Faculty of Horror

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 and assimilation to the parallels of sex ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2024/04/episode-128/

In this episode, Andrea and Alex investigate how multiple characters are perceived and perceive Michael Mann’s entry into the Hannibal Lec(k)tor cinematic universe. From cops to killers and the...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2024/03/episode-127/

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, dates, and highlights!   Buy your ticket...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2024/03/episode-126-2/

  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 opportunity to dive into the politics, contrac...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2024/02/episode-126/

  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 2024.    Alex’s Horror/Horror Adjacent Fa...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2024/01/fack-xi/

  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.    Class of 2023 merch Artwork by @...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/12/episode-124/

In this episode Andrea and Alex delve into some truly long-term relationships and their lasting implications. From ageless vampires to hipster gentrification, sometimes loving someone “foreve...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/11/episode-123/

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 novel. In this episode, Andrea and Alex ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/10/episode-122-homecoming-it-chapter-1-2017-and-it-chapter-2-2019/

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 fear, sexual conservatism, property rights and...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/09/episode-121/

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 look back at H.G. Wells’ original text, Ja...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/07/episode-120/

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 to mingle molecules in an all-new episode...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/06/episode-119/

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 around 1980s family structures, we go deep w...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/05/episode-118/

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 classic, The Blood on Satan’s Claw, left ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/04/episode-117/

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 two World Wars, a crisis of masculinity and h...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/03/episode-116/

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 saviour is also your #1 fan. We cover romanc...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/02/episode-115/

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 all time, and, of course, some bloopers.   ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2023/01/foh114/

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 on two horror classics have changed. We dig ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/12/episode-113/

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 hyperbole around the home invasion sub-genre and wh...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/11/episode-112/

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 autonomy to Brexit, there’s a lot to chew...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/10/episode-111/

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 Destination has a plan for everyone.    B...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/09/episode-110/

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 Alex dive into the mystique that surrounds...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/07/episode-109/

  Using two popular examples, Andrea and Alex look at the collision between the horror and superhero genres. From conservative leanings to taboo-breaking stories, we explore two films that devia...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/06/episode-108/

  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 our Pavlovian responses, to patient care...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/05/episode-107/

  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 duress and why it’s hard to remake a classic...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/04/episode-106/

  In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore two different yet eerily similar films that came out of Japan in 2001. The conversation covers where history, humanity and community end, exploring wha...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/03/episode-105-doom-scroll-pulse-2001-and-suicide-club-2001/

  Whether you call them Hagsploitation, Psycho-Biddy or just plain Elder Horror, growing old is a scary prospect and horror has mined those depths to great effect. Andrea and Alex dive into the ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/02/episode-104-dark-ages-whatever-happened-to-baby-jane-1962-and-relic-2020/

  It’s that time of year where we look back at our horror and non-horror faves from the last year and have a bit of fun while we’re at it.   Become a Patron! EXTRA CREDIT Alex’s Best of H...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2022/01/episode-103-2021-year-in-review-from-the-book-of-fack/

Do you like scary movies? Because Wes Craven’s Scream sure does! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the game-changing film, discussing its origins, impact and legacy.   Class of 2021 Mer...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/12/episode-102-rule-breaker-scream-1996/

Do you want listen to an episode about Torture Porn? Well, you’re in luck! Andrea and Alex dive into the 2000s to look at the phenomenon of Torture Porn; what preceded it, what it meant, and wh...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/11/2214/

Live from Salem Horror Fest, our 100th episode on George A. Romero’s The Crazies sees us tackling small-town life, biology, the Vietnam War, health care and our own podcasting mortality. Plus, ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/10/episode-100-american-nightmare-the-crazies-1973/

The table is set, the wine is poured and the time has come to take your seat at the table as we delve into Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation. From a history of dinner parties to the dynamics of gr...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/09/episode-99-be-our-guest-the-invitation-2015/

Sweets for the sweet! We’re still on our annual August hiatus but we accidentally said “Candyman” five times and resurrected a commentary we recorded for our Patreon back in 2019. Whoops!Li...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/08/bonus-content-candyman-1992-commentary/

Call your bank and pack the moving truck because we’re uprooting everything we think we know about home ownership. From the Lutz’ mortgage with Devil to the skeletons in the Freelings’ clos...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/07/episode-98-house-warning-the-amityville-horror-1979-and-poltergeist-1982/

The fog of Victorian London settles on Alex and Andrea as they dive into “Ripperology”: the facts, fiction and shadow cast by Jack the Ripper over our culture. By examining how the figure is ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/06/episode-97-no-future-jack-the-ripper-in-the-lodger-1927-and-from-hell-2001/

If you go down in the woods today You’re sure of a big surprise Andrea and Alex leave the comforts of modernity and go back to nature to discover what humanity has left behind through our obses...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/05/episode-96-missing-links-trollhunter-2010-and-willow-creek-2013/

In this episode, we delve into the murky waters of intimate relationships, nuclear families, and revolutionary theatre practices with Andrej Zulawski’s Possession. From the film’s almost inst...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/04/episode-95-faith-and-chance-possession-1981/

CHOOSE YOUR DESTINY! Andrea and Alex got unreasonably excited about the new Mortal Kombat movie, so we recorded our pre-and post-movie impressions in an all-new Fack Flash. The full episode is av...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/04/2143/

Get out the glitter and baseball bats because we’re diving into the complex world of Twilight. From fandom to first love to coming of age and problematic depictions, we’re going deep with th...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/03/episode-94-bad-romance-twilight-2008/

From pop idols to cam girls, the line between reality and perception is dangerously blurred. In this episode, Andrea and Alex delve into the world of personas, obsession and perfection with two f...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/02/episode-93-candid-camera-perfect-blue-1997-and-cam-2018/

Roses are red, Violets are blue The best couples in horror! From us, to you <3 The full episode is available to all tiers of our Patreon! Join now and gain access to the full episode, plus even m...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/02/fack-flash-best-couples-in-horror-preview/

A year in review of a year like no other. The world may have been disrupted in a myriad of ways but we still watched a lot of great content so enjoy our favourite films of last year, a Q&A with q...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2021/02/episode-92-2020-year-in-review-dawn-of-the-fack/

In our final episode of 2020, Andrea and Alex venture back in time to Franco’s Spain to face down nightmares, bravery and politics – both real and imagined – as they break down Guillermo de...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/12/episode-91-reality-bites-pans-labyrinth-2006/

In this episode, Alex and Andrea we venture into the knowns and many unknowns of Peter Weir’s seminal Australian film. From missing white women to colonialism and purity and propriety, we tackl...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/11/episode-90-dream-within-a-dream-picnic-at-hanging-rock-1975/

The much-anticipated (if less embraced) The Craft: Legacy is out and we had… feelings… accompanied by a strange and sudden desire for an adult beverage. Blessed be? The full episode is availa...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/11/fack-flash-the-craft-legacy-preview/

SURPRISE! We’re back with a bonus episode to help you get through Election Day and the ensuing aftermath by talking about David Cronenberg’s The Dead Zone. In this episode, we delve into noti...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/11/episode-89-die-partisan-the-dead-zone-1983/

We’re *virtually* live from Salem Horror Fest this year and we’re talking about sexy werewolves and not-so-sexy wellness with Joe Dante’s The Howling. From cultish retreats to women in medi...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/10/episode-88-cult-classic-the-howling-1981/

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https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/09/episode-87-mother-monster-pyewacket-2017-and-hereditary-2018/

The summer bonus trilogy concludes! Join Alex as she mines the occasional depths, miscalculations and style choices of Sylvain White’s I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, examining whe...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/08/bonus-content-commentary-ill-always-know-what-you-did-last-summer-2006/

  Our Summer of Plague wraps up with a look at potential cures and a post-human reality. Between Guillermo del Toro’s Frankensteinian bugs and a post-apocalyptic UK, the end of the world may b...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/07/episode-86-summer-of-plague-pt-3-nature-is-healing-mimic-1997-and-the-girl-with-all-the-gifts-2016/

Alex is back with Julie and Ray to continue their summer pastime of making terrible terrible decisions! This time with Brandy, Jack Black and some dubious geography trivia.   Get your rain slick...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/07/bonus-content-commentary-i-still-know-what-you-did-last-summer-1998/

Time to hunker in your bunker! In this episode, Andrea and Alex tackle the issues surrounding Nice Guys, privilege, and the conservative ideology around preservation during times of upheaval. The...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/06/episode-85-summer-of-plague-pt-2-shut-in-10-cloverfield-lane-2016/

Join Alex for a commentary on the teen slasher classic, I Know What You Did Last Summer. Featuring a discussion of wigs, classism, star power and how an urban legend threatened to bring down a cy...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/06/bonus-content-commentary-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer-1997/

Our Glossary of Gore series is normally for Patreon members, but… it’s been a week. Here’s Andrea on cultural hegemony. Become a Patron! Right click or option-click here and choose “Save ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/06/bonus-content-glossary-of-gore-cultural-hegemony/

We’ve had a lot of people asking what we’ve been watching lately so here’s a run of the new releases that have been on our radar. The second portion of this episode is available to all tier...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/05/fack-flash-quarantine-viewing-part-1/

What starts as a routine stop for a firefighters and a puff piece for some TV journalists descends into one of the most chilling and prescient film franchises in contemporary horror. To kick off ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/05/episode-84-summer-of-plague-pt-1-contamination-%E2%80%A2rec-2007-and-%E2%80%A2rec%C2%B22009/

By reminding us of the past, ghosts can shape our future, revealing hidden truths, histories and uncertainties that we’re often too scared to acknowledge. Grief and terror become inextricably i...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/04/episode-83-follow-the-bouncing-ball-the-changeling-1980/

Skipping the pond and travelling back to the roaring ’20s (the last ones, that is), Andrea and Alex take a tour of interwar Germany via two of the country’s most celebrated cinematic marvels....

