Episode 020: Halloween

AnDread and returning guests Josh Anderson and Matt Connolly discuss John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), mental illness, evil, and the mad psychiatrist Dr. Loomis. Intro Halloween Discussion  Connections between Halloween, The Thing from Another World (1951), and The Thing (1982) Why is Halloween the “best” (or our favorite) slasher? Dread Atmosphere… Continue reading

Episode 019: Freaks & Psychos One-Year Anniversary Celebration

AnDread celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Freaks & Psychos podcast by talking with film journalist and access consultant Charlotte Little and horror fan (and intro music composer) Dark Mark. We discuss the changing trends in disability representation in horror, horror short films and the Left for Deaf screening, disability… Continue reading

Episode 004: Disability in Slashers

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