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Matt Konopka

Killer Horror Critic

A weekly TV and Film podcast
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Killer Horror Critic

Matt Konopka

Killer Horror Critic

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Killer Horror Critic

Matt Konopka

Killer Horror Critic

A weekly TV and Film podcast
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We wrap up our Horror at the Hospital month with X-RAY, discussing the dangerous male obsession, the uncomfortable power doctors have over patients, and more! 
We get sick with the Japanese horror flick INFECTION, discussing guilt as an infection of the mind, what's really going on in this hospital, and more! 
We kick off our month-long theme of Horror at the Hospital with VISITING HOURS, discussing the film's theme of society's refusal to listen to women, comparing the film's misogynist killer to a modern day troll, and more! 
We wrap up our month-long theme of "Home Sweet Haunted Houses" with the remake of HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1999), discussing greed as insanity, the relationship of the Price's to the darkness in the house, and more!
We unleash the THIR13EN GHOSTS remake, discussing the house as a reflection of Arthur's mind, the theme of being unwilling to live in the present, and more! 
We make the journey to CRIMSON PEAK, discussing the ways in which people are haunted by heartbreak, discovering who you really are through love, and more!
We scare up some ghosts by kicking off our month-long theme of "Home Sweet Haunted Houses" with the 1999 THE HAUNTING, discussing Eleanor's relationship with the house, the terror of re-emerging into the world, and more! 
We put a spell on you with our discussion of HOCUS POCUS, talking about the way in which the witches are portrayed, Winifred and Binx as different sides of Max, and more! 
We raise the dead with PARANORMAN, discussing zombies as a representation of mob mentality, learning to not judge by appearances, and more! 
We drop in on THE MONSTER SQUAD for a discussion on outcasts and the way appearances can be deceiving, the film as a play on WWII, and more! 
Listener beware, you're in for a scare as we talk the 2015 GOOSEBUMPS film, discussing the terror of growing up, how the film works as an adaptation of R.L. Stine's books, and more! 
We kick off our "Entering Gateway Horror" month with one of the quintessential gateway horror films, THE GATE, discussing the demons as representations of the fears of growing up, the dreamlike surrealism of the film, and more!  
We wrap up our month-long theme of "It Came from 1982" with Frank Henenlotter's bizarre tribute to sleaze, BASKET CASE, discussing the codependence of the brothers, the lumpy baggage that is Bilal, and more! 
We eat up the FORBIDDEN WORLD, discussing the theme of humanity's insatiable hunger, the delightfully bizarre nature of the film and its creature, and more! 
We slash into FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III, discussing how the 3D enhances the voyeur theme of the franchise, that moment with Jason we'd like to forget, and more! 
We kick off our August theme, It Came from 1982, with the Larry Cohen classic Q: THE WINGED SERPENT, discussing Q as a god of greed, New York skyscrapers as temples of worship to the almighty dollar, and more! 
We take a slay ride with BLACK CHRISTMAS (2019), discussing the film's portrayal of toxic masculinity, its effectiveness as a remake, and more! Give yourself the gift of giving it a listen. 
We play a deadly game with READY OR NOT, discussing the ways in which the rich cheat in society, how the upper class uses the poor as pawns in their own game, and more! 
We get sweet, sweet vengeance with REVENGE, discussing the film's heroine Jen as a symbol of female rage, how Coralie Fargeat's film stands out compared to male-directed rape-revenge movies, and more! 
We slice into our month-long theme "Women Burn Shit Down" with the home invasion flick with a twist, YOU'RE NEXT, discussing how the film subverted the genre, the film as a metaphor for an ugly breakup, and more! 
We wrap up our body horror month with the skin-crawling film THE RUINS, discussing its portrayal of privileged Americans, the secrets of the ruins, and more! 
We enter the video arena with VIDEODROME, discussing the film's themes of violence in media, how it predicted our current relationship with technology, and more! Give it a listen, and become the new flesh!
We turn to mush over THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN, discussing the film's environmental horror themes, government incompetence in containing the monster, and more! (Note: We had some audio issues with skipping on this one. Did our best to cut arou
We enter the gooey underbelly of SOCIETY, discussing the film's portrayal of the wealthy, the pressure put on teens to fulfill certain "roles", and more! Give a listen and join us for the shunting! 
We howl for a fresh look at HOWLING III, looking at how this misunderstood film evolves the werewolf genre, environmentalist themes, and more! 
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