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Where the horrifically nerdy meets the terrifyingly academic. Hosts: Katherine A. Troyer, PhD and Anthony Tresca. Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1 Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com
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Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2013 film The Conjuring.
Episode Highlights: We discuss how the film plays with the idea of the grotesque (particularly as it pertains to female bodies), how the film's focus on the events from the perspective of the Warrens drastically changes the source of horror, and how the film's ultimately affirmative stance ensures--in our opinion--that the film remains competent but not necessarily great.
A Dose of Scholarship: Mikhail Bakhtin's 1965 book Rabelais and His World is the perfect place to begin thinking about the grotesque body as a culturally constructed space.
This podcast episode first aired on August 18, 2020
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; ALL LINKS
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 1973 film The Exorcist.
Episode Highlights: Katherine talks about the home in American horror, Anthony shares the extreme responses to the film when it was originally released, and we discuss how we can appreciate the film without enjoying it.
A Dose of Scholarship: There is so much great scholarship on The Exorcist; however, we recommend checking out Tony Williams' Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film. This book discusses the many horror films, including The Exorcist, that have shown us why we should fear for--and be afraid of--the American family.
This podcast episode first aired on July 20, 2020
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; ALL LINKS
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2007 film The Mist.
Episode Highlights: Katherine frames the discussion by looking at Stephen King's thoughts on horror, Anthony argues that the ending of the film may be dark but it is not necessarily disaffirmative, and we explore the film as an intriguing (albeit perhaps unintended) commentary on partisanship--a topic that is particularly important in light of COVID-19.
A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend checking out Stephen King's non-fiction, particularly Danse Macabre (although On Writing is also a great book!)
This podcast episode first aired on June 9, 2020
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; ALL LINKS
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2002 film 28 Days Later.
Episode Highlights: Katherine geeks out about zombie studies, Anthony shares how difficult it was to watch this film for the first time, and we discuss viewing (or not) this film in light of COVID-19.
A Dose of Scholarship: There is so much great scholarship on zombies! We recommend starting with Kyle William Bishop's American Zombie Gothic, Stephanie Boluk and Wylie Lenz's Generation Zombie (which contains the essay by Nicole La Rose referenced in this episode), and Shawn McIntosh and Marc Leverette's Zombie Culture.
This podcast episode first aired on May 26, 2020
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; ALL LINKS
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2019 film Parasite.
Episode Highlights: We debate whether Parasite should be considered a horror film and explore what is gained (or not) from viewing this film through the lens of the horror genre.
A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend checking out the many well-written and thoughtful reviews written about Parasite so that you too can decide whether this film should or should not be labelled horror.
This podcast episode first aired on May 11, 2020
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Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2006 film Bug.
Episode Highlights: Katherine discusses the idea of liminality, Anthony critically compares the theatrical and cinematic versions of Bug, and we talk about viewing this film in light of COVID-19.
A Dose of Scholarship: For a good discussion of how liminality appears in horror, we recommend starting with Rebecca Janicker's 2010 article "'It's my house, isn't it?': Memory, Haunting, and Liminality in Stephen King's Bag of Bones" which can be found in the journal European Journal of American Culture.
This podcast episode first aired on April 27, 2020
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Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2020 film The Invisible Man.
Episode Highlights: Katherine frames the discussion with an examination of female paranoia within horror, Anthony praises the film's ability to create a narrative about an invisible man that nevertheless rings with verisimilitude, and we talk about the film's artful use of neutral space to heighten our anxieties.
A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend checking out Judith Halberstam's 1995 book Skin Shows: Gothic Horror and the Technology of Monsters for a deeper look into the concept of paranoia in the horror genre. Jonathan Markovitz's 2000 article "Female Paranoia as Survival Skill" published in Quarterly Review of Film and Video explores female paranoia within A Nightmare on Elm Street.
This podcast episode first aired on April 14, 2020
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Monday Mar 30, 2020
Monday Mar 30, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss Steven Soderbergh's 2011 film Contagion.
Episode Highlights: We debate whether Contagion should be considered a horror film and talk about why labeling this film as horror (or not) is crucial in light of the film's current popularity due to the COVID-19 situation.
A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend looking at Aaron Baker's "Global Cinema and Contagion," which can be found in a 2013 issue of Film Quarterly.
This podcast episode first aired on March 30, 2020
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Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
Wednesday Mar 04, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2017 film The Babysitter.
Episode Highlights: Katherine talks about depictions of the monstrous queer child and bullying in pop culture, Anthony applauds the film’s sound design and stylized elements, and we share our dream for a horror film where the protagonist wins because he remains a scaredy-cat.
A Dose of Scholarship: The article discussed in this episode is “The Monstrous Queer Child: Mobbing, Bullying and Bad Parenting in the 1980s” by Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns et al. in the essay anthology Uncovering Stranger Things, edited Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.
This podcast episode first aired on March 4, 2020
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Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2019 film The Dead Don't Die.
Episode Highlights: Katherine discusses meta-narratives and postmodern horror, Anthony praises the film's highly ironic atmosphere, and we use Jim Jarmusch's metaphor of sex to talk about film editing.
A Dose of Scholarship: For a great introduction to postmodern horror, we suggest looking at Isabel Pinedo's article "Postmodern Elements of the Contemporary Horror Film." This essay, along with many other great pieces, can be found in the 2004 anthology The Horror Film, edited by Stephen Price.
This podcast episode first aired on February 18, 2020
Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: suchanightmare.pod@gmail.com; ALL LINKS