Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are interrupting our regularly scheduled episode to bring you a review of BODIES BODIES BODIES! Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official trailer BODIES BODIES BODIES (2022) ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ and the Difficulty of Coping IRL Join our Patreon for access to exclusive content! Sign up for The Fright School Reader our NEW monthly newsletter! Check out our TEEPUBLIC offerings for all of your Fright School Supplies!! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram Li...
Aug 22, 2022•53 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We welcome back to the show friend and Godzilla fan Brennan Klein! Joe and Brennan take on High School Musical The Musical The Series. That’s a mouthful. We also chat about the CATS ballroom reimagining. This week it’s all about the King of the Monsters, GODZILLA! We chat about the direct artistic response to nuclear fallout, Godzilla as a consequence and victim of war, and the palpable real horror echoed in the cinematography of the film. Brennan also breaks down ...
Aug 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We celebrate another win for Jinkx Monsoon! Drag Race All Stars Season 7 was quite a fun journey. Joshua and Joe are also watching American Horror Stories. This month is all about the giant monsters of film history. We’re kicking things off with the 1933 classic KING KONG! We revisit HORROR NOIRE to get into the racial politics of the film, pull from the work of Angela Davis to contextualize racist mythologies, and wonder about what else remains to be discovered in...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua recounts the horror of being invaded by young primates. Joe went to the theatre to see Here There Are Blueberries at the La Jolla Playhouse. Did you ever wonder what the Nazis did in their spare time? Neither did we, but it apparently makes for a great play. This week we snuck off to see NOPE, Jordan Peele's latest masterpiece. We SPOIL the fuck out of it, so listener BEWARE! Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official trailer NOPE (2022) Breaking Down the Meaning...
Aug 01, 2022•59 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joe is revisiting Westworld. We catch up on Drag Race. This week we're going deep for UNDERWATER. It's about a terrifying situation in which Kristen Stewart finds herself trapped on the ocean floor with T.J Miller! We chat about climate anxiety in horror, getting deep throated by a sea monster, and a surprise Cthulhu. You can WATCH this episode now by subscribing to our Patreon! :) Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official trailer Underwater (2020) Join our Patreon for...
Jul 25, 2022•53 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua shares mixed feelings about Pride. Joe is very disinterested in discussing the Grogu vs Gizmo debate. This week we're talking about puberty, body horror, and the Queer space of young women via a Swiss mermaid's coming of age. You can WATCH this episode now by subscribing to our Patreon! :) Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official trailer Blue My Mind (2017) ‘Blue My Mind’ By Jessica Kiang Join our Patreon for access to exclusive content! Sign up for The Fright ...
Jul 18, 2022•53 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Miss Rona done finally sashayed her way into our lives. However, the downtime allowed us to catch up with STRANGER THINGS. This week, Joshua desperately tries to sell THE ABYSS as a horror film and Joe AIN'T buying. It's a real Fright School first! You can WATCH this episode now by subscribing to our Patreon! :) Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official trailer The Abyss (1989) The Abyss at 30: why James Cameron's sci-fi epic is really about love by Scott Tobiad Look I...
Jul 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joe is the best house sitter! 5 stars! Joshua discusses his trip to London and tells Joe about ABBAVoyage! We catch up on STRANGER THINGS. This week we're finally discussing CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. It's the 1954 Fish Person version of KING KONG! We take a deep dive into the murky waters of the Amazon to explore the film's confusing feminist messaging, the racial politics at play, and a possible Queer reading of the Gill Man. You can WATCH this episode now b...
Jul 05, 2022•1 hr 20 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We get caught up on TV watching. Joshua checked out PHYSICAL and I LOVE THAT FOR YOU. Joe has been watching RUTHERFORD FALLS. Joshua watched PREDATOR for the first time. We are wrapping up our Pride month picks with THE RETREAT. Joe is traumatized by the film and would like to not discuss it. We do anyways because this show has always been about traumatizing Joe first and foremost. Queer people have survived so much, Joe can make it through this. Believe in him! Yo...
Jun 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We're catching up on our binge watching. Joshua has been enjoying rewatching THE MUNSTERS in anticipation of Rob Zombie's new adaptation. We reminisce about Cabot Cove and Murder She Already Done Sat Down And She Wrote. Joe talks about Fire Island and give us the lowdown on the Kids In The Hall reboot. Joshua suffers flashbacks to his time working for an adult entertainment company in this #priDEMONth pick: KNIFE+HEART. This film is... a lot. Gay porn in Giallo lig...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week we catch up on RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. Joshua gives a lesson in tucking testicles. Inguinal is the word of the day! We go CRUISING for some killer sex... We're revisiting the 1980 Al Pacino flick and all of its Queer, leather glory. We discuss accusations of homophobia in the film, the validity of a particular depiction of Queer sexuality, and the confusing narrative. Grease up your arms we're going in DEEP! You can WATCH this episode now by subscri...
