The Beauty of Horror - S2E14: DISGUST - Heather Wixson on Possession (1981)

S2E14: DISGUST - Heather Wixson on Possession (1981)

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03/17/22 • 129 min

The Beauty of Horror

Content warning: contains discussions of divorce and toxic/harmful relationships.

On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror historian, managing editor for Daily Dead News, and the author of Monsters Makeup & Effects - Vol 1, Heather Wixson about Andrzej Żuławski's disgustingly gruesome POSSESSION (1981) !

They talk about getting started in horror journalism, their different experiences of divorce, the exploration of the humanity of terrible people, the function of gloopiness in cosmic horror, and, of course, aesthetics.

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Heather

Twitter: @thehorrorchick

Book: Monsters, Makeup & Effects

Writing: Daily Dead, Fangoria

Documentary: In Search of Darkness (Part I, Part II)

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Tom Huddleston’s review of Possession for TimeOut
The Philosophy of Horror by Noël Carroll

Quote from Deformed and Destructive Beings

Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)

Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)

Edited by Aviva Dassen

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Content warning: contains discussions of divorce and toxic/harmful relationships.

Want to connect more with the podcast and its guests? Checking out the info below!

Links:

Heather

Twitter: @thehorrorchick

Book: Monsters, Makeup & Effects

Writing: Daily Dead, Fangoria

Documentary: In Search of Darkness (Part I, Part II)

Chandler | Shockaholic

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Instagram: @_shockaholic

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Website: Shockaholic.org

Beauty of Horror

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Beauty of Horror Contact

Website: The Beauty of Horror

E-mail: [email protected]

Sponsors

Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/

Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/

Mentions

Films

Other

Tom Huddleston’s review of Possession for TimeOut
The Philosophy of Horror by Noël Carroll

Quote from Deformed and Destructive Beings

Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)

Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)

Edited by Aviva Dassen

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Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-beauty-of-horror/donations

Previous Episode

S2E13: DISGUST - Trace Thurman on Deadgirl (2008)

Content warning: Contains heavy discussions about rape, racism, misogyny, toxic masculinity, homophobia, slurs (homophobic, racist (censored), and ableist (censored)), pornography, kink shaming, 9/11, and incel mentality.

On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler kicks off the season of DISGUST by talking with one half of the Horror Queers podcast and writer for Bloody Disgusting, Trace Thurman about the multi-layered levels of disgust found in Marcel Sarmiento's DEADGIRL (2008)!

The two explore how disgusting human behavior can be, toxic masculinity, queerness and homophobia, how being confronted with disgust (in movies) can act like a mirror in making you reflect on your own actions, the best first Wordle-word, and, of course, aesthetics.

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Trace

Twitter: @TraceDThurman

Instagram: @TraceDThurman

Podcast: @HorrorQueers

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Beauty of Horror

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Beauty of Horror Contact

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Logic Locks: https://www.logiclocks.com/

Anatomy of a Scream: https://www.anatomyofascream.com/

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Quote from .

Music by Karl Casey (White Bat Audio)

Cover Art designed by John Green (JRGDrawing)

Edited by Aviva Dassen

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S2E15: DISGUST - Ariel Powers-Schaub on House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

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Content warning: contains mentions of sexual assault.

On this episode of The Beauty of Horror, Chandler talks with horror writer and the Administrative Director of Ghouls Magazine, Ariel Powers-Schaub (aka Ari Hellraiser) about the vile disgust present in Rob Zombie's seminal HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)!

They talk about their interests in writing, the function of food, clothing, and texture when setting scenes, the soundscapes of disgust, how invoking disgust can change your perception of characters, and, of course, aesthetics.

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Ariel

Twitter: @Ari_Hellraiser

Letterboxd: Ari_Hellraiser

Writing: Ghouls Magazine contributions

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