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Faculty of Horror

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Glossary of Gore – Episode 1 (PREVIEW)

Episode | 108 min | Nov 9, 2019
In our first-ever Glossary of Gore episode, Alex tackles Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze; analyzing Mulvey’s essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema and discussing how it’s been applied since it became part of cinematic vernacular. The full episode is available only to the post-graduate tier of our Patreon! Join now and gain access […]

Episode 77. Human Nature: Under the Skin (2013)

Episode | 63 min | Oct 24, 2019
Live from Salem Horror Fest 2019 – Andrea and Alex tackle Jonathan Glazer’s alien masterpiece. Bringing the outlying universe down to Earth, Under The Skin reveals the darkest parts of consciousness in a chilling meditation on what it means to be human. Become a Patron! The Fack Dispatch – Subscribe to our monthly newsletter! REQUIRED READING […]

Ask the Fack – Episode 1 (PREVIEW)

Episode | 10 min | Oct 16, 2019
Our first-ever Ask the Fack Q&A episode is live, in which we discuss our favourite books, our top non-horror movies, and some bonus parenting tips for horror fans (hey, you asked!) The full episode is available only to the graduate tier of our Patreon! Join now and gain access to the complete one-hour episode, plus […]

Episode 76. Girls Trip: House (1977)

Episode | 67 min | Sep 11, 2019
Andrea and Alex kick off a new semester with a discussion of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House, a truly bizarre but exciting entry into the horror canon. Covering everything from witch-y house cats, to nuclear bombs to inter-generational tensions, this episode may never capture the unbridled energy of the film but it might unlock some doors… Become […]

Episode 75. Crime Spree: Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and Zodiac (2007)

Episode | 90 min | Jul 31, 2019
This month, Andrea and Alex pull back the veil on narrative cinema and the true-crime phenomena. From John McNaughton’s nightmarish debut to David Fincher’s gumshoe epic, the answers to our response and responsibility to real-life events is almost always more complex than they appear on the surface. Class of 2019 T-shirts are available now at Twisted […]

Episode 74. Party of Five: The Mist (2007)

Episode | Jun 29, 2019
Is it the apocalypse or just the start of a new era? Can it be both? Andrea and Alex delve into everything from the military to existentialism, brought to life by Frank Darabont's controversial adaptation of Stephen King's novella.

Episode 73. Freddy Inc: A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street:The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), New Nightmare (1994), Freddy vs Jason (2013)

Episode | May 31, 2019
Andrea and Alex hit the hay one last time to discuss how Freddy became a marketing legend, a cultural sensation and an arbiter of taste. Transitioning from installments in the late ’80s to the ’90s to the early aughts, Freddy illustrates how slashers have evolved (or devolved) to become cultural icons. Class of 2019 T-shirts are […]

Episode 72. Sleeper Hit: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)

Episode | May 1, 2019
Freddy Krueger may be the man of our dreams but what about his creator, the studio that sustained him, his victims and the 1980s? Andrea and Alex dive into their nightmares and beyond to explore the lasting effects of one of horror’s most beloved franchises. Class of 2019 T-shirts are available now at Twisted Ts!  Salem […]

Episode 71. Violent Visage: Eyes Without a Face (1960)

Episode | Mar 30, 2019
Andrea and Alex unmask Georges Franju’s 1960 masterpiece Eyes Without a Face and peer into the damaged landscape of a post-World War II France, body modification and why sometimes, father doesn’t know best. REQUIRED READING Eyes Without a Face. Dir. Georges Franju, 1960. EXTRA CREDIT Blood of the Beasts (1949) Franju’s short documentary about the slaughterhouses on the […]

Episode 70. Man Eater: Ravenous (1999)

Episode | Feb 26, 2019
Andrea and Alex head West to explore the notions of Manifest Destiny and the Frontier Myth in Antonia Bird’s Ravenous. Combining historical context through a modern gaze, Ravenous proves you are who you eat. REQUIRED READING Ravenous. Dir. Antonia Bird, 1999. EXTRA CREDIT Manifest Destiny – An overview of the philosophical American mandate to head West. Cannibal […]

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