Haunted Spouse
Hysteria or Haunting? Madness or Murder? Each episode, the haunted spouses explore a haunted house film or tale through literature and psychology. They discuss macabre tropes, intersectionality and power dynamics, and trace the genealogy of the haunted house, all while trying not to get too spooked.
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Hysteria or Haunting? Madness or Murder? Each episode, the haunted spouses explore a haunted house film or tale through literature and psychology.
They discuss macabre tropes, intersectionality and power dynamics, and trace the genealogy of the haunted house, all while trying not to get too spooked.
Episodes
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
The Haunted Spouses pay a visit to Shirley Jackson's genre-defining novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1959), discussing its themes of agency, identity, and humanity's seemingly conflicting needs for community and solitude. They also lay out their thoughts on what sets haunted house stories apart from other horror genres, as well as the ways privilege can influence what themes we find the most scary.
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
The Haunted Spouses hop into their doom buggies and take a ride through Disneyland's HAUNTED MANSION attraction. They discuss its history, technology, and "narrative," as well as how the ride's creation is, itself, a haunted house story.
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
Thursday Sep 30, 2021
The Haunted Spouses watch William Castle's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)—twice! They introduce their plans for the pod, discuss haunted house tropes, and try to follow the film's twists and turns.