In this episode, we discuss the influence of point of view on stories and movies presented as stories. Gather around the campfire and prepare for a spooky story as we discuss the 1995 cosmic horror In the Mouth of Madness and the 2017 supernatural drama Ghost Stories.

Plus, we discuss Stephen King, the way the human brain processes stories and beliefs, and the way both movies use their scores to different ends.

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• https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-arkansas-anti-trans-law-is-so-dangerous-for-lgbtqia-youth
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7073269/
• https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/apr/06/arkansas-transgender-youth-gender-affirming-treatment-ban
• https://www.intransitive.org/
• Black Lives Matter

Sources and Extra Reading:

• “In the Mouth of Madness” by John Carpenter and Jim Lang (In the Mouth of Madness OST, DRG Records, 1995)
• “Goodman’s Theme” by Frank Ilfman (Ghost Stories, Varese Sarabande, 2018)
• “Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima” by Krzysztof Penderecki (Matrix 5: Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima, EMI Classics, 1994)
• “Dada” by Frank Ilfman (Ghost Stories, Varese Sarabande, 2018)
• “Into the Woods” by Frank Ilfman (Ghost Stories, Varese Sarabande, 2018)
• “Snowbound” by Frank Ilfman (Ghost Stories, Varese Sarabande, 2018)
• “Why” by Anthony Newley (The Very Best of Anthony Newley, Spectrum Music, 1997)
• “The Monster Mash” by Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt Kickers (The Original Monster Mash, Hallmark Music & Entertainment, 2013)
• “Ghost Stories review – Martin Freeman and Paul Whitehouse shine in dreamlike spookfest” by Peter Bradshaw (The Guardian, pub Oct 5, 2017)
  • https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/oct/05/ghost-stories-review-martin-freeman-paul-whitehouse-london-film-festival-2017
• “Ghost Stories” by Maddy Costa (The Guardian, pub Aug 01, 2010)
  • https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2010/aug/01/ghost-stories-theatre-review
• “Amicus Productions – film production company” by David Flint (Movies and Mania, published Sep 23, 2013)
  • https://moviesandmania.com/2013/09/23/amicus-films-british-horror-film-production-company-overview/
• Chibnall, Steve; Petley, Julian (2002). British Horror Cinema. ISBN 9780415230032
• “Amicus and the art of the film poster” by Samuel Wigley (BFI, pub Dec 3, 2019)
  • https://www2.bfi.org.uk/news/amicus-and-art-film-poster
• “The Classics: John Carpenter’s ‘Apocalypse Trilogy’” by Joshua Topolsky (The Verge, published Sep 2, 2012)
  • https://www.theverge.com/2012/9/2/3279482/the-classics-john-carpenter-apocalypse-trilogy
• “Cosmic Horror In John Carpenter’s ‘Apocalypse Trilogy’” by Orrin Grey (Strange Horizons, published Oct 24, 2011)
  • http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/cosmic-horror-in-john-carpenters-apocalypse-trilogy/
• Newsploitation: In the Mouth of Box Office Sadness by William S. Wilson (Video Junkie, pub Feb 3, 2015)
  • http://www.videojunkie.org/2015/02/newsploitation-in-mouth-of-box-office.html?zx=dc30da4e4a5062cf
• “We Can’t Ignore H.P. Lovecraft’s White Supremacy” by Wes House (Literary Hub, pub Sep 26, 2017)
  • https://lithub.com/we-cant-ignore-h-p-lovecrafts-white-supremacy/
• “A Composer Praises God as One Who Lives in Darkness” by Jack Hiemenz (New York Times, pub Feb. 27, 1977)
  • https://www.nytimes.com/1977/02/27/archives/a-composer-praises-god-as-one-who-lives-in-darkness-penderecki-a.html?ref=oembed
• “What religion does to your brain” by Ana Sandoiu (Medical News Today, pub July 20, 2018)
  • https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322539#Different-religions-have-different-effects
• “The Psychology of Belief” by Kate Morgan (Forge, pub Feb 5, 2019)
  • https://forge.medium.com/amp/p/d1e1f22d8761
• “The biochemistry of belief” by T.S. Sathyanarayana Rao, M. R. Asha, K. S. Jagannatha Rao, and P. Vasudevaraju (Indian J Psychiatry, pub Oct-Dec, 2009; 51(4): 239–241)
  • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2802367/ 
• “Why is green the color of poison?” by Elena Laricheva (MEL Science, pub May 13, 2015)
  • https://blog.melscience.com/en/2015-05-13-why-is-green-the-color-of-poison.html
• “Mr. Yuk: The History of Poison’s Most Iconic Symbol” by Erin Mccarthy (Mental Floss, pub March19, 2014)
  • https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/55655/mr-yuk-history-poisons-most-iconic-symbol
• “The History of the Color Green: From a Poisonous Pigment to a Symbol of Environmentalism” by Emma Taggart (My Modern Met, pub June 16, 2020)
  • https://mymodernmet.com/history-of-the-color-green/ 
• “Sisyphus” by Mark Cartwright (World History Encyclopedia, pub Dec 14, 2016)
  • https://www.ancient.eu/sisyphus/#:~:text=Sisyphus%20(or%20Sisyphos)%20is%20a,in%20the%20depths%20of%20Hades
• “Sisyphus” by Staff (Wikipedia, updated May 2, 2021)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisyphus
• “Repetition and Sisyphus” by Jennifer Jill Fellows (Thoughts Thinking Thoughts, pub Sep 4, 2013)
  • https://fellowsjill.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/repetition-and-sisyphus/comment-page-1/ 
• “Prometheus” by Mark Cartwright (World History Encyclopedia, pub April 20, 2013)
  • https://www.ancient.eu/Prometheus/
• “Prometheus” by Staff (Wikipedia, updated May 4, 2021)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus 
• “Narcissus & Echo” by Staff (Wikipedia, updated Mar 25, 2021)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echo_and_Narcissus 
• “Writing Lines” by Staff (Wikipedia, updated Feb 18, 2021)
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_lines 
• “Summary and Analysis Canto III: The Divine Comedy: The Inferno” by Staff (Cliff Notes, accessed April 15, 2021)
  • https://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/d/the-divine-comedy-inferno/summary-and-analysis/canto-iii