Originally released 4/8/2018

In our pilot episode, we discuss two short films: Oculus Chapter 3: The Man with the Plan (2005) and Don’t Look Away (2017).

Plus, we discuss the horror genre and what it means to us.

Find the transcript of the episode below after the sources section.

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Sources and Extra Reading:

• “Don’t Look Away” (2017) by Christopher Cox
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4f3hG-5grlw&list=FLTXD7o6Ce6Cu6As9NirormA&t=0s&index=3
• “Reversed Facial Images and the Mere-Exposure Hypothesis” by Theodore H. Mita, Marshall Dermer and Jeffrey Knight (Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 8/1977)
  • https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232497305_Reversed_facial_images_and_the_mere-exposure_hypothesis
• “Why do we hate seeing photos of ourselves?” by Robbie Gonzalez (io9, 10/22/13)
  • https://io9.gizmodo.com/why-do-we-hate-seeing-photos-of-ourselves-1450081943
• “Why Are the Mirrors Covered in a House of Mourning?” by Aron Moss (Chabad.org)
  • https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2969340/jewish/Why-Are-the-Mirrors-Covered-in-a-House-of-Mourning.htm
• “How Mirrors Work” by Gallagher Flinn (How Stuff Works, 8/5/2009)
  • https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/everyday-innovations/mirror.htm
• Snopes Fact Check: Bloody Mary (Fact checker: David Mikkelson, 10/5/2008)
  • https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary/
• Snopes Fact Check: Breaking a Mirror (Fact checker: David Mikkelson, Updated 5/13/2016)
  • https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/breaking-a-mirror/
• “4 Creepy Mirror Legends, Because Sometimes Your Reflection Isn’t All That’s In There” by Gabrielle Moss (Bustle, 10/21/2016)
  • https://www.bustle.com/articles/186405-4-creepy-mirror-legends-because-sometimes-your-reflection-isnt-all-thats-in-there