Hereditary Scares Us

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11/05/18 • 89 min

Hello Dear Listeners,

We hope you had a spectacular Spooktober, a haunting Halloween, and an amazing All Souls Day! We have been hard at work getting back on our recording schedule after our big life changes. Coming at you this week is the scariest movie we have seen in a good long while.

This week's topic is the terrifying 2018 film Hereditary by Ari Aster. Go watch this movie before listening to this week's episode, but find a friend because this is one crazy, scary, disturbing film! Katya and Laramie dissect all of the things that should scare you about this film and some of the things you may have missed your first time watching.

Also, Katya gives you a run-down of graduate school hell, and Laramie discusses surviving Trump-land Missoula. Before we leave you this week remember: Your life does not start with choice, so why should it end with it?

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Katya and Laramie

Hello Dear Listeners,

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Katya and Laramie

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Fright Night Scares Us

Hello Dear Listeners,

Like a phoenix we have risen from the ashes of moving, learning new technology, and having a generally chaotic two months! But, WE ARE BACK!! This is our first remotely recorded episode and it sounds a bit rough, but we've worked the bugs out and will have another episode out soon.

Its Spooktober and you know what that means!? Horror movies!! In this episode Katya and Laramie discuss the 1985 classic Fright Night directed by Tom Holland (not Spiderman Tom Holland). This movie really is a window into so many things 80s: teen angst, vampires, rape culture, and queer subtext. Katya and Laramie posit that Fright Night may be the best metaphor for sexual predators.

So join us as we take a walk down This Place Scares Us memory lane, discuss everything that has been happening in our lives and unpack a surprisingly complex movie from the 80s. We've missed you and love you all so much!

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Katya and Laramie

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The Haunting of Hill House Scares Us

Hello Dear Listeners,

The week of feasts is upon us and we hope you enjoy this episode as you travel to see family, hunker down in your bunker, or enjoy basking in the glow of your retail therapy. If you need a good read for your holiday time, This Place Scares Us suggests reading The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson.

This week's episode is in fact about The Haunting of Hill House which has seen several screen adaptations both in movie form and now as a popular Netflix series. Laramie shares his opinions about all of the iterations of The Haunting of Hill House and why sometimes never seeing a monster is scarier than anything.

Katya and Laramie debate why the origin of a monster is so important and discuss at length the horror community's view on whether to show the monsters or not. What do you think listeners: is it scarier to see the monsters, or to never see the monsters? With that we leave you to your Thanksgiving.

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Katya and Laramie