Join Mick and Ben as they wade into the horror delights of 'Spookoween' by examining a selection of captivating horror shorts like 'Portrait of God' and 'Jack Stauber's Opal'. The discussion takes a look at why the short film format might be the most suited to horror and how 90's television horror anthologies like Are You Afraid of the Dark and Goosebumps primed us to crave short form horror. From there, the conversation shifts to the poor box office performance of 'Joker: Foile a Deux' and scrutinises possible reasons behind its poor receptionOur Cursed Shorts Playlist![00:00] Welcome to Sure Look Sure Listen and Give us Reviews[03:23] Horror Shorts from the Internet[06:24] The Importance of Ambiguity in Horror[12:29] Classic Horror Anthologies[14:51] Exploring Cursed Shorts[16:54] Portrait of God and cursed Media[24:35] Strangers and hell being other people[30:35] Jack Stauber's Opal and the horrors of reality[40:51] Ellie's realisation and Ambiguity[42:43]Review of 'The Chair'[47:50] Horror Short 'Lights Out'[51:34] Make Me A Sandwich: A Dark Comedy[55:31] Animated Horror: Dead Horse[58:50] Pooka Irish Folklore and Bosco[01:02:52] Hollywood's Struggle with Sequels and Fandom[01:15:53] Wrap-Up and Next Week's PreviewPonysmasher on the Importance of Sound Design in HorrorHannibal's Nightmare MachineGive us a follow, or get in touch!:Hop Up On That Discord Baby!TiktokInstagramGmailSubstackLeave us a review on SpotifyJoin the Collecting Issues DiscordListen to Collecting Issues Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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