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/03/episode-82-vorsicht-the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari-1920-and-nosferatu-1922/

From the Gothic urban landscape, to narrative switch-a-roos, to entitled male rage, David Fincher’s Se7en is much more than a morality-wielding killer with a penchant for… unboxings. In this ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/02/episode-81-you-bring-me-closer-to-god-se7en-1995/

It’s a Fack Flash episode about our pets! Join Alex, Andrea and a feisty Pomeranian for a chat about furbabies, familiars and the auditory terrors of canine indigestion. The full episode is ava...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/02/fack-flash-our-furry-familiars-preview/

It’s that time again…   Best of 2019!   Best of the Decade!   Bloopers!   Banter!   Bats!   The Fack Dispatch – Subscribe to our monthly newsletter! EXTRA CREDIT Become a Patron!   ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/01/episode-80-return-of-the-fack/

In our first Fack Flash of 2020, Alex and Andrea look back at horror’s biggest happenings and headlines of the past decade, including #metoo, Women in Horror Month, the return of Stephen King, ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2020/01/decade-in-review-horror-headlines-preview/

Locking your windows and doors won’t do much good when Béatrice Dalle is at your door. This month we tackle the grotesque Holiday classic Inside (À l’Intérieur) and examine themes of conce...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/12/episode-79-conception-of-violence-inside-2007/

Pass the popcorn! Patrons in our Professor Emeritus tier can watch Bernard Rose’s Candyman with Alex and Andrea via a full-length commentary track. Here’s a taste! Become a Patron! Right clic...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/12/commentary-candyman-preview/

Sharpen your teeth (and your wits) because this month, we’re devouring the world of Anne Rice and her cinematic vampires. Discussing their emergence from Gothic literary fever dream to hyper-st...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/11/episode-78-blood-ties-interview-with-the-vampire-1994-and-queen-of-the-damned-2002/

In our first-ever Glossary of Gore episode, Alex tackles Laura Mulvey’s theory of the male gaze; analyzing Mulvey’s essay Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema and discussing how it’s been a...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/11/glossary-of-gore-episode-1-preview/

Live from Salem Horror Fest 2019 – Andrea and Alex tackle Jonathan Glazer’s alien masterpiece. Bringing the outlying universe down to Earth, Under The Skin reveals the darkest parts of consci...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/10/episode-77-human-nature-under-the-skin-2013/

Our first-ever Ask the Fack Q&A episode is live, in which we discuss our favourite books, our top non-horror movies, and some bonus parenting tips for horror fans (hey, you asked!) The full episo...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/10/ask-the-fack-episode-1-preview/

Andrea and Alex kick off a new semester with a discussion of Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House, a truly bizarre but exciting entry into the horror canon. Covering everything from witch-y house cats, to...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/09/episode-76-girls-trip-house-1977/

This month, Andrea and Alex pull back the veil on narrative cinema and the true-crime phenomena. From John McNaughton’s nightmarish debut to David Fincher’s gumshoe epic, the answers to our r...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/07/episode-75-crime-spree-henry-portrait-of-a-serial-killer-1986-and-zodiac-2007/

Is it the apocalypse or just the start of a new era? Can it be both? Andrea and Alex delve into everything from the military to existentialism, brought to life by Frank Darabont's controversial a...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/06/episode-74-party-of-five-the-mist-2007/

Andrea and Alex hit the hay one last time to discuss how Freddy became a marketing legend, a cultural sensation and an arbiter of taste. Transitioning from installments in the late ’80s to the ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/05/episode-73-freddy-inc-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-the-dream-master-1988-a-nightmare-on-elm-streetthe-dream-child-1989-freddys-dead-the-final-nightmare-1991-new-nightmare-1994-freddy-v/

Freddy Krueger may be the man of our dreams but what about his creator, the studio that sustained him, his victims and the 1980s? Andrea and Alex dive into their nightmares and beyond to explore ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/04/episode-72-sleeper-hit-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-and-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-3-dream-warriors-1987/

Andrea and Alex unmask Georges Franju’s 1960 masterpiece Eyes Without a Face and peer into the damaged landscape of a post-World War II France, body modification and why sometimes, father doe...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/03/episode-71-violent-visage-eyes-without-a-face-1960/

Andrea and Alex head West to explore the notions of Manifest Destiny and the Frontier Myth in Antonia Bird’s Ravenous. Combining historical context through a modern gaze, Ravenous proves you a...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/02/episode-70-man-eater-ravenous-1999/

Andrea and Alex return for their annual year in review episode. From their favourite films of 2018 to FAQs and bloopers, few stones are left unturned… and those are probably haunted anyway. EXT...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2019/01/episode-69-the-fack-lives-2018-year-in-review/

