Horror Films That Scared The Hell Out Of Us
Raised By Horror
In a previous episode we talked about movies and TV that seared some of the scariest onscreen moments into our heads as young horror fans. Here we talk about a few (but not all) of our top-tier scariest film and TV we've seen as adults. Some are new titles and some are older, but either way these managed to do something most horror can't -- they scared us. And we loved it! EPISODE FILMS VIOLET: The Haunting of Hill House (Mike Flanagan; 2018), HOST (2020), Talk to Me (2023), Hereditary (2018). RICHARD: Audition (1999), Wolf Creek (2005), Martyrs (2008), Haze (2005). Find us...
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The Penguin and Strange Darling
Raised By Horror
What makes HBO's The Penguin so compelling, what are our favorite crackpot theories about the show, how is it crime horror, and why do we love to hate Oz Cobb so much? Why does a film like Strange Darling make critics so divided (while we love it so much), and why do we think its handling of power play in a one night stand is sophisticated? Find out in this episode where Violet dissects the juiciest bits of The Penguin (start: 1:00) and Richard walks us through the layers of Strange Darling (start 1:05:00). In this episode we also stan: Horror for Weenies (Emily C. Hughes),...
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Welcome to Raised By Horror!
Raised By Horror
Richard Kadrey and Violet Blue bring you into the world of Raised By Horror -- its origins, why we love the art of horror, how dated storytelling often fails horror, how horror is good for us, upcoming episodes on truly scary (or darkly heartwarming/delightfully bonechilling) films and books, why horror boundaries are important, what to expect with difficult content snd spoilers, and so much more. Upcoming shows we talk about include: Films that scared the shit out of us as kids, films that truly scare us now, horror films to watch with friends who don't like horror, and our extra...
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Horror Films That Really Scared Us As Kids
Raised By Horror
What is horror when you’re young? Werewolves and ghosts? Or is it more complicated than that? Maybe it’s more a fear of the unknown. The new and the strange. When you don’t know anything about the world, an open door or sudden shadow can be as frightening as any vampire. In this episode, we explore how we found our way into horror and it how it shaped (or deformed!) us into the obsessive fans we are today. There are films many of us saw as kids that scared us, which we consider beloved classics, like Alien and The Thing. But there are certain films that left a mark on us when we were...
info_outlineWhat makes HBO's The Penguin so compelling, what are our favorite crackpot theories about the show, how is it crime horror, and why do we love to hate Oz Cobb so much? Why does a film like Strange Darling make critics so divided (while we love it so much), and why do we think its handling of power play in a one night stand is sophisticated?
Find out in this episode where Violet dissects the juiciest bits of The Penguin (start: 1:00) and Richard walks us through the layers of Strange Darling (start 1:05:00).
In this episode we also stan: Horror for Weenies (Emily C. Hughes), Ghost Station and Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, The Scourge Between Stars (Ness Brown), A24's upcoming Adam Wingard/Simon Barrett film Onslaught (with Dan Stevens), and more.
EPISODE LINKS
HBO's THE PENGUIN (Start: 01:00)
- Rosario Olivia's painting "Scream Louder, Scream Twice" (seen in the office of Dr. Julian Rush)
- Cristin Milioti’s Favorite Thing About Sofia Falcone? ‘She Doesn’t Tolerate Bullshit’ [ELLE]
- The Penguin - Gotham Cinematography Reel [YouTube]
- How Colin Farrell Transformed Into The Penguin [YouTube]
- The Making of The Penguin [YouTube]
- Most Batman Fans Missed a Major Easter Egg in The Penguin That Could Change The Batman Part II [CBR]
- Penguin theory argues one unsuspecting character is secretly an iconic Batman villain that we haven’t seen since the Christopher Nolan trilogy [GamesRadar]
STRANGE DARLING (Start: 1:05:00)
- NOC Review: J.T. Mollner’s ‘Strange Darling’ is Tense, Twisted, and Terrific [Nerds of Color]
- Flipping the Script on the Final Girl: A Conversation with ‘Strange Darling’ Writer-Director JT Mollner [Script Mag]
- DP Giovanni Ribisi captured the thrilling twists and turns of JT Mollner's 'Strange Darling' on KODAK 35mm color film [Kodak]
- “It’s the Scariest Thing You Can Do” - Z Berg on Strange Darling’s Dreamy Horror Soundtrack [CBR]
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