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

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. FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree JERSEY GHOULS MARCH MADNESS: Episode 1: Episode 129: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 1 Episode 2: Episode 130: March Madness 2021! The 32 Bracket - Part 2 Episode3: Episode 131: March Madness 2021! The Remaining Brackets! Recommended Reading: Original trailer CELL (2016) TECHNOPHOBIA IN CELL BY STEPHEN KING EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! 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 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