Jun 13, 2022•1 hr 14 min
Welcome back to Fright School! It's beginning to look a lot like Pride month! Rainbows everywhere, especially on all those businesses who any other time of the year support politicians who want to set us back a few centuries. SO keep that in mind when spending your hard earned dollars this Pride season and make sure to support Queer creators (patreon.com/frightschool hint hint)! If you've been listening to the show all these years (THANK YOU!) then you know Joe and Joshua are two classy dudes ju...
Jun 06, 2022•1 hr 19 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We are so excited to announce the launch of our PATREON! Joshua and Joe are spilling all the details of what you can expect from your membership. Today's episode is a special preview of our brand new Patreon only show, AFTER FRIGHT SCHOOL SPECIAL, where Joe takes over and makes Joshua watch a film. We're discussing all things ENCANTO! Recommended Reading/Viewing: 'Encanto' References You Probably Missed By Mariana Zapata Join our Patreon for access to exclusive con...
Jun 02, 2022•52 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are once again joined by Delia! We catch up on our current readings. Joshua has been reading MANHUNT by Gretchen Felker-Martin and talks about the controversy surrounding it. Today is the final day of Joe's capstone project on Catholic horror and we have an extra large episode to accommodate a MIDNIGHT MASS. We discuss the effects of our various religious upbringings, vent about hypocrisy, and the hive mind of religious terrorism. Recommended Reading/V...
Apr 25, 2022•1 hr 31 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joe went to Vegas to support Jimmykins' bowling addiction! Joshua remains unconvinced Jimmy is not a serial killer ala DEXTER. Who LOVES to bowl?!?! Make it make sense! On the subject of activities for nerds- Joshua spent the weekend reading with friends. Trixie and Katya of DRAG RACE fame made their way to San Diego! Joe continues his Catholic colonization of the program with THIRST a film that was about as long as the Inquisition and, at least according to Joe, n...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on the week! Joe continues his Fright School Takeover with STIGMATA. We learn all about the Jesuits, missing books of the Bible, and the origin of the Doubting Thomas. We gag on the late 90s realness. Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original Theatrical trailer STIGMATA (1999) Check out our TEEPUBLIC offerings to help us with our fundraising efforts! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTree EXTRA CREDIT: WE KNOW PODCASTING! There would be no Fright Sc...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Whuuut?! Why is Joe talking first?!?! More on that in a second....First we catch up on the week! Happy 200th Episode!!! Joshua saw MORBIUS and it was not an April Fool's Day prank after all! Joe has been hanging out with people again. We played Pinochle while serenading our beaus with selections from MOULIN ROUGE and almost the entirety of EVITA. Who needs a cast of 30 when you have us?! We're flipping the script for the next four weeks as Joe presents his first ca...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 16 min
Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is having some kind of existential crisis. We're grateful for movies we've lost and found. Joshua and Joe talk graduation ceremonies. This week is the finale of our musicians in horror series, at least for now. We watched THE STRINGS! This odd little film had us discussing the nature of creativity, string theory, and loneliness and isolation. We're still not sure what it was about exactly... Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original Theatrical trailer THE STRING...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We're commemorating the 2 year anniversary of the pandemic by honoring all the events we lost. We reiterate that capitalism sucks. We're discussing ROCK N ROLL NIGHTMARE. We should've taken it as a bad omen when Amazon stopped about ten minutes in to tell us that "something went wrong." Yeah, we know... we're watching the movie, too, Alexa. Maybe it's time to end Fright School and go get sensible jobs, like coke dealing? Joe pledges to always read the syllabus from...
Mar 21, 2022•52 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We're catching up on our sleep after the Renegade Film Festival. Joshua is trying to be a lighter packer. Joe goes in on Disney. This week we watched the wonderfully bizarre PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE. We discuss the music industry, horror influences on the film, Queer Beef, and share our weird asks. Recommended Reading/Viewing: Original Theatrical trailer PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (1974) The double vision of Phantom Of The Paradise by Noel Murray Performing Sexuality b...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We spent the weekend at the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! It was such a fantastic time filled with great conversations, horror films, and tons of pizza. We were delighted to moderate a Q&A with FREAKY screenwriter Michael Kennedy and are so happy we were able to record it and share it with you, Dear Listener! We chat about finding ourselves in horror, his adorable dog Scooby Strode, take some audience questions, and find out what the future holds for Michael! FREAKY ...
