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Authoritarianism & Government in Horror Movies
Power, and who it protects, is the question in 19 episodes. Carpenter's They Live! takes on classism, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari looks at authoritarian dictatorships, The Hate U Give and Tales from the Hood tackle police brutality, Jaws asks about politicians who value revenue over lives, and Wendell & Wild looks at the school-to-prison pipeline. Twilight Zone: The Movie covers bigotry and unchecked authoritarian power.
19 episodes · 2019–2024 · 14 guests
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All 19 episodes
TWILIGHT ZONE: THE MOVIE
w/ Alex Woodroe
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
w/ Jason McCord
THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI
w/ Tony Parker
BANSHEE CHAPTER
w/ Todd Keisling
MASTER
w/ Rhonda Jackson Garcia AKA RJ Joseph
DOG SOLDIERS
w/ Bryan Hardy
WENDELL & WILD
ROBOCOP
w/ Izzy Lee
RIVER'S EDGE
w/ Tim Meyer, Chad Lutzke
THE X-FILES
w/ Alyse Wax
JAWS
w/ Jonathan Janz
SILVER BULLET
THE HATE U GIVE
THE HOST
w/ Thomas Brungardt
TALES FROM THE HOOD
SLICE and SATANIC PANIC
w/ SA Bradley
THE PURGE
TERMINATOR and T2: JUDGMENT DAY
w/ Brian Haas