Andrea and Alex break down the foundational elements of Darren Aronofsky’s divisive mother! From authorship to ecofeminism to sink instillation, few stones are left unturned or unexamined. REQU...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/12/episode-68-house-proud-mother-2017/

This month, Andrea and Alex tackle two films whose hearts lie in the darkest, most secret parts of suburban utopia. In Bryan Forbes’ The Stepford Wives and Jordan Peele’s Get Out, we follow p...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/11/episode-67-where-is-my-mind-the-stepford-wives-1975-and-get-out-2017/

Join Andrea and Alex live at Salem Horror Fest! In this episode they tackle Ti West’s The House of the Devil and it’s reliance on the 1980s Satanic Panic movement. From modern technology to...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/11/episode-66-personal-hell-the-house-of-the-devil-2009/

When it’s up to the misfits of Harrington High to stop the parasite-infected faculty from taking over the world, mayhem ensues. Alex and Andrea cut through the muck with a discussion on The Fa...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/episode-65-smells-like-teen-spirit-the-faculty-1998/

The horror-western sub-genre has generally been a male dominated one with films like Bone Tomahawk (2015), Ravenous (1999), and From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). Emma Tammi’s new film The Wind reorie...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/all-quiet-on-the-western-front-the-wind-2018-review/

As you may have heard, Alex and Andrea have chapters in a forthcoming anthology from House of Leaves Publishing. Scared Sacred: Idolatry, Religion and Worship in the Horror Film is a collectio...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/scared-sacred-exclusive-chapter-excerpt-the-conjuring-2013-and-the-conjuring-2-2016/

New England is often considered the birth place of modern America. When the Puritans founded Plymouth Colony in 1620 they couldn’t have known it would become the bedrock for many of the issues ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/wave-of-mutilation-assassination-nation-2018-review/

It’s a funny thing seeing a film at TIFF’s Midnight Madness (the horror/genre programming section of TIFF). The audience is bananas. The energy is palpable and the audience participation is t...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/from-my-cold-dead-hand-halloween-2018/

Corbin Hardy’s The Nun begins with a recap of where we’ve seen The Nun (aka the demon Valak) before, most notably in Ed Warren’s (Patrick Wilson) painting in The Conjuring 2 (2016) firmly e...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/09/review-habit-forming-the-nun-2018/

Horror can be horrifying, but it can also be hilarious. Whether it’s mad science or vampires living together, the comedy in these films heightens the absurd as well as our notions of “typical...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/07/episode-64-tour-de-farce-young-frankenstein-1974-and-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-2014/

What constitutes a film? What constitutes a podcast episode description? Andrea and Alex ask these questions (okay, maybe not that last one) and more in this month’s episode. By plundering the ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/06/episode-63-play-dead-funny-games-1997/

  In this episode, Alex and Andrea look through an illicit peephole into the world of the mad and macabre.  Both Peeping Tom and Psycho caused sensations when they were released in the same...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/05/episode-62-surveilled-peeping-tom-1960-and-psycho-1960/

Andrea and Alex reach for the heavens and find the furthest reaches of hell with two films about space exploration and the darkness therein. Event Horizon and Sunshine explore the different reaso...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/04/episode-61-stardust-event-horizon-1997-and-sunshine-2007/

The past few years have seen the figure of the witch become a cultural touchstone for progressives and conservatives alike. From the resurgence of astrology, tarot, and natural healing methods to...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/03/episode-60-season-of-the-witch-witches-in-film-part-3-the-witch-2015-and-the-autopsy-of-jane-doe-2016/

John Carpenter’s terrifying cult classic stands the test of time in many regards – from the practical effects, to the performances to the storytelling, there’s little about the film that do...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/02/episode-59-in-plain-sight-the-thing-1982/

Come for the bloopers, stay for our favourite films of 2017, the A’s to your burning Q’s and the friendship challenge rematch! EXTRA CREDIT Salem Horror Fest! Thank you for having us!  NPR�...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2018/01/episode-58-a-mind-is-a-terrible-thing-to-waste-2017-year-in-review/

In our first-ever live episode recorded at Salem Horror Fest in Salem, Massachusetts, Andrea and Alex delve into the dark and depraved world of Patrick Bateman and Bret Easton Ellis to discover w...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/12/episode-57-hard-bodies-american-psycho-2000/

Winter is upon us again and what better way to embrace the cold than an exploration of Tomas Alfredson’s beloved contemporary genre classic, Let the Right One In? Alex and Andrea discuss the ti...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/12/episode-56-come-as-you-are-let-the-right-one-in-2008/

Ghosts, possession, autonomous sculptures and that’s just scratching the surface of Tim Burton’s genre-bending cult classic, Beetlejuice. In this episode, Andrea and Alex manage to avoid sayi...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/11/episode-55-strange-and-unusual-beetlejuice-1988/

