About this episode

The episode discusses the 1981 horror film 'The Funhouse' with guest Steven from EHMON, exploring its themes and genre classification.

The squad drags special guest Steven from EHMON (RIP) to the carnival for Mike's chaotic pick, THE FUNHOUSE (1981)! Is this one of Tobe Hooper's most underrated gems? Can the movie make up its mind on whether it's a creature feature, slasher, or a surprisingly grim slice-of-life following carnival workers? And, most importantly…will Steven allow ANY criticism whatsoever to escape the big top tent? Tune in to find out if we gave this film a NAY, OKAY, YAY, or SLAY! CHAPTERS: Theme/Intro ...

People in this episode

Host: It Slays Podcast

Guest: Steven

Topics covered

• horror film
• carnival
• slasher
• creature feature
• film review

Keywords

• The Funhouse
• Tobe Hooper
• horror
• film review
• carnival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: EHMON

Books & works: THE FUNHOUSE

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