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It\u2019s once again that time of year when ghosts, ghouls, and goblins are on the prowl. That\u2019s right: it\u2019s Halloween. And as much as we are scared to admit it, that means it\u2019s also time for another Halloween Hangover episode of the Film Comment Podcast, where co-editors Devika Girish and Clinton Krute confront one of their greatest fears\u2014horror movies\u2014with the help of some masters of the macabre.\n\nFor this year\u2019s festivities, they invited two horror experts to inflict some fear\u2014FC contributor Nicholas Russell, and Clyde Folley, curator of the \u201990s Horror series currently haunting the Criterion Channel. The two selected a pair of freaky favorites: Abel Ferrara\u2019s Body Snatchers, an early-\u201990s remake of the classic sci-fi chiller, and Michael Powell\u2019s 1960 serial killer masterpiece, Peeping Tom. Where Powell\u2019s film lived up to its reputation as an endlessly fascinating text, rich with commentary on the inherent violence of visual culture, Ferrara\u2019s streamlined variation on an oft-told tale opened up surprising questions about identity, family, and conformity. \n\nListen to the end for some bonus, bone-chilling picks!