FRIGHT SCHOOL

FRIGHT SCHOOL

By J. Napier and J. FejeranTV & Film
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FRIGHT SCHOOL episodes

  • 305 - The French D.A.R.E. Program - Climax (2018)

    Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on 4 year old information about Marjorie Taylor Greene. Joe is studying the geopolitical ramifications of Eurovision. What new movies are we most excited about? This week, we take another trip with CLIMAX. This film has everything you could want in French cinema: suffering children, sexual misconduct, incest, Le Dance. This movie is like if PARIS IS BURNING took place at the SUSPIRIA dance academy after a hostile takeover by Timothy Leary. Oh, incidentally, have you heard about the FREAKY KIKI HORROR BALL?


    Exploring The Meaning Of Gaspar Noe's 'Climax' By Travis Bean

    Climax By Peter Kim George

    Gaspar Noé Retrospective: ‘Climax’ by Raúl Alejandro Mendoza

    Tatty Macleod on French Cinema


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    1 hr 1 min
  • 304 - Vampires in the Cowboy Carter Era - Sinners (2025)

    Welcome back to Fright School! Joe is doing physically well while Joshua is dying of the consumption. Joshua hopped on the Geekscape YouTube channel to give his chaotic thoughts on ANDOR. Joe talks Joshua into seeing THUNDERBOLTS* because Julia Louis-Dreyfus. This week, we sink our teeth into SINNERS. Well, we take a nibble because this film is DEEP. We chat about the cautionary tales of horror, the film's rather classic take on vampires with an interesting twist on invitation, and the mind-blowing, blues soaked soundtrack.


    Recommended Reading:

    Sinners Is Bold, Ambitious, and Just Misses Greatness By Angelica Jade Bastién

    SINNERS: How Ryan Coogler Shook Hollywood! with Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes

    Check out Joshua discussing ANDOR on the Geekscape Channel!

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    1 hr 20 min
  • 302 - Synecdoche is a Part of Me - Idle Hands (1999)

    Welcome back to Fright School! This week, we predict how the horror genre will respond to the Trump Era. We reflect on the subject of fatness in horror after reading Dread Central's recent article on CARRIE. Joe's takeover continues with IDLE HANDS (1999). We remind our listeners that cannabis is legal for recreational use in California. We discuss the Columbine Massacre's affect on the film, overcomplicate the film with a discussion of our bodies in revolt, and pick some of our favorite teen horror films that climax at a dance!


    Recommended reading:


    Why Has a Fat Girl Still Never Been Cast as Carrie White? by Josh Korngut


    Charting the Dumb Charm of ‘Idle Hands’ Through its Soundtrack by Emma Garland


    Horror: A study on Cliver Barker part 19, The Body Politic by OJB

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    58 min
  • 301 - Doing All the Euphemisms - Scary Movie 1 & 2 (w/ Justine)

    Welcome back to Fright School! This week Joe is taking over once again and we're getting lost in the weeds literally... We're examining the relationship between cannabis and horror by kicking it off with a stoner horror double feature of SCARY MOVIE and SCARY MOVIE 2! We chat about parody films, why getting high pairs well with getting scared, and 25 years of the original SCARY MOVIE!


    Recommended reading:


    Why Weed Makes Horror Movies Way Better by Nicole Flanigan


    Blunt Force Trauma: A Look At Cannabis In Horror by Andrew Ward



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    1 hr 3 min
  • 300 - The 300th Episode Celebration! (w/ Justine)

    Welcome to the 300th episode of Fright School! This week, our dear friend Justine joins us to catch up and discuss the show! Thank you to all of our listeners for getting us to 300!

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    51 min
  • 298 - Good for She/Her! - The Assassin, Tales from the Crypt (Part 4)

    Welcome back to Fright School, kiddies! We discuss our DIE initiatives. Joshua and Joe recap the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary (well isn't that) Special! Joshua shares about some favorite SNL movies while Joe is first in line for tickets to The Culps comeback tour. This week, we wrap up (for now...) our Tales From The Crypt deep die-ve with THE ASSASSIN (season 6 episode 8). We interrogate the early 90s precarious, and often preposterous, depiction of Trans people in the 90s.


    5 Tales of Queer Terror from TV Anthologies By Paul Lê 

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    57 min

About FRIGHT SCHOOL

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Welcome to Fright School, a podcast that explores horror films through the eyes of someone who is experiencing them for the first time. Each week, Joshua (the horror nerd) pushes Joe (the unsuspecting…