The Haunted Spouses throw several more logs on the fire and settle in with Jay Anson's 1977 book, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. They discuss themes of suburban horror, play a new game, and go over some of the reasons why this book may not, in fact, be

Things Heard & Seen (2021)

Feb 5th, 2022 57m 4s

The Haunted Spouses set sail for Netflix's THINGS HEARD AND SEEN, discussing how the film serves as both an homage and a subversion of 70's and 80's horror. They also cover poetic justice and the ways in which haunted houses can be metaphors fo

Benighted (1927)

Jan 21st, 2022 57m 20s

The Haunted Spouses take shelter in J. B. Priestley's 1927 novel, BENIGHTED. They discuss its foundational contributions to the "old dark house" genre, the idea of houses as metaphors for the human mind, and themes of the living vs. the dead.

The Cat and the Canary (1927)

Jan 6th, 2022 56m 53s

The Haunted Spouses pounce on the 1927 silent film adaptation of THE CAT AND THE CANARY, discussing its place in the "old dark house" genre, as well as how that genre gives rise to the tropes seen in haunted house stories. They also discuss hee

Bonus

Winter Break

Dec 23rd, 2021 43s

The Haunted Spouses take a break until the new year. See you again on January 6, 2022!

”The Turn of the Screw” (1898)

Dec 12th, 2021 1h 1m

The Haunted Spouses eerily peek through the window at Henry James's 1898 novella, THE TURN OF THE SCREW. They discuss unreliable narrators, the Satanic Panic, and James's love of punctuation. Note: A dark miasma led to a series of colds in the

Betrayal at House on the Hill - Roundtable

Nov 25th, 2021 55m 21s

This Friendsgiving, the Haunted Spouses are joined by ghostly guests to discuss Avalon Hill's BETRAYAL AT HOUSE ON THE HILL board game. They discuss its numerous haunted house tropes as well as how the game's mechanics make you feel like you're

The Winchester House

Nov 13th, 2021 56m 33s

The Haunted Spouses take on the tale of Sarah Winchester's famed mansion, as told by the WINCHESTER MYSTERY HOUSE attraction and the film WINCHESTER (2018). They discuss the legend's impact on the haunted house genre, what the film got right, a

The Haunting of Hill House (1959)

Oct 30th, 2021 1h 10m

The Haunted Spouses pay a visit to Shirley Jackson's genre-defining novel, THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (1959), discussing its themes of agency, identity, and humanity's seemingly conflicting needs for community and solitude. They also lay out th

Disney‘s Haunted Mansion Ride

Oct 14th, 2021 1h 10m

The Haunted Spouses hop into their doom buggies and take a ride through Disneyland's HAUNTED MANSION attraction. They discuss its history, technology, and "narrative," as well as how the ride's creation is, itself, a haunted house story.

House on Haunted Hill (1959)

Sep 30th, 2021 1h 15m

The Haunted Spouses watch William Castle's HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)—twice! They introduce their plans for the pod, discuss haunted house tropes, and try to follow the film's twists and turns.