The Fright Lab

The Fright Lab
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A podcast about horror movies and terror, The Fright Lab looks deeper into all the things that scare. Join Lucas and Joe as they compare some of the most terrifying moments in film with the horrors of reality, and history. Why do we watch scary movies when the real world is so much more terrifying? Find out on every episode! frightlabpodcast.com

  1. 21h ago

    Episode 060: Beyond Mamushi (2026)

    Beyond Mamushi is a tightly-wound piece of Horror from Writer-Director M. W. Daniels. It kept Lucas and Joe guessing...so should you give it a watch? Join them as they slide into the Horror of the Everyday! "When Kate Andrews' perfect life in her dream home implodes under her partner's sadistic psychological brutality and her medication-fuelled hallucinations, it's not the only menace that torments her and her new refuge may either hold the key to her survival or unravel an unimaginable hell." Beyond Mamushi was successfully premiered on February 28th, 2026 at The Lumiere Cinema in London U.K. to a sell out audience.  There will be a second screening there on Saturday September 19th, 2026. https://www.lumiereromford.com Thank you for listening to The Fright Lab. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ “Sisters of Black Mountain” provide our opening, and ending songs for this episode.   Opening Song: Spirit Board Ending Song: When the Morning Comes Listen to Sisters of Black Mountain on Bandcamp at https://sistersofblackmountain.bandcamp.com & on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@sistersofblackmountain Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

    20 min

  2. May 29

    Episode 059: The Lighthouse (2019)

    Grab your best waterproof gear and an extra bottle of Rum…Joe and Lucas are heading to The Lighthouse. It’s genuinely thought to be really scary but does it deserve the reputation it carries? Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com The Lighthouse IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/ The Flannan Islands Lighthouse, Buzzfeed Unsolved and Atlas Obscura: https://youtu.be/PoNCG3PZKII?si=i-2B1QI6AtiEWqTa https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/flannan-isle-lighthouse The Smalls Lighthouse, Wales Online: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/smalls-lighthouse-pembrokeshire-wales-coast-18033286 Stuart Grassian, Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement, 22 WASH. U. J. L. & POL’Y 325 (2006),  https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol22/iss1/24 The body in isolation: The physical health impacts of incarceration in solitary confinement, NIH/National Library of Medicine, Oct. 2020 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7546459/ The Risks of Social Isolation by Amyt Novotney, American Psychological Association May 2019: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health: https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/effects-of-social-isolation-on-mental-health/ Edgar Allan Poe’s unfinished text, The Lighthouse: https://www.eapoe.org/works/tales/lightha.htm The Lighthouse and the Barbarity of Loneliness by Rafa Sales Ross: https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-lighthouse-and-the-barbarity-of-loneliness/ The History of Solitary Confinement and its effects: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/silent-treatment/ https://www.npr.org/2006/07/26/5579901/timeline-solitary-confinement-in-u-s-prisons https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9971521/

    48 min

  3. May 12

    Episode 058: Ringu (1998) and the J-Horror Legacy

    "R.I.P. Suzuki Koji 1957 to 2026" In this film review, Lucas reflects on what made the 1998 Japanese super hit film Ringu and the importance of Suzuki Koji in Horror History. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

    13 min

  4. Apr 24

    Episode 057: An Interview with Greg Semenza (Professor at University of Connecticut)

    Greg Semenza from the University of Connecticut joins Lucas and Joe for a spirited walk through Horror Cinema history. Fans of genre history, or just cinematic history, should not miss this episode! Learn more about Greg Semenza's course, "The Horror Film:" https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/uconn-s-expert-horror-films-shares-10-greatest-21126797.php Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Media Mentioned in this Episode: Episode 052: Spooky vs. Scary - https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-052-spooky-vs-scary/

    2h 16m

  5. Mar 16

    Episode 056: Jitters (2026)

    Jitters is an unusual film. Is it another piece of killer clown weirdness? A sci-fi mind-bender? A Seven-esque crime thriller? Indie Horror Gold? A hyper-dark comedy? Lucas and Joe respond to this film and dig into more strange questions in this off-the-cuff reaction! Jitters IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31936713/\ Jitters on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/ug/movie/jitters/umc.cmc.6lrl4rywl1qhlccu8uhk3w1c5 Jitters on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/jitters-2026/watch/ Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

    22 min

  6. Feb 21

    Episode 055: It's Goth Dad… Again! An Interview with Dusty Gannon

    Dusty Gannon, aka Goth Dad, has been very busy recently. Thankfully he was able to join us to talk about his current projects and other spookiness! Listen to the new single, Hold Fast, by Dusty Gannon and the Agonal Gasps on Bandcamp: https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/track/hold-fast Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com It's Goth Dad! on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@itsgothdad Goth Dad on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@itsgothdad

    2h 3m

  7. Jan 23

    Episode 054: Cannibalism - Motel Hell (1980) Raw (2016) & Ravenous (1999)

    Lucas and Joe descend into darkness with another Genre Meta…this time they are discussing the Taboo of Cannibalism. Between the historical background and medical journals, do our hosts even have the time to discuss Horror Movies?  Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com NIH on Cannibalism - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10328901/ NYT 1972 Catholic Priests on Cannibalism - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/two-catholic-aides-defend-cannibalism-in-chilean-air-crash.html Cannibalism as Taboo: Ritualized, Sacred? - https://www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/ Rice, Kayla R., "Behavioral Patterns of the Cannibalism and Sexual Taboos" (2016) - https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3514&context=theses Kuru and other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5120877/ https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20371226 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6700593/ Raw IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/ Ravenous IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/ Wendigo Myths and Significance: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories https://backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/ Wendigo Psychosis: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10685673/

    1h 20m

  8. Jan 1

    Episode 053: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)

    Lucas is getting very serious about the very silly cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Can Joe contain the guaranteed cynicism and silliness? Grab some cotton candy and join the sideshow! Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com The movie’s IMDB - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095444/ 1980s Nostalgia (and why we can’t seem to escape it:) https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/its-not-just-the-scares-that-make-us-love-1980s-horror-its-nostalgia-for-the/article_9e85b552-9016-11ef-a16a-6392d5591f2b.html https://www.soundspheremag.com/news/maxxxine-why-are-horror-movies-stuck-in-the-80s/ Hauntology Reddit Explanation: https://www.reddit.com/r/askphilosophy/comments/alomyc/what_is_hauntology/ Mark Fisher on Hauntology: https://youtu.be/gFyaNG9xbEU?si=qlACfdzkPwyewD2M What is Ontology?  https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/ces/research/current/socialtheory/maps/ology/  The Remake? https://comicbook.com/movies/news/ryan-gosling-producer-killer-klowns-from-outer-space-remake/

    48 min
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A podcast about horror movies and terror, The Fright Lab looks deeper into all the things that scare. Join Lucas and Joe as they compare some of the most terrifying moments in film with the horrors of reality, and history. Why do we watch scary movies when the real world is so much more terrifying? Find out on every episode! frightlabpodcast.com

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  • Creator
    The Fright Lab
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    92
  • Rating
    Explicit
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