New audio-only exclusive episode of Disaffected!
Join us for a discussion of what made 1969 (Rosemary's Baby) to 1981 (The Shining) the golden age of American horror films. Josh and George talk about 70s horror films as meditations on domestic abuse, and explorations of disordered personalities through the allegories of demonic possession and hauntings.
Featuring:
"Did you see her or not!? She's acting like she's f**ing out of her mind, psychotic, like a split personality or something."
—Chris MacNeal
"I'm gonna go now."
-Wendy Torrance
"He has his father's eyes."
-Roman Castevet
"It's all for you, Damian."
-Nanny
“You’re out the prom, Hargenson!”
—Coach Desjardin
Where do I find it? :
1. Right up at the top of this Substack post in the embedded audio player.
or
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This will be fun to listen to. Checking it out.
Ooh, super excited to listen to this. And I agree about the ‘70s being the golden age of horror movies. I loved scaring the hell out of myself when I was a pre-teen. 😱
Just listened and, like Josh, I could have gone for another two hours. You guys nailed it. Everything you said are things I have thought about movies (and not only horror movies) from the 1970s: the realistic sets and places, the non-stylized and regular looking people, the sense of reality even when the topic was something totally not in reality. Now I’ve got “Tubular Bells” going through my head.