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Post by kingstownted on Oct 2, 2012 22:35:03 GMT -5
Who is up for some more zombie talk? As explained in the short intro to this weeks show, we ran into some scheduling issues that prevented us from getting to the topics we wanted to discuss so in lieu of missing a week we have something outside the box to share. Previous guest host on the podcast Brent Holland promised to drag Ted onto his radio/television show Night Fright to spend an hour and it just so happens that very thing went down - taped as the 2012 halloween special dedicated to zombies. So that is what we have to share with you this week, a preview of the Night Fright program featuring (a very uncomfortable) Kingstown Ted chatting about all things zombie. While on set, we also recorded a short conversation discussing vampire mythology and the radical shift toward the romanticized presentation of the creature of the night, the metaphorical savagery of the werewolf mythology, and Ted may or may not have threatened to run naked in the moonlight. Thanks for your patience with this week's placeholder episode, looking forward to sharing a wealth of recent genre watches next week. As always we welcome your comments: horroretc@gmail.com Voicemail (206) 337-5324 |
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Post by hammerhead on Oct 3, 2012 4:47:39 GMT -5
Point of fact: Max Brooks is the son of Mel Brooks, not Albert Brooks. Funny guys either way :-)
I think the gradual domestication of vampires is in line with the way folkloric monsters are treated by modern, western societies. Look at the shift from the djinn to the genie, or the cradle-robbing, thee-enthralling fairies of centuries past to the fairies of today. Zombies perhaps, are not far behind.
I would argue against connecting the modern zombie to the zombie of vodun; all they really have in common is the name. The ancestors of zombies are the revenants and vampires of European folklore (interesting fact: just in case you thought that the vampire was unique to southwestern Europe,. the British Parliament officially outlawed staking corpses through the heart in 1833).
The werewolf is a somewhat confusing entity; most of the ideas about it were borrowed from vampires by Hollywood. Legendary werewolves certainly did not gain their condition through no fault of their own. Some were cursed by the gods, others deliberately assumed wolf form by donning wolfskins.
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Post by batmanvsfreddy84 on Oct 3, 2012 21:21:31 GMT -5
Freaking loved tonights episode. Lotsa fun. Anything zombie oriented is going to reel-me-in! And tonight im glad you brought-up max brooks. Because this has to do with two of the episodes subjects. That being vampires and zombies. This is a short story he penned before the episode of deadliest warrior he was a part of. The story is called..The extinction parade. And its an interesting take on the zombie apocalypse. But instead of just humans. Its about how vampires would contend with the massive growing worldwide hordes of undead eatting-up their main blood supply...I.E HUMANS!!! Dont worry i didnt spoil that much at all. Heres the link > www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/01/14/max-brooks-original-zombie-story-from-world-war-z-author.html |
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Post by darkfiction74 on Oct 7, 2012 19:20:12 GMT -5
Good episode. Very deep insight into zombies and their popularity. Looking forward to hearing what Tony's new movie is going to be about.
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Post by rterrell24 on Oct 7, 2012 19:58:24 GMT -5
Always happy to hear some zombie talk. Thanks for going out of the way to give us an episode when you thought you might not be able to. Great stuff.
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Post by berserker01 on Oct 12, 2012 0:21:45 GMT -5
Man, Ted was on fire in this episode. It was very interesting to hear Brent Holland's radio voice compared to Ted's conversational style. Really a fun listen.
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Post by darkfiction74 on Oct 12, 2012 5:13:35 GMT -5
I agree. Ted was on fire. I'm looking forward to watching it.
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