Simon Bacon - Horror Scholar (Future Folk Horror/Communicating Fears Crossover)

The Special Topics "Communicating Fears in Film" theme RETURNS with a 2-week limited engagement this October! First up, we transition from our Future Shock Film focus on Terry Gilliam's The Zero Theorem to an interview with the editor of the horror criticism anthology Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures, horror scholar Simon Bacon.

In Part 1, host Garret Castleberry interviews Bacon about his approach to popular culture scholarship, methods in academic publishing, and the role that personal preferences play in the pursuit of work/life balance. In Part 2, Garret investigates Simon's horror influences and the two unpack ways in which horror themes continue to haunt audiences' anxieties about real-world concerns.

Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Simon Bacon (Guest Interviewee)

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings:
Simon Bacon (editor). Future Folk Horror: Contemporary Anxieties and Possible Futures. Simon BaconLexington Books, 2023.

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