The Horror Lab

Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

Horror movies are a great viewing experience--most are just downright fun to watch! But the best horror movies also communicate deep themes and ideas. Join Will and Chris each week as they explore the depth of horror movies, extract various themes, and discuss a theory or two!

In this episode, Will and Chris--along with special guests Sam and Matt--take a DEEP DIVE into the Ultimate Movie Creature, Gojira. This one may not come to mind, but make no mistake, Gojira is indeed a horror movie. More than that, the historical message of Gojira is as tragic as it is important.

Join Will, Chris, Sam, and Matt as they dissect the historic and cultural impact, discuss the lore and mythology surrounding the Godzilla universe, and explore the terrifying--if not tragic--protagonist, Gojira!

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Background Music: Rage Sound by Carcer City. Music provided by Tunetank.

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Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

Horror movies are a great viewing experience--most are just downright fun to watch! But the best horror movies also communicate deep themes and ideas. Join Will and Chris each week as they explore the depth of horror movies, extract various themes, and discuss a theory or two!

In this episode, Will and Chris explore one of the best horror movies of the past 15 years--The Conjuring--which currently sits at #11 in Will's T25 list! Possession movies are a dime-a-dozen--and most fall way short of the hype; but not this one! Rather than using tropes in the same, worn-out way, The Conjuring is a fresh take on a familiar concept.

Join Will and Chris in the Horror Lab as they explore a unique approach, consider the real-life vs. fiction aspect of the film, and dissect a pretty terrific addition to the Haunted House/Possession subgenre!

Intro/Outro Music by Defekt Maschine

Background Music: Rage Sound by Carcer City. Music provided by Tunetank.

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CONTENT WARNING: THE BABADOOK, AND THIS EPISODE, DEAL WITH SENSITIVE ISSUES SUCH AS GRIEF, TRAUMA, MENTAL HEALTH, AND MORE.

LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.

Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

Horror movies are a great viewing experience--most are just downright fun to watch! But the best horror movies also communicate deep themes and ideas. Join Will and Chris each week as they explore the depth of horror movies, extract various themes, and discuss a theory or two!

In this episode, Will and Chris explore a terrific and DEEP horror movie--The Babadook! This is one of Chris' favorite horror movies, and even though it isn't (yet), it belongs in Will's T25 list. In a lot of ways, The Babadook embodies the premise of The Horror Lab--the best horror movies make us feel and explore uncomfortable themes, ideas, situations.

Join Will and Chris in the Horror Lab as they explore primary and secondary themes, the larger cultural impact of the film, and discuss the importance of representation in film.

Intro/Outro Music by Defekt Maschine

Background Music: Rage Sound by Carcer City. Music provided by Tunetank.

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Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

Horror movies are a great viewing experience--most are just downright fun to watch! But the best horror movies also communicate deep themes and ideas. Join Will and Chris each week as they explore the depth of horror movies, extract various themes, and discuss a theory or two!

In this episode, Will and Chris explore a unique, thought-provoking ghost story--The Devil's Backbone! This is one of Chris' favorite horror movies, and, after multiple viewings, became one of the few gothic horror movies Will enjoyed.

Join Will and Chris in the Horror Lab as they explore primary and secondary themes, the unique filmmaking style of the incredibly talented Guillermo Del Toro, and dissect a truly terrific horror movie!

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Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

In this episode, Will and Chris dive into arguably the most influential horror film--and films, in general--of all-time--Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! This one sits at #22 in Will's T25 and is a T5 movie for Chris, as well! One episode isn't enough time to cover a masterpiece, so we're going to do it in two parts!

Join Will and Chris in the Horror Lab as they discuss the influence of--and controversy about--Psycho, dissect possible movie themes, explore the connection between Psycho and other horror movies, and tip their cap to the one-and-only Alfred Hitchcock!

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Welcome to the Horror Lab Podcast, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

In this episode, Will and Chris dive into arguably the most influential horror film--and films, in general--of all time: Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho! This one requires two episodes--so here we go!

Join them in the Horror Lab as they explore some deeper themes, including a few "out there" theories. This is a fascinating and terrific horror movie--let's dissect it together!

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Welcome to the Horror Lab, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

In this episode, Will and Chris explore "what if A24 won the rights to the Halloween franchise?" and offer a few co-host theories on possible storylines.

A slightly different approach than normal, this episode see Chris and Will talk through an expanded universe, Michael Myers as a metaphor, and the possibility that Dr. Loomis might have created Michael Myers.

Join them in the Horror Lab for an episode you don't want to miss!

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Welcome to the Horror Lab, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

In this episode, Will and Chris dissect a beautiful horror movie--you read that right--The Sixth Sense. A movie about relational trauma wrapped up in a ghost story, M. Night Shayamalan's directorial debut was a masterpiece--and currently sits at #5 in Will's T25!

Join Will and Chris as they explore movie themes, consider the beauty of the film, and once again pay respect to Toni Collette--who should have won an Oscar for her role. This one is absolutely worth the watch!

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WE'RE BACK IN THE LAB!

Join Will and Chris as they turn on the lights, dust off The Horror Lab, and jump into an interesting discussion about atmospheric horror.

Some of the best horror movies do a terrific job of setting up the viewer, not with explicit jump scares, but through sound editing, score, lighting, and more. And sometimes the best horror movies are those where you don't quite see monster, villain, or creature!

Join Will and Chris--you won't want to miss it!

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Welcome to the Horror Lab, where we dissect the best in horror movies each week!

In this episode, Will and Chris explore deeper themes in Us and The Wailing! Both movies are modern horror classics which explore deep societal and personal issues such as faith, privilege, injustice, and more!

Join Will and Chris as they dive deeper into both movies!

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