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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so Andrea and Alex take a bite out of Tobe Hooper’s horror classic and all the film and cultural theory that goes with it because the family that eats together, stays together.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Dir. Tobe Hooper. 1974 [DVD]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Dir. Marcus Nispel. 2003 [DVD]
The E! True Hollywood Story: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. A sensationalist look at the inception, production and reception of Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chain Saw Massacre in time for one of the Platinum Dunes retreads.
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It’s that time of the month! In this episode, Alex and Andrea get a visit from their Aunt Flo to talk about the most natural of all curses: womanhood. Listen as they bleed poetic about Ginger Snaps and Carrie.
Carrie. Dir. Brian De Palma. (1976) [DVD]
Ginger Snaps. Dir. John Fawcett. (2000) [DVD]
Monster Pains: Masochism, Menstruation, and Identification in the Horror Film by Aviva Briefel. An analysis about the internal pain of the monster figure.
On the Rag on Screen: Menarche in Film and Television by Elizabeth Arveda Kissling. An in-depth examination of the menstruating monster and its effects on society.
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Alex and Andrea regress back to childhood to discuss children in scary situations. From the good, the bad and the adorable, they tackle notions of class, purity and what happens to the kids who get picked last for Stick Ball.
The Bad Seed. Dir. Mervyn Leroy. 2004. [DVD]
The Omen. Dirs. J.M. Kenny, Richard Donner. 1976. [DVD]
The Devil’s Backbone. Dir. Guillermo Del Toro. 2001. (Criterion) [DVD]
Can You Call A Nine Year Old a Psychopath by Jennifer Khan, originally appeared in The New York Times Magazine. A fascinating look at families dealing with the real possibility that their child may be a psychopath.
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