Part One of AnDread’s discussion with Erin C. Hendricks about Stephen King’s Misery (1987). We discuss physical disability and chronic pain, PTSD, abuse and disability, and themes of writing and reading. Intro Erin’s connection to horror as pain-reliever – flight or fight response distracts from pain General thoughts on disability… Continue reading
AnDread, Pastor Matt Rawlings, and Jackson of Father and Son Watch Horror Movies dive into Wait Until Dark (1967). We discuss self-reliance, victimization, and discovering abilities through trial. Also reviews of the Evolution of Horror Podcast and Philip K. Dick’s Ubik (1969). SPOILER WARNING: This is a spoiler-filled discussion, although… Continue reading
AnDread and Nichole Goble dive into Run. We discuss caregiver abuse, overcoming vs. living with disability, and factitious disorder imposed upon another. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode010 WARNING: The Show Notes may spoil certain “twists” that are revealed in the movie. Intro Nichole’s experience of disability and her show Bodies… Continue reading
AnDread and Lauren Strand dive into Mike Flanagan’s Hush. We discuss deafness, social isolation, and disabled female protagonists. Also reviews of the Night of the Horrorphile and Joe Hill’s Locke & Key comic book series. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode009 Intro Our discussion is spoiler-free up until 38:30 Check out… Continue reading
AnDread briefly reviews horror movies from 2020 that feature disability and discusses common themes such as trauma, grief, family dysfunction, independence, delusion, paranoia, and diversity within disability representation. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode008 Intro Apologies for lateness Thanks to those providing feedback, in conversations to be a guest Announcement: No… Continue reading
AnDread and Dark Mark (creator of the show’s theme music!) dive into disability in Christmas horror. We discuss obsession, PTSD, and Down syndrome in Christmas Evil, Silent Night, Deadly Night, and Red Christmas. Also reviews of the Faculty of Horror Podcast and John Ajvide Lindqvist’s Let the Old Dreams Die…. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
AnDread and author Vicious Victor Rodriguez dive into one of the show’s namesakes, Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960). We discuss mental illness in horror, the Other, and the film’s shifting perspectives and sympathies. Also reviews of the Psychoanalysis Podcast and Robert Bloch’s 1959 novel that inspired the film. Show Notes: Intro… Continue reading
AnDread is joined by his friends and fellow horror hounds Joshua Anderson and Matthew Connolly to discuss the prominence of disability in slasher films in classics such as The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, and Friday the 13th. Plus AnDread recites his poem “Unmasked” and reviews of the Land of… Continue reading
AnDread talks with actress Kristina Arntz about Fede Alvarez’s 2016 home invasion thriller Don’t Breathe, about three thieves who fight for their lives after breaking into the house of a blind man with a dark secret. Show Notes Introduction Don’t Breathe Synopsis and Details 26:36 Directed by Fede Alvarez Screenplay… Continue reading