In this episode we tackle why we do or do not watch the horror genre, or any film or show. First we discuss the guiding principles and theories we bring to our viewing experience. Then, with shoutouts to “Get Out,” “It,” and several other horror titles, we explore the way the nature of human stories and hardwiring and the net-negative-net-positive principle affect how we engage the horror genre. Spoiler, in this episode Jonny has a change of heart.

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Show Notes

Horror Film Timeline

PBS Mini-Doc on crows passing information generationally.

A Raven (in the same family as crows) mimicking human speech.

Someone Knows Something, Season 5, Episode One: Ravens: the true crime podcast episode that mentions ravens and oral histories Heather references in our episode.

Prison Labor and the 2018 Prison Strike

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