154 - Artificial Dumbness (w/ Zakiya) - Cell (2016)

Published: March 22, 2021, 10 a.m.

Welcome back to another Fright School Special Topics: Stephen King! This week we welcome back Zakiya to discuss Stephen King's CELL! Joe gives us the rundown on Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGUE cut on HBOMax. Zakiya gives us some tips for getting caught up on the MCU for WANDAVISION. Joshua tries not to fall asleep just talking about the AVENGERS movies. The group discusses CELL, Stephen King's vision of the inevitable cellular zombie apocalypse. Are we already living it? We chat about technophobia, artificial intelligence, and the cultural anxiety around terrorism. \n\nFOLLOW US!\nFacebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree\n\nJERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS:\n\nEpisode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1\n\nEpisode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2\n\nEpisode3: Episode 131: March Madness 2021! The Remaining Brackets!\n\nRecommended Reading:\n\nOriginal trailer CELL (2016)\n\nTECHNOPHOBIA IN CELL BY STEPHEN KING\n\nEXTRA CREDIT:\n\nWE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE!\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