FRIGHT SCHOOL

Praise Satan! It's another episode of FRIGHT SCHOOL! We briefly catch up on the week's viewing. Joshua took in the new adaptation of THE WITCHES and Joe introduced his Special Man Friend to THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! We wrap up our Halloween 2020 series on Satan and his followers with WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS a campy, twisty delight. Joshua schools Joe (very superficially) on the Satanic Panic phenomenon of the 80s and 90s. Again, we're reminded of the fact that humans are bad enough, we don't really need any help from The Devil or His minions...

We'll be going LIVE again on OCTOBER 30th at 6pmEST/9pmPST for the HMNtv Charity Live Stream for Scares That Care! We'll be chatting about THE WITCHES, THE CRAFT: LEGACY, and other cinematic witches!

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Recommended Reading:

Original theatrical trailer WE SUMMON THE DARKNESS (2019)

The history of Satanic Panic in the US — and why it's not over yet By Aja Romano

A Brief History Of "Satanic Panic" In The 1980s by Cheryl Eddy

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FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR

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 another physically distanced episode of Fright School! We are absolutely bedeviled to welcome back the delightful Chelsea Stardust for a deep dive into her film SATANIC PANIC! First we catch up on what everyone has been watching. Chelsea sells Joe on The Great British Bakeoff. Joshua caught Shudder's latest release, The Mortuary Collection. Joe watched Wes Craven's (RIP forever nightmare maker) Vampire In Brooklyn for the first time. Chelsea has been taking in The Haunting Of Bly Manor and a variety of exciting films on the festival circuit that we can't wait to see. We unpack Chelsea's SATANIC PANIC. We discuss class relations, women and power, fascism, QAnon, social politics, and pizza. Living deliciously never looked so good.

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Recommended Reading:

Original theatrical trailer SATANIC PANIC (2019)

‘Satanic Panic’ Review: A Pizza Party for the Prince of Darkness by Teo Bugbee

Our first interview with Chelsea Stardust

Chatting NEAR DARK with Chelsea Stardust

Our original review episode of SATANIC PANIC

EXTRA CREDIT:

FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR

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 another devilish episode of Fright School! First off, huge thank you to everyone who has bought our new merch. We know you have many priorites to spend your money on and we appreciate you sending a few bucks our way! We're continuing our study of The Devil with HORNS, but first we catch up. We both watched VAMPIRE VS THE BRONX on Netflix. It gave The Goonies meets The Lost Boys vibes. Definitely recommend! Joshua checked out Hulu's BOOKS OF BLOOD. Sad Face Emoji. MEH. Joshua is also midway through THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR and is thoroughly enjoying its 80's Victorian gothic realness. Joe checked out Adam Sandler's lates offering HUBIE HALLOWEEN. Finally, we discuss HORNS and Satan as antihero. We get a bit philosophical debating good and evil, god and the devil, and their roles in Humankind's behavior. Do we need either of their help? We also debate the value of knowing what everyone is truly thinking. Joe makes a confession about Joshua. This episode brought to you by BLASPHEMY!

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Recommended Reading:

[Original theatrical trailer HORNS] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg9GW3Krsi8)

“Satan was the first to demand equal rights” – He’s always been the good guy.

A Historical Account of the Conceptual Evolution of Satan in the

EXTRA CREDIT:

FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR

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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We're back with another episode of Fright School! We catch up on the week with Joe watching THE BABYSITTER: KILLER QUEEN as part of his VOLUNTARY horror viewing every night in October! Joshua has been on a rewatch of AMERICAN HORROR STORY: HOTEL after viewing a Sarah Paulson wig video. Joshua is also visiting THE SUNKEN PLACE with Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes' online lecture series exploring the history of Black Horror. We compare childhood Halloween movies with Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown. We're also super excited for October to bring us THE CRAFT: LEGACY and THE WITCHES! Finally we kick off our Halloween 2020 series dedicated to the Dark Lord himself! The Devil. The Morningstar. Satan. Father Lucifer. (That last one might just be a Tori Amos tune...) Whatever you know him as, there are miles of film reel dedicated to his works. We start our series with 1976's THE OMEN. We lay out three ways to analyze and contextualize the film: pure Biblical allegory as a warning for the End Times, a political allegory of the horrors of unchecked capitalism, and the paranoia of parenting children in the era of Free Love. Joe tries to follow Joshua's discussion of Dialectical Materialism and Marxism. We hope the listener fares better... HAIL SATAN!

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Recommended Reading:

[Original trailer THE OMEN] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sS-sXcx30O4)

Analysis of ‘The Omen’ Mawr Gorshin

PopMatters review of The Omen (1976) by Bill Gibron

EXTRA CREDIT:

FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR

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 Fright School field trip (that we of course did virtually....)! This week we chat about Joe's drinking habits while watching Waiting to Exhale. We take tangential to a whole new level with a winding conversation about RATCHED, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, FIGHT CLUB, and GIRL, INTERRUPTED. Black History continues to be Black Horror with ANTEBELLUM. We must stress this is an initial thoughts review and as such is all over the place! ALSO we SPOIL THE SHIT out of the film with a discussion about the gorgeous filming of the brutal south, why some White women still suck, and being thankful for Gabourey Sidibe. ANTEBELLUM is definitely a stressful watch of a film about Black terror, so proceed cautiously.

