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Jun 09 2013
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Episode 6. One Ring to Rule Them All: Ring (1998) and The Ring (2002)

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Alex and Andrea watch a cursed tape. Well, two cursed tapes. Well, a movie about a cursed tape and a remake of that movie. In this episode we’re talking about Hideo Nakata’s Ring (1998) and the Gore Verbinski The Ring (2002) and how changes big and small illuminate dark secrets in different parts of the world.

REQUIRED READING

Ringu. Dir. Hideo Nakata. 1998. [DVD]

The Ring. Dir. Gore Verbinski. 2013. [DVD] [Blu-Ray]

EXTRA CREDIT

The Remake Man by Tad Friend, originally appeared in The New Yorker. A piece about the enigmatic figure of Roy Lee the man who helped launch the J-Horror remake trend and raise it to dizzying heights.

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May 19 2013
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Episode 5. “I Slay Therefore I Am” – The Buffyverse 1997-2003

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Join Alex and Andrea along with special guest Stuart “Feedback” Andrews (host of the Rue Morgue Podcast and Cinephobia Radio) as they tackle Joss Whedon’s seminal television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. By delving into some of the most significant episodes of the series, this Scooby Gang will dive into the thematic and schematic elements of the show in their biggest episode yet!

REQUIRED READING

Buffy the Vampire Slayer. 2010. (The Complete Series) [DVD]

EXTRA CREDIT

Slayage Online – A massive online resource for papers and chapters examining and analyzing the world of Buffy. If it’s not in here, they also accept submissions.

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Apr 07 2013
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Episode 4. Do you like scary movies?

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In this episode, Andrea, Alex and friends tackle the age-old question, which horror films scare you the most? Using different analytical frameworks we discuss a variety of scary films and scenes while grappling with our own traumas.

EXTRA CREDIT

The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud. Freud’s essay about The Uncanny and its transformative powers.

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Mar 07 2013
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Episode 3: Jennifer’s Body (2009)

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In this episode, Alex and Andrea aim their smart-bombs squarely at Diablo Cody’s Jennifer’s Body and how there’s much more to the film than meets the eye.

REQUIRED READING

Jennifer’s Body. Dir. Karyn Kusama. 2009. [DVD] [Blu-Ray]

EXTRA CREDIT

Horror Films… And the Women Who Love Them by Christine Spines, originally printed in Entertainment Weekly. A look at the trend of leading and supporting female roles in horror films and an examination of how the horror market has begun to sway towards women as they make up an increasingly larger percentage of ticket buyers.

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