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Welcome back to Vacation Fright School! It's summertime which means the beaches are open and Joshua is staying firmly indoors. We despair for Jimmykins and the state of the Great Bowling Alley closure. Joshua watched FEAR STREET Part One: 1994 now streaming on Netflix! Joe is serving up some Top Chef at his house. If you like to read, we recommend finding your local SIlent Book Club Chapter! This week on our summer horror road trip, we are finally pulling our RV up to Camp Crystal Lake with a viewing of FRIDAY THE 13TH! It's taken us a few years to discuss this movie, but it just celebrated its 40th anniversary and we figured it was a good time to take it out (and maybe shoot it... or feed it to those mutants in THE HILLS HAVE EYES!) First, we share our thoughts on summer camps and why they're a good place for horror, besides the fact that they are filled with children! We discuss inverting PSYCHO, the excess of the 80s, and the monstrously transformative power of grief on women. We popped up on EVERY MONTH

Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! We have missed you Dear Listener! Thank you all again for the kind words of concern. In the most wise words of Guru Alanis, "Life has a funny way of sneaking up on you when you think everything's okay..." Hopefully, things stay okay for a while. Joe took in Bo Burnham INSIDE on NETFLIX. Joshua has been obsessing over WHY WOMEN KILL and also the show. We chat quickly about Drag Race All Stars season 106 or whatever number it is.... Pride month is coming (cough cough) to an end and Book Riot has some great suggestions for Queer Horror books including THE ROUTE OF ICE & SALT by José Luis Zárate about the doomed Demeter travelling from Transylvania to England with a very famous vampire on board! This week we kick off our summer session with THE HILLS HAVE EYES written and directed by Wes Craven! The film has its origins in fairy tales like Hansel and Gretel and the dubious myth of Sawney Bean, the patriarch of a clan of Scottish cannibals. We discuss the varying interpretations and

VIVA LAS VEGAS, Fright School! Joshua and Joe were both in Las Vegas over the last two weeks and swap stories. Joe spent time among Gay Bowlers. Joshua believes the walking dead have already taken over the casinos. We watched CRUELLA and share our thoughts on the Peaches Christ dubbed "dog murderess fashionista." This week we also checked out the new Zack Snyder zombie film ARMY OF THE DEAD on Netflix! Our main takeaway is Tig Notaro needs to replace all douchebags from here on out. We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 2 is available NOW! Listen to episode 1 HERE FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer ARMY OF THE DEAD (2021) EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take you

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! We start off with some mangled French. Joe has been catching up on NEW television including HALSTON. We quickly get sidetracked with Audrey Tautou, Chocalat, and White Elephant gift exchanges. Just try to keep up, Dear Listener. It's quite a journey. Joshua watched HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT now on Tubi. This week we're continuing our Bride series with Tim Burton's THE CORPSE BRIDE! It's a fun musical filled with corpses and every British person ever. Joe gives the musicalness of it all a critique. We chat about poor rich people, more horrors of heteronormativity, and the very sad history of the Corpse Bride story. We're talking pogroms and genocide! It just got super dark in here all of a sudden... We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer THE CORPSE BRIDE (2005) You can borrow the eBook for LILITH'S CAVE: JEWISH

Yay! It’s a FRIGHT SCHOOL FIELD TRIP! We haven’t been to a movie theatre together in over 14 months! We’re joined by SAW fanatic, frequent FS guest, and our friend Young David to chat all about the latest addition to the SAW franchise SPIRAL. Spoilers lurk in this episode! You’ve been warned, Dear Listener. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back to Fright School! We have to start with a huge dose of gratitude for all of the well wishes we received after our little scare here in the Fright School family. You all are too kind and generous. This week we're catching up on getting "back to normal," but we know damn good and well we've ALL seen this movie before. 28 WEEKS LATER, anyone? Joe watched THE VAULT. Joshua read Max Brooks' DEVOLUTION. Hymlocke has missed Joe and gets a bit messy. We continue our Horror Brides month with BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)! We're all over the place with this one, folks! We thought of this as a spiritual sibling to BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN and the perfect follow up to that episode. It's a fun, ridiculous romp and after the week we had it was a nice antidote! Chucky gets lucky? We'll be the judge of that... We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer BRIDE OF CHUCKY (1998)

