Haunted Spouse

Haunted Spouse episodes

October 30, 2021 The Haunting of Hill House (1959)
The Haunted Spouses pay a visit to Shirley Jackson's genre-defining novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1959), discussing its themes of agency, identity, and humanity's seemingly conflicting needs for community and solitude. They also lay out their thoughts on what sets haunted house stories apart from other horror genres, as well as the ways privilege can influence what themes we find the most scary.
1 hr 11 min
October 14, 2021 Disney‘s Haunted Mansion Ride
The Haunted Spouses hop into their doom buggies and take a ride through Disneyland's HAUNTED MANSION attraction. They discuss its history, technology, and "narrative," as well as how the ride's creation is, itself, a haunted house story.
1 hr 11 min
September 30, 2021 House on Haunted Hill (1959)
The Haunted Spouses watch William Castle's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)—twice! They introduce their plans for the pod, discuss haunted house tropes, and try to follow the film's twists and turns.
1 hr 16 min

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Hysteria or Haunting? Madness or Murder? Each episode, the haunted spouses explore a haunted house film or tale through literature and psychology.