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 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
AnDread talks in-depth with film critic Angela M. Smith about Tod Browning’s controversial 1932 classic, Freaks. Her contact and publication info is listed below. Show Notes Introduction Freaks Synopsis 17:01 Check out the documentary Freaks: Sideshow Cinema on YouTube, featuring author David J. Skal (who wrote a biography of Tod… Continue reading
In the very first episode of Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast, your host AnDread takes you through an introductory tour of the concepts behind the podcast. Show Notes Introduction Why Talk Disability in Horror 10:22 Definitions of Disability and of Horror 17:23 History of Disability in Horror 25:09… Continue reading