Faculty of Horror | Podcasting from the Horrored Halls of Academia

Jan 25 2023

Episode 114. Facks: 2022 Year in Review

We cast one last glance at a year with a lot of horror highs. Featuring our best of 2022, things we can’t live without, our top 10 horror movies of all time, and, of course, some bloopers.

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Alex’s Best of 2022

1. Nope

2. Barbarian

3. Prey

4. Orphan: First Kill

5. Men

6. Slash/Back

7. Fresh

8. Scream

9. What We Do in the Shadows S4

Andrea’s Best of 2022

1. Hellbender

2. The Innocents

3. Watcher

4. Men

5. Scream

6. The Harbinger

7. WNUF 2

8. Resurrection

9. Smile

10. Mad God

What Alex Can’t Live Without:

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair

Nike Internationalists

Dark Roast Coffee

A weighted blanket

A hair straightener (the GHD model mentioned)

What Andrea Can’t Live Without:

Vaseline

Croc’s Brooklyn platform sandal

Lululemon leggings

Wireless headphones & Audible

Tiger Balm

Alex’s Greatest Horror Movies of All Time:

1. The Shining (1980)

2. Alien (1979)

3. The Exorcist (1973)

4. Get Out (2017)

5. The Stepford Wives (1975)

6. Audition (1999)

7. The Witch (2015)

8. American Psycho (2000)

9. Suspiria (2018)

10. Scream (1996)

Andrea’s Greatest Horror Movies of All Time:
1. The Shining (1980)
2. The Devils (1971)
3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
4. The Innocents (1961)
5. Night of the Hunter (1955)
6. The Witch (2015)
7. The Wicker Man (1973)
8. Get Out (2017)
9. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
10. Spoorloos (1988)

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Dec 13 2022

Episode 113. Stayin’ Alive: Black Christmas (1974) and Halloween (1978)

We’re live from Toronto to celebrate our 10th anniversary! This episode revisits the films of our first-ever episode to explore whether our opinions on two horror classics have changed. We dig into the evolution of slashers and the conservative monsters that came to life during a wave of social change while we try to find the sherry.

Thank you to everyone who came out and contributed to the $2500 we were able to donate to Sistering Toronto. Learn more about the organization and their work at sistering.org.

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Black Christmas. Dir Bob Clark, 1974.

Halloween. Dir John Carpenter, 1978.

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Monsters and Mad Scientists: A Cultural History of the Horror Movie. Andrew Tudor’s examination of expert characters within the genre and how their usefulness has changed.

“Recurrent Monsters: Why Freddy, Michael, and Jason Keep Coming Back.” Paul Budra’s essay from the collection Part Two: Reflections on the Sequel that examines slasher monsters and their staying power.

“A History of Co-Ed Ivy League Schools.” An overview of the co-ed movement in the most prestigious American schools.

The Gift of Fear: Gavin de Becker’s self-help book on how the power of intuition can predict interpersonal violence.

“Her Body, Himself: Gender in the Slasher film” (1987). Carol Clover’s journal article that set the foundation for her 1992 book, Men, Women and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film.

Dead Girls: Essays on Surviving an American Obsession. Alice Bolin’s essay collection on the true crime phenomenon of beautiful dead girls.

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Nov 22 2022

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Episode 112. Intruder Alert: Them (2006) & The Strangers (2008)

Lock your doors and check your windows because some uninvited guests are on their way. In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore the origins and hyperbole around the home invasion sub-genre and why there may be more to fear than those trying to break in.

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Class of 2022 Merch is here! Get our limited edition design with art by Laura Hokstad on whatever TeePublic can print it on.

Toronto Live Show! Come see us at The Garrison in Toronto on December 7 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Tickets are PWYC with all proceeds going to Sistering.

REQUIRED READING

Ils/Them. Dir. David Moreau and Xavier Palud, 2006.

The Strangers. Dir. Bryan Bertino, 2008.

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The Lonely Villa, dir. D.W. Griffith (1909). The first home invasion horror film?

Hoodies Strike Fear in British Cinema – Jane Graham’s piece for The Guardian on the rise of Hoodie Horror.

Simulacra and Simulation – Jean Beaudrillard’s treatise on how the real is transformed into media.

We Fear Each Other When Guns Themselves are the Real Danger – A reevaluation of what we have to fear when it comes to home invasion and why.

History of Home Invasion movies – Remember when people actually posted content on Tumblr? T.L. Bodine does.

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Oct 28 2022

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Episode 111. Homegrown: 28 Days Later (2002)

Andrea and Alex cross the pond to revisit Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic film that brought the zombie genre back to (un)life. From virology to bodily autonomy to Brexit, there’s a lot to chew on.

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Class of 2022 Merch is here! Get our limited edition design with art by Laura Hokstad on whatever TeePublic can print it on.

Toronto Live Show! Come see us at The Garrison in Toronto on December 7 to celebrate our 10 year anniversary. Tickets are PWYC with all proceeds going to Sistering.

REQUIRED READING

28 Days Later. Dir. Danny Boyle, 2002.

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Varieties of Zombieism: Approaching Comparative Political Economy through “28 Days Later” and “Wild Zero”. Derek Hall’s examination of the metaphorical allusions in relation to the economy.

Britain: Rough month or road to ruin? This episode of CBC’s daily podcast Front Burner covers the on-going strife in the UK from Brexit to now.

Fast Zombie/Slow Zombie: Food Writing, Horror Movies, and Agribusiness Apocalypse by Michael Newbury. How the food economy is reflected in the modern zombie’s increased appetite.

Preparedness 101: Zombie Pandemic. The CDC’s decidedly playful attempt to teach the importance of emergency preparedness through a zombie narrative.