Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast

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Episode 123: Tales of Horror Vol. 5 - Dead of Night (1945) (with James!) Feb 06, 2020

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We're joined yet again by James to discuss one of the first horror anthologies - the Ealing Studios classic Dead of Night!

Sources

"Horror", British Board of Film Classification

"Appreciating Dead of Night, the Birth of the Horror Anthology" by Kyle Anderson, Nerdist

"Dead of Night", Encyclopedia Brittanica

"Dead of Night - the movie that changed the universe" by Simon Singh, The Guardian

Find James on Twitter - @CalamityJames4

Episode 122: More Hitchcock Than Hitchcock - Les Diaboliques & Peeping Tom Jan 30, 2020

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In a theme four years in the making, we dissect two films that out-Hitchcocked Hitchcock - Les Diaboliques and Peeping Tom!

Sources

Les Diaboliques (1955)

"Diabolique: Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts" by Terrence Rafferty, Criterion

Les Diaboliques (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955) by Susan Hayward. 2005. University of Illinois Press.

Peeping Tom (1960)

"Film Legend Karlheinz Bohm" by Benjamin Maack, Spiegel Online

"Martin Scorsese on Peeping Tom and Michael Powell" M A

Episode 121: A Study in Grief - Hereditary & Midsommar Jan 05, 2020

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In our latest episode, we examine Ari Aster's two feature films - Hereditary and Midsommar and Aster's expertise in conveying grief through his work.

Ari Aster's short "The Strange Thing About the Johnsons"

Ari Aster's short "Munchausen"

Sources

Hereditary (2018)

"11 Memorable Facts About Hereditary" by Michele Debczak, Mental Floss

"How the Creepy Models were Made in Hereditary" Movies Insider

"Hereditary: Director Ari Aster Breaks Down the Film's Ominous Opening Scene" by Jenna Marotta, Indiewire

"Hereditary writer-director Ari Aster reveals incidents from his own life have inspired the horror film" Firstpost

"Director Ari Aster Says Hereditary is a Family Drama At Its Core" by Mallory Yu, NPR

"Toni Collette Didn't Want to Scare You Shitless in Hereditary. But She Will." by Kevin Fallon, Daily Beast

"Alex Wolff Tells Us How Gnarly Hereditary Scene Drew Real Blood" by Beatrice Verhoeven, The Wrap

"The biggest shock in Hereditary was almost much worse" by Bryan Bishop, The Verge

"Explaining the End of Hereditary" by Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture

Midsommar (2019)

"How Midsommar Utilizes and Subverts Horror Movie Tropes of People of Color" by Mary Kay McBrayer, Graveyard Shift Sisters

"Midsommar explained: The filmmakers unpack the sex, rituals and shocking ending" by Mark Olsen, The Los Angeles Times

"How Midsommar Warped Sweden's Real Midsummer Ritual Into Horror" by Matt Miller, Esquire

Episode 120: State of the Podcast 2019 Jan 03, 2020

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We review 2019, hear from you about your favorite episodes, and answer some mailbag questions!

Episode 119: Monsters and Madmen Vol. 1 - The Last Unicorn & The Black Cauldron Dec 28, 2019

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We delve into the world of high fantasy with one of Tab's favorites, The Last Unicorn, and the once maligned cult favorite The Black Cauldron!

Sources

The Last Unicorn (1982)

Writer/Publisher Commentary with Peter S. Beagle

"Immortal Characters", BluRay featurette

"Peter S. Beagle's The Last Unicorn, Immortal at 50" by Ceridwen Christensen, Barnes & Noble

"Joy, Sorrow, Regret, and Reassurance: The Singular Beauty of The Last Unicorn" by Bridget McGovern, tor.com

The Black Cauldron (1985)

"Revisiting The Black Cauldron, the movie that almost killed Disney" by Dan Kois, Slate

"The History of Disney's Scariest Attraction, Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour" Defunctland

A Christmas Carol: Stave 5 - The End of It Dec 25, 2019

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Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas!

Scrooge is a new man and sets off immediately to make things right and show that he will keep Christmas in his heart all the livelong year . . .

"The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan

"A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

A Christmas Carol: Stave 4 - The Last of the Spirits Dec 22, 2019

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Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas!

The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come forces Scrooge to confront what might await him if he continues his miserly ways . . .

"The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan

"A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

A Christmas Carol: Stave 3 - The Second of the Three Spirits Dec 21, 2019

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Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas!

Scrooge is taken on a tour of the current Christmas Day to observe the people to whom he is closest . . .

"The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan

"A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

A Christmas Carol: Stave 2 - The First of the Three Spirits Dec 20, 2019

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Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas!

We continue our story with a visit from the Ghost of Christmas Past and a look at Scrooge's younger days . . .

"The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan

"A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

Episode 117: Going Ape Vol 2 - Escape From the Planet of the Apes & Conquest of the Planet of the Apes Dec 20, 2019

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In our second installment of our Going Ape series, we look at the two darkest entries in the Planet of the Apes franchise - Escape From the Planet of the Apes and, Jacob's favorite, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes!

Sources:

"Behind the Planet of the Apes" documentary

Escape From the Planet of the Apes (1971)

"Why Escape From the Planet of the Apes was Ahead of its Time" by Don Kaye, Den of Geek

"The Secret Behind Escape", Legacy Collection featurette

The Celluloid Closet, documentary

Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)

"Riots and Revolutions: Confronting the Times", Legacy Collection featurette

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