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. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 11/16/2025

    Episode 052: Spooky vs. Scary

    What is the difference between Spooky and Scary? It might seem like a distinction without a difference, but Lucas and Joe beg to differ. 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com Nosferatu iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5040012/?ref_=tt_mlt_t_2 MaXXXine IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22048412/ The Substance IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714/ Longlegs IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23468450/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_LongLegs Alien: Romulus IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18412256/ Near Dark IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093605/ King’s Danse Macabre: https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/Danse-Macabre/Stephen-King/9781797190433 Merriam-Webster Definitions: Spooky: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spooky Scary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scary Linguistic Relativity: https://plato.stanford.edu/ARCHIVES/WIN2009/entries/relativism/supplement2.html https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/language-and-linguistics/linguistic-relativity-sapir-whorf-hypothesis https://www.verywellmind.com/the-sapir-whorf-hypothesis-7565585#:~:text=Different%20Languages%20Express%20Colors%20Differently,categories%20for%20blue%20and%20green. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/psychology/sapir-whorf-hypothesis Plato’s Daimon: https://www.apsu.edu/philomathes/DvorakPhilomathes2019.pdf

    48 min

  5. 11/01/2025

    Ghostwatch (1992) 31 Days of Horror 2025

    This legendary BBC1 Halloween night program is claimed to have traumatized a nation. Therefore it's a fitting conclusion to this year's 31 Days of Horror Challenge.  Twenty-three years later, is it still effective? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

    12 min

  6. 10/31/2025

    Pulse (2001) 31 Days of Horror 2025

    Pulse (originally called Kairo in Japan) is one of the most beloved entries of the early 2000s J-Horror period. Somehow, Lucas can't remember if he has seen it or not. This is an episode of discovery for everyone involved! 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com If you choose to not watch this movie, please spend some time with this extremely well done video essay about "that one scene." https://youtu.be/HfoU_Z1uVfc?si=bOTTNQTX9SRnDXnh

    11 min

  7. 10/31/2025

    Galaxy Of Terror (1981) 31 Days of Horror 2025

    A quirky bit of Roger Corman-ite Sci-Fi Horror like this sounds great on paper...but how well does it work in practice? 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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com

    7 min

  8. 10/31/2025

    Episode 051: Halloween: A Reflection

    On this most special of nights, Lucas shares some fun Halloween facts and heartfelt good tidings on this scariest of holidays.  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 Ltterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com www.thefrightlab.com https://historybombs.com/2024/10/what-was-the-first-ghost-story/ https://www.nichibei.org/2024/06/toro-nagashi-creating-a-sense-of-gratitude-for-ancestors/ https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/what-is-dia-de-los-muertos-an-expert-explains-the-holiday-celebrating-loved-ones-who-have-died https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/ https://www.stlmag.com/history/st-louis-sage/why-do-st-louis-kids-tell-jokes-on-halloween/

    12 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
    87
  • Rating
    Explicit
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