We're back from Spring Break to discuss the French horror classique HIGH TENSION (2003)! We celebrate Lesbian Visibility Day! Joshua talks about the Melissa Etheridge Cruise. Joe promotes his other show, Art Time of the Month. We catch up on RuPaul's Drag Race and Game of Thrones. Won't you hop into our rusty old van for a joyride of terror through the French countryside? WE'RE GOING TO MIDSUMMER SCREAM! Use code FRIGHTSCHOOL for 20% off tickets! Mentioned in this episode: -In The Valley Below's...
Apr 29, 2019•1 hr 11 min
Fright School takes a field trip to see the latest film from the mind of Jordan Peele, Us (2019). Recent guests TJ and Mike join us in the studio too. 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
Apr 01, 2019•1 hr
A special Extra Credit episode of Fright School! Featuring all the cool people we met and gave money to at Monster Mania 42. Listen and check them out! LET THE PLUG-A-PALOOZA BEGIN Jersey Ghouls Horror Movie Night The Blood Buddies and Issue #1 of their zine Knee High Horror Etsy store and KHH Instagram Survivial of the Film Freaks campaign site and trailer on YouTube SLASHER app Ben Russel, Artist & Illustrator Arcane Bunny Society and the lip balm that Joshua ruined Studiohouse Designs Sup...
Mar 28, 2019•32 min
This week, Joshua and Joe look into a mirror and summon forth a conversation about Candyman (1992). Our hosts welcome Dr. TJ Tallie to the Wes Craven Memorial Library. He is a professor of African History, and is seen but not heard. The boys go deep into the politics of gay hook-up apps. Joe exoticizes White men. TJ makes his students watch Mean Girls for college credit. Joshua gushes over how romantic the Candyman is. "If Candyman can ask for consent, and his insides are 97% bees, then so can y...
Mar 25, 2019•1 hr 45 min
We had a blast at Monster Mania Con in New Jersey! We ate ABEETZ and drank some wooder! The boys get an education in North/South Jersey and Philly slang from special guest Jacki of the Jersey Ghouls podcast. Joe drops the soap! Joshua may have drained some energy from Jersey Ghoul Marissa's daughter in a desperate act of self preservation! The three of us talk about the really gay Freddy movie. Check out the Jersey Ghouls if you haven't already! They're celebrating their 100th EPISODE! FOLLOW US...
Mar 18, 2019•1 hr 33 min
LATE NIGHT DOUBLE FEATURE PODCASTING LIVE FROM MONSTER MANIA! Joe and Joshua stay up WAY past their bedtimes to commune with fellow Transylvanians at a shadow cast performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975). As is with any overnight class trip, sometimes you need to do sneak out and do fun something fun. We're light on the analysis this week, but heavy on the delirious banter. Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out more a...
Mar 11, 2019•30 min
Fright School returns to Japan with Takashi Miike's AUDITION (1999). Joshua and Joe are joined in the studio with guest lecturer Mike. The boys go DEEPER DEEPER into color symbolism, and attempt to answer if the film is a feminist text. Mike talks about his son, and "horror as heirloom". Mentioned in this episode: Twilight Zone trailer Jennifer Carpenter in The Enemy Within Rue Morgue Lovecraft Country WE'RE GOING TO MONSTER MANIA!That's right, Dear Listener! We're exhibiting at MM with our frie...
Feb 25, 2019•1 hr 45 min
Thiiiinnneeerrr... This week we're joined in the Wes Craven Memorial Library aka Fright School Studios aka that weird room in Joshua's house by our very special guest Adriane! We discuss fatphobia, various lawyerings, and Roma curses that only slightly i nconvenience life. Brushes your cheek Your socks will always be slightly wet... Your Wi-Fi will always have a weak connection... The white man from town will eat all of your Cool Ranch Doritos... Mentioned in this episode: -The X-Files -The Love...
