In a world full of so much real horror, sometimes it can be easier to stomach to escape into a world of make-believe horror. And now that we've reached October (we can hardly believe it ourselves), we can kick back and pop in (or stream) some of our favorite spooky Halloween films!

This month on Justice in Motion, Daniel passes the mike over to Alanna Huntman and Marisa Reyes-Pacheco for an interview with Dr. John Trafton, a lecturer in film studies at Seattle University, and the author of Movie-Made Los Angeles. John has a unique way of looking at films that deal with mass delusion and collective insanity -- in other words, films that make us jump out of our seats, or at the very least make us a bit squirmy. We hope you enjoy Alanna and Marisa's engaging chat with John about his favorite horror films that deal with social justice issues, his advice for filmmakers and screenwriters starting out in the horror genre, and his answer to that golden nugget of a question: are we in a golden age of horror?

This month sees the launch of the first online Social Justice Film Festival. This year's festival, TRANSFORM, Another World is Possible, is live now through October 11. Tickets and passes are available to purchase at www.socialjusticefilmfestival.org/festival, and while you're at it, check out our live events in the final week of the festival! Event listings below, and under the hashline you'll find links to all the films John, Marisa, and Alanna talked about in today's podcast!

Indigenous Futures - Thursday, October 8, 7:00pm PST
Prisoner Justice - Saturday, October 10, 7:00pm PST
Voting Matters - Sunday, October 11, 7:00pm PST

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Horror Noire: The History of Black Horror, 2019
Night of the Living Dead, 1968
Godzilla, 1954
The Fly, 1986
Alien, 1979
Ganja and Hess, 1973
Possession, 1981
Psycho, 1960
Raging Bull, 1980