In this episode, we are heading back to 1987 with Joseph Ruben’s The Stepfather. Inspired by the horrific murders committed by John List, this movie doesn’t just deconstruct the myth of the nuclear family, it detonates it…and sets it to a slamming 80s soundtrack. We’re talking conservative values run amuck on this episode, so stay tuned!
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The image of the screaming female in horror films is so ubiquitous that it has become a hallmark of the genre. And it is an image that has garnered more than its fair share of controversy. In a special episode of At the Movies that aired in 1980, film critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert decried the barrage of Halloween film rip offs that were popping up in theaters on an almost weekly basis. At the center of their critique was the argument that these films victimize women and are inherently anti-feminist. Read more
On today’s episode we’re handling with scare two film festival darlings: J.D. Dillard’s Sweetheart and Kurtis David Harder’s Spiral. Genre hybrids with political messages very much in the cultural zeitgeist, both films are currently garnering buzz on social media. But do they deserve the accolades? We’re talking movie monsters, Republicans and representation in this episode, so stay tuned!
In this special episode of Horror Homeroom Conversations, we’re talking about what movies have scared the hell out of us over the years. From irascible aliens to malevolent ghosts to religious zealots, we’re breaking down our biggest fears and thinking about why it is that we are so drawn to horror.
Greetings thrill shriekers! In this episode of Horror Homeroom Conversations, we’re adding some shlock to our shock by reconsidering the Creepshow franchise. Beloved and reviled in equal measure for its decidedly campy love letter to EC horror comics of the 1950s, Creepshow is arguably still the standard for cinematic anthology horror. But does it deserve its accolades? We’re debating the franchise’s legacy and why the films still make our hearts go flopsy when we contemplate your sweet autopsy. So stay tuned!
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