Halloween horror dominates this special podcast episode; taking the week off from other topics and postponing most of the extensive listener feedback I received since Episode 42, I focus on the holiday theme in almost all sections. The film in focus was an obvious pick, with John Carpenter's unforgettable theme music leading into my musings on the first Michael Myers slasher flick. For Opening the Archive, I picked James Whale's evocatively-titled but dazzlingly idiosyncratic horror comedy The Old Dark House, reading my review from seven years ago. And "Twin Peaks Reflections" emphasizes one section of my recently published essay 4 Ways to Watch Fire Walk With Me, exploring the film's links to the horror genre. The one piece of feedback, meanwhile, shares a listener's favorite horror film (expect at least one more in the next episode).
Even the biweekly preview participates in the spooky mood with a full (and longer than usual) review of early Expressionist horror film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Although I got both podcast and preview up on Patreon in time for the eve of All Hallow's Eve, by the time you're reading this cross-post we're several days into November. But like The Shape himself, the spirit of Halloween is always ready to spring out from the shadows just when you think you've finally put it to rest.
Episode 43: Halloween (+ Fire Walk With Me as horror movie, The Old Dark House & more)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920, dir. Robert Wiene (October "See the Future" Preview #3 - 2nd tier reward)
Line-up for Episode 43
INTRO
WEEKLY UPDATE/recent posts: 5 Weeks of Fire Walk With Me resumes
WEEKLY UPDATE/work in progress: lost Mad Men review, re-recorded Lindsay Hallam interview, Fire Walk With Me & season 3, finalizing 4 Ways to Watch Fire Walk With Me
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Fire Walk With Me as a horror movie
FILM IN FOCUS: Halloween
LISTENER FEEDBACK: Listener's #1 horror film
OPENING THE ARCHIVE: The Old Dark House
OUTRO
WEEKLY UPDATE/recent posts: 5 Weeks of Fire Walk With Me resumes
WEEKLY UPDATE/work in progress: lost Mad Men review, re-recorded Lindsay Hallam interview, Fire Walk With Me & season 3, finalizing 4 Ways to Watch Fire Walk With Me
TWIN PEAKS REFLECTIONS: Fire Walk With Me as a horror movie
FILM IN FOCUS: Halloween
LISTENER FEEDBACK: Listener's #1 horror film
OPENING THE ARCHIVE: The Old Dark House
OUTRO
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