163 - Contract Law and Genocide - Corpse Bride (2005)

Welcome to another episode of Fright School! We start off with some mangled French. Joe has been catching up on NEW television including HALSTON. We quickly get sidetracked with Audrey Tautou, Chocalat, and White Elephant gift exchanges. Just try to keep up, Dear Listener. It's quite a journey. Joshua watched HORROR IN THE HIGH DESERT now on Tubi. This week we're continuing our Bride series with Tim Burton's THE CORPSE BRIDE! It's a fun musical filled with corpses and every British person ever. Joe gives the musicalness of it all a critique. We chat about poor rich people, more horrors of heteronormativity, and the very sad history of the Corpse Bride story. We're talking pogroms and genocide! It just got super dark in here all of a sudden... We popped up on EVERY MONTH MADNESS to discuss Queer Coded Cartoon characters. Part 1 is available NOW! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree Recommended Reading: Original trailer THE CORPSE BRIDE (2005) You can borrow the eBook for LILITH'S CAVE: JEWISH TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL at archive.org EXTRA CREDIT: WE HAVE ALL NEW TEES AND MERCH AVAILABLE! WE 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! WE GOT OUT OF BED TODAY John and Jasmine speak with one of Piti's most famous residents and Academic Challenge Bowl legend (and Fright School co-host!) Joe Fejeran! Fright School Recommended Texts: NEW RECOMENDATION: Monsters in the Closet: Homosexuality and the Horror Film by Harry Benshoff 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 contributing 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