090 - The Singular and The Plural (with Daniel) - Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986)

We're taking it back to junior high with a compare and contrast paper episode! We welcome to the studio Alien franchise super fan Daniel! The three of us break down our trip to the 40th Anniversary screening of ALIEN. Daniel helps us keep our facts straight, well as straight as they'll go anyways... When choosing sides, Joe lands firmly on the ALIENS side leaving Joshua outnumbered. We chat about the Vietnam War, motherhood, AIDS, male pregnancy, and Joshua gets a bit emotional at the thought of Xenomorph genocide. It gets weird is all we're really trying to say... Don't forget if you're in San Diego or will be in San Diego check out CARRIE THE MUSICAL! Click here to get tickets to OnStage Playhouse's CARRIE THE MUSICAL September 27th-Nov 3rd Works Cited in this ep: The Strange and Twisted Life of “Frankenstein" By Jill Lepore 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 FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more at https://fright-school.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices