Thursday Deep Dive: Scary Spaces
Summary
In this episode, the hosts explore "structural horror," focusing on environments that act as antagonists. They discuss the unsettling aesthetics of *Severance* and *The Backrooms*, alongside films like *House on Haunted Hill* and *La Cabina*. The conversation also covers personal anecdotes about navigating brutalist architecture, such as the Tricorn Centre, and the primal fear of getting lost in liminal spaces.
Topics discussed
Sponsors: American Horror Story and Zivo Insect Trap
Season 6 intro and member shoutouts
Reading Judge Dredd to kids and Garth Ennis
Judge Dredd character debate and comic reading habits
Jason Williamson interview feedback
School trip scars and public transport horror
Structural horror and the concept of the Backrooms
Maze fears and introducing the first location
Universal Studios tour and War of the Worlds set
War of the Worlds film and flight anxiety
Sponsors: Liquid IV, AHS, and Zocdoc
House on Haunted Hill (1999) and sentient buildings
La Cabina: The phone box horror film
The Backrooms movie and liminal spaces
Sponsors: Zocdoc and Gabb phones
The Tricorn Centre: Brutalist nightmare in Portsmouth
Rising Damp and the smell of 70s smoking
Pipe tobacco scents and immersive smells
Outro and final sponsor: Opportunity at Work
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