We also talk about men poured into sweaters, children continuing to deserve all the harms in the world, and the misogyny of Hollywood in the 1960s.
This podcast is a proud part of the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective.
Follow the podcast on social media (Bluesky: @fearcodedpod and Instagram: @fearcodedpod)
Music credit to Alex Besss (@AlexBesss_Music on YouTube) "Dance with Fate" (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
Read more:
Article in The Guardian (ugh) from 2016 - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/31/tippi-hedren-alfred-hitchcock-sexually-assaulted-me
Paglia, Camile. The Birds (BFI Film Classics). https://www.scribd.com/doc/217627481/Camille-Paglia-The-Birds-BFI-Film-Classics
Grenier, Richard (1983). And Suddenly Evil Erupts. Archive link: https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/film/030683hitch-spoto-book.html
Moral, Tony Lee (2013). The Making of Hitchcock's The Birds.
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro, Scared & Prepared
00:11:28 Introduction to The Birds
00:16:05 Themes
00:30:25 Is it Horror?
00:35:28 Is it Queer?
00:40:06 Beat-by-Beat Discussion
1:34:35 Wrap-Up and Reevaluation
1 hr 43 min
About Fear Coded
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Welcome to Fear Coded, a podcast where we talk about media from the horror genre and take a queer reading of a single book, video game, film, or TV show to explore just how queer horror can be.
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