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

Episode 060: Beyond Mamushi (2026)

Beyond Mamushi is a tightly-wound piece of Horror from Writer-Director M. W. Daniels. It kept Lucas and Joe guessing...so should you give it a watch? Join them as they slide into the Horror of the Everyday! "When Kate Andrews' perfect life in her dream home implodes under her partner's sadistic psychological brutality and her medication-fuelled hallucinations, it's not the only menace that torments her and her new refuge may either hold the key to her survival or unravel an unimaginable hell." Beyond Mamushi was successfully premiered on February 28th, 2026 at The Lumiere Cinema in London U.K. to a sell out audience.  There will be a second screening there on Saturday September 19th, 2026. https://www.lumiereromford.com [https://www.lumiereromford.com] Thank you for listening to The Fright Lab. 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/] “Sisters of Black Mountain” provide our opening, and ending songs for this episode.   Opening Song: Spirit Board Ending Song: When the Morning Comes Listen to Sisters of Black Mountain on Bandcamp at https://sistersofblackmountain.bandcamp.com [https://sistersofblackmountain.bandcamp.com] & on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/@sistersofblackmountain [https://www.youtube.com/@sistersofblackmountain] Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email: thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com [thefrightlabpodcast@gmail.com] www.thefrightlab.com [http://www.thefrightlab.com]

Episode 059: The Lighthouse (2019)

Grab your best waterproof gear and an extra bottle of Rum…Joe and Lucas are heading to The Lighthouse. It’s genuinely thought to be really scary but does it deserve the reputation it carries? 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] The Lighthouse IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7984734/] The Flannan Islands Lighthouse, Buzzfeed Unsolved and Atlas Obscura: https://youtu.be/PoNCG3PZKII?si=i-2B1QI6AtiEWqTa [https://youtu.be/PoNCG3PZKII?si=i-2B1QI6AtiEWqTa] https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/flannan-isle-lighthouse [https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/flannan-isle-lighthouse] The Smalls Lighthouse, Wales Online: https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/smalls-lighthouse-pembrokeshire-wales-coast-18033286 [https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/smalls-lighthouse-pembrokeshire-wales-coast-18033286] Stuart Grassian, Psychiatric Effects of Solitary Confinement, 22 WASH. U. J. L. & POL’Y 325 (2006),  https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol22/iss1/24 [https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_journal_law_policy/vol22/iss1/24] The body in isolation: The physical health impacts of incarceration in solitary confinement, NIH/National Library of Medicine, Oct. 2020 https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7546459/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7546459/] The Risks of Social Isolation by Amyt Novotney, American Psychological Association May 2019: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation [https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/05/ce-corner-isolation] Understanding the Effects of Social Isolation on Mental Health: https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/effects-of-social-isolation-on-mental-health/ [https://publichealth.tulane.edu/blog/effects-of-social-isolation-on-mental-health/] Edgar Allan Poe’s unfinished text, The Lighthouse: https://www.eapoe.org/works/tales/lightha.htm [https://www.eapoe.org/works/tales/lightha.htm] The Lighthouse and the Barbarity of Loneliness by Rafa Sales Ross: https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-lighthouse-and-the-barbarity-of-loneliness/ [https://www.arrowfilms.com/blog/features/the-lighthouse-and-the-barbarity-of-loneliness/] The History of Solitary Confinement and its effects: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/silent-treatment/ [https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/silent-treatment/] https://www.npr.org/2006/07/26/5579901/timeline-solitary-confinement-in-u-s-prisons [https://www.npr.org/2006/07/26/5579901/timeline-solitary-confinement-in-u-s-prisons] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9971521/ [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9971521/]

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]