16: It's a Mad, Maddening World

Healthy Fears

English - March 22, 2022 10:05 - 39 minutes - 63.8 MB
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Previous Episode: 15: The Fear of Being Alone

Next Episode: 17: The Electric Chair and Three Shocking Years

Placing someone in a world that doesn't make sense to them--that operates on its own, unpredictable form of "logic"--creates ideal conditions for comedy (Looney Tunes), absurdist fantasy (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)... or horror. Which can range from tales as impossible as Octavia Butler's Kindred, to stories that are more terrifyingly plausible than some may realize, such as Kafka's absurd nightmare The Trial.

Matt Robinson Liquefaction videos:

Example of Liquefaction - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afBqD8Hm2Ak

Example of Liquefaction 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29ht6SSWQMs

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The opening theme for Healthy Fears: “Dark Game Background Loop” by Claudiu D. Moga aka NikNPhaser, licensed through Envato.

The closing theme for Healthy Fears: “Hitchcock Thriller” by JBlanks, licensed through Envato.

Other music for this episode: "Graves" by Arenas, licensed through Shutterstock.

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