1.16 Author Interview with Brad Weismann

Send us Fan MailIn this author interview, I speak with Brad Weismann, an award-winning writer and journalist who has also worked as a stand-up comic and improv actor. He’s contributed to publications and websites worldwide such as Senses of Cinema, Film International, Backstage, Movie Habit, Colorado Daily and Boulder Magazine. His first book, Lost in the Dark: A World History of Horror Films, was recently published by the University of Mississippi and he contributed to the critical collection 100 Years of Soviet Cinema. He joins me today to talk about his new book, Horror Unmasked: A History of Terror from Nosferatu to Nope. Listen to hear about what horror is, how horror films are similar to today's superhero films, and why the horror genre has been kept out of the Oscars (with very few exceptions). Books mentioned in this episode include:Danse Macabre by Stephen KingThe Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror by David J. SkalScreams of Reason: Mad Science in Modern Culture by David J. SkalDark Carnival: The Secret World of Tod Browning, Hollywood's Master of Macabre by David J. SkalThe Horror Film: An Introduction by Rick WorlandThe Rough Guide to Horror Movies by Alan JonesFour of the Three Musketeers: The Marx Brothers on Stage by Robert S. BaderMontaigne's Essays by Michel de MontaigneOn the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio by John DunningFilms mentioned in this episode include:Dracula directed by Tod Browning & Karl FreundThe Mummy directed by Karl FreundFrankenstein directed by James WhaleBatman vs. Superman directed by Zack SnyderFreddy vs. Jason directed by Ronny YuGet Out directed by Jordan PeeleThe Shape of Water directed by Guillermo del ToroThe Silence of the Lambs directed by Jonathan DemmeSmile directed by Parker FinnNope directed by directed by Jordan Peele Evil Dead Rise directed by Lee CroninThe Bride of Frankenstein directed by James WhalePeeping Tom directed by Michael PowellThe Wicker Man directed by Robin HardySeven Samurai directed by Akira KurosawaLawrence of Arabia directed by David LeanChildren of Paradise directed by Marcel CarneAlso mentioned in this episode:Scooby-DooSupport the show