AnDread interviews director Daniel Lane Baker, writer Benjamin Roberts, and actor Daniel Aaron Harris to discuss their horror short Able Bodies. We discuss how incorporating the real experiences of disabled people (Harris has cerebral palsy, and Baker and Roberts have their own personal experiences with disability as well) and centering… Continue reading
AnDread and returning guests Josh Anderson and Matt Connolly discuss John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978), mental illness, evil, and the mad psychiatrist Dr. Loomis. Intro Halloween Discussion Connections between Halloween, The Thing from Another World (1951), and The Thing (1982) Why is Halloween the “best” (or our favorite) slasher? Dread Atmosphere… Continue reading
AnDread celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Freaks & Psychos podcast by talking with film journalist and access consultant Charlotte Little and horror fan (and intro music composer) Dark Mark. We discuss the changing trends in disability representation in horror, horror short films and the Left for Deaf screening, disability… Continue reading
AnDread and described video writer Liam Leonard aka Graham the Haunted Marshmallow discuss the benefits of audio description for disabled and nondisabled viewers, the challenges and rewards of writing audio description, and the audio description for Gerald’s Game! Intro Liam’s interest in horror Liam’s podcast They Made Another One?! Audio… Continue reading
I got an opportunity to write about Freaks & Psychos on the Perkins School for the Blind’s BlindNewWorld blog as part of my ongoing transformative views on blindness and disability. My post “The Blind Werewolf: How Blindness Changed Me” discusses access, inclusion, representation, and defying stereotypes, as well as my… Continue reading
AnDread, Joshua T. Anderson, and Matthew Connolly discuss werewolves as metaphors for disability, mental illness, addiction, female puberty, and the tragic outsider! Discussion of The Wolf Man (1941), Ginger Snaps (2000), and An American Werewolf in London (1981)! Intro Werewolf Discussion 32:00 The wolf as an endangered/persecuted animal – connects… Continue reading
Zombies as metaphors: AnDread and Anne Jackson dive into the zombie genre to discuss zombies as metaphorical representations of people with disabilities, from George A. Romero’s Dead films to The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, The Girl with all the Gifts, Blood Quantum, and more! Intro Zombies Interview Questions … Continue reading
Dedicated to the loving memory of my grandmother Dorothy Jentgens, 1935-2021 AnDread and Columbus film critics Hope Madden and George Wolf cover the 2020 Australian horror film Relic. We discuss gothic metaphors of the mind, dilemmas of caring for elderly parents, and developing compassion for people with dementia. In addition,… Continue reading
AnDread and Bill the Butcher Van Veghel dive into The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). We discuss Lon Chaney’s connections to disability, Quasimodo as an empathetic disabled character, and the horrors of silent cinema. Also a review of Post-Mortem with Mick Garris Podcast. Intro Host of Land of the Creeps… Continue reading
Part Two of AnDread’s discussion with Erin C. Hendricks about Stephen King’s Misery (1987) and Rob Reiner’s film adaptation (1990). We discuss addiction and the differences between the book and movie. Intro Conclusion of Misery Novel Discussion King said that the novel is about addiction, but that element is… Continue reading