The Fright Lab

Episode 058: Ringu (1998) and the J-Horror Legacy

"R.I.P. Suzuki Koji 1957 to 2026" In this film review, Lucas reflects on what made the 1998 Japanese super hit film Ringu and the importance of Suzuki Koji in Horror History. Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab] Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml [https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml] Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com [https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com] We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod [https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/] and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ [https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/] Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social [https://frightlabpod.bsky.social] Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ [https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com]

Episode 057: An Interview with Greg Semenza (Professor at University of Connecticut)

Greg Semenza from the University of Connecticut joins Lucas and Joe for a spirited walk through Horror Cinema history. Fans of genre history, or just cinematic history, should not miss this episode! Learn more about Greg Semenza's course, "The Horror Film:" https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/uconn-s-expert-horror-films-shares-10-greatest-21126797.php [https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/uconn-s-expert-horror-films-shares-10-greatest-21126797.php] Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab] Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml [https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml] Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com [https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com] We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod [https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/] and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ [https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/] Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social [https://frightlabpod.bsky.social] Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ [https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com] Media Mentioned in this Episode: Episode 052: Spooky vs. Scary - https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-052-spooky-vs-scary/ [https://frightlabpodcast.podbean.com/e/episode-052-spooky-vs-scary/]

Episode 056: Jitters (2026)

Jitters is an unusual film. Is it another piece of killer clown weirdness? A sci-fi mind-bender? A Seven-esque crime thriller? Indie Horror Gold? A hyper-dark comedy? Lucas and Joe respond to this film and dig into more strange questions in this off-the-cuff reaction! Jitters IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31936713/\ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31936713/%5C] Jitters on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/ug/movie/jitters/umc.cmc.6lrl4rywl1qhlccu8uhk3w1c5 [https://tv.apple.com/ug/movie/jitters/umc.cmc.6lrl4rywl1qhlccu8uhk3w1c5] Jitters on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/film/jitters-2026/watch/ [https://letterboxd.com/film/jitters-2026/watch/] Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab] Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml [https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml] Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com [https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com] We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod [https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/] and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ [https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/] Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social [https://frightlabpod.bsky.social] Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ [https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com]

Episode 055: It's Goth Dad… Again! An Interview with Dusty Gannon

Dusty Gannon, aka Goth Dad, has been very busy recently. Thankfully he was able to join us to talk about his current projects and other spookiness! Listen to the new single, Hold Fast, by Dusty Gannon and the Agonal Gasps on Bandcamp: https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/track/hold-fast [https://agonalgasps.bandcamp.com/track/hold-fast] Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab] Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml [https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml] Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com [https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com] We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod [https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/] and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ [https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/] Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social [https://frightlabpod.bsky.social] Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ [https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com] It's Goth Dad! on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@itsgothdad [https://youtube.com/@itsgothdad] Goth Dad on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@itsgothdad [https://www.threads.com/@itsgothdad]

Episode 054: Cannibalism - Motel Hell (1980) Raw (2016) & Ravenous (1999)

Lucas and Joe descend into darkness with another Genre Meta…this time they are discussing the Taboo of Cannibalism. Between the historical background and medical journals, do our hosts even have the time to discuss Horror Movies?  Join our Patreon: The Fright Lab on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab [https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheFrightLab] Subscribe to RSS - https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml [https://feed.podbean.com/frightlabpodcast/feed.xml] Join the conversation on Discord - https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com [https://discord.frightlabpodcast.com] We are on Threads - https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod [https://www.threads.net/@fright_lab_pod] Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/ [https://www.facebook.com/share/1GsB8C4DDp/] and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/ [https://www.instagram.com/fright_lab_pod/] Join the conversation on Bluesky - https://frightlabpod.bsky.social [https://frightlabpod.bsky.social] Lucas keeps a list of scary movies on Letterboxd - https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/ [https://letterboxd.com/frightlabpod/] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com] NIH on Cannibalism - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10328901/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10328901/] NYT 1972 Catholic Priests on Cannibalism - https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/two-catholic-aides-defend-cannibalism-in-chilean-air-crash.html [https://www.nytimes.com/1972/12/28/archives/two-catholic-aides-defend-cannibalism-in-chilean-air-crash.html] Cannibalism as Taboo: Ritualized, Sacred? - https://www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/ [https://www.sapiens.org/biology/cannibalism-ritualized-sacred/] Rice, Kayla R., "Behavioral Patterns of the Cannibalism and Sexual Taboos" (2016) - https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3514&context=theses [https://thekeep.eiu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3514&context=theses] Kuru and other Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged [https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/09/06/482952588/when-people-ate-people-a-strange-disease-emerged] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5120877/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5120877/] https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20371226 [https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/creutzfeldt-jakob-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20371226] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6700593/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6700593/] Raw IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4954522/] Ravenous IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0129332/] Wendigo Myths and Significance: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/windigo] https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories [https://www.facinghistory.org/ideas-week/more-monsters-deeper-significance-wendigo-stories] https://backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/ [https://backstoryradio.org/blog/the-mythology-and-misrepresentation-of-the-windigo/] Wendigo Psychosis: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10685673/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10685673/]