Haunting the Studio: Recent Episodes
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Haunting the Studio delves into the overlooked complexities, nuances, and absurdities of the horror genre. Tyler & Andy wade into nightmares unimagined, examining the ways horror crosses over media and the borderland of fiction/reality.
To close out the miniseries on clipping, the trio discuss the one-off single Chapter 319 released between the two albums amidst the chaotic protests in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd. Content Note: Given the context of the single in question, the topics of state racism and police brutality are discussed extensively.
Editor's Note: Between the recording of this episode in November 2022 and its release in March 2023, multiple high profile instances of police brutality, some lethal, occurred across the United States. In light of this fact, we feel the single discussed in this episode is pressing as ever. Don't stop fighting. For a world in which we need not fight to survive those who swore to protect.
The details of the fundraiser the single was released for can be found here:https://clppng.bandcamp.com/album/chapter-319
The trio continue their investigation into industrial hip hop act clipping with the second entry in the bands horrorcore diptych, Visions of Bodies Being Burned.
Andy gets a pick and throws the trio into the deep end with the diptych of horrorcore albums released by industrial hip hop act clipping. In the first part of this miniseries the gang discuss the beginning of the project in the form of There Existed An Addiction To Blood.
Content Note: The topics of police
Andy gets a pick and throws the trio into the deep end with the diptych of horrorcore albums released by industrial hip hop act clipping. In the first part of this miniseries the gang discuss the beginning of the project in the form of There Existed An Addiction To Blood.
Content Note: The topics of police
Tyler introduces the trio to seminal death metal outfit Death with their groundbreaking debut Scream Bloody Gore.
The trio take a trip back to the '60s to investigate the enigmatic and (dare we say it) haunted ode to the works of Charles Baudelaire, Ruth White's pioneering experimental electronic record Flowers of Evil.
Andy, Tyler & Nic charge headfirst into the seedy dive bars of hardcore punk to discuss Misfits' final Danzig-era outing Earth A.D./Wolfs Blood.
We're back! Andy & Tyler introduce new podcast co-host Nic for the full relaunch of the show. The trio enter the dream realm to discuss Alice Cooper's legendary solo debut Welcome to my Nightmare.
Content Note: The track Only Women Bleed deals with the plight of women in abusive relationships, we discuss it and the impact it can have on children in the context of the album’s narrative.
In this 'soft' relaunch of the podcast, Andy & Tyler discuss the sophomore Iron Maiden album Killers.
We’re joined by Zach Mummert of the podcasts Shuffle. Repeat. and formerly Are You Morbid? for a wide ranging discussion on the intersection of horror and music. In a conversation that covered everything from conspiracy beliefs to neurodegenerative diseases to urban decay, we took a deep look into the vast array of ways horror and the uncanny are presented in music. Content note: although brief, there is a mention of sexual violence as it relates to music and horror as therapeutics. The discussion of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases may also be difficult.
Generations before versus movies, crossover franchises, or the commercial behemoth of shared cinematic universes the studio heads at Universal had an idea to reinvigorate their flagging horror franchises by mashing all their properties into a single project. Tyler & Andy explore the 'monster rally' films Universal made in the mid-1940s as both films in of themselves and as send-offs to three of the greatest monsters of the golden era.
The first tentative steps into the real. Tyler & Andy discuss Chicago extreme metal band Macabre via their 1993 album Sinister Slaughter, using their self-appointed style of ‘murder metal’ as a vehicle to consider why the figure of the murderer and their actions fascinate us. Content note: although we do not go into detail about any of the crimes committed by the band’s subjects, the episode nevertheless revolves around the acts of real life murderers.
Franchises make media to make media, and in the case of Friday the 13th the medium is guts. Tyler & Andy talk franchise bloat, commercialism, heavy metal, cross-inspiration within the slasher genre, and all the little moments that make these movies worthwhile.
In this pilot episode Tyler & Andy discuss all the forms horror presents itself in, horror crossing over into reality, our own introductions to the horror genre, and memories of video rentals and school libraries.