Podcasts
Reboarding the Ishimura For a Discussion About the Original ‘Dead Space’ [Safe Room Podcast]
Before listening to this week’s discussion, be sure to dive into last week’s episode of Horror Bytes: our indie showcase show!
In Space, no one can hear you stomp.
Space horror has always scratched a similar terrifying itch for me, not unlike aquatic horror. Both settings are inherently isolating, and inhospitable locals are shrouded in darkness, concealing god knows what kind of terrors. The lack of oxygen is also slightly problematic. And while Dead Space certainly wasn’t the first to capitalize on the volatility of space, it was one of the first to damn near perfect.
Taking a more action horror approach to combat and combining the atmospheric dread and industrial, blue-collar influence of Ridley Scott’s 1979 masterpiece Alien, Dead Space was a recipe for mainstream horror success. The game effectively revitalized horror on consoles which, for the time, were only seeing mainstream success from big tentpole survival horror franchises. Dead Space filled a void at a crucial time, providing unprecedented alien stomping carnage, suffocating environments, and truly hellish monster designs that felt reflective of their world.
So, before the Dead Space remake is released at the end of the month, Neil and I take a trip back to Issac Clarke’s first encounter with Necromorphs, Dead Space’s unique approach to combat, and our hopes for features included in the remake. – Jay Krieger
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Next week sees Safe Room delving into two of Dante’s most divisive outings in the Devil May Cry series as Devil May Cry 2 and Ninja Theory’s DmC: Devil May Cry celebrate their 20th and 10th anniversary respectively. If you have thoughts and feelings on either of those games, then let us know on Twitter.
Podcasts
Ableism, Representation, and Perverse Sexuality in ‘Wait Until Dark’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
After concluding April with discussions of Ciarán Foy’s Eli (listen) and David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ (listen), we kicked off May with a revisit of Stephen Sommers’ delightful 1999 film, The Mummy (listen).
Now we’re headed into the past with Terence Young‘s adaptation of Frederick Knott‘s “disabled woman in danger” play, Wait Until Dark (1967).
In the film, recently blind Susy (Audrey Hepburn) is menaced by a trio of strange men, including sexually perverse ring leader Roat (Alan Arkin), “nice guy” Talman (Richard Crenna) and portly Carlino (Jack Weston). The men are looking for a doll full of heroin, which is located somewhere in her apartment, but she doesn’t know where!
Can Susy figure out the scam with the help of upstairs neighbor girl Gloria (Julie Herrod) or will she wind up hanging in the closet like Roat’s poor accomplice Lisa (Samantha Jones)?
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Episode 281: Wait Until Dark (1967) feat. Ariel Baska
Smash all the lights and strike a match because we’re talking about disability horror, Audrey Hepburn and Wait Until Dark (1967).
Joining us for the conversation is disability documentary filmmaker Ariel Baska, who has a love/hate relationship with the film and its contribution to “cripping up.”
Plus: that famous jump scare, accusations of misogyny and ableism, the gross history of “Ugly Laws,” and the return of Trace’s recurring joke about Charade.
Cross out Wait Until Dark!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re going into genre-adjacent territory with a look at Gregg Araki’s horrifying adaptation of Scott Heim’s novel, Mysterious Skin.
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