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Recommended Reading:

Official trailer ANTEBELLUM (2020)

I Am Tired of Films Like Antebellum

‘Antebellum’ is mostly set on a plantation. But the directors reject the label ‘slavery horror’ By SONAIYA KELLEY

Asymptomatic Lethality: Cooper, COVID-19, and the Potential for Black Death

EXTRA CREDIT

FEMINISM IS FOR EVERYBODY by bell hooks

CHECK OUT OUR LIVE VIDEO FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

Support The Okra Project!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

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! Joshua and Joe are having a bit of a downer moment. The Covid Crisis continues. California is on fire. The Nazis seem to be making a comeback in a big way. Nia DaCosta's CANDYMAN is delayed. Times are tough. However, RATCHED is out this week. We have a trailer for Clive Barker's BOOKS OF BLOOD on HULU. Joshua is very excited about MORBID ANATOMY'S ART OF ANATOMY SYMPOSIUM coming up on September 26th. Joe has had lots of time with his special man friend lately. Halloween decorations (ie new house decor for Joshua) are on sale. See? It's not all bad. We are so happy to welcome back Heather Petrocelli to discuss Peter Jackson's gross out, splatter schtick film DEAD ALIVE (aka BRAINDEAD). This movie has it all: Sumatran Rat Monkeys. Overbearing mothers. Greasers. An ass kicking priest. A zombie baby. Barrels and barrels of blood and other bodily fluids. Custard. We chat about White supremacy, The Monstrous Feminine, colonization, zombies and racism, and how children can be so difficult. Grab a barf bag, kiddies!

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Recommended Reading:

Official trailer DEAD ALIVE/BRAINDEAD (1992)

One of the most disgusting horror films ever made

From Subtext to Text: Queered Gothic & Horror Film Through Time

QUEER FOR FEAR: INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER O. PETROCELLI

EXTRA CREDIT

CHECK OUT OUR LIVE VIDEO FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

Support The Okra Project!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

We were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:

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! This week we are joined by Heather Petrocelli, a researcher working on her PhD in Film Studies at the Gothic Centre in Manchester Metropolitan University. She is also the person behind QUEER FOR FEAR a massive research project and important examination of LGBTQ+ people and their relationship to horror. We are beyond excited to welcome her into our remote learning center. Everyone took a trip to the drive-in this week: Joshua and Joe saw THE NEW MUTANTS and Heather went to a screening of DEATH BECOMES HER! Joe, staying on brand, shelled out his 30 bucks for MULAN. We dive into Heather's history with horror, her connection to The Wizard of Oz, The Queer Gaze, and her current project/survey QUEER FOR FEAR!

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Recommended Reading:

From Subtext to Text: Queered Gothic & Horror Film Through Time

[QUEER FOR FEAR: INTERVIEW WITH HEATHER O. PETROCELLI](https://morbidlybeautiful.com/queer-fear-heather-petrocelli/

EXTRA CREDIT

CHECK OUT OUR LIVE VIDEO FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

Support The Okra Project!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

We were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:

FINAL WEEK!!

The week of 31 August to 12 September 2020 is the Final Week.

The final week's competition will consist of multiple categories, with the main competition being an open-theme script, with a $150 main prize!

Please submit your script, of any genre, to the Twenty-second and final week of the Under_Score Productions script writing contest. This gives you two weeks to create and work your final's week script!

Three other small competitions will be running as bonuses to those that have submitted in the past week's competitions.

Submit to: [email protected]

CONTEST WEBSITE

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 so happy to welcome Conor to the show! He is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs at Bowling Green State! That's a mouthful! We get caught up on the week and chat about his history with horror. Later, our conversation is all about how Higher Education is portrayed in the media with 1998's URBAN LEGEND. We all share our various experiences with urban legends from ghosts on Guam to Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark. What we never talk about? The real villain in all of this: Bonnie Tyler.

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Recommended Reading:

Official Trailer URBAN LEGEND (1998)

What Do Movies and TV Tell Us about Higher Education?

EXTRA CREDIT

CHECK OUT OUR LIVE VIDEO FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

Support The Okra Project!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

We were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:

FINAL WEEK!!

The week of 31 August to 12 September 2020 is the Final Week.

The final week's competition will consist of multiple categories, with the main competition being an open-theme script, with a $150 main prize!

Please submit your script, of any genre, to the Twenty-second and final week of the Under_Score Productions script writing contest. This gives you two weeks to create and work your final's week script!

Three other small competitions will be running as bonuses to those that have submitted in the past week's competitions.

Submit to: [email protected]

CONTEST WEBSITE

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

Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school

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Welcome to our first ever FRIGHT SCHOOL LIVE! We welcome back Prof. T.J. for a raucous discussion on WAP, Lovecraftian Racism, and DEMON KNIGHT!

FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR

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Recommended Reading:

Official Trailer DEMON KNIGHT (1995)

Black Horror Movies entry on DEMON KNIGHT

CHECK OUT THE LIVE VIDEO FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

Support The Okra Project!

Prof T.J.'s Book QUEERING COLONIAL NATAL

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

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

Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school

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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we got out of the house and went to a drive-in movie! Look at us, we are so 1958! We spend the first half of the episode vacillating between shaming and envying folks just going about their lives like we're not in a global pandemic crisis. Please don't make us sing the "Told You So" song because it comes with a dance and NOBODY wants to see that. We also get distracted by Madonna's birthday. Finally, we discuss THE RENTAL and a modern cultural anxiety: being trapped with your boring friends and realizing you're the most boring of all. But never fear! You are still young and hip and FIEEEEERCE YASSS MAMA! You got some molly that slaps! It's on fleek and we are all soooo gonna die. Hold up, that was supposed to be a metaphor. Gather up your surveillance culture paranoia and let's check into THE RENTAL...

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Recommended Reading:

Official Trailer THE RENTAL (2020)

WE'RE GOING LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER! JOIN US FOR DEMON KNIGHT WITH PROFESSOR T.J!

MLVC Podcast: The Madonna Podcast.

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

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

Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school

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