Best J Napier And J Fejeran Podcasts (2025)

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305 - The French D.A.R.E. Program - Climax (2018) 1:00:38

4d ago1:00:38

1:00:38

Welcome back to Fright School! We catch up on 4 year old information about Marjorie Taylor Greene. Joe is studying the geopolitical ramifications of Eurovision. What new movies are we most excited about? This week, we take another trip with CLIMAX. This film has everything you could want in French cinema: suffering children, sexual misconduct, ince…

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304 - Vampires in the Cowboy Carter Era - Sinners (2025) 1:19:10

18d ago1:19:10

1:19:10

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe is doing physically well while Joshua is dying of the consumption. Joshua hopped on the Geekscape YouTube channel to give his chaotic thoughts on ANDOR. Joe talks Joshua into seeing THUNDERBOLTS* because Julia Louis-Dreyfus. This week, we sink our teeth into SINNERS. Well, we take a nibble because this film is DEE…

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303 - Julia Fox: A Realtor - Presence (2025) 1:08:44

19d ago1:08:44

1:08:44

Welcome back to Fright School! This week, we investigate a PRESENCE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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302 - Synecdoche is a Part of Me - Idle Hands (1999) 57:40

1M ago57:40

57:40

Welcome back to Fright School! This week, we predict how the horror genre will respond to the Trump Era. We reflect on the subject of fatness in horror after reading Dread Central's recent article on CARRIE. Joe's takeover continues with IDLE HANDS (1999). We remind our listeners that cannabis is legal for recreational use in California. We discuss…

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301 - Doing All the Euphemisms - Scary Movie 1 & 2 (w/ Justine) 1:02:35

1M ago1:02:35

1:02:35

Welcome back to Fright School! This week Joe is taking over once again and we're getting lost in the weeds literally... We're examining the relationship between cannabis and horror by kicking it off with a stoner horror double feature of SCARY MOVIE and SCARY MOVIE 2! We chat about parody films, why getting high pairs well with getting scared, and …

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300 - The 300th Episode Celebration! (w/ Justine) 50:17

2M ago50:17

50:17

Welcome to the 300th episode of Fright School! This week, our dear friend Justine joins us to catch up and discuss the show! Thank you to all of our listeners for getting us to 300! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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299 - A Woman of the Human Species - Companion (2025) 56:50

3M ago56:50

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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298 - Good for She/Her! - The Assassin, Tales from the Crypt (Part 4) 56:15

3M ago56:15

56:15

Welcome back to Fright School, kiddies! We discuss our DIE initiatives. Joshua and Joe recap the Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary (well isn't that) Special! Joshua shares about some favorite SNL movies while Joe is first in line for tickets to The Culps comeback tour. This week, we wrap up (for now...) our Tales From The Crypt deep die-ve with …

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297 - Queen, You've Done It Again! - Heart Eyes (2025) 37:21

3M ago37:21

37:21

Happy Valentine’s Day, Dear Listener! This week we took a field trip to see HEART EYES! Spoilers abound so beware!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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296 - Miss Lilly Pution Manison - Loved to Death, Tales from the Crypt (Part 3) 30:25

4M ago30:25

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Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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295 - A Courtesan with a Heart of Gold - Tales from the Crypt (Part 2) 53:39

4M ago53:39

53:39

Welcome back to Fright School! This week, we are picking back up with our TALES FROM THE CRYPT franchise deep dive! But first! Please welcome to the stage Miss Nora Virus! What are Joe's thoughts on WICKED, you ask? We chat about our feelings of musical adaptations in general. We watched two episodes of TALES FROM THE CRYPT this week: ONLY SIN DEEP…

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294 - Just a Rainy Day Film - SE7EN (1995) 57:48

4M ago57:48

57:48

Welcome back to Fright School! We start off discussing holiday presents! Joe is journaling... or trying to. Have you read A NOUN of NOUN and NOUNS by Proper Noun Initial. Initial. Proper Noun? Was it any good? Joe is building his TBR and needs recs. We prepare to enter the Drag Race Cinematic Universe (DRCU). This week, we took a trip to see the ne…

