Fear of the Dark is releasing its second mini season, which is all about the horror/comedy film. What connects horror and comedy as independent genres, what differentiates them, and why does this crossover work so well? We have a line-up of four films to think about how the horror/comedy filters and unmasks each genre's racial conventions and tropes: The Blackening (2022), Werewolves Within (2021), Sorry to Bother You (2018), and Barbarian (2022). Of the horror/comedy film, we ask: should we be laughing or screaming? Enjoy our intro for this mini season, and tune in to listen starting December 12!
Intro Music: “The Army of You” (Library of Congress Free Music Archive)
Outro Music: “Late Night Indigo” (written and performed by Stacey Baran)
Fear of the Dark is a film podcast about race and horror, hosted by Matthew Vernon and Stacey Baran. Episode edited by Matthew Vernon. Mixdown and mastering by Stacey Baran.
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