The Frightgeist

Alyson Horrocks & Jenn Carrasco
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Welcome to Frightgeist, where horror meets the zeitgeist. Hosts Alyson Horrocks and Jenn Carrasco sink their teeth into classic and contemporary horror films, uncovering the real-world fears and cultural anxieties that gave them life. Each episode explores cinematic nightmares to reveal the politics, history, and social unease lurking beneath the blood and screams.

Episodes

  1. Jul 22

    Lake Mungo (2008)

    A grieving family, a drowned girl, and a documentary that keeps giving you evidence you can't trust. We explore why Lake Mungo (2008) is one of horror's quietest gut-punches, and why it hits even harder in the age of the digital afterlife.

  2. Jul 2

    Fear Street 2: 1978 (2021)

    Camp Nightwing, 1978: a possessed counselor, an axe, and a town everyone agrees is just cursed. This week we head into the woods with Fear Street: 1978, and dig up what that "curse" is really covering for.

  3. Jun 4

    The Lost Boys (1987)

    Santa Carla, 1987. It's motorcycles, mullets, and a saxophonist who refuses to wear a shirt. We break down The Lost Boys scene by scene, spill the chaotic behind-the-scenes story, and unpack the AIDS-era, milk-carton, MTV-soaked anxieties hiding under all that leather. Plus trivia!

  4. May 14

    Carrie (1976)

    On this week's episode, Jenn and Alyson get into Brian De Palma's Carrie from 1976.

  5. Apr 27

    The Wicker Man (1973)

    Join Jenn and Alyson as we get into the pagan perfection of 1973's The Wicker Man

  6. Apr 3

    The Babadook (2014)

    Join Jen and Alyson as we explore 2014's The Babadook, and it's exploration of motherhood, grief, and repressed trauma.

  7. Feb 9

    Invitation To Hell (1984)

    In this episode of The Frightgeist, we're watching Wes Craven's Invitation to Hell (1984). It's a made-for-TV horror movie about a family seduced into joining a suspicious country club.

  8. Jan 26

    It Follows (2014)

    Join Alyson and Jen  as they discuss It Follows (2014), the acclaimed indie horror film about a young woman relentlessly stalked by a supernatural curse that's passed from victim to victim like a twisted game of tag. In this episode, we explore the movie's suspense, its atmosphere of creeping dread, and the lingering paranoia that might just follow you home.

  9. Jan 10

    The Omen (1976)

    Join the Alyson Horrocks and Jen Carrasco as they discuss The Omen (1976), the iconic horror film about an American ambassador whose family is plagued by mysterious deaths, which all seeming to point to his young son Damien. In this episode, we explore  the movie's dark themes of paranoia, apocalypse, and parental mistrust, all reflected in the "satanic craze" of 1970s America.

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About

Welcome to Frightgeist, where horror meets the zeitgeist. Hosts Alyson Horrocks and Jenn Carrasco sink their teeth into classic and contemporary horror films, uncovering the real-world fears and cultural anxieties that gave them life. Each episode explores cinematic nightmares to reveal the politics, history, and social unease lurking beneath the blood and screams.

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  • Creator
    Alyson Horrocks & Jenn Carrasco
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    9
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026
  • Show Website
    The Frightgeist