Karen’s equipment was malfunctioning a little which resulted in a little static and echo, but we’ve done our best to remove most of it.
Honestly, this episode didn’t have any resources as we were just chatting and having a good time, but for the fun of it, I’ve pulled some stuff together for additional reading for the nerds out there who want to learn about these classic monsters.
This is an academic style source that gives some cool images from throughout the last 150 or so years as well as an examination of the metaphorical meaning behind the vampire in early literature.
This link will take you to a short post about the changing traits that vampires have been given over the years. They’ve had a lot of changes since the first written story, and this is a nice quick summary for you.
This is a fun list of some weird differences that some more modern vampires have been given more recently.
How about Black Phillip? Can we get the real story behind the goat in the movie The Witch?
If you’re interested, here’s some reading on why goats have been associated with Satan over time.
Here’s a really good article from the Museum of the Moving Image about the origins of the zombie movie. It starts with the actual historic basis in folklore and Haitian vodou and how it made its way into our movies.
This article goes through a few traits of the zombie movie genre.
Midway through this episode, M asked how we thought we might do against The Blob. This thing is just an acidic pile of goo. If you play Dungeons & Dragons, it’s like a gelatinous cube. Click on the picture to read about the true story that provided a little bit of inspiration for the movie.
M also wanted to know about werewolves and how we thought we might do against those. Really, that totally depends on the wolf, doesn’t it? Turns out werewolves are extremely old and varied. Click the picture to learn all about the ancient history behind the monster.
I wanted to know how M and Karen would manage against the Body Snatchers in this classic movie. When the enemy looks exactly like your loved one, how can you fight it? I was introduced to this movie as a metaphor for communism, but if you click on the picture, this article talks about the movie as having a much more timeless message.
You might have been wondering how I was going to get you a serious article relating to Sharknado, well I’m a little offended you were doubting my research abilities. *wink*
This movie is a good time, but if you click this picture, this article will tell you that even fun, intentionally cheesy movies like this provide a good opportunity to talk about real science.
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