Night of the Living Academic Podcast
Join Matt and Caitlin as they discuss a different horror movie each episode. Caitlin is a dedicated enthusiast of the genre and is writing a PhD dissertation on horror films and gothic fiction, while Matt prefers auteur films. Can Caitlin convince Matt that these movies are good? And there's a twist- in order to keep things fair, every fourth episode, Matt gets to choose the movie. Segments include: Academic Corner, Scariest Moment, What Beer Pairs Well With this Movie?, and more! Show artwork by Evan Lau.
Episodes
36 episodes
E36: Spiral (2021) and Army of the Dead (2021) - The NotLA Cut
We're back and in full force with this double feature episode!
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1:15:01
E32: The Endless (2017) w/Guest Matt McCabe: Giving Dave Something to Smile About
Guest Host Matt McCabe from the The Podcast From Outer Space joins us for what could have been an endless discussion about time loop societies and brotherly love.
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1:09:14
E31: Hubie Halloween (2020) & Event Horizon (1997) W/ Sara Santos
Guest Host Sara joins us this week to talk Happy Madison and Hieronymus Bosch!
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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1:15:16
E 30: Scare Me (2020): Fireside Stories to Emasculate Men
Caitlin and Matt cover this Shudder original with very different opinions.
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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1:01:31
E 29: The Devil All The Time (2020): A Hitchhiker's Guide To Make Serial Killers Boring
Caitlin and Matt agree on this one! One of the most competently made, but soulless movies in a while! Plus, lots of chat on another Netflix original, I'm Thinking of Ending Things!
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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57:51
E 28: Jason X (2001): He Just Wants His Machete Back!
Guest host Brendan (from The Color Out of Space), joins us to discuss the significantly lower brow Jason X - a perfect background movie for your Christmas parties!
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E 27: Sinister (2012): Beguiling Bughuul Needs to Ditch the Kids
Caitlin and Matt talk about the missed opportunities and strong potential of Sinister, an engaging story bogged down by horror tropes of the early aughts, and totally not scary kids!
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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E 26: Jennifer's Body (2009): Girl (Monsters) Just Wanna Have Fun
Caitlin and Matt discuss Jennifer's Body as the movie comes back into the cultural conversation, and how marketing did Megan Fox dirty. Caitlin brings up Sara McCartney's "Rise of the Girl Monster" article, and how Jennifer's Body was before it...
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Episode 26
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1:00:37
E 25: Maximum Overdrive (1986): Diesel is a hell of a drug
Caitlin shakes her head at disgust for much of the episode as Matt attacks Stephen King's artistic vision!
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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47:11
E 24: Host (2020): Socially Distant Scares
Caitlin and Matt cover the newly released Shudder exclusive, Host. They get in deep on what it means to be a cybernatural horror, the effective pacing of the movie, and whether or not their apartment is now haunted.
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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59:56
E 23: Gonjiam Haunted Asylum (2018): Do it for the Views!
Caitlin and Matt discuss Gonjiam, now available for streaming on Amazon Prime! They discuss how this straight-forward horror movie follows American traditions rather East-Asian sensibilities!
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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55:03
E22: Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010): Ft. Anthony Derington: Synthwave and Psychedelics
Caitlin and Matt are joined by Anthony Derington, founder of the Something Ghoulish network and co-host of Ghoulish Cast to dive into the trippiest film we've covered so far, Beyond the Black Rainbow. Conversation top...
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Episode 22
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1:11:27
Episode 21: Beach House (2019): Please No More Footworms
Caitlin and Matt are back after a short hiatus! They're ready to discuss the newly released on Shudder film Beach House, a subdued eco-horror. Get ready for some headieness and horror as the hosts discuss humanity's place in evolution, and perh...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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1:03:16
Episode 20: Color Out of Space (2019): Nicolas Cage and Other Eldritch Horrors
On this episode, Matt and Caitlin are joined by a very special guest, our friend Brendan Keating! The three discuss Richard Stanley's 2019 Lovecraft adaptation Color Out of Space, the difficulties of bringing the unexplainable to the s...
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Episode 20
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57:25
Episode 19: Vampire's Kiss (1988): A, B, C This Movie!!! Ft. Jessica Hautsch
This time around, Caitlin and Matt are joined by special guest and vampire expert (and maybe real life vampire?) Jessica Hautsch to discuss Vampire's Kiss (1988), one of the greatest Nicolas Cage films ever. And perhaps one of the grea...
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Episode 19
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1:03:34
Episode 18: Gretel and Hansel (2020) ... so hot right now...
Matt and Caitlin dive deep into Oz Perkins's recent film Gretel and Hansel (2020). Beware... there are spoilers! They also discuss Chris Hansen, My Chemical Romance, Ganja & Hess, and The Christmas Prince fran...
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Episode 18
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57:36
Episode 17: The Grudge (2020): We have a grudge against this movie!
Matt and Caitlin discuss Nicolas Pesce's The Grudge (2020). They dream of it being a Grudge anthology film instead of... this? Matt thought it was really boring. Caitlin thought it was ...fine. Your trusty co-hosts also chat ab...
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Episode 17
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44:29
Episode 16: The 2019 Retrospective
Matt and Caitlin review and revise their movie ratings from past episodes. They solidify their lowest three films as well as their top three films from this year. Most importantly, they stage a battle royale featuring all of the villains from o...
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Episode 16
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1:11:07
Episode 15: The 2019 Stocking Stuffer
We accidently took a little holiday hiatus (sorry!), but we're back and better then ever! To make it up to you, here's four episodes in one! In this episode, Matt and Caitlin discuss four holiday horror films: Black Christmas (...
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Episode 15
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1:31:30
Episode 14: Harpoon (2019): Poe-sitively the Worst Boat Trip!
Thanks to Kaila and Rebecca at Exile PR, we got to review our first screener! Woo! In this episode, we discuss Rob Grant's Harpoon (2019) and drink Montauk Brewing's Driftwood Ale. We made sure to make this a relatively spoiler...
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Episode 14
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46:05
Episode 13: The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014): Fangs for the Memories!
This week's episode is all about Adam Robitel's 2014 found footage flick, The Taking of Deborah Logan. Talking points include... Three Floyds's Zombie Dust Pale Ale Found footage horror Demonic po...
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Episode 13
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1:03:55
Episode #12: Doctor Sleep (2019): Steam Only For Our Crow Daddy
Come play with us, Danny. For ever and ever... In this, our twelfth episode, Matt and Caitlin discuss Mike Flanagan's Doctor Sleep! We delight over the silly name (Rose the Hat, Crow Daddy, etc...), complain that a ghostly Overl...
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Episode 12
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