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EPISODE · May 19, 2025 · 23 MIN

Jacob Dickerson Really Wants to Talk About MonsterVision

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Dr. Jacob Dickerson is a husband , a dad and the Chair of the Communication Department at Berea College. He has a Ph.D in Communication, Rhetoric and Digital Media. His current research examines the idea of “memory ecology” which is made up of the collection of many remembrances of a particular event. But what he really wants to talk about is MonsterVision, the late night movie marathon series—hosted by Joe Bob Briggs—that ran on TNT throughout the 90’s. We discuss the enduring popularity of horror/slasher films, the concept of “camp,”  and Jacob does a deep dive  into the uncannily terrifying Blair Witch Project. We also examine his near-obsessive mission to re-watch and rate every single movie that aired on MonsterVision during its nine-year run.  And oh by the way there’s a shoutout to Elvira, Mistress of the Dark.

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