Faculty of Horror | Podcasting from the Horrored Halls of Academia

Feb 25 2021

Episodes

Episode 93. Candid Camera: Perfect Blue (1997) and Cam (2018)

From pop idols to cam girls, the line between reality and perception is dangerously blurred. In this episode, Andrea and Alex delve into the world of personas, obsession and perfection with two films, released decades apart, that grapple with modern anxieties.

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REQUIRED READING

Perfect Blue. Dir. Satoshi Kon, 1997.

Cam. Dir. Daniel Goldhaber, 2018.

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Ways of Seeing. John Berger’s BBC series on gaze and perception.

Why We’re Obsessed with Celebrities. Psychology Today‘s take our desire for fame equating goodness.

Camgirl. Isa Mazzei’s memoir of camming.

Algorithms have already taken over human decision making. The impact of algorithms on our day-to-day lives.

#Horror – Is It Worth the Fight? A discussion of censorship and the hashtag #horror.

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Tagged Cam, Daniel Goldhaber, Perfect Blue, Satoshi Kon

Feb 13 2021

Fack Flash! Best Couples in Horror – PREVIEW

Roses are red,
Violets are blue
The best couples in horror!
From us, to you <3

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Feb 06 2021

Episode 92. 2020 Year In Review: Dawn of the Fack

A year in review of a year like no other. The world may have been disrupted in a myriad of ways but we still watched a lot of great content so enjoy our favourite films of last year, a Q&A with questions from you, a very special crossover with Gaylords of Darkness and bloopers. Always bloopers.

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Alex’s picks:

Movies

9. The Invisible Man

8. Vivarium

7. Possessor

6. Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

5. Host

4. Swallow

3. She Dies Tomorrow

2. La Llorona

1. His House

Books

Ghostland by Colin Dickey

Art of the Occult by S. Elizabeth

The Witches are Coming by Lindy West

Shit, Actually by Lindy West

The Home by Mats Strandberg

Andrea’s picks:

5. The Invisible Man

4. The Hunt

3. His House

2. Possessor

1. La Llorona

Books

A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Circe by Madeline Miller
Devolution by Max Brooks
The Witches are Coming by Lindy West

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Dec 21 2020

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Episode 91. Reality Bites: Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

In our final episode of 2020, Andrea and Alex venture back in time to Franco’s Spain to face down nightmares, bravery and politics – both real and imagined – as they break down Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth.

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