Alex and Andrea go back to the zombie’s origins with George A. Romero’s original Dead trilogy. From their social roots in Haiti to their ties to the New Hollywood movement, these films make d...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/10/episode-54-undead-walking-night-of-the-living-dead-1968-dawn-of-the-dead-1978-and-day-of-the-dead-1985/

  Alright, it’s mid-October. Are you tired yet? Thought not. Onwards! October 16: Scream 2 (1997). Scream is a classic, but Scream 2 is a classic sequel. The original dynamics of my favourite...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/09/alexs-31-days-of-halloween-horror-2017-october-16-31/

Andrea and Alex tackle the mysterious and ever changing narrative landscape of Vincenzo Natali’s Canadian cult film, Cube (1997). From workers rights to torture porn to prime numbers, they try ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/09/episode-53-boxed-in-cube-1997/

Pumpkin spice everything? Check. Weekly trips to home furnishing stores to pick up housewares that they consider “seasonal”? Check. Premature pumpkins that will likely rot before Halloween da...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/09/andreas-31-days-of-halloween-horror-2017-oct-1-15/

Andrea and Alex head to a land down under, exploring a landscape which seems familiar but can change drastically when you head down the wrong back country road. From familial ties to an unforgiv...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/07/episode-52-the-dark-side-of-oz-wolf-creek-2005-and-the-loved-ones-2009/

Andrea and Alex deep dive into humanity’s literal fear of wolves, metaphorical fear of the beast within and the differences between British and French werewolves. Hint: it’s not just the acce...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/06/episode-51-mark-of-the-beast-american-werewolf-in-london-1981-and-brotherhood-of-the-wolf-2001/

Takashi Miike created one of the most infamous, beloved and decisive films when he made Audition: a story of people looking for love in all the wrong places that has influenced a generation of fi...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/05/episode-50-man-seeking-woman-audition-1999/

Andrea and Alex combine their powers and enter all the cheat codes to analyze two of the most iconic survival horror games that were re-imagined as movies. With a look at how narratives transit...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/04/episode-49-achievement-unlocked-resident-evil-2002-and-silent-hill-2006/

The discussion of rape and sexual violence has never been in our cultural conversation as much as it is now. In this episode, Andrea and Alex look at an exploitation classic and a contemporary aw...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/03/episode-48-crime-and-punishment-rape-and-revenge-in-i-spit-on-your-grave-1978-and-elle-2016/

Andrea and Alex take a deep dive into Neil Marshall’s 2005 contemporary horror classic, examining the intersections of intimacy, adventure, trust and truth. Who will survive, what will be left ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/02/episode-47-caved-in-the-descent-2005/

What were our favourite movies of 2016? What are your FAQs? And most importantly – is Alex or Andrea the better friend?? EXTRA CREDIT In Praise of Paul Feig’s Beautiful Male Idiot – Sam Ada...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2017/01/episode-46-dont-you-forget-about-me-2016-year-in-review/

‘Tis the season to be scary! Andrea and Alex unpack all the rules that come with Gizmo and the Mogwai and what they mean to small-town America at Christmastime. Don’t get your values wet or f...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/12/episode-45-monsters-ball-gremlins-1984/

“Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West are indefatigable thinkers when it comes to horror films, and their Faculty of Horror podcast is appropriately never without some sort of brain-melting insi...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/12/paste-magazine-december-15-2016/

Andrea and Alex examine two cult classic films which explore the notions of time, childhood and misplaced nostalgia. Both films explore history’s dark secrets and the frailty of humanity but do...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/11/episode-44-if-i-could-turn-back-time-the-night-of-the-hunter-1955-and-the-innocents-1961/

The possibilities are endless when it comes to a good scare. The horror anthology is a rarity in the genre but when executed successfully they are beloved. Andrea and Alex do a deep dive into two...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/10/episode-43-compendium-of-fear-creepshow-1982-and-trick-r-treat-2007/

You survived the first 16 days of Alex’s picks, huh? Well, turn off your devices, dim the lights and brace yourself for the last 2 weeks of October! October 16: Night of the Living Dead (1968)...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/09/andreas-31-days-of-halloween-horror/

Hi gang! I’ll be kicking off the list taking the first 16 days of October with a curated day-by-day breakdown and Andrea will follow up with her list for the second half of the month shortly. M...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/09/alexs-31-days-of-halloween-horror/

Starring Bailey Noble, Troian Bellisario and Kate Burton Directed by Kevin and Michael Goetz Written by Mark L. Smith Anchor Bay Films Admittedly, it’s tough to approach a remake of a film like...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/09/review-martyrs-2016/

Diving into the depths of France and Belgium, Alex and Andrea examine the politics and borders of New French Extremity. Confronting the complex historical narrative that France has created for it...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/09/episode-42-french-kiss-calvaire-2004-and-martyrs-2008/

After some spectacular “pre-lash” (preemptive backlash) from the online community, Paul Feig’s all-women Ghostbusters has finally hit the screens. Alex and Andrea take a break from their su...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/08/episode-41-ghost-girls-ghostbusters-2016/

