Feb 25 2025
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Episode 137. One of Us: Freaks (1932)

Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning’s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss why Freaks remains a unique and unrepeatable entry in the horror canon.

 

REQUIRED READING

Freaks. Dir. Tod Browning, 1932. 
 

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Spurs. Tod Robbins short story on which Freaks is based. 
 
What’s so Scary about Disability? Laura Elliott’s piece on the legacy of fearing some bodies. 
 
Disfigured: On Fairy Tales, Disability, and Making Space. Amanda Leduc’s exploration of how society has stigmatized disabilities for centuries. 
 
Code of the Freaks. A 2020 documentary covering portrayals of disability in film.
 
A Brief Timeline of the History of Disabilities: The Shameful Treatment of People with Disabilities. An overview covering how perceptions of disabilities have shifted over human history. 
 

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Jan 28 2025
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Episode 136. Curse of Fack: 2024 Year in Review

Andrea and Alex run down their favourite horror films from 2024, share what they’re looking forward to this year and go head-to-head in trivia for Fack supremacy. 

 

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Dec 28 2024
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Episode 135. Family Matters: The Brood (1979)

Join us as we breakdown the isolated families of David Cronenberg’s The Brood. From family structures to the legalese of it all, we investigate why and how we cling to each other. 

Last chance for our Class of 2024 merch! Artwork by the incredible Candice Purwin.
 

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The Brood. Dir. David Cronenberg, 1979. 
 

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Cronenberg on Cronenberg. A collection of interviews with the man himself on the making and meaning of his films. 
 
The Evolution of Pregnancy Portraits From Tudor England to Beyonce. A history of the pregnant body as spectacle. 
 
The Brood: Separation Trials. A Criterion retrospective by Carrie Rickey.
 
 
Oliver Reed and Orson Welles on Merv Griffin. From Andrea’s secret stash of bookmarked videos.
 

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Dec 24 2024
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Fack Flash! Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU

Christmas came early for the profs this year, with an advance screening to Robert Eggers’ hotly anticipated adaptation of Nosferatu! We recorded our immediate reaction at the cinema for our Patreon, but we wanted to spread the good cheer for the film’s wide release.

Hear our raw reactions – but beware spoilers if you don’t want details!


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