Welcome back to Fright School! We start off with some gratitude and appreciation for your generosity. We love doing this show and glad you keep listening! Joshua found a book of horror poetry called I AM NOT YOUR FINAL GIRL by Claire C. Holland. Joe was a guest on Guam based podcast WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY! He promises to spill some tea about THE WEAKEST LINK, so check it out! We also catch up on the RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE finale. It's May so Bridal Season is ramping up, though how anyone is getting married these days remains a mystery to us. We're dedicating the next few episodes to the brides in horror and there's no better place to start than with the OG Bride herself, THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN! There is A LOT happening in the 75 minutes of this film, so we do our best to rein it in. We talk about the racial politics possibly at play, the Queer reading of the film, the cruelty of society, and The fabulousness of the Bride herself. She's serving lewks, hissing, screaming, and stealing all the scenes in her w

Welcome back to Fright School! So we're having technical difficulties! We've managed to get through a year of the pandemic remotely recording with almost no issues and now all of a sudden things keep happening. Unfortunately, most of our catch up conversation just disappeared somehow. Boo! However, our conversation on HUNTED, much like it's main character Eve, managed to survive the bloody mess. We are finishing up our LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD trip with this Shudder exclusive film. We talk about how HUNTED flips some of the standard LRRH tropes by making the wolf a symbol of female empowerment and the woods transform from a dangerous place to one of protection and resilience. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer HUNTED (2020) Hunted review – Red Riding Hood reboot is a nifty, nasty trip into the woods by Leslie Felperin Hunted Prowls Familiar Ground with Real Ferocity By Andy Crump How Hunted Makes An Important Change To The Little Red Riding Hood Story BY

Welcome back to Fright School! It has been way too long since we've checked in with our favorite Final Grrrrrl Ashley! She's joining us today to chat about PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (2020)! We catch up on life in the ongoing pandemic. Joshua watched 1984's DUNE for the first time. Joe has been watching FRESH OFF THE BOAT. Ashely got a new job and she and Joe share their love for FRIENDS. This week we continue our ongoing examination of Little Red Riding Hood themes in horror with PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. We discuss turning the tables on would-be predators, systemic misogyny and the roles women play in reinforcing it, #YesAllMen, and the fantastically curated soundtrack. Ashley has her own podcast! Check out SOME DUMB CHICKS! Each week, join co-hosts Victoria and Ashley in their judgement free zone as they have real and honest discussions with themselves and their guests, discuss current events and share hilarious stories... all with a hint of chaos. They're taking back the power of being called dumb millennials o

Welcome back to Fright School! We are stoked to be back in the Wes Craven Memorial Library for the first time in 14 months recording this episode! Joe takes time to take in all of the stuff Joshua has accumulated in that time. We also chat about Drag Race, of course. This week we continue our exploration of the themes of Little Red Riding Hood in horror with HARD CANDY (2005)! We try to keep our pronouns straight (insert laugh here) when discussing the character of Hayley and actor Elliot Page. We discuss how the film subverts traditional expectations of predator and prey, the post 9/11 world and revelations of torture, and how hating Goldfrapp is what truly makes Hayley the villain. Joe and Joshua take a moment to get VERY personal about their relationships with gender and masculinity. Also, anyone want to help us adapt HARD CANDY to the stage? FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer HARD CANDY (2005) In 'Hard Candy' A Modern Little Red Riding Hood is Out t

