115 - Alexa, Play This Is America - The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Welcome back to Fright School: Isolation. It's been a year in the making, but we are finally joined by web programmer, activist, and dear friend of the show Zakiya! We catch up on all thingz Dragz now that Joe has watched it AWWWWLL. Henny. GOOORL. Yaaaass. Joshua and Zakiya share in their mutual love for MRS. AMERICA. The Samsquanch has been watching HOARDERS all morning and eyeing the Wes Craven Memorial Library suspiciously... After the break, we hike out to THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012) much to Joshua's chagrin. He's going to get fresh air all over him! We discuss the metaphor of horror film-making, guilty pleasure viewing, race and Joss Whedon, and whether or not this whole thing is about American pride... or hubris.

Recommended Reading:

Official Trailer THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)

The Cabin in the Woods Explained — It’s a Giant Metaphor by Russ Nickel

34 Things We Learned From The Cabin in the Woods Commentary

EXTRA CREDIT:
Horror Movie Night Live Episode 2 with the JERSEY GHOULS MARK YOUR CALENDARS as we will be live with them on Tuesday May 19th!

Check out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!

Elvira's " 'Elvirus' Quarantine Tips and Carole Baskin parody"

Michael Varrati and June Gloom Production's UNUSUAL ATTACHMENT

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SOCIALLY DISTANT TRIVIA WITH JOE!

We were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:

The theme for the week of 18 May to 23 May 2020 is Western.

So to all the creatives trapped in their homes, please submit your Western themed film scripts to the Eigth week of the Under_Score Productions script writing contest.

The week's script is due Saturday 23 May at 1200 Central Time. Submit a 10 to 20 page script in .PDF format.

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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

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