Episode 015: Dark Waters, or ”Why is Folk Horror so f$&÷%∆! weird?”

Dark Waters is a very weird Folk Horror movie about dubious nuns, an odd convent, and how they fare under an audit. But Lucas and Joe want to know why these movies are always so off the wall. Join us as we talk about religious trends, the metaphysics of Italian Horror Movies, and which John Carpenter movie you should watch. The Fright Lab Podcast can always be found at https://www.frightlabpodcast.com and everywhere you listen to podcasts! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: [email protected] www.thefrightlab.com Dark Waters on iMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109550/ Dark Waters on Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/dark_waters Background, commentary, etc. on the film: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/oct/28/devils-and-debauchery-why-we-love-to-be-scared-by-folk-horror https://lithub.com/in-the-resurgence-of-folk-horror-we-are-the-villains/ https://fathersonholygore.com/2017/10/03/the-gothic-traditions-of-dark-waters/ https://www.revenantjournal.com/contents/introduction-defining-folk-horror-2/ https://youtu.be/C_Lhaib7VSw https://youtu.be/qJVuUJCDKcA The Wonderful World of Allegedly Haunted Religious Sites: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/members-magazine/haunted-monasteries/ https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/10-most-haunted-catholic-sites-in-america/ https://kutv.com/news/local/legendary-utah-nunnery-rumored-to-be-haunted-is-for-sale https://youtu.be/28FbaCvW68k Articles about religious trends, Catholicism, and the United States: https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/250474/things-to-know-about-the-catholic-church-in-ukraine#:~:text=Ukrainian%20Greek%20Catholic%20Church,Churches%20of%20the%20Byzantine%20rite. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2021/12/14/about-three-in-ten-u-s-adults-are-now-religiously-unaffiliated/ https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/247102/report-church-membership-among-catholics-declined-nearly-20-since-2000 https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/#:~:text=Over%20the%20past%20century%2C%20the,by%20the%20Pew%20Research%20Center