{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/640793c11181ac00116015fe/67046946c88f09c3e018fda5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cursed Shorts","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/640793c11181ac00116015fe/1728341131435-6e966c95-e767-4723-8653-f994df1cdb3b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Join Mick and Ben as they wade into the horror delights of 'Spookoween' by examining a selection of captivating horror shorts like<strong> 'Portrait of God'</strong> and '<strong>Jack Stauber's Opal</strong>'. The discussion takes a look at why the short film format might be the most suited to horror and how 90's television horror anthologies like <strong>Are You Afraid of the Dark </strong>and <strong>Goosebumps </strong>primed us to crave short form horror. </p><p>From there, the conversation shifts to the poor box office performance of 'Joker: Foile a Deux' and scrutinises possible reasons behind its poor reception</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLePfy_IaTJl_Z6xstccxM90zmLmGq7dG0&amp;feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Our Cursed Shorts Playlist!</a></p><p><br></p><ul><li>[00:00] Welcome to Sure Look Sure Listen and Give us Reviews</li><li>[03:23] Horror Shorts from the Internet</li><li>[06:24] The Importance of Ambiguity in Horror</li><li>[12:29] Classic Horror Anthologies</li><li>[14:51] Exploring Cursed Shorts</li><li>[16:54] Portrait of God and cursed Media</li><li>[24:35] Strangers and hell being other people</li><li>[30:35] Jack Stauber's Opal and the horrors of reality</li><li>[40:51] Ellie's realisation and Ambiguity</li><li>[42:43]Review of 'The Chair'</li><li>[47:50] Horror Short 'Lights Out'</li><li>[51:34] Make Me A Sandwich: A Dark Comedy</li><li>[55:31] Animated Horror: Dead Horse</li><li>[58:50] Pooka Irish Folklore and Bosco</li><li>[01:02:52] Hollywood's Struggle with Sequels and Fandom</li><li>[01:15:53] Wrap-Up and Next Week's Preview</li></ul><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/UKRiVyJRtnI?feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ponysmasher on the Importance of Sound Design in Horror</a></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/1lTYPvArbGo?feature=shared\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hannibal's Nightmare Machine</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Give us a follow, or get in touch!:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://discord.gg/RmVkFqauzF\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hop Up On That Discord Baby!</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@surelooksurelisten\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tiktok</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/surelooksurelistenpodcast/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/6007652b795a1c638da16e90/shows/640793c11181ac00116015fe/episodes/Michaelandbenjaminspodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gmail</a></p><p><a href=\"https://substack.com/home/post/p-148682573?r=4cp15l&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Substack</a></p><p><a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/0K6MUog02vHNqa2XL86Isa?si=363efd462e734f9d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Leave us a review on Spotify</a></p><p><a href=\"https://discord.gg/B9VaRzWa\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join the Collecting Issues Discord</a></p><p><a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/collecting-issues/episodes/all-star-superman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Collecting Issues</a></p>","author_name":"Michael and Benjamin"}