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! Joe catches up on his faux-tige television with THE AMERICANS. Joshua talks about trying to make his way through the GILMORE GIRLS. These people need therapy! We're excited about the trailer for SPIRAL, a new film in the SAW Cinematic Universe, being released. Joshua celebrated with a SAW marathon. We're kicking off a new series looking at fairy tales and horror films. The next few weeks we'll be talking about horror films inspired by the story of Little Red Riding Hood. We're starting with the most obvious RED RIDING HOOD from 2011. We get to visit Vague Europe again, talk about the misogyny and paranoia of small villages, depictions of mental illness in fairy tales, and werewolf origin stories. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer RED RIDING HOOD (2011) Sur LA Lune Fairy Tales LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Ultimate Guide To Little Red Riding Hood EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright Schoo

Welcome to our final Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King episode! We start off by saying goodbye to PLAY MISTY FOR ME, ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT, and ARCHER star Jessica Walter. Her acerbic characters have filled the quotable quotes sections of a generation or two of Queer brains and we raise a martini glass (or five...) in her honor. May she rest in peace. Next we chat Drag Race because it was a train wreck this week. Joshua and Joe struggle with vicarious embarrassment for this week's sashayer awayer. We decided to end our Stephen King discussion with CREEPSHOW! It's not as deep as some of the other work we've discussed, but there's a lot of colorful pictures! Happy Joe! Sometimes you just have to take a breather with a fun, silly horror anthology. We also discuss some of our other favorite Stephen King movies that we watched while preparing for our JERSEY GHOULS March Madness episodes. Finally, we wrap up with a discussion of the overall legacy of the work of Stephen King. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter I

Welcome back to another Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King! This week we welcome back Zakiya to discuss Stephen King's CELL! Joe gives us the rundown on Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE cut on HBOMax. Zakiya gives us some tips for getting caught up on the MCU for WANDAVISION. Joshua tries not to fall asleep just talking about the AVENGERS movies. The group discusses CELL, Stephen King's vision of the inevitable cellular zombie apocalypse. Are we already living it? We chat about technophobia, artificial intelligence, and the cultural anxiety around terrorism. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Episode3: Episode 131: March Madness 2021! The Remaining Brackets! Recommended Reading: Original trailer CELL (2016) TECHNOPHOBIA IN CELL BY STEPHEN KING EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Fright School Recomme

Welcome back to another Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King aka 2 Queens talking King! This week we are joined by the hilarious Joe Costal! Unfortunately, due to some technical errors, the majority of the first part of our conversation was lost. We count ourselves lucky that it's a full year into the pandemic and this is the first time we've had a technical failure of this kind. You'll have to hear our thoughts on NOMADLAND another time... We met Joe Costal during the recording of the JERSEY GHOULS' MARCH MADNESS series and had to have him come on to share his thoughts on CHRISTINE. We chat about the gothic horror of FRANKENSTEIN as an influence on King, the car culture of America, and Christine as a femme fatale. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Find Joe Costal HERE Recommended Reading: Original trailer CHRISTINE (19

Welcome back to Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King aka 2 Queens talking King! First we're catching up on CLARICE, CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA, and RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE! We share our Snatch Game picks for when we're inevitably on the show. It will soon be illegal to be gay and NOT have been on Drag Race. We're continuing or Stephen King month in conjunction with the JERSEY GHOULS' MARCH MADNESS series! We loved visiting them and hashing out what we thought is the best Stephen King adaptation from 32 films! Make sure you listen every week in March to find out what the panel decided! Finally we talk about (or really Joshua talks AT Joe) SILVER BULLET, Stephen King's Werewolf story based on his semi-graphic novel CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF. We talk about portrayals of disability in the media and particularly King's work and the Catholic priest abuse scandal. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Reco

Welcome back to Fright School! We kick off the episode with impressions of Gloria Swanson and James Mason. Let us know if we should do a whole episode like that! Joshua watched SUNSET BOULEVARD, hence the Miss Swanson attempt. Arrrrr! Joe offers to buy him a lamé turban. We are excited to be past the 150 mark on episodes! Thank you, Dear Listener! Joshua recounts his Melissa Etheridge experience from last week. Joe talks up BARB AND STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. We remain thoroughly bewildered by CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA and cautiously optimistic about CLARICE. We are dedicating every Monday in March to Stephen King! To start this special series we are discussing 1984's CHILDREN OF THE CORN. We chat about murderous moppets, religious fanaticism, the connections to LORD OF THE FLIES in King's work, the Folk Horror Genre, and why kids are so damn scary! Also, what does the Iranian Revolution of 1979 have to do with CHILDREN OF THE CORN? We're lost in the maize with this one... FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Ins