Mar 07, 2022•44 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week we've invited the one and only Jimmykins to the Wes Craven Memorial Library to discuss STUDIO 666 (SPOILER ALERTS abound and CW/TW for discussions of suicide)! We're headed to the Renegade Film Festival THIS WEEK! It's finally here! James has been sashaying his way through the entire herstory of RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE. Joe schools us on Robert Johnson. Joshua insults the Foo Fighters because he's a misandrist. We dissect the happenings in STUDIO 666, wonder a...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Happy Valentine's Day Fright School! We've been cooking this week! Joshua doesn't know shit about football... still. Joe is rewatching THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL in anticipation of the fourth season FINALLY coming this week. Joshua is excited about Screambox streaming FREDDY'S NIGHTMARES (check out our friend Brennan's podcast miniseries WELCOME TO PRIMETIME for a deep dive into this bizarre artifact of the late 80s)! Netflix releases the latest TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE film this week as well. Are...
Feb 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week Renegade Film Festival director Vanessa Ionta Wright joins us in the Wes Craven Memorial Zoom Lounge! We chat about her history with horror and all the exciting plans she has for the Fest this year! We have been looking forward to it for so long! We also go spelunking in the terrifying caves of THE DESCENT! We discuss monstrous men metaphors, bad ass women, and hot boxing it in Ohio. RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL: The Renegade Film Festival presents three days o...
Feb 07, 2022•55 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week we welcome our Final Girl Ashley back to chat about SCREAM (2022)! We've been watching MIDNIGHT MASS on Netflix. Ashley recommended the Shudder Doc WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED A History of Folk Horror. Joshua tries to explain the spectacular oddity that is Björk's sci-fi opera CORNUCOPIA which he saw in Los Angeles this past weekend. We are stoked to be hosting the FREAKY Q&A at the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! with writer Michael J. Kennedy. Joshua ...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This we week we are so happy to welcome Brennan Klein back to the show! We catch up on what Brennan's been up to during the pandemmy and he shares his favorite films of 2021. This week, we are continuing our SCREAM franchise deep dive with SCREAM 4. We discuss fame culture, fandom, and victim vs survivor. Brennan Klein is a writer for Screen Rant and Alternate Ending. Find his thoughts on pop culture and horror here: @itsrainingbrens Popcorn Culture Blog Recommende...
Jan 24, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on the week! Joshua caught Fortune Feimster's live show in San Diego. Joshua and Joe both checked out THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH. We discuss the tendency towards pretentiousness with Shakespeare and some of our favorite adaptations of the plays. This week we wrap up the original SCREAM Trilogy with an attempt to make sense of SCREAM 3. We discuss horror in the wake of the Columbine Massacre, the ongoing conversation of violence in the media and its dubious ...
Jan 18, 2022•1 hr 5 min
Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are joined by Professors T.J. and Conor! We are keeping our promise by dedicating January to the SCREAM franchise. This week we take on SCREAM 2 and discuss ironic racism, media sensationalism and complicity, Greek life on college campuses, and FERPA. Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official Theatrical Trailer Scream 2 (1997) Take it back with our original SCREAM episode: Hashtag Horror Woke Official Theatrical Trailer Scream (2022) Survivor's Guide To Sl...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Happy New Year Fright School! We are celebrating with a 2021 year in review! We have Top 5 lists for days... Extra Credit: Check out THE LIST WE MISSED "Have you seen this movie? Nope, but we'll put it on the list!" Besties AJ & Jacki will finally get to "the list" and watch all of the movies that they told people they would watch. We can't wait for the RENEGADE FILM FESTIVAL! Follow all of their social media for updates! We hope to see you there! FOLLOW US! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkTr...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 7 min
SCARY CRYPTMAS FRIGHT SCHOOL! Joe's Queer Christmas Playlist on Youtube Recommended Reading/Viewing: Official Theatrical Trailer GREMLINS (1984) For 35 Years Gremlins Has Warned of the Dangers of Cultural Appropriation by Sezin Koehler HOW THE CLASSIC 1980S FILM “GREMLINS” PREDICTED TRUMP’S AMERICA Extra Credit: Check out THE LIST WE MISSED "Have you seen this movie? Nope, but we'll put it on the list!" Besties AJ & Jacki will finally get to "the list" and watch all of the movies that they t...
Dec 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min
