Every house is haunted by something, whether that’s a poltergeist, a monster, or simply an annoying little brother who takes way too long in the shower. (Trust me: I’ve had experience with at least one of those.) Haunted houses are a cornerstone of horror as we understand it now, and FANGORIA is excited to announce that MUBI is taking a deep dive into the nooks and crannies of everyone’s favorite ghost and ghoul-filled abodes with season six of their award-winning MUBI Podcast.
Titled “Haunted Homes,” season six of the show will explore how the idea of haunted houses has shaped society’s understanding of any relationship to our own sense of home, both literally and metaphorically. Each episode will cover a particular haunted house film and dive in-depth on its effect on the genre, featuring different guests each Thursday over the course of five weeks to open the shutter and see just what’s inside.
Episode one covers the “first suburban haunted house” with Poltergeist, featuring guest host Anna Bogutskaya taking over to explore how the film transformed the idea of what we consider a haunted house from a creepy old mansion to any place humans happen to inhabit. She’s joined by the film’s star JoBeth Williams, original publicist Mick Garris and horror filmmaker Vincenzo Natali, while regular host Rico Gagliano visits the original suburban house in California for a little bit of a ghost-hunting adventure.
Episode two focuses on Guillermo del Toro and his haunted house film The Devil’s Backbone, with Bogutskaya talking to producer Rosa Bosch, BFI Creative Director Jason Wood, and Filmspotting podcast co-host Josh Larsen about how the film helped the Oscar winner get his groove back. After that, MUBI explores perhaps the most infamous haunted house of them all, exploring the legacy of The Amityville Horror with horror critic Jenn Addams, Bloody Disgusting’s Joe Lipsett, and none other than FANGORIA’s own Phil Nobile Jr.
But haunted houses aren’t just in America, and episode four travels all the way to Japan to explore the legacy of the psychedelic 1970s acid trip House, about a group of girls who get caught up in a cursed house’s grip. Then, whether you think it counts as a horror film or not, comes Skinamarink, discussed in-depth with director Kyle Edward Ball and Dread Central’s MaryBeth McAndrews as a haunted house film for the Internet age.
Episode one of MUBI Podcast’s “Haunted Homes” series hits all podcasting platforms on October 3. Check out the new season teaser down below:
