Episode 021: Able Bodies
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread interviews director Daniel Lane Baker, writer Benjamin Roberts, and actor Daniel Aaron Harris to discuss their horror short Able Bodies. We discuss how incorporating the real experiences of disabled people (Harris has cerebral palsy, and Baker and Roberts have their own personal experiences with disability as well) and centering disability changes the story they tell. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode021/
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Episode 020: Halloween
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread and returning guests Josh Anderson and Matt Connolly discuss John Carpenter·s Halloween (1978), mental illness, evil, and the mad psychiatrist Dr. Loomis. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode020
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Episode 019: One-Year Anniversary Celebration
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Freaks & Psychos podcast by talking with film journalist and access consultant Charlotte Little and horror fan (and intro music composer) Dark Mark. We discuss the changing trends in disability representation in horror, horror short films, disability and apocalypse, the growth of the podcast, and Halloween horror! Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode019
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Episode 018: Audio Description
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread & described video writer Liam Leonard aka Graham the Haunted Marshmallow discuss the benefits of audio description for viewers, the challenges & rewards of writing audio description, & the audio description for Gerald’s Game! Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode018
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Episode 017: Werewolves as Metaphors for People with Disabilities
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread, Joshua T. Anderson, and Matthew Connolly discuss werewolves as a metaphor for mental illness and addiction, female puberty, and the tragic outsider! Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode017
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Episode 016: Zombies as Metaphors for People with Disabilities
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread and Disability Studies scholar Anne Jackson dive into zombies as metaphorical representations of people with disabilities. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode016
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Episode 015: Relic
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread, and Columbus film critics Hope Madden and George Wolf cover Relic (2020). We discuss gothic metaphors of the mind, dilemmas of caring for elderly parents, and compassion for people with dementia. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode015
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Episode 014: The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
AnDread and Bill the Butcher Van Veghel dive into The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923). We discuss Lon Chaney’s connections to disability, Quasimodo as an empathetic disabled character, and the horrors of silent cinema. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode014
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Episode 013: Rob Reiner's Misery
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
Part Two of AnDread’s discussion with Erin C. Hendricks on Stephen King’s Misery (1987) and Rob Reiner’s film adaptation (1990). We discuss addiction and differences between the book and movie. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode013
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Episode 012: Stephen King's Misery
Freaks and Psychos: The Disability in Horror Podcast
Part One of AnDread’s discussion with Erin C. Hendricks about Stephen King’s Misery (1987). We discuss physical disability and chronic pain, abuse and disability, and themes of writing and reading. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode012
info_outlineAnDread talks in-depth with film critic Angela M. Smith about Tod Browning's controversial 1932 classic, Freaks.