Sam's Solo - The Night Eats the World (2018)

Our trope this week is one of the undead... Zombies! While we're so used to all the death, destruction, and chaos that this trope brings, we're actually talking about a more stripped down approach to the subject by taking a look at the 2018 French horror film The Night Eats the World. What happens when you give a misanthrope a whole apartment building to survive in solo during the zombie apocalypse? We try and answer this question by sitting down with the character of Sam, his loneliness, this film's unique characterization of zombies, what the zombie trope has to say about society and Sam's own purpose (or lack thereof?) of surviving. Rate and review ScaryCrit on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! Sign Up for our NewsletterFind Us Onlinewww.scarycritpodcast.comTwitter @ScaryCritPodInstagram @ScaryCritPodTimestamps08:00 - Negronomicon08:57 - 12:03  - Velma (2023) spoilers!40:03 - Crit01:37:33 - Final CurlsGems from E81Rupaul’s Drag Race (2009)Velma (2023)Infinity Train (2019)The Boondocks (2005)Grindhouse (2007)Planet Terror (2007)Death Proof (2007)Shadowboxer (2005)Don't (2007, faux trailer)Thanksgiving (upcoming)The Occupant (upcoming)Glass Onion (2022)Poltergeist (1982)Barbarian (2022)Annabelle (2014)Saw (2004)The Conjuring (2013)Insecure (2016)Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)MaXXXine (upcoming)Final Destination (2000)South Park (1997)The Last of Us (2023, television series)The Last of Us Part II (2020, video game)Dawn of the Dead (2004)28 Days Later (2002)28 Weeks Later (2007)The Walking Dead (2010)Everybody Hates Chris (2005)World War Z (2013)Night of the Living Dead (1968)Day of the Dead (1985)Resident Evil (2002)Shaun of the Dead (2004)The Night Eats the World (2018)Cloverfield (2008)I Am Legend (2007)Cast Away (2000)Alive (2020)Sweet Home (2020)[REC] (2007)Silent Hill (2006)American Horror Story: Murder House (2011)The Girl with Many Gifts (2016)A Quiet Place (2018)Production Credits Host and Producer: Lauren La Melle Host and Editor: Jared Hudson  Support the show