I Spent 45 Minutes in a Locker (Episode 42) - a podcast by Pam and Riley

Just in time for Hallowe'en, we invited Kait Tremblay to talk about A Mortician's Tale and what the "Death Positive" movement is, horror in general and why we're drawn to the genre.

What we've been up to

(00:03:49) AHS: Roanoke (Kait)

(00:05:50) Wings Chronicles (Riley)

(00:07:46) Dream Daddy (Pam)

(00:10:23) Alien: Isolation (Kait)

(00:12:40) Layers of Fear (Kait)

(00:13:48) Destiny 2 (Riley)

(00:15:27) The Park (Pam)

(00:16:55) Cuphead (Pam)

(00:20:12) Podcasts: Sawbones, My Favourite Murder (Kait)

(00:23:15) The Secret Life of Canada (Ep. 3 - Birchtown) (Riley)

(00:25:30) Wolfenstein 2 (Pam)

Horror! 

(00:28:50) Why do we love horror? What do we get out of it?

(00:32:52) Why do you think we see more female leads in this genre?

(00:39:53) When is Horror best as a social experience? When is it best to experience alone?

(00:44:35) Hidden Agenda (Thanks for the tip, Yussef!)

Listener Questions 

(00:46:11) What are your favourite horror movies? @hiddlestonlvr

(00:49:37) Favourite horror books? Games (00:53:47)?

(00:59:27) Most effective movie soundtrack - or is no music more effective? (@the_doc_webb)

(01:03:36) What elements do you find the most unintentionally scary? Have you ever been creeped out by a scene that was not supposed to be horror? (@the_doc_webb)

(01:06:51 ) What's the horror piece that has left the biggest impact on you? Not necessarily the best, but stays with you? (@CGRRRRRRR)

(01:12:03) What's your favourite horror death scene? (@thesinglebanana)

(01:14:01) What's your favourite horror subgenre? (@VGcollectaholic)

(01:16:08) Is there a horror movie you remember watching as a kid in strict disobedience to your parents? Was it worth it? (@alatinolawyer)

(01:18:50) Have you ever had a movie or a scene scare you to the point where you had to shut it off? And did you ever go back to it later? (@mustyhobbit)

(01:22:42) How do you deal with writing horror stories that personally affect you? What are steps you take to pace yourself when creating? (@rokashi)

(01:25:17) What is the first thing that really, truly scared you? (@hiddlestonlvr)

(01:31:31) Does humor have any business being in horror? (@STCPod)

Contact information

Kait (@kait_zilla)

Riley (@kaleri_)

Pam (@jasyla_)

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