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293 - Death by a Thousand Puns - Tales from the Crypt (Part 1) 1:08:01

5M ago1:08:01

1:08:01

Happy New Fear, FRIGHT SCHOOL! We kick off the year venting about vaguebooking. We share our New Year's resolutions... or whatever. Joshua turned 40! This week, we kick off our January Franchise Deep Dive with a twist! Yes, Boils, Ghouls, Slays, and Grims we're crawling into the coffin with the Cryptkeeper and TALES FROM THE CRYPT! Inspired by our …

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292 - Joe & the Incubus - Nosferatu (2024) 50:44

5M ago50:44

50:44

HAPPY NEW YEAR FRIGHT SCHOOL! We have so much to catch up on! We chat about WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS. Joshua is watching a serial killer’s life flash before his eyes with DEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN. Joe is taking a joy ride with the LINCOLN LAWYER. We try and fail with the harmonies of the HALLELUJAH choir. This week we took a trip to the thee-ay-tuh to…

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291 - HALLOWEEN 2024! 53:33

7M ago53:33

53:33

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from us at Fright School! This week we reflect on the FREAKY KIKI HORROR BALL! Joe and Joshua both started new jobs! Instead of chatting about a specific movie this week, we discuss our favorite Halloween watches and traditions. If you STAY spooky, you don't have to GET spooky! Here's to another season! Check out the Geekscape's Top…

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290 - Death Becomes Sub-Barbie - The Substance (2024) 1:03:28

8M ago1:03:28

1:03:28

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe and Joshua both started new jobs! We discuss censorship and horror as it relates to A SERBIAN FILM. Joe shares some American Horror Story Nostalgia. This week we sample THE SUBSTANCE. Light spoilers ahead! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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289 - Putting the School Back! (w/ Nicole Verdes of the Lambda Archives of San Diego) 1:24:20

8M ago1:24:20

1:24:20

Welcome back to Fright School! This week, we welcome the Managing Director of Lambda Archives of San Diego Nicole Verdes to the show! We chat about Nicole's history with the Archives and our upcoming coproduction the FREAKY KIKI HORROR BALL! Joe shares about his trip to Vegas and living his life to the fullest while Joshua celebrated the fact that …

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288 - Spoiler Alert: It's Depression! (w/ Pia Thrasher) - The Devil's Bath (2024) 1:27:26

8M ago1:27:26

1:27:26

Willkommen zurück in der Fright School! This week we welcome Pia Thrasher to the Wes Craven Memorial Library! Pia is an award winning actor, writer, director, and multi-media artist drawn to dark and surreal themes. Joe discusses DIDI and his connection to the film. Joshua and Pia bond over their love of ATOMIC BLONDE. This week, the group engages …

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287 - The Irony of Faith - The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) 1:10:35

9M ago1:10:35

1:10:35

Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is excited for the NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Lego set and the launch of Spooky Season! Joe defends THE ACOLYTE. Have you bought tickets to our FREAKY KIKI HORROR BALL yet ?!? This week we look at a case of demonic possession in THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE. We discuss courtroom tropes, how horror contributes to …

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286 - ¿Tienes un bebé? - Borderland (2007) 1:12:57

9M ago1:12:57

1:12:57

Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua and Joe are both drink goblins! Joe kicks off Spooky Season with some pumpkin spice. We continue to work on the FREAKY KIKI HORROR BALL! this week we traveled to the BORDERLAND (2007). We discuss the ethics of horror films "based on actual events," the Mexico border in the American Imagination, and how the ongo…

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285 - You Tell Him, Girl! - Winchester (2018) 1:00:51

9M ago1:00:51

1:00:51

Welcome back to Fright School! This week we are celebrating Summerween! Joshua doesn't know shit about THE FLINTSTONES but he has been catching up on INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. Joe is once again attacked by fatphobia and he has the scar to prove it! We're dedicating the next few episodes to an exploration of fact versus fiction starting with WINCH…

