Talking Film: Reel Horror Show 13

Reel Horror Show's Mark Sheridan is joined by Dr Sarah Cleary in this special episode to explore the cobwebbed tunnels of horror.Sarah discusses how the horror genre is being controlled, regulated and restricted in response to its alleged effect on children. Other topics include horror as the messenger and reflecting ourselves and society back to us. Trump horror.  A take-down of Stranger Things and the comfort blanket of '80s nostalgia. Franchises! Zombies!! - watching Diary of the Dead in the context of Love Island. The Exorcist as a conservative narrative. Is there ever a cause for censorship? An examination of I Spit on Your Grave. The discomfort of seeing the human in the monster and how horror has always explored how the monster isn't necessarily evil. A look at Midsommar's folk horror. The condition of Irish horror and where it can go. Plus a Rob Zombie love-in.And to quote Sarah - "a good horror should always leave us a little bit looking over our shoulder as we leave the cinema"http://filmireland.net/Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.