6 Degrees of John Keel - High Strangeness at the Movies with Zoe Burnett

From Barbara

Morganna and I love movies, and so does Zoe Burdette. We planned on
having an episode about the paranormal in cinema with the three of
us, each talking about three films with paranormal themes or
stories, and we even recorded it.

Alas, the Internet Gods were displeased by the offerings I gave
(popcorn, while appropriate for the episode, was not
sufficient….maybe I needed to add extra butter) and so Zoe’s track
on the episode only recorded intermittently,

But this time! This time, Zoe and Barbara got together and recorded
the episode, and everything worked out. If you like it, we can
always do another episode, and this time get Morganna with us and
hey, maybe another guest in addition to Zoe.

So, what’s happening in this episode? We talk about films that not
only have the theme of paranormal activity or phenomena in them,
but which also are centered on a nuclear family. All of the films
involve small children directly and it’s interesting to watch this
dynamic play out in different settings and time periods. Horror
films often gain a lot of their juju from the complex dynamics of
family life. Parents are doing the best they can with what is
happening, children bring energy into the situation and are often
the threatened parties, and sometimes, we are reminded that the
real monsters are other humans—not ghosts, aliens, demons or
cryptids. Or, for that matter, Pagans, Witches, or other humans who
have been pushed to the margins of the dominant society and
demonized for ages.

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