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Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! We have missed you Dear Listener! Thank you all again for the kind words of concern. In the most wise words of Guru Alanis, "Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay..." Hopefully, things stay okay for a while. Joe took in Bo Burnham INSIDE on NETFLIX. Joshua has been obsessing over WHY WOMEN KILL and also the show. We chat quickly about Drag Race All Stars season 106 or whatever number it is.... Pride month is coming (cough cough) to an end and Book Riot has some great suggestions for Queer Horror books including THE ROUTE OF ICE & SALT by José Luis Zárate about the doomed Demeter travelling from Transylvania to England with a very famous vampire on board! This week we kick off our summer session with THE HILLS HAVE EYES written and directed by Wes Craven! The film has its origins in fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel and the dubious myth of Sawney Bean, the patriarch of a clan of Scottish cannibals. We discuss the varying interpretations and themes of the film including the Urbanoia apparent in the clashing of city and country dwellers, Judeo-Christian hypocrisy, and the mirrored monstrosity of the savage and civilized. Put on your reading glasses because these hills done already done have eyeseses.... Happy Pride!

We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW!

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Original trailer THE HILLS HAVE EYES (1977)

Senses of Cinema The Hills Have Eyes by Steven Jay Schneider

There's Candy In Them 'Hills': Hansel and Gretel vs. mutants in 1977 cult shocker By Steve Palopoli

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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!

WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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VIVA LAS VEGAS, Fright School! Joshua and Joe were both in Las Vegas over the last two weeks and swap stories. Joe spent time among Gay Bowlers. Joshua believes the walking dead have already taken over the casinos. We watched CRUELLA and share our thoughts on the Peaches Christ dubbed "dog murderess fashionista." This week we also checked out the new Zack Snyder zombie film ARMY OF THE DEAD on Netflix! Our main takeaway is Tig Notaro needs to replace all douchebags from here on out.

We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW!

Listen to episode 1 HERE

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021)

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

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!

WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome to another episode of Fright School! We start off with some mangled French. Joe has been catching up on NEW television including HALSTON. We quickly get sidetracked with Audrey Tautou, Chocalat, and White Elephant gift exchanges. Just try to keep up, Dear Listener. It's quite a journey. Joshua watched HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT now on Tubi. This week we're continuing our Bride series with Tim Burton's THE CORPSE BRIDE! It's a fun musical filled with corpses and every British person ever. Joe gives the musicalness of it all a critique. We chat about poor rich people, more horrors of heteronormativity, and the very sad history of the Corpse Bride story. We're talking pogroms and genocide! It just got super dark in here all of a sudden...

We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW!

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer THE CORPSE BRIDE (2005)

You can borrow the eBook for LILITH'S CAVE: JEWISH TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL at archive.org

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

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!

WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Yay! It’s a FRIGHT SCHOOL FIELD TRIP! We haven’t been to a movie theatre together in over 14 months! We’re joined by SAW fanatic, frequent FS guest, and our friend Young David to chat all about the latest addition to the SAW franchise SPIRAL. Spoilers lurk in this episode! You’ve been warned, Dear Listener.

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Welcome back to Fright School! We have to start with a huge dose of gratitude for all of the well wishes we received after our little scare here in the Fright School family. You all are too kind and generous. This week we're catching up on getting "back to normal," but we know damn good and well we've ALL seen this movie before. 28 WEEKS LATER, anyone? Joe watched THE VAULT. Joshua read Max Brooks' DEVOLUTION. Hymlocke has missed Joe and gets a bit messy. We continue our Horror Brides month with BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)! We're all over the place with this one, folks! We thought of this as a spiritual sibling to BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and the perfect follow up to that episode. It's a fun, ridiculous romp and after the week we had it was a nice antidote! Chucky gets lucky? We'll be the judge of that...

We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW!

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)

Parts of our discussion come from the chapter "Neo-Splatter: Bride of Chucky and the Horror of Heteronormativity" in the text Postfeminist Gothic.

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

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!

WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome back to Fright School! We start off with some gratitude and appreciation for your generosity. We love doing this show and glad you keep listening! Joshua found a book of horror poetry called I AM NOT YOUR FINAL GIRL by Claire C. Holland. Joe was a guest on Guam based podcast WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY! He promises to spill some tea about THE WEAKEST LINK, so check it out! We also catch up on the RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE finale. It's May so Bridal Season is ramping up, though how anyone is getting married these days remains a mystery to us. We're dedicating the next few episodes to the brides in horror and there's no better place to start than with the OG Bride herself, THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! There is A LOT happening in the 75 minutes of this film, so we do our best to rein it in. We talk about the racial politics possibly at play, the Queer reading of the film, the cruelty of society, and The fabulousness of the Bride herself. She's serving lewks, hissing, screaming, and stealing all the scenes in her whopping 3 minutes of screen time! Clearly, she is a drag queen which is why we're campaigning for Alyssa Edwards to play her in the remake. RuPaul will be sashaying her way into the lab coat of Dr. Pretorius, naturally... SHE DONE ALREADY DONE BEEN ALIVE, HENNNNY!

