Infinity Pool Reminds Us Why Horror Will Never Be Taken Seriously

Categories Analysis, Horror

There is elevated horror and there is full horror, but the mainstream only takes one of them seriously. Horror fans know this. Horror is not taken seriously, but that did not stop David Cronenberg from returning to form last year with his other-worldly dystopian film Crimes of the Future. Now his son, Branden, is following in the footsteps of his delightfully depraved father, but with a very clear concession to make. He agreed to only make the R-rated cut of his new film Infinity Pool available in theaters….Continue Reading “Infinity Pool Reminds Us Why Horror Will Never Be Taken Seriously” →

Episode 11: 2019 in Review

Categories 2019, Analysis, Film Review, Horror, Top Lists
2019 Year in Review

The Anatomy of Fear Episode Eleven: 2019 in Review   Welcome to the eleventh episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is our 2019 Year in Review. Come on a fun little trip with Brandon and Alan as we discuss our general thoughts on film (specifically horror, of course) in 2019, and we’ll count down our top 19 films of the year. Thanks for tuning in, and please get involved and give us your feedback. Join us online at https://anatomyoffear.com/ and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/anatomyoffear/. Also, you can…Continue Reading “Episode 11: 2019 in Review” →

Episode Ten: Masculinity ft. The Revenant Vin

Categories Analysis, Film Review, Horror, Masculinity

The Anatomy of Fear Episode Ten: Masculinity   Episode Ten: Masculinity Welcome to the tenth episode of The Anatomy of Fear, which is on Masculinity. On this episode, we’ll be talking about things related to masculinity in film, from depictions, to what it means to be masculine, traits and more. We’re also excited to welcome our first guest, The Revenant Vin, from The Horrorcast and The Revenant Review. Read his reviews here: https://therevenantreview.com I list this in the episode introduction, but I did do a little…Continue Reading “Episode Ten: Masculinity ft. The Revenant Vin” →

The Horror Of Parenting

Categories Analysis, Horror

It’s Alan here, the half of AOF that is definitely NOT a parent. We’ve mentioned on the show several times that parenting has proven to be a trending theme in our horror movies lately, but I was not expecting that it would pop up in all three films I saw this weekend. (This will be a mostly spoiler-free commentary, btw.) The first film was Brightburn, the story that presents a dark version of the Superman origin story. Ok, this one was pretty obviously going to…Continue Reading “The Horror Of Parenting” →

Alan and Brandon’s Obligatory Ranking of Halloween Franchise

Categories Analysis, Horror, Uncategorized
Michael Myers Halloween

In our inaugural year for Anatomy of Fear, we couldn’t NOT share our thoughts about one of the most important franchises in horror history. So where do we fall on these rankings? Alan’s Ranking Most of the films in this franchise I hadn’t seen in their entirety until a few weeks ago. The original I’ve seen a bunch of times, but the rest not so much. So take my opinion as that of someone that does not have the rose colored glasses of nostalgia to…Continue Reading “Alan and Brandon’s Obligatory Ranking of Halloween Franchise” →

Episode Six: Action Horror and The Terminator

Categories Action, Analysis, Film Review, Horror
The Terminator

Episode Six: Action Horror and The Terminator Welcome to the sixth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On this episode, similar to our last episode on musicals,  we may be heading into new territory for a horror podcast: action horror with a feature on The Terminator. If you’d like to skip past our catching up, and head right to the discussion on The Terminator, jump forward to around 1:25:00 mark. This may be our most relaxed and conversational podcast yet, so we chat a bit at the beginning, but…Continue Reading “Episode Six: Action Horror and The Terminator” →

Episode 5: Why Aren’t There More Horror Musicals?

Categories Horror, Uncategorized
Little Shop of Horrors Musicals

The Anatomy of Fear   Episode 5 – Horror Musicals Welcome to the fifth episode of The Anatomy of Fear. On this episode, I think we may be boldly going where no horror themed podcast has been before: horror musicals. If you’d like to skip past our catching up, and head right to the topic, jump forward to around 52 minutes. Show Outline: Introduction General banter and catching up What we’ve been watching Horror musicals What’s coming next Thanks for tuning in, and please get involved and give us…Continue Reading “Episode 5: Why Aren’t There More Horror Musicals?” →