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Welcome back to Fright School! This week Renegade Film Festival director Vanessa Ionta Wright joins us in the Wes Craven Memorial Zoom Lounge! We chat about her history with horror and all the exciting plans she has for the Fest this year! We have been looking forward to it for so long! We also go spelunking in the terrifying caves of THE DESCENT! We discuss monstrous men metaphors, bad ass women, and hot boxing it in Ohio. \n\nRENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL:\n\nThe Renegade Film Festival presents three days of the best in independent genre film. The event is taking place March 3-5, 2022 at the Strand Theatre. Tickets are available through the Strand Box Office. \n\nCheck out the Full schedule NOW available!\n\nWould you like a chance to own some amazing horror items? You can!!!! The Renegade Film Festival is hosting an opportunity for you to own some amazing stuff. Drawing will be #LIVE on the Renegade Film Festival facebook page THURSDAY FEB 10TH AT 8PM EST (5pm for the west coasters) with Andre Gower & Adam Marcus to pick the winners!\n\nRecommended Reading/Viewing:\n\nOfficial Theatrical Trailer The Descent (2005)\n\nThe Descent Redefined Women in Horror Movies By Hannah Bonner\n\nCheck out our TEEPUBLIC offerings to help us with our fundraising efforts!\n\nExtra Credit:\n\nWe can't wait for the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! Follow all of their social media for updates! We hope to see you there! \n\nFOLLOW US!\nFacebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree\n\nEXTRA CREDIT:\n\nWE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright School without the incomparable assistance of one Matt Kelly. Now you can benefit from his and co-founder of WE KNOW PODCASTING Chris Fafalios' 25+ years of combined experience to take your show to the next level. They want to share their experience with you, giving you a leg up on the competition. In a world of run-of-the-mill podcasts, you can stand out from the crowd with a professional and engaging show! \n\nFright School Recommended Texts:\n\nCreepy Bitches: Essays On Horror From Women In Horror by Alyse Wax, Rebekah McKendry, PhD. and more!\n\nHorror Noire: A History of Black Horror by Robin R Means Coleman\n\nThe Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch by Paul Wells\n\nMen, Women, and Chain Saws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film by Carol J. Clover\n\nMonsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff\n\nThe Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal\n\nProjected Fears by Kendall R. Phillips\n\nSupport FRIGHT SCHOOL by contributing 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