Faculty of Horror

Faculty of Horror

Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

Episodes 168
Avg. Duration 1h 18m
Activity Highly Active
Since Dec 2012
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Episode 149. Bloodlust: The Last House on the Left (1972)

Mar 24, 2026 56m

Wes Craven’s first feature continues to draw audiences and critics to it. By examining the production, reception, and impact of The Last House on the Left, Andrea and Alex will investigate the legacy…

Episode 148. In Heaven: Eraserhead (1977)

Feb 25, 2026 1h 9m

This month, we’ve summoned friend of the show (and verified Lynch stan) Stacie Ponder to join us as we wander aimlessly into the surrealist nightmare of David Lynch’s mind. Through an exploration of…

Episode 147. The Fackening: 2025 Year in Review

Jan 27, 2026 1h 11m

Another year of mad fackery has come to end, so Andrea and Alex take a last look at 2025 to review our horror (and non-horror) faves of the year.  Join our Patreon community!   Alex’s…

Episode 146. Slayride: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

Dec 22, 2025 1h

Andrea and Alex interrogate the pearl clutching that went on during Silent Night, Deadly Night‘s initial theatrical run, what it means to cultivate festive cheer, and the importance of being nice and…

Episode 145. In Memoriam: The Others (2001)

Nov 26, 2025 59m

Mind the fog and join Andrea and Alex as they explore the dark hallways of Alejandro Amenábar’s The Others. From geopolitics to religion and the weight of motherhood, not everything in the film is as…

Episode 144. Made for TV: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

Oct 27, 2025 50m

It’s almost time kids, the clock is ticking! Andrea and Alex explore the strange world of Halloween III: Season of the Witch, uncovering tricks and treats in the history of holiday, Celtic rituals,…

Episode 143. Rage: Apt Pupil (1998) and We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

Sep 27, 2025 1h 31m

In this episode Andrea and Alex delve into the dark side of masculinity with the film adaptations of Apt Pupil and We Need to Talk About Kevin to explore the manosphere, motherhood, and the…

Episode 142. Teen Dreams: I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)

Jul 25, 2025 1h 8m

Buckle up and keep your eyes on the road because we’re chatting about the teen slasher thriller I Know What You Did Last Summer. From morality and justice to small town trappings, we unearth a murky…

Episode 141. Blood Relations: The Hills Have Eyes (1977 & 2006)

Jun 25, 2025 54m

Pack your car and mind the detours because we’re kicking off summer with an episode on The Hills Have Eyes. From familial tensions to political warfare in the original and the remake, there’s a whole…

Episode 140. Pump It Up: The Substance (2024) Live from Salem Horror Fest

May 21, 2025 1h 5m

Join Andrea and Alex live from Salem Horror Fest for feats of strength (!) and a discussion of the horrors of beauty standards, the weight of celebrity culture, and the algorithms that are out to get…

Episode 139. Labour Pains: The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

Apr 30, 2025 1h 12m

Spring has sprung so it’s time to get into the greenhouse! In this episode, Alex and Andrea investigate the differences between mother and caretaker, the privilege of home upkeep, and why yuppies…

Episode 138. School of Thought: Detention (2019)

Mar 26, 2025 1h

Log on to this episode where we go deep with the film adaptation of the cult video game Detention. From totalitarianism in Taiwan and beyond, the ghosts of our past often have dire warnings about our…

Episode 137. One of Us: Freaks (1932)

Feb 25, 2025 1h 2m

Join us as we delve into the lineage and legacy of Tod Browning’s pre-code horror classic. From the morality police to representation of disability to community building through murder, we discuss…

Episode 136. Curse of Fack: 2024 Year in Review

Jan 28, 2025 1h 48m

Andrea and Alex run down their favourite horror films from 2024, share what they’re looking forward to this year and go head-to-head in trivia for Fack supremacy.  Join our Patreon…

Episode 135. Family Matters: The Brood (1979)

Dec 28, 2024 1h 4m

Join us as we breakdown the isolated families of David Cronenberg’s The Brood. From family structures to the legalese of it all, we investigate why and how we cling to each other.  Last chance for…

Fack Flash! Robert Eggers’ NOSFERATU

Dec 24, 2024 23m

Christmas came early for the profs this year, with an advance screening to Robert Eggers’ hotly anticipated adaptation of Nosferatu! We recorded our immediate reaction at the cinema for our Patreon,…

Episode 134. Material World: They Live (1988)

Nov 26, 2024 1h 14m

In this episode Andrea and Alex deep-dive into John Carpenter’s cult-classic exploring the ways that materialism, Marxism, and maximalism have driven us to the edge of consumption.  Check out…

Episode 133. Missionary Position: The Conjuring (2013)

Oct 30, 2024 1h 4m

James Wan’s blockbuster horror offering The Conjuring thrilled audiences and created a cinematic universe but for Andrea and Alex it left an icky feeling that has nothing to do with demonic…

Episode 132. Mother May I?: Suspiria (2018) with Stacie Ponder

Sep 19, 2024 1h 40m

For this very special back-to-school episode, Andrea and Alex are joined by the one and only Stacie Ponder to dig into the depths of Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s classic. From the…

Episode 131. Clever Girl: Island of Lost Souls (1932) and Jurassic Park (1993)

Jul 30, 2024 1h 27m

Pack your bags and leave your conception of the social fabric that binds us behind because we’re going to two private islands in this episode! From the darkness of Dr. Moreau’s experiments to John…

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