Magical Mystery Radio: Film On the Fringe

Coming soon: Rosemary's Baby  The Exorcist The Omen And a whole lot more.

Just a little update on the newest iteration of this show... lumbering and shuffling your way soon!

What if a dream could kill you? We revisit Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and the real-life sleep phenomena that inspired it. We explore how Freddy Krueger emerged from Craven’s own childhood fears and reports of mysterious deaths among Hmong refugees. We also get into the strange science of sleep paralysis, the folklore of the “Old Hag,” the phenomenon of the Hat Man, and the viral mystery of This Man, a face reported in dreams around the world. Shownotes [https://shadowplaypod.com/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-real-dreams-real-deaths-and-the-legend-of-freddy-krueger/]

Once known as Magical Mystery Radio, this podcast has transformed into something new. Here we lay out what to expect from Film on the Fringe and why the shift happened. If you’re interested in movies, folklore, speculative science, or the strange truths hidden in fiction, you’re in the right place. Thanks for listening! Doctor Atom

Blade Runner is more than a sci-fi classic — it’s a meditation on memory, identity, and empathy. We explore Philip K. Dick’s 2-3-74 mystical VALIS experience, the meaning of the Voight-Kampff test, and why the film still resonates today as a cinematic awakening.  Shownotes [https://shadowplaypod.com/podcast-2-8-blade-runner-philip-k-dick-and-the-search-for-reality-cinema-as-gnosis/]