Horrorspiria

In our first episode of 2021, May sits down with Horrorspiria favorite and one of Maryland's pride and joys: Eric Allen Hatch. Known for his past as programmer at the Maryland Film Festival, his essays in various publications, and his cinema memes which have caught the retweets of the powerful and obscure, Eric goes into detail about how his "baby", Beyond Video, came to fruition and how it's been operating in the pandemic. It is our first episode done "on location" at Beyond Video and does have a few interruptions from sirens and an angry train, just as a live COVID-safe setting should be. Eric and May also dig deep into horror home video, filmmaking experiences, what is important to cinema and genre film overall, and give May a geography lesson to the DMV area. 

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May and Clinton return to their (and America's) roots by looking at America's first wave of horror films: the Pre-Code era. This is where the monster movies started, this is where horror as a genre in American film history started; all while William Hays was feverishly trying to shut down avenues of filmmaking centered around these salacious topics. We look at four films from the era: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Freaks, The Old Dark House, and The Invisible Man.

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Getting back in the analytical grind of things, May and Clinton discuss three international genre films with the theme of hunter vs hunted. The very essence of this theme is the foundation of slasher films, but what sets these three films apart is how the prey subverts the expectation of the predator. We look at three films made across the globe - Canada, France, and Brazi. In this episode, May and Clinton discuss What Keeps You Alive, Girls with Balls, and Bacurau.

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In our first bonus pod of 2020, May and Clinton discuss what they've been watching in quarantine. We have some genre picks, some TV picks, some book recommendations, some movie things: a little bit of everything that we're loving and hating. Stay safe everyone! Be back with a new episode by the end of May.

Happy International Women's Month! In our first quarantined episode, May and Clinton discuss four lesser-known female-directed horrors from the last 50 years. What does the female gaze look like in a typically misogynist genre? Does it exist? We look at four different films made in four very different decades in order to examine the nuance of the mythic lady-directed presence in genre cinema. In this episode, May and Clinton discuss Janie, Blood Diner, Mirror Mirror, and Good Manners.

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In their first director retrospective, May and Clinton look at Bong Joon-ho's entire filmography. Arguably the best genre filmmaker currently working, they discuss each of his films from Barking Dogs Never Bite to the Oscar-winning Parasite and how the director has influenced genre cinema globally since his 2000 debut.

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In the first analytical episode of season 2, May and Clinton look at American films that are set in foreign lands or have foreign protagonists. The transnationalist influence of global cinema is the guiding force behind the expansion of horror and science fiction as a legitimate genre worldwide. American films are considered the country's most valuable export, and in analyzing these tendencies, what can a viewer uncover about both the American voice and the picture painted of other countries through American lenses? The Green Inferno, The Eyes of My Mother, and Midsommar are discussed. 

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In the second episode of season 2, May and Clinton discuss their top 10 favorite American horror films. Look out for our American perspective of foreign culture episode up very soon!

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In the season 2 premiere of Horrorspiria, May and Clinton discuss their top 10 favorite foreign horror films. From Asia to Latin America to Canada, we cover our personal favorite films to begin our new season.

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In the season finale of Horrorspiria, May and Clinton discuss the monstrous feminine through 3 different films. The monstrous feminine is a theory first proposed by Barbara Creed which analyzed the role of abject women and monsters through lore and film. What do these gendered monsters convey through the works they're included in? In this episode, May and Clinton discuss these aspects as well as The Brood, Under the Skin, and Raw.

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