Episode 048: Videodrome

Prepare for pure depravity in the form of David Cronenberg’s iconic VIDEODROME. Is this movie an 80s throwback or is it much, much deeper? Lucas and Joe will be scanning the signals for all this and more! 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: [email protected] www.thefrightlab.com Videodrome IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086541/ Essays on Videodrome:  https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/337-videodrome-make-mine-cronenberg?srsltid=AfmBOooiyEJwk6MUN6idHQmoJw6AIYU-GsUiLDtI-JUpxNTij_TeE3Z- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/04/videodrome-at-40-david-cronenberg-singular-tech-horror-remains-relevant https://www.scifimoviezone.com/videodrome01.shtml#:~:text=Max%20Renn%20(James%20Woods)%20is,station%20specializing%20in%20sensationalistic%20programming. Violence in Digital/Electronic Media: 1996- https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/media-violence-does-not-cause-societal-violence-violence-opposing 2007 - https://www.jahonline.org/article/S1054-139X(07)00391-6/fulltext 2013 - https://www.apa.org/topics/video-games/violence-harmful-effects 2021 - https://news.griffith.edu.au/2021/11/26/violent-media-not-responsible-for-aggression/ VeryWell Mind 2023 - https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-impact-of-violent-media-on-mental-health-5270512 Mass Shootings: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41488081 https://www.cnn.com/us/mass-shootings-vs-past-years-dg Online Radicalization and Violence: https://www.adl.org/resources/report/murder-and-extremism-united-states-2022 https://www.gao.gov/blog/online-extremism-growing-problem-whats-being-done-about-it https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321082/school-shootings-radicalization https://www.youtube.com/@torscabinetofcuriosities/videos