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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FRIGHT SCHOOL! Let’s celebrate Hocus Pocus 2!

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Official trailer HOCUS POCUS 2 (2022)

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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! What a month we have been having! We finally checked out Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights! Joshua made his annual trek to Knott’s Scary Farm. Joe, acting as a Horror Sherpa in his own right, navigated The Scare Zone at Del Mar Fairgrounds! This week, we’re taking a look back at HOCUS POCUS! We put our nostalgia goggles on to discuss the rather horrifying elements of the story, Bette Midler’s strange draw, and wonder about the obsession with virginity…

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer HOCUS POCUS (1993)

This One Very Adult Aspect Of Hocus Pocus Changes Everything by Elena Nicolaou

Deep Analysis: Hocus Pocus by Jesse Lab

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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! We are stoked to have our other favorite JERSEY GHOUL, Marissa, back in the Wes Craven Memorial Online Learning Annex! We’re discussing DAHMER and true crime, books we’re reading including TENDER IS THE FLESH, and Marissa suggests 101 JUMP SCARES on Shudder. This week we’re looking under our beds for LITTLE MONSTERS! We love us some “creepy 80s shit!” We wonder if kids are more or less sheltered these days? Marissa helps us with some suggestions for new gateway horror.

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Official trailer LITTLE MONSTERS (1989)

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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! We are once again joined by Jacki from JERSEY GHOULS and THE LIST WE MISSED podcasts! We get caught up by discussing the Nicolas Cage renaissance, Big Gulps of White Claw, Pearl Jam, and hometown venues with 50 different names. This week we continue our salute to Kindertrauma with 1984’s GHOSTBUSTERS! Being one of Jacki’s gateways into horror, she reflects on internalizing the spooky funny comfort of the film. We also discuss THE REAL GHOSTBUSTERS cartoon series, AFTERLIFE, and the 2016 reboot.

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Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer GHOSTBUSTERS (1984)

Check out OVERTHINKING GHOSTBUSTERS!

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JERSEY GHOULS

THE LIST WE MISSED

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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! We are STOKED to have podcast guru, HORROR MOVIE NIGHT cohost, and our dear friend Matt Kelly back on Fright School! This is loooooong overdue! We catch up on Matt’s life as King of the Podcasts and his side gig as a smoke and mirrors officiant. We chat about MASH, RINGS OF POWER, and HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Matt recommends the GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF which might help Joshua get something other than horror in his diet. This week we kick off Spooky Season 2022 with our salute to Kindertrauma! Yes, those spooky kids movies that shook us and had us begging to be scared for the rest of our lives. BEETLEJUICE is the perfect place to start as one of Joshua’s all time favorite films and Matt’s gateway horror pick! We chat about this “ghostly, gothed out fairy tale,” Joshua shows he has zero idea what a “yuppie” is, the group compares how we first met the Ghost with the Most, and discuss normalcy in the movies of TIm Burton. Say it once, say it twice, third time’s a charm! IT’S SHOWTIME!!!

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer BEETLEJUICE (1988)

Beetlejuice: A Ghostly, Gothed-Out 80s Fairy Tale for the Ages by

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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 and Joe catch up on their vacations. We free associate on a whole bunch of topics: Antibody Beautiful! Stunted Queens! Halloween music mixes! HULUWEEN DRAGSTRAVAGANZA! This week we are answering THE BLACK PHONE! This creepy film, based on a short story by Joe Hill, served us stranger danger nostalgia, a ghostly support group, and Ethan Hawke as a bizarre, Wonka-meets-Wishmaster looking child killer. We discuss the divided Queer community's takes on the film and try to come to a conclusion about whether or not the film is homophobic.

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer THE BLACK PHONE (2022)

The Grabber, 'Gayface,' And The Danger Of Conflating The Two In The Black Phone by BJ Colangelo

Ethan Hawke as a Queer Pedophile Serial Killer? By Paul M. Renfro and Danielle Wiggins

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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:

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 are so excited to welcome author Erik J. Brown to the Wes Craven Online Learning Annex to discuss his book ALL THAT’S LEFT IN THE WORLD! We chat about hope in the apocalypse, Queer stories after the world ends, and feeling ‘appropriately fine.” Erik chose Tarantino’s DEATH PROOF for this week’s film discussion. He breaks down some of the Queer elements of the film, accidental meaning making on Tarantino’s part, and Joe adds another film to the rewatch pile!

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer DEATH PROOF (2007)

Deconstructing the Butterfly: A Feminist Criticism Analysis of Tarantino’s Death Proof

Erik J Brown’s Official Website!

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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:

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’re discussing the Beyoncé songwriting drama because we’re nothing if not timely with breaking Twitter drama…

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer CLOVERFIELD (2008)

Hollywood's Cloverfield: An Allegorical Representation of 9/11 and a Dystopian Vision of Contemporary America by Karl Imdahl

Check out the OUT HERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE

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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:

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! This week, Joshua talks about the WNUF HALLOWEEN SPECIAL sequel OUT THERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE! It’s a deliciously nostalgic bit of macabre storytelling. We also sat down and watched PREY and THEY/THEM. We have some…thoughts. We’re going underground for this week’s episode dedicated to TREMORS! It’s serving Brokeback Boulders. We chat about the 80s’ love for the 50s, fracking, and Reba is in this! She’s a survivor, ya’ll!

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer TREMORS (1990)

Girl Meets Freak Discussion on TREMORS

Check out the OUT HERE HALLOWEEN MEGA TAPE

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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:

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! This week we are interrupting our regularly scheduled episode to bring you a review of BODIES BODIES BODIES!

Recommended Reading/Viewing:

Official trailer BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022)

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ and the Difficulty of Coping IRL

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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:

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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