In the 1980s, vampires left their castles and European hideaways for American suburbs and small towns. In this episode, Andrea and Alex examine what happens when the monster you fear is part of y...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/07/episode-40-revamp-fright-night-1985-and-the-lost-boys-1987/

“Andrea and Alex question every element of their subjects but never take cheap shots at them… Their love for an often maligned genre is inspiring and positive, making them essential voices in...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/06/gamesradar-june-29-2016/

The ’90s are alive in space with the sequels which have been derided and praised in equal measure. Drawing from the complex production histories of both movies, Andrea and Alex seek to understa...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/06/episode-39-alienation-part-2-alien-3-1992-and-alien-resurrection-1997/

Catch Jonesie the cat and keep the work loader handy because Alex and Andrea are on an express elevator to LV-426 discussing feminism, mothering, special effects and the enduring influence of cl...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/05/episode-38-alienation-part-1-alien-1979-and-aliens-1986/

Hollywood is currently enamored with the comic book superheroes who have dominated the film landscape for the last several years. In this episode, Andrea and Alex go back to the earlier origins o...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/04/episode-37-drawn-together-the-crow-1994-and-30-days-of-night-2007/

Everyone’s got mother issues, right? This episode examines the perceived and manifested strains on maternal instinct once malevolent forces enter the picture. Alex and Andrea investigate where ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/03/episode-36-mommy-dearest-the-babadook-2014-and-goodnight-mommy-2014/

Bust out your corsets and button up your pinafores because we’re going back to the 19th century… by way of the 1990s. In this episode, Alex and Andrea examine conflicting authorial intentions...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/02/episode-35-body-rippers-bram-stokers-dracula-1992-and-mary-shelleys-frankenstein-1994/

Wanna help us pick the movies for April’s episode? Wanna enter to win a copy of Rue Morgue’s BLOOD IN FOUR COLOURS? Well, you can accomplish both just by commenting on this blog post! Simpl...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/02/blood-in-four-colours-giveaway/

Andrea and Alex dive back into the virtual mailbag to reassess everything covered in 2015, from the highs to the lows and everything in between. EXTRA CREDIT Films of the New French Extremity: Vi...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2016/01/episode-34-the-assessment-iii-season-of-the-faculty/

Alex and Andrea take a tour of the Overlook Hotel examining Stanley Kubrick’s seminal film, the spectre of Stephen King’s book and the complexities of family life under the American dream. RE...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/12/episode-33-all-work-and-no-play-stanley-kubricks-the-shining-1980/

Alex and Andrea are joined by Paul “Canuxploitation” Corupe to deconstruct the architecture and isolation of David Cronenberg’s first feature, SHIVERS, within the context of the Canadian ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/11/episode-32-i-want-your-sex-david-cronenbergs-shivers-1975/

Keep a crucifix close and put some pea soup on the stove because Alex and Andrea are confronting their demons to talk about The Exorcist and why the scariest things are sometimes the most persona...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/10/episode-31-the-power-of-christ-compels-you-the-exorcist-1973/

Why do we watch horror movies? The aptly named documentary Why Horror? poses that very question to scholars, writers, artists, filmmakers and fans. The film follows comedian, horror journalist an...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/10/filmmaker-spotlight-tal-zimerman-why-horror/

A mini-episode sharing our memories of Craven’s films and their impact. EXTRA CREDIT Never Sleep Again: The Nightmare on Elm Street Legacy (2010). The only Nightmare on Elm Street documentary y...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/10/filmmaker-spotlight-dreamweaver-wes-craven-1939-2015/

When director Todd Strauss-Schulson introduced his newest film The Final Girls on the final day of the Toronto International Film Festival, he promised a love letter not only to horror, but to th...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/09/review-the-final-girls-2015/

Andrea and Alex grab their randomly assigned weapons and try to survive the danger zones of Kinji Fukasaku’s turn of the millennium classic while discussing the film’s emphasis on generationa...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/09/episode-30-born-to-run-battle-royale-2000/

“For fans looking for in-depth analysis on the cultural impact of horror, The Faculty of Horror podcast is hard to beat.” Read full article here

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/09/entertainment-weekly-september-10-2015/

Andrea and Alex open a puzzlebox to unpack the history, mythology and impact of Clive Barker’s iconic series. REQUIRED READING Hellraiser. Dir Clive Barker, 1987. Hellbound: Hellraiser II. Dir...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/07/episode-29-jesus-wept-hellraiser-1987-and-hellbound-hellraiser-ii-1988/

Blockbusters are as much a part of summer as sunburns and mosquitoes. In this episode, Andrea and Alex explore what it means when the billion dollar industry that is Hollywood casts its evil eye ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/06/episode-28-horrorwood-the-haunting-1999-and-world-war-z-2013/

We return to the theme of witches with an evil eye to look at them in a broader historical and social context. Who was a witch? Who was a bitch? Who actually deserved what they got? REQUIRED REA...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/05/episode-27-bewitched-witches-in-film-part-2-with-the-witchfinder-general-1968-the-crucible-1996-and-inferno-1980/

“Despite the sometimes-heavy topics, the conversation between these two smart-as-hell ladies is always funny and lively – never pedantic. Make no bones about it: The Faculty of Horror is a gh...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/05/broken-pencil-magazine-may-4-2015/

Andrea and Alex talk about sisters doing it for themselves as women run communities, islands and families with sinister intentions. Are they better, worse or the same as communities run by men? H...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/04/episode-26-mother-lover-matriarchy-in-the-wicker-man-1973-2006-and-paranormal-activity-3-2011/

Andrea and Alex return to the outskirts of civilization with Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods. Looking at archetypes, genre tropes and the limits of humanity, the Faculty p...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/03/episode-25-i-thought-thered-be-stars-the-cabin-in-the-woods-2012/

Up is down, left is right and black is white in this month’s episode. Tackling the Canadian winter horror film Pontypool, Andrea and Alex talk about national identity, broadcast journalism and ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/02/episode-24-kill-is-kiss-pontypool-2008/

Andrea and Alex talk to emerging filmmaker Ashlea Wessel about her new body-horror/creature feature “Ink”. The ladies talk filmmaking styles, assembling a crew and horror influences. She also...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/02/filmmaker-spotlight-ashlea-wessel/

We mentioned that Andrea reviewed Álex de la Iglesia’s Witching and Bitching in our Assessment episode. As it turns out, the movie came out too long ago for Rue Morgue to run her review in th...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/01/review-witching-bitching/

Andrea and Alex venture once more into the breach and tackle the questions and comments received over the last year. They also look back on a year’s worth of topics and reassess their own opini...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/01/episode-23-the-assessment-part-2-the-revenge/

“The Faculty of Horror stands out as one of the more intelligent discourses on genre cinema today and stands as proof that the horror genre can offer thematic depth and richness that critics of...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2015/01/all-things-horror-december-27-2014/

“The hosts use their knowledge of psychological themes and awareness of social issues, along with wide range of film knowledge and references to create a thoroughly interesting, intelligent, an...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/12/goodpodcasts-com-october-13-2014/

Andrea and Alex get in the holiday spirit by exploring the myths, legends and traditions that surround one of the most beloved and iconic figures in North America, Santa Claus. In both Saint and ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/12/episode-22-you-better-watch-out-santa-claus-comes-to-town-in-saint-2010-and-rare-exports-a-christmas-tale-2010/

Don’t drink the herbal remedy, don’t eat the mousse because Andrea and Alex are back to talk about Roman Polanski’s 1968 film, Rosemary’s Baby. By looking at filmic techniques, societal c...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/11/episode-21-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-rosemarys-baby-1968/

“If you’ve ever enjoyed a college class, and you like the genre of horror… you’re gonna feel right at home here.” Full episode here

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/11/pod-on-pod-october-24-2014/

Toronto based visual artist, award-winning photographer and friend to The Faculty of Horror Ashlea Wessel is about to make her mark in the world of film with her upcoming short, Ink. Merging body...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/11/coming-soon-ashlea-wessels-ink/

Andrea and Alex take a wrong turn down the horrored halls and discuss Eduardo Sánchez and Daniel Myrick’s groundbreaking film, The Blair Witch Project. By looking at the created mythology, u...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/10/episode-20-its-very-hard-to-get-lost-in-america-these-days-the-blair-witch-project-1999/

“…the Faculty of Horror shows the oft overlooked intelligence in a blood-splattered genre of popular culture. It’ll turn your brain on and then… it’ll splatter it on the walls.” Full ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/10/sounds-like-an-earful-october-5-2014/

Alex and Andrea explore the history, treatment and perception of eating disorders through Darren Aronofsky’s Oscar winning film Black Swan and Sam Raimi’s return to the horror genre, Drag Me...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/09/episode-19-devoured-eating-disorders-in-black-swan-2010-and-drag-me-to-hell-2009/

Alex checked out TIFF’s Midnight Madness 2014 and caught a bad case of seasickness   REC 4: Apocalypse director Jaume Balagueró began his post TIFF screening Q and A with an answer to the que...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/09/review-rec-4-apocalypse/

“Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West examine horror in ways that are fascinating … even if you’re not a horror fan.  Great stuff.” Full article here

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/09/ideatrash-july-31-2014/

Pack your bag, say goodbye to Mom and Dad because it’s camp time. The annual tradition of camping has come to the Faculty of Horror and Andrea and Alex set off into the wilds to talk about natu...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/08/episode-18-camp-blood-friday-the-13th-1980-and-sleepaway-camp-1983/

