AnDread and horror podcasting legend Jay of the Dead dive into Ari Aster’s Hereditary (2018). We discuss mental illness, family dysfunction, and how these relate to the film’s supernatural aspects. Also reviews of the Stephen King Cast and Stephen King’s The Stand.
WARNING: Reading the Show Notes may spoil the movie to some extent (though I’ve kept them as vague as possible).
Show Notes
- Intro
- Jay of the Dead’s horror podcasting history
- Jay’s thoughts on disability in horror and Tod Browning’s Freaks
- Jay’s love of “beastly freaks”
- Hereditary Discussion 32:38
- Overall thoughts on the film (spoiler-free)
- FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO AVOID SPOILERS, BE WARY OF SCROLLING DOWN, THOUGH I HAVE TRIED TO KEEP AS VAGUE AS POSSIBLE. 47:32
- Meaning and significance of the title Hereditary
- Layered nature of the film and its various themes – mental illness, grief, family dysfunction, and possession
- Parallels between mental illness and demon possession
- Confusion about the logic of how the possession works
- The film’s multiple protagonists
- Shocking/memorable scenes
- Jay of the Dead’s plugs
- Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast with co-hosts BillChete and Lady Phantom
- Twitter: @horror_weekly
- Email: HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com
- Watch out for changes in 2021!
- Considering the Cinema and Considering Horror Cinema, the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Movie Podcasting, a solo cast with frequent guests such as Dr. Kyle Bishop and Dr. Shock (who does episodes of his DVD Infatuation Podcast)
- Twitter: @ConsiderCinema
- Email: ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com
- Voicemail: (801) 215-9704
- Letterboxd: Letterboxd.com/ConsiderCinema
- Movie Podcast Weekly with co-hosts Karl, Ryan, William Rowan Jr., and Andy
- Jay (aka Jason Pyles) and his wife Natalie run a podcast production service. Email them at ConsideringTheCinema@gmail.com or HorrorMovieWeekly@gmail.com for info.
- Horror Movie Weekly, One Badass Horror Podcast with co-hosts BillChete and Lady Phantom
- Psycho Sounds 1:33:49
- Name/link: Stephen King Cast
- Brief description: A solo cast in which a host known only as Constant Reader reviews the entire works of Stephen King in chronological order of publication. He also reviews film adaptations of King’s work and other horror fiction, such as the Locke & Key series by King’s son, Joe Hill.
- Typical episode length: Generally 30-90 minutes
- Spoilers: Yes
- Site: http://stephenkingcast.podbean.com/
- Email: stephenkingcast@yahoo.com
- Recommended for any Stephen King fan!
- Freaky Fic 1:38:03
- Stephen King, The Stand (1978; revised edition, 1990)
- Most iconic apocalyptic pandemic horror
- Great cast of characters (several of whom are disabled or otherwise marginalized)
- Some characters are weak/fall into tropes
- There is some bloat/filler given its length (1,152 pages in the revised edition)
- Recommended for any fan of horror fiction if you can endure the length
- Plugs and Wrap-Up 1:45:20
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- Voicemail: 614-721-1011
- Twitter: @FreaksPsychos and @AnDreadtheBlind
- Letterboxd: Andread. Disability in Horror list
- Dark Mark, creator of the show’s intro and outro music
- Twitter: @mark underscore longfield
- Letterboxd: Darkmark
- Next episode: Disability in Christmas horror with Dark Mark! (Hopefully released before December 24.)
- If you find yourself wishing that you were normal, just remember: The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth.
There will be a transcript for this show in the future. Please contact freaksandpsychospodcast@gmail.com for any accessibility concerns.
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