Why Is Home Invasion Horror Scary? w/ Lauren Passell

About this episode

Anita Flores and guest Lauren Passell explore the fear surrounding home invasion horror films and their implications.

Lauren Passell is REALLY scared of Home Invasion Horror, and she wants Doctor Horror to figure out why! She joins Anita to examine some of the most terrifying home invasion films including Funny Games (1997), Funny Games (2007), Hush, Us, You’re Next, Wait Until Dark, and The Purge. They also discuss what they’ve learned from the genre and decide if that knowledge could actually save them in a home invasion situation. Follow below! Show Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorhorrorpod/ Anita on IG: https://www.instagram.com/anitajewtina/ Anita on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitajewtina Like the show? Rate Doctor Horror on Spotify and Apple Podcasts and leave a review. Is there a movie/mood you’d like covered? Email your ideas to doctorhorrorpod@gmail.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Anita Flores

Guest: Lauren Passell

Topics covered

• home invasion horror
• film analysis
• fear psychology
• horror genre
• safety tips

Keywords

• home invasion
• horror films
• fear
• Funny Games
• safety
• psychology
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Funny Games (1997), Funny Games (2007), Hush, Us, You’re Next, Wait Until Dark, The Purge

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