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284 - The Fat Brown One & the Spooky Gay - Trap (2024) 1:08:46

9M ago1:08:46

1:08:46

Welcome back to Fright School! This week we recap our love for our Geekscape family while trying to summarize Comic Con. Joshua misses fashion. Joe talks hentai and lampshading. We give our thoughts on DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE. This week we took a field trip to see TRAP (2024). We discuss making fake pop music work, inverting horror, the "true" story T…

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283 - Queer Horror at San Diego Comic Con (w/ Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli) 43:06

10M ago43:06

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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we're bringing you an episode from the Geekscape booth at San Diego Comic Con! We chat all things Queer Horror with Dr. Heather O. Petrocelli author of Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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282 - Juvenescence - Calvaire (2004) 1:04:40

10M ago1:04:40

1:04:40

Bienvenue à Fright School! We're going French again this week! But first, we're going to Comic Con! Find us hanging out at the Geekscape booth #1632 all week long. Keep an eye on our social media for dispatches from the con throughout the week. We share some CC memories and look forward to seeing our friend and Podfather, Matt Kelly (from Horror Mo…

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281 - Full Body Godgasm - Saint Maud (2019) 1:07:51

10M ago1:07:51

1:07:51

Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! Happy Pride Week, San Diego! Joshua saw LONGLEGS and IN A VIOLENT NATURE with mixed results. Joe spent an evening in a women's prion with Melissa Etheridge. What's up with Joe and prisons lately? Joshua does a terrible David Attenborough impression. This week, we get back to Joe's Catholic roots with SAINT MAUD! We di…

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280 - That’s SO Javier! - Departing Seniors (2023) 1:00:43

11M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe went to Palm Springs to study Queer zoology. Joshua gives Joe a fashion lesson (again). This week the Queers bash back in DEPARTING SENIORS! Is this HEARTSTOPPER with a slasher? We discuss the ongoing SCREAM influence in meta horror, James Baldwin's thoughts on White gays, and internalized homophobia. Fun stuff, k…

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279 - A Walkable Community - Spiral (2019) 1:14:38

11M ago1:14:38

1:14:38

Welcome back to Fright School! Hi Gay! Joshua is excited for BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE. Joe went to prison and takes us to church! We’re continuing our Pride season 2024 (we are in San Diego, after all) with SPIRAL! It’s a suburban nightmare when a gay couple moves to small town ‘murica! We talk the politics of fear, shifting identities, and are remi…

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278 - Egg Cracks & Misfit Movies - I Saw the TV Glow (2024) 1:01:20

11M ago1:01:20

1:01:20

Welcome back to FRIGHT SCHOOL! It’s that time of year again, priDEMONth! We’re kicking things off with a Fright School field trip to see I SAW THE TV GLOW! I Saw the TV Glow’s Ending Is Full of Hope, If You Want It to Be Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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277 - Par Baked Boyfriend - Lisa Frankenstein (2024) 49:48

1y ago49:48

49:48

Welcome back to Fright School! Happy St. Patrick's Day! How many pints of Irish are you? Joe is having a reunion with GIRLS5EVA and taking all of that girl power one step further with LOVE LIES BLEEDING. Joshua saw Madonna in Silver Daddy Land aka Palm Springs. This week, we are finishing up our mini salute to the Mary Shelley's enduring work FRANK…

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276 - Sexbot in the City - Ex Machina (2014) 52:14

1y ago52:14

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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua catches Joe up on 22 years of SOUTH PARK history. Joe breaks down SCHMIGADOON. Joe is also gifting the world with a Cabaret to benefit Lambda Archives! This week we're celebrating the tenth anniversary of EX MACHINA (2014). We compare the film to BLACK MIRROR, discuss human responsibility and AI, explore the fi…

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275 - Poor Justine! - Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) 55:09

