Listen "Communicating Fears in Film: Monstrous Metaphors Halloween Special, Marvel's Werewolf by Night (2022)"
Episode Synopsis
In our first "Halloween Special" a seasonal spinoff with Unit I implications, host Garret Castleberry is joined by Communication and Rhetorical teacher-scholar Kyle Hammonds for a close examination of the Disney+ Marvel Entertainment special "Werewolf by Night" (2022). Garret and Kyle confess limited familiarity with Marvel's Werewolf by Night comic book that spun out of Marvel Spotlight in the early 1970s (8:00), instead focusing on the (for now) standalone TV special and its overt narrative and aesthetic echoing of Universal's Classic Monster movies. Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Kyle HammondsProducers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)References and Resources: Balcom, Jacob & Matt Howell. [Cohosts]. Werewolf by Night Podcast. 2020-present. Giiachino, Michael. (Director). Werewolf by Night. Walt Disney Productions, 2022. Hajdu, David. The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic Book Scare and How It Changed America. Picador, 2008.Husband, Tony. (Editor). Cartoons of World War II. Arcturus, 2013. Trombetta, Jim. The Horror! The Horror!: Comics the Government Didn't Want You to Read! Harry N. Abrams, 2010. Additional Research available via the Universal Classic Monsters: Icons of Horror Collection [UHD].Ways to Connect with us online:Join the Special Topics in Media Facebook Group and share your reviews of the film or this episode.Follow and engage with Special Topics in Media on Twitter at @podcast_topics.Subscribe to Dr. Castleberry's academic YouTube Channel.Garret's academic website is available at https://garretcastleberry.academia.edu/.
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