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116: Justice for Franklin (Black Christmas / Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Season 4, Ep. 16
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We do a bit of noticing of the origins of the Slasher genre with Black Christmas directed by Bob Clark and Texas Chainsaw Massacre directed by Tobe Hooper.
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19. 118: Love a Flamethrower (Alien / The Thing)
48:44||Season 4, Ep. 19We do a bit of noticing of SciFi Horror, secret robots, and flamethrowers with Alien directed by Ridley Scott and The Thing directed by John Carpenter.
18. Lesson 3: Science Fiction
46:20||Season 4, Ep. 18We do a bit of learning about the elements of the Science Fiction genre in our third lesson...
17. 117: Kermit-Sexual (Psycho / Don't Look Now)
47:19||Season 4, Ep. 17We do a bit of noticing of psychological horror and the importance of a good title in Psycho directed by Alfred Hitchcock and Don't Look Now directed by Nicolas Roeg.
BONUS: Clarence is a Menace (It's a Wonderful Life)
40:23||Season 4We do a bit of noticing of Christmas magic (?) and that George Bailey is kinda an entitled jerk-face in It's a Wonderful Life.
15. 115: Some Vampires Glitter (Under the Skin / A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night)
44:40||Season 4, Ep. 15We do a bit of noticing of alien nutrition, sexy vampires, and Art House Horror in Under the Skin directed by Jonathan Glazer and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
14. 114: Donuts in the Parking Lot (The Fly / Titane)
01:00:18||Season 4, Ep. 14We do a bit of noticing of body horror in The Fly directed by David Cronenberg and Titane directed by Julia Ducournau.
13. 113: Silliness and Darkness (Carrie / Ringu)
48:20||Season 4, Ep. 13We did a bit of noticing of the elements of supernatural horror in Carrie and Ringu.
12. 112: Velour Parkour Ninjas (Night of the Living Dead & 28 Years Later)
55:40||Season 4, Ep. 12We do a bit of noticing of zombie fiction with Romero's grandaddy of all zombie flicks, Night of the Living Dead and the most recent addition, Danny Boyle's 28 Years Later.