Feb 19, 2019•1 hr 11 min
We're being consumed by John Carpenter's The Thing (1982)! We discuss the upcoming Child's Play and Pet Sematary remakes, spilling imaginary tea with Lupita Nyong'o, and the state of our social media pages thanks to our latest student (ie unpaid) intern Brian! Joe gets very personal with Gus Kenworthy. Joshua goes on a rant about adaptations. We try to figure out if The Thing is about homoeroticism, the "devouring woman," or Cold War trust issues. This episode is a sequel/reimaginaning/remake/re...
Feb 11, 2019•1 hr 10 min
This week the boys ponder the politics of insects, their own aging bodies, and the hubris of Jeff Goldblum. Joshua and Joe have very different reactions to David Cronenberg's The Fly (1986). Is it a tragic love story or just a really gross film? We're here for the body-ody-ody horror. Mentioned this episode: -Michael Varatti -Sam Wineman -Loot Fright -MENDING MONLOGUES DIRECTED BY JOE! WE'RE GOING TO MONSTER MANIA!That's right, Dear Listener! We're exhibiting at MM with our friends Horror Movie ...
Feb 04, 2019•1 hr 1 min
KON'NICHIWA! Joshua and Joe do a foreign exchange with Japan, and discuss the 1998 original RINGU. Joe revisits his first time, and Joshua talks Asian influences. Mentioned in this episode Channel Zero on Shudder Happy Death Day 2U (2019) Escape Room (2019) Suspiria/RPDR All Stars Meme A Night of Queer Horror at UC San Diego Ring by Koji Suzuki We're DEFINITELY doing Memoirs of a Geisha. WE'RE GOING TO MONSTER MANIA!That's right, Dear Listener! We're exhibiting at MM with our friends Horror Movi...
Jan 22, 2019•58 min
It's a new year and a new Fright School episode! Joe and Joshua are joined in the studio with Ashley to #manifest #goodvibesonly, and discuss the latest installment of Blumhouse's Into the Dark series, New Year New You (2018). The panel discusses social media, curating your digital life, and pop psycho babble. Mentioned in the episode: A Brief Introduction to FOSTA SESTA Monster Mania Con 42 We're taking Fright School on the road! WE'RE GOING TO MONSTER MANIA!That's right, Dear Listener! We're e...
Jan 14, 2019•1 hr 21 min
Joshua and Joe put on their blindfolds and head down the river to discuss the latest Netlfix hit, Bird Box (2018). The boys discuss cis-gendered male privilege and the instinct to protect life. Joshua permanently typecasts BD Wong and Joe is misled by lesbianism. Joe pitches the film "Punchable Faces" with those actors you know from something. Mentioned in this episode: Velour: The Drag Magazine Loteria D'Eon Las Culturistas My Favorite Murder FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT...
Jan 07, 2019•1 hr 3 min
It's a minisode for Fright School this week! We gather to discuss Joe's shookedness after seeing Overlord, and wish Joshua well before going under the knife. Things mentioned in the episode: Born to Be Posthumous: The Eccentric Life and Mysterious Genius of Edward Gorey by Mark Dery 200th Anniversary Edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, illustrated by David Plunkert FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-...
Dec 16, 2018•21 min
It was a dark and stormy night at Fright School studios, as Joe and Joshua discuss THE WITCH (2015). Joe talks brown tree snakes, and makes a fool of himself shouting out another podcast host. Joshua talks RuPaul and Dolly Parton. Do you want to live fancy? You better WERK. 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. Lea...
Dec 10, 2018•59 min
It's alumni weekend at the Tanz Dance Academy, as Joshua and Joe welcome back Ashley and Johnny to discuss Dario Argento's SUSPIRIA (1977). The cover gathers to discuss their final thoughts on American Horror Story: Apocalypse. Also in this episode: - Ashley ruins mac and cheese - Johnny sings Goblin's score - Joe is the "Twink Whisperer" - Joshua tries to hold it all together FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/...
Dec 03, 2018•1 hr 25 min
Travel with us, dear listener, back to a simpler times (the late 90's), as we discus THE CRAFT (1996). Joshua wonders what the film would have been like in the hands of a woman and Joe makes a magical announcement. Now is the time. This is the hour. Ours is the magic. Ours is the power ... 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 ...
