Welcome back to Fright School! We are stoked to be back in the Wes Craven Memorial Library for the first time in 14 months recording this episode! Joe takes time to take in all of the stuff Joshua has accumulated in that time. We also chat about Drag Race, of course. This week we continue our exploration of the themes of Little Red Riding Hood in horror with HARD CANDY (2005)! We try to keep our pronouns straight (insert laugh here) when discussing the character of Hayley and actor Elliot Page. We discuss how the film subverts traditional expectations of predator and prey, the post 9/11 world and revelations of torture, and how hating Goldfrapp is what truly makes Hayley the villain. Joe and Joshua take a moment to get VERY personal about their relationships with gender and masculinity. Also, anyone want to help us adapt HARD CANDY to the stage?
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Recommended Reading:
Original trailer HARD CANDY (2005)
In 'Hard Candy' A Modern Little Red Riding Hood is Out to Dispatch a Wolf by John Grassi
Unconscious Adaptation: Hard Candy as Little Red Riding Hood by Natalie Hayton
Lolita With A Scalpel by Roger Ebert
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Fright School Recommended Texts:
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal
Men, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover
Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman
Projected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips
The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells
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