Episode #13: Scream Trilogy

Discussion of the Scream trilogy can be found here.

Show Synopsis:
Scream is a 1996 smart satire of the horror film genre, directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson. The film revitalized the slasher film genre in the mid 1990’s, similar to what Halloween (1978) did for the 1970s, by using a standard concept (teens being brutally killed off being one example) with a tongue-in-cheek approach that successfully combined straightforward scares with dialogue that satirized slasher film conventions. There were two sequels which did fairly well with critics and fans alike.

The song of the night, “I Want To Hear What You Have Got To Say” by one of my favorite bands, The Subways was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next podcast will discuss Stephen King's novel The Cell and Zombies.

Episode #12: The Lost Boys (1987)

Discussion of The Lost Boys (1987) can be found here.

Show notes:
*The film that launched the Coreys
*That'll teach you to drink blood, Michael!
*There is a straight-to-DVD sequel coming in 2008

VAMPIRES:
Use of Vampire Lore

ARTICLES:
Monsters at Play: The Lost Boys Review by Lawrence P. Raffel
Review from horror.com

The song of the night, “Wave Goodbye” by Steadman was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next podcast will discuss the Scream films.

Episode #11: Women Gothic Writers

Discussion of Women Gothic Writers can be found here.

Articles:
*“The Gothic Experience”
* Defining Gothic
*Famous Women Gothic Writers
*Charlotte Perkins Gilman
*"The Yellow Wallpaper"
*Mary Shelley
*Frankenstein

References:
Haunted Women: The Best Supernatural Tales by American Women Writers. Edited by Alfred Bendixen. Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., New York: 1985.
The Ghost Stories of Edith Wharton. William R. Tyler. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York: 1973.
Lewis, R. W. B. Edith Wharton : A Biography. NY: Harper & Row, 1975

The song of the night, “Without You” by Black Lab was provided tonight from music.podshow.com.

The next episode will cover Final Destination, Death and Grim Reaper. Thanks for listening!

Episode #10: Our Fascination with Horror

Discussion of Fascination with Horror can be found here.

Show notes:
*Thanks for hanging in there for my extended hiatus-- I'm now living in Los Angeles. It's good to be back in Southern California (home).

MAIN TOPIC: Why are we fascinated with horror?
*Horror from a cultural and psychological standpoint
* Leon Rappoport
*Nightline Article

Articles:
*Review: ‘Hitcher’ Surprisingly Harrowing By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic
*7 Deadly Sins of Horror
*Chicago Tribune Article

The song of the night, “Ghostly Feeling” by Beight was provided tonight from Magnatune.com.

The next episode will cover gothic women writers. Thanks for listening!

Episode #9: M. Night Shaymalan

Discussion of M. Night Shaymalan can be found here.

Show notes:
*This is the first in the Director's Series, covering the films of M. Night Shaymalan.

References:
*Biography
*Sixth Sense
*Unbreakable
*The Village
*Lady in the Water

The song of the night, “Fallen Angel” by Bree DeMoss was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next episode will cover the writings and films of Stephen King. Thanks for listening!

Episode #8: Halloween

Discussion of Halloween can be found here.

Show notes:
Review of two of my favorite fall/Halloween films:
1) The Blair Witch Project
2) Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow

References:
*Sleepy Hollow review
*Sleepy Hollow

The song of the night, “Scared” by Allison Crowe was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next episode will be the first in the Director's series, and will cover the films of M. Night Shyamalan. Thanks for listening!

Episode #7: Wicker Man

Discussion of Wicker Man can be found here.

Show notes:
*How I love cult films!
*An email from Abe in New York.

References:
*History
*Wikipedia
*Rotten Tomatoes
*Gender References
*Pagan References
*Pagan References

The song of the night, “Better Days” by Dylan in the Movies was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next episode will cover Halloween. Have a great week!

Episode #6: A Nightmare on Elm Street

Discussion of Dreams and A Nightmare on Elm Street can be found here.

Show notes:
* Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them. -Edgar Allan Poe

References:
* The Dreaming Mind by Dr. Van de Castle
* The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan
* Scientific American online articles on sleep
* Sleep-deprivation.com
* National Sleep Foundation website

The song of the night, “Title & Registration” by Death Cab for Cutie was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Episode #5: Mothman

Discussion of the Mothman can be found here.

Show notes:
*Sorry for the delay, I moved 2200 miles away, and am reassembling my usual routines.
*Paranormal Podcast with Jim Harold in iTunes
*Ahhhh! Ultraterrestrials!
*Sand Cranes, teratorns and cryptozoology, oh my!




References:
*Prairie Ghosts
*Mothman
*Mothman Central
*Mothman Lives

The song of the night, “Pray for Rain” by Allison Crowe was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Episode #4: Jack the Ripper

Discussion of Jack the Ripper can be found here.

Show notes:
*Whitechapel in 1888 was as fun as a barrel of dead monkeys!
*Missing evidence, Freemasons and mysterious literate men, what could be better?
*Metropolitan Police, aka "Scotland Yard" vs. London City Police: the showdown.

References:
*Casebook
*Crime Library

The song of the night, “Rock & Roll Queen” by The Subways was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next podcast will discuss the legend of the Mothman. Talk to you soon!

Episode #3: Secret Keeping

Discussion of Secret Keeping as a plot device in film and literature can be found here.

Show notes:
*Sophocles wrote, "Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all."
*Discussion of:
1) “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1836)
*“For the Earth, too, had on her Black Veil”
2) “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe (1843)
*“All in vain; because death, in approaching the old man, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and the shadow had now reached and enveloped the victim.”
3) Fatal Attraction (1987)
4) The Sixth Sense (1999)

References:
*PostSecret

The song of the night, “Summer” by The Remainders was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next podcast will discuss Jack the Ripper. Talk to you soon!

Episode #2: Review of Jaws

Discussion of the 1975 film Jaws can be found here. Have a safe and happy 4th of July!

Show notes:
*Red herrings taste good!
*Meet Bruce the shark
*Martin: Well this is not a boat accident. It wasn't any propeller, it wasn't any coral reef, and it wasn't Jack the Ripper. It was a shark.
*The film that launched a thousand "big summer blockbusters"
*Spielberg rocks
*Jaws made HOW MUCH money???

ARTICLE:
Jaws article

The song of the night, “Days of Summer” by Gentlemen Losers was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

The next podcast will discuss "The Minister's Black Veil" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, from the book Twice Told Tales. You can read it for free at Project Gutenberg, or on many other sites across the Internet. Talk to you soon!

Episode #1: Discussion of origins of modern horror cinema

Discussion of the origins of modern horror cinema can be found here.

Show notes:
* Discussion of three films: Night of the Living Dead (1968), The Exorcist (1973), and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
*Social commentary (i.e. race relations, gender stereotypes)
*Take that, Hollywood!
*Haitian vs. US zombies (or, where are the vampires?)
*Yum, split pea soup. My favorite!!
*Caveat: beware scary hitchhikers in Texas!

The song of the night, “Remains of the Day” by Blood Ruby was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

New beginnings...

I have been a fan of all things horror since I was a small child. Recently, I started a Supernatural the series podcast, which discusses episodes of the WB's series Supernatural. Much of that show is taken from various myths and legends from around the world, and thought it would be great to explore more of that type of thing. So, I'll be discussing classic and modern horror movies, literature, etc. including related genres of thrillers and mystery. This is a work in process, and I'll post an episode in the next few days. You can email me at darkgatehorror@gmail.com for suggestions, comments, requests, etc.

In the meantime, check out supernaturalpodcast.blogspot.com.