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 2 min
PRAISE SATAN! It is our displeasure to discuss the new Netflix series THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA (2018). Joshua laments the passing of another Gorefest and Joe talks about the spirits of his ancestors. Fuck me up, cousin Ambrose! 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 ...
Nov 05, 2018•47 min
Happy Halloween! We're revisiting our very first full film analysis episode, 1931's Dracula, by taking a deep dive into the 1992 adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic! 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
Oct 30, 2018•26 min
Joshua and Joe journey on a boat to meet the Nameless Saint in BYZANTIUM (2012). Simply put, we stan a low-born woman fucking all these rich men's vampirism. 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
Oct 28, 2018•49 min
Old Man Joshua and Spooky Aunt Joe are here for this week’s film, THE HUNGER (1983). This film has it all: Olivia Newton John hair, Bowie’s bottom, and a twist on the Vampire mythos. We also hear a bit from some new friends from the Garden State! Grab your Ankh and let’s get CUT. 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 Pinecas...
Oct 22, 2018•1 hr 4 min
Joshua and Joe are transported to the suburbs outside of Stockholm in LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) based on John Ajvide Lindqvist's haunting novel. Joshua promotes literacy by making Joe read the subtitles and using words like "cognate". Joe tries to decide if the dad's friend is gay. -John Ajvide Lindqvist -Purchase the Let The Right One In novel here FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Support FRIGHT SCHOOL by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/fright-school Find out mor...
Oct 14, 2018•1 hr 6 min
We interrupt your regularly scheduled Fright School to bring you recap of the first four episodes of American Horror Story: Apocalypse! Joshua and Joe are joined in the outpost by Johnny to share our reactions, thoughts, confusion, and much more. There's got to be a morning after ... 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 Pin...
Oct 06, 2018•36 min
We have another special guest lecturer episode with the wonderful Ashley! We go into her horror origin story and how her sister is the one responsible. Joshua fluffs a ghost and Joe questions the nature of his reality. The class also discusses American Mary (2012) and female body politics (sort of). 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 i...
Sep 27, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Gather your supplies, or get out while you can, as Joshua and Joe head into 30 Days of Night (2007)! 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
Sep 22, 2018•55 min
This week we’re searching for some LOST BOYS (1987). But then, what else is new? We chat about the new season of American Horror Story, the upcoming Halloween sequel, Judy Greer’s career, and scary nuns! Joe obviously brings up the Gilmore Girls and Joshua reveals some plans for this year’s Gorefest. This episode dedicated to the late Corey Haim (Sam) and Brooke McCarter (Paul). Join our Patreon for access to exclusive content! Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly newsletter! Che...
Sep 15, 2018•51 min
This week we prepare for the apocalypse in 28 Days Later (2002) with special guest, Laura! We dive in deep to discuss politics, religious upbringings, toxic masculinity, and other real-life horrifying things. Can you survive the infected? Better make sure you have a strong female lead! 28 DAYS LATER on HULU More Apocalyptic Film Recs! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Fright School Recommended Texts: The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. Skal Men, Women, and Chain Saws: ...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 24 min
This week, the boys are visiting A Quiet Place (2018)! Joshua goes on a Funko Pop rant, and Joe gets excited for office Halloween decor. We discuss ableism, Deaf Culture, the use of American Sign Language in the film. Also, we have as the all important question: Do you even horror, bro? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 02, 2018•1 hr 16 min
We're sitting down to talk all things Tourist Trap (1979) with special guest lecturer, Johnny! This movie has got it all! Lost teenagers. Singing mannequins. A telekinetic villain. A swimming hole that looks like it is filled with raw sewage. Fun for the whole family! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2018•1 hr 5 min
This week Joshua and Joe recap their trip to Midsummer Scream 2018! It was a frightening time. The boys met Linda Blair, celebrated 30 years of Elvira, and 25 years of Hocus Pocus! Joe got creeped out in the Hall of Shadows, and Joshua got turned on in the House of 1,000 Corpses. We represented the fuck out of LGBTQ horror with Sam Wineman, Michael Varrati, and other fabulous creators. It was such a great time. We can't wait to do it again next year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...
Aug 05, 2018•51 min
