FRIGHT SCHOOL

Welcome back to Fright School! We're chatting New Year's Resolutions. Joe is trying to read 12 novels! Also, Joe has a new show all about The OC! It's called White People Problems and it's on Geekscape as well! Check it out wherever you get your podcasts. This week, we're continuing our jaunt down Elm Street with Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Someone has to remind Freddy there is a difference between being a shady lady and a straight up ableist! Can we get Dorian Corey on the property? Ms. Krueger needs a lesson in reading...

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Welcome back to Fright School! We are so happy to welcome back Sam Wineman! We spend some time catching up. Sam tells us his resolutions for the new year! Check out Sam’s AIDS LifeCycle fundraising and get a copy of his delightful new holiday album CHRISTMAS IS GAY! This week we’ve got another date with the man of our nightmares, Freddy! That’s right we’re chatting all things ANOES 3: DREAM WARRIORS! We discuss the film’s continued influence on pop culture, our personal dream powers, and Sam gets raw about his own experiences. 

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Happy New Year Fright School! We enjoyed our holiday break and are excited to ring in another year filled with fear! Joe invited Joshua to his family’s Christmas luncheon. None of Joshua’s demons were harmed during the prayers! We know you were worried. This week, we kick off another Franchise January with A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010). We’re comparing and contrasting the original and the remake. We chat about sleep deprivation, defining Freddy’s crimes and how they change his nature, and some ways we might have improved the story. 

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Happy Boxing Day, Fright School! We couldn’t leave 2022 without one last surprise episode! We’re wrapping up this year by looking back on some of our favorite moments. We hope the holidays have been kind and gentle to you and we look forward to another year filled with fear! 

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Happy Holidays, Fright School! This week we unpack some of our Christmas traditions. Joshua talks about Middle of Beyond and Horrornaments and Joe tells a delightful story of Christmas on Guam. Joe has been reading with the results leading to today’s movie pick: CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS. Anyone else hear Bono echoing in their heads? It’s SILENT NIGHT DEADLY NIGHT meets TERMINATOR when a life size robot Santa, clearly infected with GREMLINS, goes haywire and kills the hottest guy with a mullet Joe has ever seen. We turn to Snopes to learn about the Native American hair myth discussed in the film, share our thoughts on A CHRISTMAS STORY, and discuss our belief in Santa Claus. 

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Joyeux Noël Fright School! We’re being very French on today’s episode. First we catch up on the week! Joshua and Joe popped up on the GEEKSCAPE 3rd Annual Holiday Livestream Spectacular. We chat about HOUSE OF THE DRAGON, Vampira’s 100th birthday, and Tik Tok dancer Brian Esperon. This week, we are continuing our Santa themed holiday horror with 1989’s DEADLY GAMES aka 3615 CODE PèRE NOËL aka DIAL CODE SANTA CLAUS aka HIDE AND FREAK aka THE MOVIE HOME ALONE MAY HAVE RIPPED OFF. We discuss French Christmas traditions, learn about Minitel, and Joshua makes a confused French Revolution metaphor. 

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Season’s Grieving Fright School! It’s the Ghoultide! We welcome Ashley back to the Wes Craven Memorial Library In PERSON! We discuss the death of Christine McVie. Joe watched CHRISTMAS WITH YOU. We took a field trip to see VIOLENT NIGHT. It was not what Joshua was expecting, but we had fun! Spoilers abound, Boils and Ghouls! David Harbour stokes our Santa Zaddy fetishes while bludgeoning bad guys with a sledgehammer. Merry f*#@?&% Christmas!

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer Violent Night (2022)

The 3rd Annual Geekscape Holiday Livestream Spectacular!

Joshua joined GEEKSCAPE for Remembering X-Men: THhe Animated Series After 30 Years!

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WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: Queer Reflections on Horror Edited by Joe Vallese

Creepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more!

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua clarifies that from the day after Labor Day until the day before Thanksgiving is Halloween so Mariah needs to keep her song to herself until THEN! Joe went to Baltimore because she is a werkin’ gurl! Joshua celebrated 30 years of X-Men The Animated Series over on Geekscape! We chat about the new adaptation of INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. This week we watched BARBARIAN! It was basically an extended infomercial about how AIRBNB is ruining neighborhoods and killing any promise of affordable housing for the labor class. Also, incest mutant monsters.

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer BARBARIAN (2022)

How A Self-Help Book Inspired The Horror Film “Barbarian”

Joshua joined GEEKSCAPE for Remembering X-Men: THhe Animated Series After 30 Years!

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Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly newsletter!

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EXTRA CREDIT:

WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: Queer Reflections on Horror Edited by Joe Vallese

Creepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more!

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua recounts the Oingo Boingo concert. Why can’t people just show up and watch the concert?! This week we finally discuss Clive Barker’s HELLRAISER! Joe survived his first watch! We explore the further regions of Queerness in the work of Barker. We also chat about HULU’s HELLRAISER reboot.

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer HELLRAISER (1987)

Official trailer HELLRAISER (2022)

Hellbound Hearts: What Makes Hellraiser Queer by RIley Wade

Queer & Now & Then: 1987 By Michael Koresky

Femme Regard SYNC Kickstarter!

Joshua joined GEEKSCAPE for Remembering X-Men: The Animated Series After 30 Years!

Join our Patreon for access to exclusive content!

Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly newsletter!

Check out our TEEPUBLIC offerings for all of your Fright School Supplies!!

FOLLOW US!

EXTRA CREDIT:

WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: Queer Reflections on Horror Edited by Joe Vallese

Creepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more!

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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Welcome back to Fright School! We begin this week’s episode with an ode to Leslie Jordan. We discuss favorite moments in his career, the archetype of the “Sissy,” and prioritizing authenticity over safety. Joshua totally forgets to discuss Jordan’s American HORROR Story guest appearances but he was feeling verklempt. Joe went Halloweening as a member of the First Wive’s Club. This week we close the book (possibly? maybe? probably not?) on the odyssey of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers with HALLOWEEN ENDS. Is it a low key remake of CHRISTINE? Is it lacking in the feminist efforts of the previous films? Can Joshua apply his grad school therapy nonsense to the Corey character? Only one of those questions has a real answer and it isn’t the one you want…

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022)

Traumatized? Horror like ‘Halloween Ends’ shows how to fight back by Sonny Bunch

Halloween Ends Is a Stealth Remake of Another John Carpenter Classic by ALAN DORICH

Halloween Ends’ Fails Audiences and the Strode Women With a Disappointing Finale by Chelsea Steiner

Femme Regard SYNC Kickstarter!

Join our Patreon for access to exclusive content!

Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly newsletter!

Check out our TEEPUBLIC offerings for all of your Fright School Supplies!!

FOLLOW US!

EXTRA CREDIT:

WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: Queer Reflections on Horror Edited by Joe Vallese

Creepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more!

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman

The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells

Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover

Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff

The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school

Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co

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