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Horror Filmmaking & Sleep Paralysis

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This week, Kalen Artinian returns to the show in time for our Halloween-themed episodes! Earl and Shawn talk to him about some of his favourite horror films, directing his short films, and everyone’s take on classic and modern horror. They also dig into their sleep paralysis stories and Kalen’s theoretical AKOP Spooky Night movie choices. And along the way, we compare movie boxsets, Wes Craven month at TIFF, and the magic of practical effects.

Guest:
Kalen Artinian (@kalenartinian) – Film director (Hellvetica, Ruby’s Secret)

What we’ve been checking out:
Kalen: Toronto After Dark Festival, The Guest
Shawn: Family Guy/Simpsons crossover episode
Earl: The Thing, Doctor Who

Audio notes: (1hr. 20min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Intro
0:02:50 – Kalen’s AKOP Spooky Night movies choices, did Shawn succeed?, Italian horror, and Wes Craven
0:13:10 – Voodoo and sleep paralysis, watching classic horror in theatres, and Kubrick exhibition
0:29:20 – Directing shorts, Hellvetica, practical effects, Ruby’s Secret, and future projects
0:45:30 – Interesting avenues in horror, primal fears, subgenres, and Eli Roth
0:56:10 – Old vs. new horror, Evil Dead, slasher franchises, rape-revenge trope, and boxsets
1:09:45 – What’s everyone checking out, and things that creep in the night

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Spooky AKOP Night

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“Three horror movies, one scared Earl Aspiras: Welcome to AKOP Spooky Nights!”

Let me tell you a tale, a tale about a man named Earl Aspiras who told a another man, Shawn Lotte, he was scared of horror movies. He was so scared, in fact, he hasn’t seen very many purely out sheer fear. Shawn proposed to him an idea, an idea that would change his life forever: AKOP Spooky Nights.

We present to you a new frontier in All Kinds of Philler: Presented to Earl are three different horror movies, each one representing a different aspect of the genre. Then we sit him down and watch him cry. Not really, but we do discuss each film in depth with returning guest Patrick Barfoot and delve into a genre that Earl is not proficient in.

Get ready for some great in depth analysis of three horror films sure to set the mood for Halloween – that may haunt Earl for the rest of his life.

*SPOILER WARNING: We spoil the hell out of these movies and as much as they are older horror movies we have to ask: If you haven’t seen either Hellraiser, The Thing (1982) or Child’s Play then have some fun this Halloween, watch these movies, and then come back and listen to the show.

Let it begin…the show now!

Audio notes: (1hr. 25min. runtime)
0:00:00 – Cold open, LEGO Batman, explaining Spooky AKOP Night, and October plans
0:04:50 – Movie #1: Hellraiser, special effects & set design, Clive Barker, and the Ashley Laurence fan club
0:27:10 – Movie #2: The Thing (1982), different kinds of horror, practical effects, and nihilism
0:50:35 – Movie #3: Child’s Play, precocious kids, tapping into primal fears, and supernatural horror
1:17:00 – Final thoughts, first AKOP night review, and classic/modern horror

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