The Fright Lab

Hark! And hear the Requiem For The Video Store! Lucas and Joseph talk about the importance of video stores, and the way our access to films has changed. Lucas has strong feels, and Joe definitely doesn’t feel like Lucas’ therapist during this episode.

Do you have any memories of Movie Stores you want to share? What are some of your favorite deep-cut finds? What’s your preferred place to find new media?  Let us know! You can contact us at [email protected]. You should also follow us on Twitter, @fright_lab_pod.

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Dark Waters is a very weird Folk Horror movie about dubious nuns, an odd convent, and how they fare under an audit. But Lucas and Joe want to know why these movies are always so off the wall. Join us as we talk about religious trends, the metaphysics of Italian Horror Movies, and which John Carpenter movie you should watch.

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Dark Waters on iMDB:

Dark Waters on Rotten Tomatoes:

Background, commentary, etc. on the film:

https://lithub.com/in-the-resurgence-of-folk-horror-we-are-the-villains/

https://fathersonholygore.com/2017/10/03/the-gothic-traditions-of-dark-waters/

https://www.revenantjournal.com/contents/introduction-defining-folk-horror-2/

https://youtu.be/C_Lhaib7VSw

https://youtu.be/qJVuUJCDKcA

The Wonderful World of Allegedly Haunted Religious Sites:

https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/10-most-haunted-catholic-sites-in-america/

https://kutv.com/news/local/legendary-utah-nunnery-rumored-to-be-haunted-is-for-sale

https://youtu.be/28FbaCvW68k

Articles about religious trends, Catholicism, and the United States:

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247102/report-church-membership-among-catholics-declined-nearly-20-since-2000

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20century%2C%20the,by%20the%20Pew%20Research%20Center

Lucas has decided to break his vow of avoiding remakes by watching the 2013 remake of Maniac. Does he regret it? And how hard does Joe have to work to keep him on track?

CW: Stylized and Sexualized Violence, Generally Gross Stuff in the film. We will not be discussing these plot points in extreme detail. Film viewer discretion is advised.

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Maniac 2013 on iMDB:

Brennan Center on the rise of violent crime:

FBI report on Serial Murder:

Article about the amount of Serial Killers in the US:

Psychoanalysis podcast:

Maniac 2013 on Rotten Tomatoes:

Daily Dead on Maniac 2013:

SF Chronicle on Maniac 2013:

Film Comment on Maniac 2013:

Maniac 2013 OST on YouTube:

Lucas bows down to peer pressure for once and reviews the sleeper 2013 Horror-Thriller weirdo gem Coherence. Lucas braves a headache talking about weird cultural arcana and Joe gets effusive in his love for this movie.

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Coherence iMDB:

Mandatory article on Coherence:

Metro review:

Complex review:

Wired article on Halley's Comet:

Scientific American on Halley’s Comet:

Atlas Obscura video on the Tunguska Incident:

Fascinating Horror on Tunguska:

GeoGraphics video on Tunguska:

Let's face it: Horror has had a great few years. But has Horror finally been "elevated" to the realm of high art?

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Vanity Fair Article:

Horror Obsessive:

Far Out:

CBR:

BBC Article: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20180614-is-horror-the-most-disrespected-genre

Lucas and Joe fall into the nightmarish world of It Follows, and begin assessing why this movie is so powerful. Lucas does his best to keep his fanboy instincts under control, while Joe simply attempts to keep Lucas under control at all.

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It Follows on iMDB:

Netflix link to It Follows:

Lindsay Ellis on Death of The Author:

Film and Media Studies on It Follows:

Digging Deeper, "It Follows: The American Nightmare."

Film Formula on It Follows:

Renegade Cut on It Follows:

Alpha-Alpaca-Pack, 'It Follows, The Known Unknown"

Variety Magazine’s Cannes Review of It Follows:

Bright Light Film Journal on It Follows:

Ti West’s The House of The Devil might be the most retro 80s film to do retro 80s stuff. But is it good? And more effectively, is it effectively using nostalgia? Join us as we discuss pacing in films and how nostalgia is used in (and on!) pop culture.

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The House of the Devil on IMDb:

Ti West Filmography etc:

RogerEbert Dot Com review:

NPR Commentary:

An interesting essay on the film:

What is the other function of the uglier side of true-crime horror? Lucas and Joe get into the weeds of the subject. What did the critics think of The Golden Glove? And how do we talk the ugly stuff in our media diets?

CW: The Golden Glove film depicts sexual violence. There is no intensive discussion of this in our episode. Listener and Viewer Discretion is advised.

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Fritz Honka overview:

Most Evil Killers Episode on Honka:

From Hell, Dance of the Gull Catchers:

The Golden Glove on Rotten Tomatoes:

Austin Chronicle review:

RogerEbert dot com review:

Los Angeles Times review:

Bloody Disgusting review:

Lucas and Joe descend into a layer of Hell with Austrian True Crime proto-slasher Angst. Lucas has questions and Joe has, well, thoughts on the subject. This movie is not for the faint of heart!

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Angst on IMDb:

Morbid Podcast:

RedHanded Podcast:

My Favorite Murder Podcast:

Last Podcast on the Left:

Netflix’s Dahmer series:

Commentary on the Dahmer show:

Last Podcast: Peter Kurten pt. 1

Cinematography forum showing the body rig used in filming:

Decent reviews and commentary on Angst:

Klaus Schultze!

Eyes of Fire, released in 1983, a deep-cut of Folk Horror strangeness. Does it “work?” Yes. Is it a success? Not really. Lucas will attempt to explain how this works, while Joe attempts to keep Lucas from too many digressions.

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Eyes of Fire on Shudder:

Herzog on Herzog:

Severin Films Blu-Ray of the film:

Severin Films Folk Horror Compilation:

Eyes of Fire Review Articles:

https://www.grimoireofhorror.com/the-banshee/eyes-of-fire-1983-film-review/

https://www.cageyfilms.com/2022/02/avery-crounses-eyes-of-fire-1983/