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Coming Soon: Ashlea Wessel’s Ink
Released on 11/03/2014
Toronto based visual artist, award-winning photographer and friend to The Faculty of Horror Ashlea Wessel is about to make her mark in the world of film with her upcoming short, Ink. Merging body horror with Wessel’s own unique visual style, Ink has the makings of a tantalizing and evocative short film. While Ink is still […]
Episode 20. “It’s Very Hard To Get Lost In America These Days”: The Blair Witch Project (1999)
Released on 10/28/2014
Andrea and Alex take a wrong turn down the horrored halls and discuss Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s groundbreaking film, The Blair Witch Project. By looking at the created mythology, unstable narrative and audience reaction they hope to find the map before it starts getting dark. REQUIRED READING The Blair Witch Project. Dir Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel […]
Sounds Like an Earful – October 5, 2014
Released on 10/06/2014
“…the Faculty of Horror shows the oft overlooked intelligence in a blood-splattered genre of popular culture. It’ll turn your brain on and then… it’ll splatter it on the walls.” Full article here
Episode 19. Devoured: Eating Disorders in Black Swan (2010) and Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Released on 09/24/2014
Alex and Andrea explore the history, treatment and perception of eating disorders through Darren Aronofsky’s Oscar winning film Black Swan and Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre, Drag Me To Hell. REQUIRED READING Black Swan. Dir Darren Aronofsky. 2010. [DVD] Drag Me To Hell. Dir Sam Raimi. 2009. [Blu-ray] EXTRA CREDIT A History of Eating […]
Review – REC 4: Apocalypse
Released on 09/15/2014
Alex checked out TIFF’s Midnight Madness 2014 and caught a bad case of seasickness REC 4: Apocalypse director Jaume Balagueró began his post TIFF screening Q and A with an answer to the question, why did you move away from the found footage format? Balagueró replied, because I wanted to give the audience something […]
Ideatrash – July 31, 2014
Released on 09/10/2014
“Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West examine horror in ways that are fascinating … even if you’re not a horror fan. Great stuff.” Full article here
Episode 18. Camp Blood: Friday the 13th (1980) and Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Released on 08/08/2014
Pack your bag, say goodbye to Mom and Dad because it’s camp time. The annual tradition of camping has come to the Faculty of Horror and Andrea and Alex set off into the wilds to talk about nature, madmen/women and the politics of adolescence. REQUIRED READING Sleepaway Camp. Dir. Robert Hiltzik. 1983. [Blu-ray/DVD] Friday the […]
Episode 17. Blood in the Water: Jaws (1975) and Piranha (1978)
Released on 06/25/2014
Alex and Andrea take the biggest boat they can find and go into the deep as summer dawns once again. Their bait is the examination of nature as vengeance, the strong hold of Americana and the new masculine hero. Hopefully they’ll be home in time for dinner. REQUIRED READING Jaws. Dir. Steven Spielberg. 1975. [Blu-ray/DVD] […]
Under the Skin Contest
Released on 05/28/2014
We here at the Faculty of Horror know we’re pretty lucky that we’ve got some of the most engaged, thoughtful and funny listeners who take time out of their day to listen to us. Recently, we partnered with Mongrel Media to do a giveaway for Jonathan Glazer’s new film Under the Skin. If you haven’t […]
Episode 16. Toil and Trouble: Witches in Film
Released on 05/23/2014
Join Alex and Andrea as they call the corners and delve into the world of witchcraft. By examining The Craft (1996), Antichrist (2009) and The Lords of Salem (2013) the role of the witch as protagonist/antagonist will emerge and will reveal that there is more to these women than meets the eye (of newt). REQUIRED […]
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