Episode 018: Audio Description

AnDread and described video writer Liam Leonard aka Graham the Haunted Marshmallow discuss the benefits of audio description for disabled and nondisabled viewers, the challenges and rewards of writing audio description, and the audio description for Gerald’s Game! Intro Liam’s interest in horror Liam’s podcast They Made Another One?! Audio… Continue reading

Episode 012: Stephen King’s Misery (1987)

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

Episode 008: Disability in 2020 Horror

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

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