Horrorspiria

Horrorspiria
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A film academic platforms different voices in horror filmmaking and horror studies, focusing on marginalized identities and topics in horror.

  1. 03/12/2024

    Episode 32: Exploiting Penitentiaries in Horror w/ Kayley DeLong

    In this episode, May and special guest Kayley DeLong, an expert in disability studies and dark tourism, break down the use of real-life penitentiaries in horror through the films Eloise and The Lost Episode.

    1h 21m

  2. 06/20/2023

    Episode 31: Medical Gaslighting w/ Ariel Baska, Access:Horror founder & filmmaker

    In this episode, May sits down with Ariel Baska, founder of the film festival Access:Horror and accomplished horror filmmaker. Ariel and May explores the topic of medical gaslighting in horror through Ariel's own film, Our First Priority, as well as The Entity and A Cure for Wellness. There is also more information on Access:Horror in the episode, which takes place on July 8 & 9 virtually. Buy your tickets at accesshorror.com! The episode is currently streaming on ⁠Anchor,⁠ ⁠Apple Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Google Podcasts,⁠ ⁠Spotify,⁠ ⁠Breaker,⁠ ⁠PocketCasts,⁠ and ⁠RadioPublic.

    1h 6m

  3. 06/13/2023

    HORRORSPIRIA PRESENTS: Tropigoth

    Horrorspiria is once again organizing film screenings in conjunction with Suns Cinema DC. The theme this summer is TROPIGOTH -- a collection of underseen films from Latin America. Clinton and May preview each film -- no spoilers! The series includes Diablo Rojo (PTY), Bacurau, and Santa Sangre. First screening is on June 28th!

    1h 23m

  4. 12/30/2022

    Episode 30: 2022 Review

    In this episode, May and Clinton detail all the horror (and some non-horrors) of 2022 and rank some of their favorites, least favorites, tired tropes, and hopeful wishes. For a list of what films are discussed, please review the Horrorspiria Masterlist on Letterboxd.

    1h 27m

  5. 10/05/2022

    Episode 29: Wicked Women & Witches w/ Valeria Villegas Lindvall

    In this episode, May sits down with Dr. Valeria Villegas Lindvall, Senior Lecturer in the Aesthetics Unit at the University of Gothenburg. Valeria's dissertation, Wicked Women and Witches: Subversive Readings of the Female Monster in Mexican and Argentinian Horror Film, explores gendered monstrosity in Mexican and Argentinian visual culture: La Llorona and the bruja (witch), respectively. In this episode, Dr. Villegas Lindvall expands on the topics discussed in her book and contextualizes gender and decolonial politics further through specific examples from Latin American horror. The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

    1h 36m

  6. 09/28/2022

    HORRORSPIRIA PRESENTS: Queer Fears

    Horrorspiria is finally organizing our first film screenings in conjunction with Suns Cinema DC. This first showcase focuses on “queer fears” through the lens of The Lost Boys, Alucarda, and The Bloodettes. Clinton and May preview and expand on each film and their relationship to queerness. Come out on October 5, 19, and 26 to Suns Cinema in DC!

    1h 20m

  7. 09/21/2022

    Episode 28: A Dance with Horror w/ Josephine

    In this episode, May talks with film critic and author, Josephine Maria, about dance and horror films. They discuss ballet as a site of body horror through both versions of Suspiria (1977 & 2018) and The Red Shoes (1941) as well as more possibilities for horror and dance to fuse.  The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

    1h 4m

  8. 06/06/2022

    Bonus Pod 8: Final Girls Film Festival

    In this Spotlight episode, May sits down with Final Girls Film Festival Berlin founders, Sara and Eli, to learn more about the groundbreaking festival. Final Girls Film Festival showcases horror cinema that’s directed, written, or produced by women and non-binary filmmakers. The festival and its team is committed to creating space for female (trans-inclusive) voices and visions, whether monstrous, heroic or some messy combination of the two, in the horror genre. Sara and Eli reveal the beginnings of the festival, share advice from their journey, shout out some of their top highlights, and preview their upcoming event, Brain Binge, being held online on June 11 & 12. The episode is currently streaming on Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Breaker, PocketCasts, and RadioPublic.

    1h 15m
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A film academic platforms different voices in horror filmmaking and horror studies, focusing on marginalized identities and topics in horror.

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  • Creator
    Horrorspiria
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2024
  • Episodes
    43
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Horrorspiria
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