115 - Alexa, Play This Is America (with Zakiya!) - The Cabin in the Woods (2012)

Published: May 18, 2020, 10 a.m.

Welcome back to Fright School: Isolation. It's been a year in the making, but we are finally joined by web programmer, activist, and dear friend of the show Zakiya! We catch up on all thingz Dragz now that Joe has watched it AWWWWLL. Henny. GOOORL. Yaaaass. Joshua and Zakiya share in their mutual love for MRS. AMERICA. The Samsquanch has been watching HOARDERS all morning and eyeing the Wes Craven Memorial Library suspiciously... After the break, we hike out to THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012) much to Joshua's chagrin. He's going to get fresh air all over him! We discuss the metaphor of horror film-making, guilty pleasure viewing, race and Joss Whedon, and whether or not this whole thing is about American pride... or hubris.\n\nRecommended Reading:\n\nOfficial Trailer THE CABIN IN THE WOODS (2012)\n\nThe Cabin in the Woods Explained \u2014 It\u2019s a Giant Metaphor by Russ Nickel\n\n34 Things We Learned From The Cabin in the Woods Commentary\n\nEXTRA CREDIT:\nCheck us out on the Horror Movie Night Podcast Live episode!\n\nFollow the Horror Movie Night podcast if you're not already!\n\nHorror Movie Night Live Episode 2 with the JERSEY GHOULS \n\nCheck out GEEKSCAPE'S latest show MFK ULTIMATE! with Joe and Delia!\n\nElvira's " 'Elvirus' Quarantine Tips and Carole Baskin parody"\n\nMichael Varrati and June Gloom Production's UNUSUAL ATTACHMENT\n\nCheck out FRIGHT SCHOOL on Instagram for silly pics we took during this recording\n\nSOCIALLY DISTANT TRIVIA WITH JOE!\n\nWe were so happy to be judges for Under_Score Productions weekly script competition! We want to encourage all of our friends and fans who love to write to contribute:\n\nThe theme for the week of 18 May to 23 May 2020 is Western.\n\nSo to all the creatives trapped in their homes, please submit your Western themed film scripts to the Eigth week of the Under_Score Productions script writing contest.\n\nThe week's script is due Saturday 23 May at 1200 Central Time. Submit a 10 to 20 page script in .PDF format.\n\nSubmit to: underscorescripts@gmail.com\n\nCONTEST WEBSITE\n\nFOLLOW US! \nFacebook Twitter Instagram\n\nFright School Recommended Texts:\n\nThe Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal\n\nMen, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover\n\nHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman\n\nProjected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips\n\nThe Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells\n\nSupport FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school\n\nFind out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co\n\nThis podcast is powered by Pinecast.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices