The Fright Lab

In another fun and thought provoking interview, Lucas and Joe chat with Ben Bigelow. Ben is the director of THINE EARS SHALL BLEED and THE DESERT. He's also a thoughtful and earnest director with a real love of Film. On this episode of The Fright Lab, Ben will answer questions about the creative process, the power of collaboration, and how fish mysteriously keep showing up in his films.

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Ben Bigelow IMDB:

THINE EARS SHALL BLEED:

https://www.amazon.com/Thine-Shall-Bleed-Andrew-Hovelson/dp/B0D6NNGXXY

The Desert (short film:)

https://vimeo.com/290072201 (watch it for free!)

Lucas mentioned “The Sudbury Devil” was worth a watch.  Read about that film on IMDB.

In this first live Fright Lab Experiment, Lucas and Joe give a live and unscripted reaction to Ben Bigelow's THINE EARS SHALL BLEED. This new piece of Religious Horror is the sort of project Joe and Lucas talk about all the time...but is it worth watching? Let's find out.

Available on UK Streaming on July 15th,

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30487077/

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Prepare for the Invasion! How do you feel about auteur directors and their mixed-bag output? Lucas and Joe are talking about Mars Attacks!

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Critique of Tim Burton:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2019/03/29/tim-burton-dumbo-walt-disney-batman-johnny-depp-amy-adams-danny-devito-alice-in-wonderland/?sh=849744845937

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/tim-burton-movies-ranked-worst-to-best-933915/

https://collider.com/tim-burton-movies-autobiographical/

Critiques of Mars Attacks!

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/this-week-in-genre-history-mars-attacks-tim-burton-reviews

The Death of Superman Lives iMDB:

MARS ATTACKS! The Cards:

https://www.oldsportscards.com/mars-attacks-cards/

https://www.tcdb.com/Gallery.cfm/sid/86858/1962-Topps-Mars-Attacks?PageIndex=1

Grab a tarp and a cold drink…Lucas and Joe are talking about Miike Takashi and his nightmarish opus, Audition. It will get messy!

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iMDB - Audition

iMDB - Visitor Q

iMDB: Ichi the Killer

iMDB: Tokyo Gore Police

Talking about Takashi Miike -

https://thevaultpublication.com/2021/10/26/whats-the-deal-with-takashi-miike-anyway/

About Audition -

https://filmint.nu/revenge-is-sweet-the-bitterness-of-audition/

https://screenanarchy.com/2017/02/10-years-later-beyond-auditions-infamy.html

Joe and Lucas get a surprise visit from actor Daniel Jordan, star of the new Folk Horror/Dark Medieval Fantasy film, WITCH. Here we talk art, painting, a historical witch-hunter, and the universal language of Vincent Price fandom. We had a blast speaking with Daniel, and we know you will enjoy this conversation as much as we did. 

Daniel Jordan IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2556437/

Daniel Jordan Art Profile: https://www.cohart.com/u/danieljordan/link-in-bio

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Ari Aster’s folk-horror fairytale masterpiece Midsommar scared many mainstream audiences. But Lucas thinks there is more under the hood of this movie than bear costumes and hallucinogens. Join him and Joe as they dissect the cultic milieu and the power of grief.

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Midsommar IMDB

Screen Rant on Midsommar:

The BITE Model of Authoritarian Control

Criticism of the BITE Model:

https://etd.ohiolink.edu/acprod/odb_etd/ws/send_file/send?accession=toledo1683035053681997&disposition=inline

Authoritarian Group Awareness and Resources:

https://www.daretodoubt.org/cults

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/freedom-mind/202104/the-definitive-guide-helping-people-trapped-in-cult

What are the Signs of a Cult?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/word-less/202303/has-a-loved-one-fallen-into-a-dangerous-cult

https://www.polygon.com/2019/7/5/20681187/midsommar-spoilers-cult-harga-ari-aster

Ari Aster on Midsommar:

https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/ari-aster-midsommar-interview.html

Get your Geiger Counter and Evacuation Plan ready. Lucas and Joseph are talking about Shin Godzilla, bureaucratic corruption, and whether or not Godzilla is ever just smashing a city.

