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Melanie & Melvin travel back to the early 2000's to summarize the family-friendly cult-classic Disney Adult horror film The Haunted Mansion! From enjoying detailed sets to the generally fun aesthetic of a haunted house, the two kick off Halloween Month with excitement and laughs!

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes continuing their discussion on modesty (which started in the previous episode) and looking into two passages from 1 Corinthians for some biblical insight, further asserting the complexity and nuance to clothing, modesty, communication, and social interaction. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• Before getting into the movie, Melanie & Melvin describe their experience with The Haunted Mansion ride.
• The cast of normal characters in The Haunted Mansion feel straight out of an 80s or 90s dramedy where one of the parents is a workaholic and everyone else puts up with it. For a film released in 2003 this feels wildly outdated.
• Discussing the aesthetics of the mansion, from setting to atmosphere, and how it's ostensibly the best part of the entire film. Also, Melvin shares his frightening fascination with houses.
• There's never a part in the movie that outright "wows" but the middle where each character is exploring different parts of the mansion is definitely a high point.
• The transitions in The Haunted Mansion go hard.
• Melanie & Melvin discuss if ghosts are real, because it's October and that's what October's all about!
• Based upon a few criteria, Melvin wonders if an original cut of The Haunted Mansion contained a more poignant narrative wrestling with drama, romance, and racism that was trimmed for the sake of marketability.

Recommendations:

• Casper (1995) (Movie)
• Hubie Halloween (2020) (Movie)

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