Fright School

We're taking it back to junior high with a compare and contrast paper episode! We welcome to the studio Alien franchise super fan Daniel! The three of us break down our trip to the 40th Anniversary screening of ALIEN. Daniel helps us keep our facts straight, well as straight as they'll go anyways... When choosing sides, Joe lands firmly on the ALIENS side leaving Joshua outnumbered. We chat about the Vietnam War, motherhood, AIDS, male pregnancy, and Joshua gets a bit emotional at the thought of Xenomorph genocide. It gets weird is all we're really trying to say... Don't forget if you're in San Diego or will be in San Diego check out CARRIE THE MUSICAL! Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Works Cited in this ep: The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein" By Jill Lepore Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clov

We're going old school on today's episode with FRANKENSTEIN (1931)! It's a classic about a man and the monster who created him. Along the way, hear our thoughts on the new Addams Family movie, Little Shop of Horrors in Pasadena, and our upcoming screening of BUTCHER, BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER (1981) We get into some strange territory with artificial wombs and the queerness of Frankenstein's Monster. FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR Recommended Reading: The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein" By Jill Lepore The Queer and the Creepy: Homosexual Desire in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Elizabeth Goldhammer Why Frankenstein’s Monster Haunts Queer Art by Charlie Fox Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub t

Welcome back to class! We're joined in the Wes Craven Memorial Library by special guest lecturer and SHOCK ATTACK (2015) director Jaclyn Chessen! We get caught up with werewolf movies and stories, Dancing With The Stars, Drag Race UK, and The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula. Jaclyn opens up about “horrorigins” and her career in horror. Joe worries about arachnids in his nooks and crannies. Joshua gets very Grumpy Old Man on the movie going experience. The group gets serious with a discussion on cancel culture. Don't forget if you're in San Diego or will be in San Diego check out CARRIE THE MUSICAL! Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blai

We are so very excited to be joined by Michael Varrati on this episode! We chat about his upbringing, his career in horror, and his views on the state of Queer Horror today! Don't forget if you're in San Diego or will be in San Diego check out CARRIE THE MUSICAL! Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome to a very special episode of Fright School! We had the pleasure of screening CARRIE (1976) at OnStage Playhouse with the cast and crew of CARRIE THE MUSICAL! We're joined on mic by Wendy Waddell who is portraying Margaret White and Lauren Ashley who plays Sue Snell! Mary Grace's Carrie was locked in her closet to pray for the sin of loosing the raven upon the world... FRIGHT SCHOOL PROM at opening night of CARRIE THE MUSICAL! September 27th Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/frigh

"We like to get fucked up, and do fucked up shit!" You said it Baby Firefly! For this week's episode we're taking a drive through Captain Spaulding's Museum of Monsters & Madmen to find the HOUSE OF A 1000 CORPSES! EVENT LINKS: FRIGHT SCHOOL LIVE! with CARRIE (1976) September 21st FRIGHT SCHOOL PROM at opening night of CARRIE THE MUSICAL! September 27th Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pineca

DEATH TO THE WEAK! WEALTH TO THE STRONG! We are excited to finally watch Satanic Panic (2019), directed by the fabulous Chelsea Stardust! FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Praise be to all the gods for this film, BETWEEN THE DARKNESS (2019) starring Lew Temple and Danielle Harris! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We’re back in the Wes Craven Memorial Bookmobile with Chelsea Stardust to discuss one of the great 80’s vampire movies, NEAR DARK (1987). WORK CITED: Sunlight Through Bullet Holes By TAMMY OLER FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We are so excited to welcome horror director Chelsea Stardust to Fright School! We hop in the Wes Craven Memorial Book Mobile and take a trip to LA to visit Chelsea in her awesome horror memorabilia filled home. Joshua and Chelsea find common ground in escaping Ohio. Joe reminds everyone about The Pagemaster, and everyone has the chance to eulogize their childhood video store. In the second half, we talk about motherhood, science, and serial killers in Chelsea's debut feature film ALL THAT WE DESTROY part of HULU's INTO THE DARK series! ALL THAT WE DESTROY on HULU Satanic Panic in theaters, VOD and Digital HD on September 6th! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Welcome back! This week Joshua does an unsolicited commercial for Yankee Candle. Joe tells the tale of the time he walked through Joshua's screen door trying to avoid a giant spider. Joshua takes forever to recount his visit to Ohio for his brother's wedding. It's an Over-privileged Queer American Horror Story with a happy ending twist! The boys wrap up their werewolf section with the 90's werecat bomb (and one of Joshua's fave childhood horror movies) Stephen King's Sleepwalkers! Gather up your cats and virgins and let's get to the rubbings... Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/