1y ago55:09

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Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua is doing some deep processing. Joe is seeking thoughts on the state of new Beyoncé music. This week we're taking it back 30 years to MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN! We compare the film with previously discussed adaptations, learn about Romanticism, and find ourselves in awe of Robert De Niro's Monster. MARY SHELLE…

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274 - #BlackWomenInSTEM - The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster (2023) 54:20

1y ago54:20

54:20

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe got his hair did! We discuss THE NEW LOOK and FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS. This week we chat about THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER (2023). We break down the FRANKENSTEIN references at work in the film, discuss systemic violence, the state of mental health and substance use treatment, and the pressure on Black w…

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273 - A Well-Behaved Woman - Abby (1974) 50:12

1+ y ago50:12

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Welcome back to Fright School! This week we get into it about our shifting Queer culture. We compare and contrast Queer As Folk, Looking, and Love, Simon. We're continuing our Black Horror History dive with ABBY (1974)! Hitting theatres almost a year to the day of THE EXORCIST's release, Abby was quickly mired in legal troubles from Warner Bros. We…

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272 - La'Kerry (with TJ Tallie) - MA (2019) 57:19

1+ y ago57:19

57:19

Welcome back to Fright School! We are excited to be joined once again by Professor T.J. who tells us all about their return to JEOPARDY! Joe revisits DISTRICT 9. We are once again celebrating Black History Month with an ode to HORROR NOIRE with MA (2019)! T.J. called it a "misfire on every level" back in 2019 and we're very excited to hear about hi…

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271 - Ariana Grande's Nightmare - Saw IV (2007) 59:49

1+ y ago59:49

59:49

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe can't stop singing "Live and let Die.'" Joshua goes all ASMR trying some of Joe's cookies. We debate seeing MEAN GIRLS: THE MUSICAL. We also get nostalgic with QUEER AS FOLK and Joe shares his top 3 sex scenes. This week we wrap up Jigsaw January with SAW IV! We break down the ongoing father/son relationship trope…

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270 - Taking It Back to AP English (with David) - Saw 3 (2006) 50:25

1+ y ago50:25

50:25

Welcome back to Fright School! We welcome back to the show Young David! We catch up with him and discuss how the new year is going so far. David offers his best of 2023 picks. We discuss Oscar nominations and post hot strike summer. This week, we're continuing our Jigsaw January with SAW III! We break down our favorite traps, finding a sense of pur…

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269 - Padawan, Disciple, Helper? - Saw 2 (2005) 57:21

1+ y ago57:21

57:21

Welcome back to Fright School! It's a whole new year of FEAR! We start off with a chat about our New Year's experiences. Joshua read some books. Joe plans to read the other 11 books he meant to read last year. We share our thoughts on SALTBURN. Feeling thirsty? Whose bathwater would you most like to drink? In honor of the 20th anniversary of SAW we…

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268 - 2023 FEAR IN REVIEW! 44:17

1+ y ago44:17

44:17

Happy New Fear! We’re looking back at 2023 and sharing our favorite moments! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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267 - Geekscape Holiday Livestream-tacular! - The Exorcist 50th Anniversary 49:44

1+ y ago49:44

49:44

Happy Horrordays, Fright School! To celebrate, we thought we’d release this chat between Joshua and Jacki from the JERSEY GHOULS celebrating 50 years of THE EXORCIST! This streamed as part of Geekscape’s Holiday Livestream-tacular! We hope your holiday season, however you may celebrate, has been kind to you! Scary Cryptmas, children, and here’s to …

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266 - A Found-Object Artist - Saw X (2023) 44:52

1+ y ago44:52

44:52

Welcome back to Fright School! Thank you for sticking with us while we navigated some technical issues behind the scenes! This week we took in SAW... X? 10? 1.5? Whatever! We were just happy to see Tobin Bell and Shawnee Smith taking the franchise back to basics! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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265 - Hammer Horror Hullabalooza! - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) 1:12:33

