About this episode
The episode discusses the horror films The Conjuring and Bring Her Back, analyzing their themes and narrative techniques.
In this episode, we cover the classic supernatural horror of The Conjuring (2013) and the visceral occult dread of Bring Her Back (2025). James Wan builds dread through restraint, how the real-life framing of the Perron family story shapes the narrative, and why this film has become a cornerstone of the modern haunted-house canon. Then we shift to Bring Her Back , the potent new horror film by Danny and Michael Philippou, exploring its audacious moments, psychological ruptures, and how it plays with expectations of possession, grief, and motherhood.
People in this episode
Host: Borderlnd
Topics covered
- supernatural horror
- film analysis
- psychological horror
- possession
- grief
- motherhood
Keywords
- The Conjuring
- Bring Her Back
- James Wan
- Danny Philippou
- horror films
- possession
- grief
- motherhood
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Conjuring, Bring Her Back, modern haunted-house canon
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