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The Fright Lab
by The Fright Lab
Join Lucas and Joe as they compare some of the most terrifying moments in film with the horrors of reality, and history. Why do we watch scary movies when the real world is so much more terrifying? Find out on every episode! frightlabpodcast.com
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Fright Lab Presents: The Horror Podcast Community vs. Shark Exorcist (2014)
Lucas and Joe have assembled some of the smartest voices in the independent Horror Commentary community to view one of the (best) worst things they have ever seen....Shark Exorcist! Lucas and Joe invited a powerhouse panel of guest podcasters for an unforgettable, real-time watch-along of this…
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Episode 063: Faces of Death (1978)
With the release of a modern iteration of Faces of Death, Lucas and Joe are re-evaluating the 1978 original. They also will not be eating anything during this recording for obvious reasons. Thank you for listening to The Fright Lab. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon -...
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Episode 062: A Conversation with Philip Fracassi
Best-selling author and screenwriter Philip Fracassi joins Joe and Lucas for a fun conversation about his creative output and experience. He also discusses recent developments surrounding his work in Hollywood, and much more! Thank you for listening to The Fright Lab. Join our Patreon: The Fright...
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Episode 061: Nosferatu (1922)
Lucas and Joe are finally talking about the legendary Horror classic, F.W. Murnau's NOSFERATU. Learn about its troubled past, lasting impact, and finally find out what a “Nosferatu” is! Thank you for listening to The Fright Lab. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon -...
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Episode 060: Beyond Mamushi (2026)
Beyond Mamushi is a tightly-wound piece of Horror from Writer-Director M. W. Daniels. It kept Lucas and Joe guessing...so should you give it a watch? Join them as they slide into the Horror of the Everyday! "When Kate Andrews' perfect life in her dream home implodes under her partner's sadistic...
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Episode 059: The Lighthouse (2019)
Grab your best waterproof gear and an extra bottle of Rum…Joe and Lucas are heading to The Lighthouse. It’s genuinely thought to be really scary but does it deserve the reputation it carries? Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS -...
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Episode 058: Ringu (1998) and the J-Horror Legacy
"R.I.P. Suzuki Koji 1957 to 2026" In this film review, Lucas reflects on what made the 1998 Japanese super hit film Ringu and the importance of Suzuki Koji in Horror History. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to RSS -...
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Episode 057: An Interview with Greg Semenza (Professor at University of Connecticut)
Greg Semenza from the University of Connecticut joins Lucas and Joe for a spirited walk through Horror Cinema history. Fans of genre history, or just cinematic history, should not miss this episode! Learn more about Greg Semenza's course, "The Horror Film:"...
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Episode 056: Jitters (2026)
Jitters is an unusual film. Is it another piece of killer clown weirdness? A sci-fi mind-bender? A Seven-esque crime thriller? Indie Horror Gold? A hyper-dark comedy? Lucas and Joe respond to this film and dig into more strange questions in this off-the-cuff reaction! Jitters IMDB:...
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Episode 055: It's Goth Dad… Again! An Interview with Dusty Gannon
Dusty Gannon, aka Goth Dad, has been very busy recently. Thankfully he was able to join us to talk about his current projects and other spookiness! Listen to the new single, Hold Fast, by Dusty Gannon and the Agonal Gasps on Bandcamp: https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/track/hold-fast Join our...
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Episode 054: Cannibalism - Motel Hell (1980) Raw (2016) & Ravenous (1999)
Lucas and Joe descend into darkness with another Genre Meta…this time they are discussing the Taboo of Cannibalism. Between the historical background and medical journals, do our hosts even have the time to discuss Horror Movies? Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon -...
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Episode 053: Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
Lucas is getting very serious about the very silly cult classic, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Can Joe contain the guaranteed cynicism and silliness? Grab some cotton candy and join the sideshow! Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab Subscribe to...
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Episode 052: Spooky vs. Scary
What is the difference between Spooky and Scary? It might seem like a distinction without a difference, but Lucas and Joe beg to differ. Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads…
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Ghostwatch (1992) 31 Days of Horror 2025
This legendary BBC1 Halloween night program is claimed to have traumatized a nation. Therefore it's a fitting conclusion to this year's 31 Days of Horror Challenge. Twenty-three years later, is it still effective? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the...
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Pulse (2001) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Pulse (originally called Kairo in Japan) is one of the most beloved entries of the early 2000s J-Horror period. Somehow, Lucas can't remember if he has seen it or not. This is an episode of discovery for everyone involved! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join...
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Galaxy Of Terror (1981) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A quirky bit of Roger Corman-ite Sci-Fi Horror like this sounds great on paper...but how well does it work in practice? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads -...