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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!

I AM NOT YOUR FINAL GIRL by Claire C. Holland. Serving Anne Sexton TRANSFORMATIONS for the Horror Hounds of the world! Check it out.

WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran!

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)

The Queer Tragedy of BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN video essay by Matt Draper

One Wedding And Lots Of Funerals: 'The Bride Of Frankenstein' by Marco Lanzagorta

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Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome back to Fright School! So we're having technical difficulties! We've managed to get through a year of the pandemic remotely recording with almost no issues and now all of a sudden things keep happening. Unfortunately, most of our catch up conversation just disappeared somehow. Boo! However, our conversation on HUNTED, much like it's main character Eve, managed to survive the bloody mess. We are finishing up our LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD trip with this Shudder exclusive film. We talk about how HUNTED flips some of the standard LRRH tropes by making the wolf a symbol of female empowerment and the woods transform from a dangerous place to one of protection and resilience.

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer HUNTED (2020)

Hunted review – Red Riding Hood reboot is a nifty, nasty trip into the woods by Leslie Felperin

Hunted Prowls Familiar Ground with Real Ferocity By Andy Crump

How Hunted Makes An Important Change To The Little Red Riding Hood Story BY MARA BACHMAN

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Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome back to Fright School! It has been way too long since we've checked in with our favorite Final Grrrrrl Ashley! She's joining us today to chat about PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)! We catch up on life in the ongoing pandemic. Joshua watched 1984's DUNE for the first time. Joe has been watching FRESH OFF THE BOAT. Ashely got a new job and she and Joe share their love for FRIENDS. This week we continue our ongoing examination of Little Red Riding Hood themes in horror with PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. We discuss turning the tables on would-be predators, systemic misogyny and the roles women play in reinforcing it, #YesAllMen, and the fantastically curated soundtrack.

Ashley has her own podcast! Check out SOME DUMB CHICKS! Each week, join co-hosts Victoria and Ashley in their judgement free zone as they have real and honest discussions with themselves and their guests, discuss current events and share hilarious stories... all with a hint of chaos. They're taking back the power of being called dumb millennials one conversation and one drink at a time.

KNOW MY NAME: A MEMOIR by Chanel Miller

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)

'Promising Young Woman’ and the Evolution of Rape-Revenge Films By Meagan Navarro

Every Song On Promising Young Woman‘s Addictive Soundtrack by MORGAN BAILA

In ‘Promising Young Woman,’ Carey Mulligan Shows Dominance Through Food by Kalyn Corrigan

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome back to Fright School! We are stoked to be back in the Wes Craven Memorial Library for the first time in 14 months recording this episode! Joe takes time to take in all of the stuff Joshua has accumulated in that time. We also chat about Drag Race, of course. This week we continue our exploration of the themes of Little Red Riding Hood in horror with HARD CANDY (2005)! We try to keep our pronouns straight (insert laugh here) when discussing the character of Hayley and actor Elliot Page. We discuss how the film subverts traditional expectations of predator and prey, the post 9/11 world and revelations of torture, and how hating Goldfrapp is what truly makes Hayley the villain. Joe and Joshua take a moment to get VERY personal about their relationships with gender and masculinity. Also, anyone want to help us adapt HARD CANDY to the stage?

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer HARD CANDY (2005)

In 'Hard Candy' A Modern Little Red Riding Hood is Out to Dispatch a Wolf by John Grassi

Unconscious Adaptation: Hard Candy as Little Red Riding Hood by Natalie Hayton

Lolita With A Scalpel by Roger Ebert

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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Welcome to another episode of Fright School! Joe catches up on his faux-tige television with THE AMERICANS. Joshua talks about trying to make his way through the GILMORE GIRLS. These people need therapy! We're excited about the trailer for SPIRAL, a new film in the SAW Cinematic Universe, being released. Joshua celebrated with a SAW marathon. We're kicking off a new series looking at fairy tales and horror films. The next few weeks we'll be talking about horror films inspired by the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We're starting with the most obvious RED RIDING HOOD from 2011. We get to visit Vague Europe again, talk about the misogyny and paranoia of small villages, depictions of mental illness in fairy tales, and werewolf origin stories.

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Recommended Reading:

Original trailer RED RIDING HOOD (2011)

Sur LA Lune Fairy Tales LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

Ultimate Guide To Little Red Riding Hood

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WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!

Fright School Recommended Texts:

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

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

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

Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips

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

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