Alex and Andrea take the biggest boat they can find and go into the deep as summer dawns once again. Their bait is the examination of nature as vengeance, the strong hold of Americana and the new...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/06/episode-17-blood-in-the-water-jaws-1975-and-piranha-1978/

We here at the Faculty of Horror know we’re pretty lucky that we’ve got some of the most engaged, thoughtful and funny listeners who take time out of their day to listen to us. Recently, we p...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/05/under-the-skin-contest/

Join Alex and Andrea as they call the corners and delve into the world of witchcraft. By examining The Craft (1996), Antichrist (2009) and The Lords of Salem (2013)  the role of the witch as pro...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/05/episode-16-toil-and-trouble-witches-in-film/

Andrea and Alex dig up the bodies they have been burying around the city and discuss the business of death, dream logic, and some beloved character’s journeys through Don Coscarelli’s first t...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/04/episode-15-life-death-and-the-tall-man-phantasm-and-phantasm-ii/

“Cannot recommend highly enough! Essential listening… I’m counting the days until the next episode.” Full article here

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/03/amazing-stories-march-19-2014/

Alex and Andrea pack up their problems and head to a remote cabin in the woods to learn what lurks deep inside every man which leads to bloodshed and dismemberment. Hopefully, by utilizing hero a...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/03/episode-14-join-us-the-evil-dead-evil-dead-2-dead-by-dawn/

 We are pleased to greet you at the new permanent resting place of the horrored halls of academia. Back when we started in December 2012, The Faculty of Horror podcast was a fun little idea that...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/03/welcome-to-our-new-website/

“The series is refreshingly unpretentious, knowledgeable, and will leave you thinking long after you curl up on one of these frigid nights on your couch and watch Evil Dead.” Full article her...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/02/a-v-clubc-podmass-february-10-2014/

With Valentine’s Day upon us again, Alex and Andrea examine the mates of classic monsters. What is their role? How big is their ring? And will it last past the wedding night? REQUIRED READING T...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/02/episode-13-til-death-do-us-part-monster-brides/

In their twelfth episode Andrea and Alex sift through assorted feedback culled from emails, comments and social media. They dare to tackle the dark and tortuous questions from a year of horror po...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2014/01/episode-12-the-assessment/

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, so Andrea and Alex take a bite out of Tobe Hooper’s horror classic and all the film and cultural theory that goes with it because the family that eat...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/12/episode-11-family-dinner-texas-chain-saw-massacre-1974/

It’s that time of the month! In this episode, Alex and Andrea get a visit from their Aunt Flo to talk about the most natural of all curses: womanhood. Listen as they bleed poetic about Ginger S...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/11/episode-10-girl-youll-be-a-woman-soon/

Alex and Andrea regress back to childhood to discuss children in scary situations. From the good, the bad and the adorable, they tackle notions of class, purity and what happens to the kids who g...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/10/episode-9-childs-play-children-in-horror-films/

In this episode Andrea and Alex dig up the stories from our past that we just can’t seem to quit. Why do they keep reappearing, who’s responsible and what’s that scratching noise? REQUIRED ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/09/episode-8-a-friend-of-a-friend-urban-legends-in-film/

In this episode the ladies tackle genre, identity and snack food structures in Jonathan Demme’s classic 1992 film Silence of the Lambs. Listen for their screams… REQUIRED READING Manhunter. D...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/07/episode-7-chianti-you-hear-the-lambs/

Alex and Andrea watch a cursed tape. Well, two cursed tapes. Well, a movie about a cursed tape and a remake of that movie. In this episode we’re talking about Hideo Nakata’s Ring (1998) and t...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/06/episode-6-one-ring-to-rule-them-all-ring-1998-and-the-ring-2002/

Join Alex and Andrea along with special guest Stuart “Feedback” Andrews (host of the Rue Morgue Podcast and Cinephobia Radio) as they tackle Joss Whedon’s seminal television series Buffy th...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/05/episode-5-i-slay-therefore-i-am-the-buffyverse-1997-2003/

In this episode, Andrea, Alex and friends tackle the age-old question, which horror films scare you the most? Using different analytical frameworks we discuss a variety of scary films and scenes ...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/04/episode-4-do-you-like-scary-movies/

In this episode, Alex and Andrea aim their smart-bombs squarely at Diablo Cody’s Jennifer’s Body and how there’s much more to the film than meets the eye. REQUIRED READING Jennifer’s Body...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/03/episode-3-jennifers-body/

To celebrate the world’s most meaningless holiday, Andrea and Alex take a look at Fear and Fatal Attraction in a celebration of love- the kind that takes a lot to die. REQUIRED READING Fatal At...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2013/02/episode-two-comparecontrast-fatal-attraction-1987-and-fear-1996/

Join horror journalists and occasional academics Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West as they discuss the seminal Canadian proto-slasher Black Christmas, as well as John Carpenter‘s immort...

https://www.facultyofhorror.com/2012/12/episode-one-comparecontrast-black-christmas-1974-and-halloween-1978/