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155: Desensitization To Horror

November 12, 2024·1 hr 33 min·3 clips

You Kermit the Frog motherfuckers. God. That's funny. I fucking hate the Chiefs. Bunch of smug assholes.

Fandomonious hosts Adam and Ian discuss pop culture including extended debate about What We Do in the Shadows series vs movie, personal TV rotation habits (The Office, Parks & Rec, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Atlanta), and then transition to sports frustration about Bengals missed penalty calls. Main topic explores desensitization to horror across generations, requested by Adam's mother for her birthday. Historical analysis traces horror from silent film era (Nosferatu) through Universal Monsters, Hammer Horror films, to 1970s New Hollywood (Last House on the Left, Texas Chainsaw Massacre), examining how external societal factors (war, depression, social upheaval) influence horror production and audience receptiveness. Discussion acknowledges generational limitations while attempting empathetic understanding of pre-media-saturation horror experience.

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A loose pop culture chat that settles into a personal case for horror as comfort.

This Fandomonious episode starts as loose pop culture chatter and slowly finds its point. The hosts circle the old question of whether movies blunt people’s response to real life, or whether real life is what changes the way movies land.

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Press play for a horror chat that turns into a real talk about coping.

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