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! This week we wrap up our Black Horror History Month deep dive (Fright School: Black Studies?) by welcoming back Zakiya and T.J.! We get right down to business by reviewing our notes on BLACULA, on of T.J.'s favorite horror films. We chat about what is Black Horror and the intersections of the Black and Queer experience of police violence. In our second half we do try to detangle some BAD HAIR a HULU original (not part of INTO THE DARK as Joshua WRONGLY claims). Zakiya gets personal with her hair journey. We discuss assimilation, internalized colonialism, the Cult of Whiteness, and why we should maybe start smoking again... FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer BAD HAIR (2020) ‘Bad Hair’ Review: That Weave Is Killer by Teo Bugbee [Bad Hair Fails the Very Audience It Seeks to Reflect By Angelica Jade Bastién] (https://www.vulture.com/article/bad-hair-review-hulu-movies-fails-its-audience.html) How Natural Black

Welcome back to Fright School! We're catching up on another week in the pandemic! Joe did trivia for Guam! Joshua and Joe checked out CLARICE and chat about the state of the SILENCE OF THE LAMBS property. Joshua also had a chance to see POSSESSOR. VOTE now for the FANGORIA CHAINSAW AWARDS 2021! We wonder about the veracity of Tim Burton's WEDNESDAY series. This week we discuss Kasi Lemmons' EVE'S BAYOU! We're continuing our celebration of Black History Month (and also Women in Horror month!) with this gorgeous and mystical meditation on memory and the Southern Gothic. We discuss the fears of women, the intersections of religious and spiritual practices, and the multiplicities of minority groups. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original Theatrical trailer EVE'S BAYOU (1997) Haunting Magic: On "Eve's Bayou," 20 Years Later by Seongyong Cho 20 Years Later, Eve’s Bayou Is Still a Stunning Portrait of Black American Life By Angelica Jade Bastién Terror & Horror: Eve's Bayo

Welcome back to Fright School! We dedicate the first part of the episode to Joe and his recent appearance on THE WEAKEST LINK! We are continuing our celebration of Black Horror History Month! HORROR NOIRE (on SHUDDER!) is our guide to some of the essential and influential films that have shaped Black Horror. Today we're discussing GANJA & HESS a film that was almost lost to the ages if not for The Museum of Modern Art. We chat about Catholicism's preoccupation with blood drinking and cannibalism, the vampirism as addiction metaphor, the practicality of monogamy and heterosexuality in immortals, the incredibly weird and arresting soundtrack, and we introduce the concept of the Enduring Woman. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original Theatrical trailer GANJA & HESS (1973) GANJA & HESS: The Edge Of Extinction By PHIL NOBILE JR. DameStruck: Ganja & Hess (1973) Ganja and Hess: Vampires, sex, and addictions by Manthia Diawara and Phyllis Klotman HORROR NOIRE GUIDE: 13 ESS

Welcome back to Fright School! We share our favorite rainy day songs after we sound checked with some Carpenters' tunes. We chat season 13 of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE now that Joe is caught up. We choose our top Queens we want to see go all the way. We are very excited about PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. We are celebrating Black Horror History Month! With HORROR NOIRE (on SHUDDER!) as our guide, we are viewing some of the essential and influential films that have shaped Black Horror. We're kicking things off with arguably the most famous Blaxploitation Horror film BLACULA! We analyze Prince Mamuwalde/Blacula's dual role as the hero and villain of the film, vampirism as allegory for enslavement, toxic masculinity, the casual homophobia and misogyny of horror, and identity politics at play in the film. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original Theatrical trailer BLACULA (1972) “Blacula”: A Commentary on Vampirism, Slavery and Black Male Identity by kinkedsista 'Blacula' Bites, but Nev