1+ y ago1:12:33

1:12:33

Welcome back to Fright School! Joshua threw his annual Halloween party! Thanks again to everyone who came out to our THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW screening with Lambda Archives and Diversionary Theatre! It was a wild and untamed success! This week it’s more Hammer Horror with CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

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264 - Ann Dowd is the Best Neighbor - The Exorcist: Believer (2023) 43:41

1+ y ago43:41

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Welcome to another Fright School Field Trip! We went to see THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER and have some thoughts that are about as convoluted as the plot of this film... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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263 - Claiming Our History (w/ Sam Irvin) - The Brides of Dracula (1960) 1:27:47

1+ y ago1:27:47

1:27:47

Welcome back to Fright School! This week we welcome director (among many other things) Sam Irvin to the show! We discuss Sam's horror pedigree, his fanzine BIZARRE, and his books I WAS A TEENAGE MONSTER HUNTER: How I Met Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, & More! and The Epic Saga Behind FRANKENSTEIN: THE TRUE STORY! Joshua and Sam, who…

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262 - Alfred & Grand Moff Tarkin - Horror of Dracula (1958) 49:08

1+ y ago49:08

49:08

Welcome back to Fright School! We are kicking off our EIGHT season! In honor of LGBTQ History Month, we are teaming up with LAMBDA Archives and the Diversionary Theatre for a showing of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW! Join us for a discussion of the enduring legacy of the film and new perspectives on its meaning to Queer audiences. Joe is catching u…

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261 - Alien Superstar! (UNIQUE!) - The Faculty (1998) 52:27

1+ y ago52:27

52:27

Welcome back to Fright School! The summer tourists are leaving San Diego just in time for the Invasion of the College Students from OUT OF STATE! Joshua forgot about scratched CDs! Count yourself among the lucky if you have no idea what he is talking about. This week we take on teenage alienation- literally- with THE FACULTY. It's INVASION OF THE B…

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260 - Joshua's Home Movies - Prom Night (1980) 50:45

1+ y ago50:45

50:45

Welcome back to Fright School! Joe talks about drag on Guam! Joshua tries some Chamorro Chip Cookies! This week we take it back with the cult classic PROM NIGHT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy J. Napier and J. Fejeran

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259 - Grief F*cking Sucks - Talk to Me (2022) 51:52

1+ y ago51:52

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It's time to get back to Fright School! Joe regales us with tales from Guam! We discuss plane rides as we age. Once you get that taste of a few more inches of space, it is hard to go back! Joshua catches Joe up on the state of his practicum experience. She's therapisting ya'll! This week, we went to the movies (though thousands of miles apart) to s…

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258 - Bodies Above Gender (w/Ben) -Titane (2021) 1:06:34

2y ago1:06:34

1:06:34

Welcome back to Fright School! We are wrapping up our PRIDE season! We welcome Ben to the show. Joe's a volunteer. We need Vanjie's List. Ben's a SCREAM! This week, we take another French turn with TITANE. We chat about objectophilia, gender affirmation, techno anxiety, and how family is often what you make of it. What a great theme to end PRIDE se…

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257 - Our Most Dangerous Stories - Stranger by the Lake (2013) 1:00:46

2y ago1:00:46

1:00:46

Bonsoir et bienvenue à Fright School! We're going French again! Joe has jury duty! We discuss the importance of showing up and trying to make the justice system a little better. This week we watched STRANGER BY THE LAKE, a cautionary tale for the Promiscuous Homosexual trope. We give a lesson in cruising culture, the French film's meditations on se…

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256 - PUT UP BLINDS! - Windows (1980) 52:37

2y ago52:37

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Welcome back to Fright School! We kick off by discussing what we've been watching. Joshua finally saw RENFIELD! We also get into some BEEF. Joe gets down to some Bidi Bidi Padam Dam and is feeling GLAMOROUS. This week we watched WINDOWS from 1980! Made at the same time as CRUISING, it experienced similar significant (well deserved?) backlash. It's …

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