Ep# 19 - Kingdom of Trash (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love Junk Horror)

This week on the podcast, Dan and Veronica sit down for a freewheeling, wide-ranging discussion spurred on by Veronica’s recent article about the current state of horror movies (specifically around the use of the term “elevated horror.”)

Is “elevated horror” a new thing? Is it a real thing? And why do we gravitate towards the base thrills of a cheap, exploitative jump-scare machine sometimes? We talk about this, and much more (don’t worry, we get a few jabs in at Hereditary and the Suspiria remake, in case you were wondering) on this great new episode!

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Dan Gorman

Dan Gorman is a co-host/producer of Back Row’s own Notes from the Back Row. Previously, they were the co-creator of the Toronto-based podcast network Modern Superior. When not finding obscure Canadian movies to watch, they can also be found writing about music on The Discover Tab, logging movies on Letterboxd, working in organic search, on discord with the CRUD Buddies collective and screening movies with the Time Bandits collective. You can also read their stupid tweets on Twitter as @yckmd.

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