Joshua and Joe are back in the WCML with Ashley, and are INSTANTLY derailed by nuns. Joe is upset that Joshua is cheating on him with another podcast. Eventually, the panel gets into the Academy Award-winning An American Werewolf in London (1981). Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We are breaking down our time at Midsummer Scream! We chat about a ton of folks that we met and panels we attended. It's a horror Plug-A-Palooza! Also we chat about Sister Act and how much Joshua and Joe love nuns for VERY different reasons... Mentioned in this episode: -Boneware Cutlery -Corwyn Matthews -Knee High Horror -Tenth Dimension Art Collective -Monster Posse -Cryptix Spook-apella Scarolers -Tales From the Crypt 30th Anniversary panel -When Brains Attack! Mental Illness and Horror panel moderated by the fabulous Tom Blunt. AND SO MUCH MORE! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pin

Welcome back to another ferociously furry episode of Fright School! Joe and Joshua catch up on the road to LA. Then the boys are joined in the studio by Jae to chat about GINGER SNAPS (2000) in our ongoing werewolf series. We discuss sexy Klingon foreheads, angsty teenage sex, sexual awakenings, sexy sexual sex... you get the point. Jae gives off Big Female Tuba Energy which is equally matched by Joe's Gay Saxophone Energy and Joshua has no idea what the hell is going on anymore. Things get very menstrual! The high school melodrama of it all!! It's FINALLY here!! Join us THIS weekend August 3rd and 4th for MIDSUMMER SCREAM! 20% off with code FRIGHTSCHOOL! Further reading for this episode: *Beast Within--An Analysis of Ginger Snaps *GINGER SNAPS: A Critical Analysis of Sex, Gender and Body in Horror Film by Sasha Zaitsev *Ginger Snaps: The Menstrual Horror Movie Of Your Dreams by Jessica Roake Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women,

Joshua and Joe are joined in the WCML by Jae to discuss her origins with horror. Poppy Z. Brite, The Shining, and the X-Files movie! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This week on Fright School, we start a brand new unit on werewolves! Even a Joe who is pure in heart, and says his prayers by night May have a Joshua show him the original WOLF MAN (1941) when the wolfs bane blooms, and the summer moon is bright. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: FRIGHT SCHOOL 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 2020 CLICKABLE CALENDAR WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! Mentioned in this episode: Roxane Gay and Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Hear To Slay Anthem Homunculus by John Cameron Mitchell Outside source for this ep: -Deep Focus Review: The Wolf Man by Brian Eggert Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to thei

We're so excited to have Ashley back in the Wes Craven Memorial Library to discuss Ari Aster's new film MIDSOMMAR! We're trying to answer that age old question: How much suffering is appropriate for a shitty boyfriend? Join us at Midsummer Scream August 3-4! 20% off with code FRIGHTSCHOOL! Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. CLover Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We're welcoming back Tiffany Tang to the Wes Craven Memorial Library to discuss the Norwegian cult classic DEAD SNOW (2009) In a Fright School first, everyone on the panel will be experiencing this movie FOR THE FIRST TIME. Mentioned in this episode: Los Espookys on HBO. Click here to watch the series premiere on YouTube. WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

We're sitting down with artist and horror NON-expert, Tiffany Tang. We chat about straight dating culture, Joan Didion, method acting, and her book Creepy Little Death Poems. LISTEN TO THE EPISODE TO HEAR HOW TO GET A SWEET DEAL ON PINS FROM STEPHEN McDERMOTT WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On today's episode we welcome the hilarious Wendy from ART TIME OF THE MONTH, the show Joe cheats on Fright School with! We take a deep dive into the current state of Broadway, Madonna's new record MADAME X, and life in New York. Our main event is the frightfully fun LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS! Faustian myths, class and race relations, and the dangers of owning an exotic pet all collide in this exciting session! LISTEN TO THE EPISODE TO HEAR HOW TO GET A SWEET DEAL ON PINS FROM STEPHEN McDERMOTT ART TIME OF THE MONTH MADONNA MADAME X BEETLEJUICE: THE MUSICAL WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.