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Episode 051: Halloween: A Reflection
On this most special of nights, Lucas shares some fun Halloween facts and heartfelt good tidings on this scariest of holidays. Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads -...
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House on Haunted Hill (1959) 31 Days of Horror 2025
It's always good to get back to the roots of your genre. And at Fright Lab HQ, there is no classic Horror actor more beloved than Vincent Price. And of his early cinematic output there are few movies more beloved than House On Haunted Hill. Subscribe to RSS -...
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Terrified (2017) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Demián Rugna made waves in 2023 with Where Evil Lurks. Sadly, people seemed to have forgotten about Terrified. This movie is spooky and extremely dark, but does it live up to it's title? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord -...
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R.L. Stein's Pumpkinhead (2025) 31 Days of Horror 2025
It's good to get outside your comfort zone, or at least that's what Lucas' therapist says. As a result, he's decided to watch a Horror film aimed at the teen and young adult crowd. Is it any good? Is Horror important for kids? And how does it compare to the Horror of his childhood? Subscribe to…
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The Beach House (2019) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Have things gotten too spooky in the city again? Maybe our third trip to the waterfront this year will be better, since we are staying at The Beast House. (Check notes) Oh no, not again! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord -...
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Halloween (1978) 31 Days of Horror 2025
It wouldn't be October without a rewatch of John Carpenter's classic Halloween. This seminal slasher has become part of the historical canon of Horror. In this episode we are going to finally the all-important question: Why? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml…
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Noroi: The Curse (2005) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Shiraiishi Koji's Noroi: The Curse is one of the best examples of the early J-Horror Boom that occurred in the United States. Does it still have the same power? Lucas is also thinking about the role of culture in Horror and NoroI is a great in-road into that discussion. Subscribe to RSS -...
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Dachra (2018) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A trio of Journalism student have made some very poor decisions in reporting the affairs of a remote village. This is a great setup for a tight, ugly Folk Horror...but is Tunisia's first International Horror outing more than that? Folk Horror is pretty popular around Fright Lab HQ, so there is...
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Phantasm (1979) 31 Days of Horror 2025
The late 1970s was a good time for Horror in the U.S. But no movie from that time period has a reputation for weirdness quite like Phantasm. Why is that? And why is this film discussed less than other so-called Horror classics? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml...
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The Stone Tape (1973) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A castle on ancient Saxon grounds is the home to new experiments on recording technology...but there are other residents in the castle than the scientists. Who is recording who? The BBC was really doing alchemy in this era with ghost stories. And Lucas loves a good haunting. Subscribe to RSS -...
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V/H/S/Halloween (2025) 31 Days of Horror 2025
The V/H/S series is practically an institution on Shudder and in the Horror world. So how does this newest outing stack up to earlier iterations? Lucas wants to analyze this and more! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord -...
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Offseason (2021) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Marie needs to go to where her late mother is buried. But this island is more than a mere relaxing little resort town. It's much worse and much, much darker. So pack your bags and let Lucas take you on the world's worst family errand... Don't forget your toothbrush! Subscribe to RSS -...
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Horror in the High Desert 2: Minerva (2023) 31 Days of Horror 2025
"Oh my God, they're back." Not only is this one of the first lines of the film, but also the perfect encapsulation of Lucas' feelings when this movie landed on Tubi. It's clear that the crew had time to mature and work in more forgiving conditions than the first film. Does that translate on…
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Horror in the High Desert (2021) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Making movies is a hard job, doubly so during a global pandemic. Do these constraints make or break Horror in the High Desert? Can fictional films do proper justice to real life events? We covered this back in our series on Horror Cinema Verité, but didn't give this movie much air. Time to change...
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Venus (2022) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Jaume Balaguero is the creator of (REC) and (REC²). Can his most recent outing give Lucas the same dark thrills he's been looking for? Also, can Lovecraft's works survive outside the rigid confines of his original text? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join…
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The Monkey (2025) 31 Days of Horror 2025
We all know the story of The Monkey's Paw...but what happens when you use the whole damned primate? Half Jacob & Esau story, half Suburban Fairy Tale, The Monkey slams together the best of wry humor with freakish amounts of violence. This might not sound like the start of a great time. But it…
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Evil Dead Rise (2023) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A decade after the 2013 reiteration of the original Evil Dead, Lee Cronin unleashed Evil Dead Rise, a new look at the original Horrors created by Raimi and Campbell. But on re-examination of the series, Lucas is wondering...what does the foul spirits of the Natorum Demonto, aka The Necronomicon,...
