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Faculty of Horror
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Episode 143. Rage: Apt Pupil (1998) and We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
In this episode Andrea and Alex delve into the dark side of masculinity with the film adaptations of Apt Pupil and We Need to Talk About Kevin to expl...
Episode 142. Teen Dreams: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
Buckle up and keep your eyes on the road because we’re chatting about the teen slasher thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer. From morality and jus...
Episode 141. Blood Relations: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 & 2006)
Pack your car and mind the detours because we’re kicking off summer with an episode on The Hills Have Eyes. From familial tensions to political warfar...
Episode 140. Pump It Up: The Substance (2024) Live from Salem Horror Fest
Join Andrea and Alex live from Salem Horror Fest for feats of strength (!) and a discussion of the horrors of beauty standards, the weight of celebrit...
Episode 139. Labour Pains: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)
Spring has sprung so it’s time to get into the greenhouse! In this episode, Alex and Andrea investigate the differences between mother and caretaker,...
Episode 138. School of Thought: Detention (2019)
Log on to this episode where we go deep with the film adaptation of the cult video game Detention. From totalitarianism in Taiwan and beyond, the ghos...
Episode 137. One of Us: Freaks (1932)
Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning’s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to...
Episode 136. Curse of Fack: 2024 Year in Review
Andrea and Alex run down their favourite horror films from 2024, share what they’re looking forward to this year and go head-to-head in trivia for Fac...
Episode 135. Family Matters: The Brood (1979)
Join us as we breakdown the isolated families of David Cronenberg’s The Brood. From family structures to the legalese of it all, we investigate why an...
Fack Flash! Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU
Christmas came early for the profs this year, with an advance screening to Robert Eggers’ hotly anticipated adaptation of Nosferatu! We recorded our i...
Episode 134. Material World: They Live (1988)
In this episode Andrea and Alex deep-dive into John Carpenter’s cult-classic exploring the ways that materialism, Marxism, and maximalism have driven...
Episode 133. Missionary Position: The Conjuring (2013)
James Wan’s blockbuster horror offering The Conjuring thrilled audiences and created a cinematic universe but for Andrea and Alex it left an icky feel...
Episode 132. Mother May I?: Suspiria (2018) with Stacie Ponder
For this very special back-to-school episode, Andrea and Alex are joined by the one and only Stacie Ponder to dig into the depths of Luca Guadagnino’s...
Episode 131. Clever Girl: Island of Lost Souls (1932) and Jurassic Park (1993)
Pack your bags and leave your conception of the social fabric that binds us behind because we’re going to two private islands in this episode! From th...
Episode 130. Nature Calls: Eden Lake (2008) and Backcountry (2014)
Pack your bags and your partner because this episode leaves the comforts of civilized society far behind. In this episode we unpack the need for seren...
Episode 129. Bad Trip: Angel Heart (1987) and Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Whether you’re ascending or descending, spiritual journeys through the afterlife are never easy. In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle two films tha...
Episode 128. The Feral Feminine: Cat People (1942)
Coming to you live from Salem Horror Fest, Andrea and Alex prowl the darkest corners of RKO’s cult classic Cat People. From the themes of immigration...
Episode 127. In Plain Sight: Manhunter (1986)
In this episode, Andrea and Alex investigate how multiple characters are perceived and perceive Michael Mann’s entry into the Hannibal Lec(k)tor cinem...
See you at SALEM HORROR FEST 2024!
We’re packing our bags to hop onto our broomsticks for our annual trip to SALEM HORROR FEST 2024 – and you’re invited!Listen in for important info, da...
Episode 126. Bad Habits: The Devils (1971)
From the depths of Warner Bros archives, Ken Russell’s infamous film The Devils has been resurrected (ish) once more! Andrea and Alex take this oppo...
Episode 125. Fack XI: 2023 Year in Review
It’s time to look back before we scream forward! Join Andrea and Alex for horror and non-horror faves and a game that will decide their fate for 202...
Episode 124. Death in Venice: Don’t Look Now (1973)
Andrea and Alex delve into the murky depths of Nicolas Roeg’s classic to uncover the film’s themes of mysticism, misogyny and the ethics of mourning...
Episode 123. Love Bites: The Hunger (1983) and Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
In this episode Andrea and Alex delve into some truly long-term relationships and their lasting implications. From ageless vampires to hipster gentrif...
Episode 122. Homecoming: IT Chapter 1 (2017) and IT Chapter 2 (2019)
We all float down here… or we’ll lose our minds trying to make sense of Andy Muschietti’s blockbuster horror films based on Stephen King’s classic nov...
Episode 121. Close Quarters: Single White Female (1992)
What kind of person could you live with? Barbet Shroeder’s paranoid erotic thriller seeks to answer that question and more as it delves into queer fea...
Episode 120. Unseen Forces: The Invisible Man (1933 & 2020)
From economic disruptors to controlling techbro exes, the unseeable has been used as a metaphor in a variety of ways. In this episode, Andrea and Alex...
Episode 119. Metamorphosis: The Fly (1958) and The Fly (1986)
Dust off the telepods and put your swatters away – it’s time for our thoughts about a short story, an iconic original film, and an even better remake...
Episode 118. Friends till the End. Child’s Play (1988)
In this episode we look at the origins of the original “Good Guy.” From his place in the history of toys to his ties to masculinity to the anxiety aro...
Episode 117. Fear of Folk: The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971)
We’re back on our old stomping grounds of Salem Horror Fest to plow the fertile fields of themes and metaphors to unearth why the British folk horror...
Episode 116. Carrying On: The Quatermass Xperiment
In this episode we look at what happens when an American experiment crash lands in the British countryside. By looking at the state of England after t...
Episode 115. House Guest: Misery (1990)
Mind the roads this time of year because we’re covering Rob Reiner’s iconic film that delves into the murky territories brought to light when your sav...
Episode 114. Facks: 2022 Year in Review
We cast one last glance at a year with a lot of horror highs. Featuring our best of 2022, things we can’t live without, our top 10 horror movies of al...
Episode 113. Stayin’ Alive: Black Christmas (1974) and Halloween (1978)
We’re live from Toronto to celebrate our 10th anniversary! This episode revisits the films of our first-ever episode to explore whether our opinions o...
Episode 112. Intruder Alert: Them (2006) & The Strangers (2008)
Lock your doors and check your windows because some uninvited guests are on their way. In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore the origins and hyperb...
Episode 111. Homegrown: 28 Days Later (2002)
Andrea and Alex cross the pond to revisit Danny Boyle’s post-apocalyptic film that brought the zombie genre back to (un)life. From virology to bodily...
Episode 110. Fight or Flight: Final Destination (2000)
Andrea and Alex evoke the spectre of Death in their analysis of James Wong’s turn of the century ode to vibes. From risk society to the abject, Final...
Episode 109. Class Act: Society (1989)
The elite are literally a different breed in Brian Yuzna’s cult classic film about the perils of popularity and privilege. In this episode, Andrea and...
Episode 108. Souped Up: Blade (1998) and Constantine (2005)
Using two popular examples, Andrea and Alex look at the collision between the horror and superhero genres. From conservative leanings to taboo-break...
Episode 107. Ultraviolence: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Time to take a break from the ol’ Ludwig Van and join us at the Korova Milkbar for a trip into the near dystopian future of A Clockwork Orange. From...
Episode 106. Home Sweet Home: The Haunting (1963)
Time to walk the halls of the terrifying Hill House with Andrea and Alex as they explore what it means to be haunted, gender dynamics in times of du...