Dark Gate Horror Podcast

Discussion of Fascination with Horror can be found here. Show notes: *Thanks for hanging in there for my extended hiatus-- I'm now living in Los Angeles. It's good to be back in Southern California (home). MAIN TOPIC: Why are we fascinated with horror? *Horror from a cultural and psychological standpoint * Leon Rappoport *Nightline Article Articles: *Review: ‘Hitcher’ Surprisingly Harrowing By CHRISTY LEMIRE, AP Movie Critic *7 Deadly Sins of Horror *Chicago Tribune Article The song of the night, “Ghostly Feeling” by Beight was provided tonight from Magnatune.com. The next episode will cover gothic women writers. Thanks for listening!

Discussion of M. Night Shaymalan can be found here. Show notes: *This is the first in the Director's Series, covering the films of M. Night Shaymalan. References: *Biography *Sixth Sense *Unbreakable *The Village *Lady in the Water The song of the night, “Fallen Angel” by Bree DeMoss was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next episode will cover the writings and films of Stephen King. Thanks for listening!

Discussion of Halloween can be found here. Show notes: Review of two of my favorite fall/Halloween films: 1) The Blair Witch Project 2) Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow References: *Sleepy Hollow review *Sleepy Hollow The song of the night, “Scared” by Allison Crowe was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next episode will be the first in the Director's series, and will cover the films of M. Night Shyamalan. Thanks for listening!

Discussion of Dreams and A Nightmare on Elm Street can be found here. Show notes: * Sleep, those little slices of death, how I loathe them. -Edgar Allan Poe References: * The Dreaming Mind by Dr. Van de Castle * The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan * Scientific American online articles on sleep * Sleep-deprivation.com * National Sleep Foundation website The song of the night, “Title & Registration” by Death Cab for Cutie was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Discussion of the Mothman can be found here. Show notes: *Sorry for the delay, I moved 2200 miles away, and am reassembling my usual routines. *Paranormal Podcast with Jim Harold in iTunes *Ahhhh! Ultraterrestrials! *Sand Cranes, teratorns and cryptozoology, oh my! References: *Prairie Ghosts *Mothman *Mothman Central *Mothman Lives The song of the night, “Pray for Rain” by Allison Crowe was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com.

Discussion of Jack the Ripper can be found here. Show notes: *Whitechapel in 1888 was as fun as a barrel of dead monkeys! *Missing evidence, Freemasons and mysterious literate men, what could be better? *Metropolitan Police, aka "Scotland Yard" vs. London City Police: the showdown. References: *Casebook *Crime Library The song of the night, “Rock & Roll Queen” by The Subways was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next podcast will discuss the legend of the Mothman. Talk to you soon!

Discussion of Secret Keeping as a plot device in film and literature can be found here. Show notes: *Sophocles wrote, "Do nothing secretly; for Time sees and hears all things, and discloses all." *Discussion of: 1) “The Minister’s Black Veil” by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1836) *“For the Earth, too, had on her Black Veil” 2) “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe (1843) *“All in vain; because death, in approaching the old man, had stalked with his black shadow before him, and the shadow had now reached and enveloped the victim.” 3) Fatal Attraction (1987) 4) The Sixth Sense (1999) References: *PostSecret The song of the night, “Summer” by The Remainders was provided tonight from the PodShow Podsafe Music Network. Check it out at music.podshow.com. The next podcast will discuss Jack the Ripper. Talk to you soon!