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Evil Dead (2013) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Most Horror fans were very, very worried that Dede Alvarez's 2013 remake of The Evil Dead would be a heartless cash-in on the 1981 original. But Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell did not let us down. If remakes are a hard-sell for you, let Lucas make the argument. If you want a Horror flick, this…
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Burial (2022) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A detachment of Soviet soldiers are charged with escorting some very important cargo out of Berlin after the end of WWII. But since this is a Horror movie, the global must be personal. Is this movie merely another piece of Nazisploitation, or something more? Content Warning: Sexual Violence and...
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Savageland (2015) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Half-mockumentary and Half-experimental cinema, Savageland feels like a 2010s-era HBO Documentary. But is it scary? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com We are on Threads -...
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Deadstream (2022) 31 Days of Horror 2025
We briefly covered Deadstream back in episode 21. Two years later, Lucas is wondering if Deadstream still live up to the initial hype it received. More importantly, does it still have the same sort of cultural impact? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the...
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The Beyond (1981) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Lucio Fulci is an absolute master of splatter-y, bizarro Horror flicks, and The Beyond is one of his finest. Join Lucas for his reverie of fluid-soaked fever dreams, and stay for a brief explanation of Fabio Frizzi's groovy soundtracks and the British government's Video Nasties. Subscribe to RSS…
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Berberian Sound Studio (2013) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Real Life never quite sounds as good as Cinema, does it? That is until cinema starts getting a little too real. Is Berberian Sound Studio merely a love-letter to Gialli of the 1970s? Is Giallo actually Horror? Lucas has had very mixed feelings about Giallo in the past...will this change is mind?...
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The Bay (2012) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Feeling up for a beach-front holiday? The Bay will definitely change that. This Mockumentary-Sci Fi-Disaster-Nightmare feels very ahead of it's time, even thirteen years later. This movie might seem out of season, but Lucas thinks there are always good reasons to stay out of the ocean! Subscribe…
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Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) 31 Days of Horror 2025
If Creepshow is too joyful, and The Autopsy of Jane Doe is too directly intense, maybe Let's Scare Jessica To Death is going to be more to your tastes. This 1971 slow-burn has been making the rounds of critical re-discovery in the last few years. So naturally Lucas needs to offer some insights....
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Pontypool (2008) 31 Days of Horror 2025
A Canadian shock-jock is having the weirdest workday of his life. And we're along for the ride! This movie has a cult following and a reputation for a brainy premise. Does it live up to the hype? Should you believe everything you hear....or worse, experience everything you say? In this fun-sized...
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Creepshow (1982) 31 Days of Horror 2025
Arguably the best loved Anthology Horror film of all time, Creepshow is a virtually iconic piece of Horror history. Lucas hasn't seen this movie in multiple decades. He also doesn't like Anthologies but is feeling a little nostalgic. How well does Creepshow hold up? Is it still funny? Subscribe…
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The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) 31 Days of Horror 2025
The Autopsy of Jane Doe is a very scary movie...but should you watch it? During this year's 31 Days, Lucas explains who this movie is for, and maybe more importantly, the best way to watch it! Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on Discord -...
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The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) 31 Days of Horror 2025
To kick off Spooky Season and the 31 Days of Halloween Challenge, Lucas is giving his fun-sized review of André Øverdal's The Last Voyage Of The Demeter. Does it live up to the good(?) name of Dracula? Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml Join the conversation on...
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Episode 050: A Conversation with Michael Yammine of RESET (2025)
Writer/Director Michael Yammine dropped by to chat about his new Sci-Fi Horror Creature Feature, RESET. They discuss grief, trauma, Mel Brooks, and the hilarious danger of missing your marks. Watch RESET via Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/detail/Reset-2025/0LN4CG3MPUACLZPZEWAU0A4S75 Or on...
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Episode 049: RESET (2025)
Joe and Lucas are giving a live reaction to the just-released Sci-Fi Horror of RESET, available now on VOD. They discuss questions asked being more important than questions answered, and the importance of economical filmmaking. RESET on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt37884781/ Trailer for...
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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…
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Episode 047: Underwater
Lucas and Joe will be diving into the briny depths to discuss the aquatic Creature Feature that is Underwater. But what is a Creature Feature? What is this movie telling us about Fear? And why is this one of the better films you’ve never heard of? Subscribe to RSS -...
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Episode 046: The Necronomicon
Lucas and Joe are dusting off one of their favorite Horror series, The Evil Dead, and talking about the real start of the show, The Necronomicon! But what is The Necronomicon? Why has it stuck with us for so long? And what do we know about actual books of dark magic? Subscribe to RSS -...
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Join Lucas and Joe as they compare some of the most terrifying moments in film with the horrors of reality, and history. Why do we watch scary movies when the real world is so much more terrifying? Find out on every episode! frightlabpodcast.com
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