Dead Ringers 17 - POLTERGEIST + INSIDIOUS

Dead Ringers

Nolan is joined by Emily von Seele, Philip Yount, Kat Adams, and Thomas Foster to discuss Tobe Hooper's POLTERGEIST (1982) and James Wan's INSIDIOUS (2011). The group recounts recent horror discoveries before the angry spirits inhabiting their homes try to take possession of their bodies in order to carry out nefarious agendas.

Other movies discussed on this episode: HAPPY DEATH DAY, TORSO, REVENGE, THE ENDLESS, THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD, MON MON MON MONSTERS, THE CONJURING, LAKE BODOM, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER, WILD WILD COUNTRY, THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN, HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER 2, THE NINTH GATE, INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2

As will always be the case with this show, be aware that our discussion contains spoilers. If you want to watch the movies before listening to the show, there are a couple of ways you can do so. Both POLTERGEIST and INSIDIOUS are available for purchase on Blu-ray as well as being available to rent via video-on-demand at Amazon, YouTube, VUDU, iTunes, and Google Play.

Links of interest and/or sources cited for research on this episode:

Women in Horror Annual (Book 1) Edited by C. Rachel Katz and Christine Makepeace (Amazon)

The Shining with Lin Shaye (Switchblade Sisters) (podcast)

Maternal Horror Film: Melodrama and Motherhood by Sarah Arnold (Amazon)

[Horror Queers] The Villainous Cross-Dresser of ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’ by Trace Thurman and Joe Lipsett (Bloody Disgusting)