Summertime Scares
Heading into the dog days of August, Uncommon Journalism's James Swift and Kristen M. Gilotti discuss several horror classics with a decisive seasonal bent
From The Texas Chainsaw Massacre to The Lost Boys, James and Kristen pay homage to the genre favorites that (dis)embody summery horror
By: James Swift
When one thinks "horror movies," one typically thinks fall — you know, with all of those tie-ins to Halloween and all. But when you really zero in on the genre, it becomes fairly evident that many all-time classics are sans dead leaves, jack o'lanterns or the need for parkas altogether.
In fact, some of the most beloved horror films out there are actually set during the warm weather months — indeed, you could probably write an entire college thesis on genre masterpieces that are set entirely in the confines of summer camps alone.
And as we all slog through the sweltering dog days of August, what better time to reflect on the horror movies that call to mind the core conceptualization of cinematic summertime scares?
Join Uncommon Journalism's James Swift and Kristen M. Gilotti for over an hour of discussion on the horror films that immediately trudge up the eerie ephemera of summer, from such obvious selections as Jaws and Sleepaway Camp to more unorthodox selections, such as The Funhouse and Cujo.
Along the way, James and Kristen debate such philosophical, cinematic profundities as:
— Can Summer Camp Nightmare can rightly be classified as "Ernest Goes To Camp meets Red Dawn?" as James insists?
— Did they really intend for the werewolf in Silver Bullet to look THAT much like a bear?
— What did 2017's It get historically right about 1989 that nobody ever gives it credit for? (hint: it involves chronologically accurate arcade games as a plot device.)
— And, perhaps most pressing of all, what 1985 cult-classic demonstrates, once and for all, that red-headed naked punk rocker zombies are the absolute best kind of zombies?
Come for the unabashed praise of Corey Haim and Corey Feldman, but stay for Kristen's awe-inspiringly spot-on impersonation of the wacky aunt from the first Sleepaway Camp movie — trust us, it's worth the download alone.
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Uncommon Journalism, 2020
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