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Godzilla, Shin Godzilla, etc. background:

https://lwlies.com/articles/shin-godzilla-3-11-nuclear-disaster-fukushima/

https://mynameismitchell.wordpress.com/2019/06/06/shin-godzilla-the-fukushima-allegory-2017/

https://www.lockhaven.com/news/arts-culture-scene/2023/03/shin-godzilla-answers-what-if-there-really-was-a-giant-monster/

https://www.ask.com/tv-movies/history-of-godzilla

Shin Godzilla and Politics:

https://www.inverse.com/article/22023-shin-godzilla-s-japanese-politics-and-meaning-of-godzilla-films

The Assassination of Abe Shinzo:

https://time.com/6322931/japan-unification-church-disbandment-shinzo-abe/

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/28/1113777419/shinzo-abe-assassination-unification-church-japan

The Blood of Dresden by Kurt Vonnegut:

White Light, Black Rain:

Grab your crucifix and strap in, Joe and Lucas are talking Exorcisms and Possessions. This is a deep subject, but has Lucas stepped into something too deep? And should Joe be watching Indonesian Horror joints?

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inside-the-exorcist/id1272973183

The Podcast. Really interesting and well done.

Interesting Article. 

The Scariest Ever?

https://screenrant.com/the-exorcist-story-real-father-gabriele-amorth-response/

Demonic Possession or Mental Illness?

https://mentalillnesspolicy.org/coping/demonic-possession-mental-illness.html

https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1011&context=counselingandthedemonic

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/psych-unseen/202305/a-differential-diagnosis-of-demonic-possession

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/04/health/exorcism-doctor/index.html

Other Movies About Possession:

Metamorphosis (2019) iMDB:

The Exorcism of Emily Rose iMDB: 

The Cleansing Hour iMDB:

Repossessed (1990) iMDB:

Southeast Asian Horror Films:

May The Devil Take You Too

Satan’s Slaves

Scholarly article on Vodou:

Scholarly article on Dybbuk possession:

Catholicism and Possession:

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/33586/how-can-you-tell-if-someone-is-demon-possessed

https://brill.com/view/journals/rt/29/1-2/article-p1_1.xml?language=en

The Roman Ritual:

Youtube videos to audience reactions to the Exorcist:

MAJAMA Jams video, The AntiChrist.

Annelise Michel:

Dive into the world of Satoshi Kon, whose beautiful and nightmarish masterpieces have Lucas and Joe entranced. But the legendary Perfect Blue and Paprika are just the outer surface.

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Perfect Blue IMDb:

Paprika IMDb:

Millennium Actress IMDb:

Paranoia Agent IMDb:

Inland Empire IMDb:

Satoshi Kon articles:

https://nerdist.com/article/satoshi-kon-the-illusionist-documentary-fantasia-fest-2021-review-anime/

Surrealism primers and info:

https://www.parkwestgallery.com/what-is-surrealism-art/

https://www.ubu.com/papers/breton_surrealism_manifesto.html

Paprika and Inception:

The Podcast…you downloaded it….we came. Joe and Lucas decide to dive into The Labyrinth and discuss Hellraiser, it’s lasting legacy, and negotiate the distinctions between Indulgence and Compulsion.

CW: Hellraiser and this episode are both NSFW. Hellraiser deals with the dark side of sexuality. Listener discretion is advised.

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“The Problem of Other Minds:”

https://www.philosophytalk.org/blog/problem-other-minds

https://bigthink.com/thinking/problem-other-minds-js-mill/

Hellraiser as Fairy Tale:

https://www.popoptiq.com/hellraiser-score-review/

https://horroroasis.com/the-wicked-stepmother-julia-cotton-and-the-fairy-tale-villainess-in-hellraiser/

The New Hellraiser: