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Sitting in the Dark

Sitting in the Dark is a podcast about horror, but not the kind that hides in a single shadow. Each month, hosts Tommy Metz III, Kynan Dias, Chelsea Stardust, and Pete Wright pick a theme — an idea, a trope, a nightmare that keeps winding back — and explore it through three films that share its DNA. Sometimes the connections are obvious, sometimes they’re unexpected, and sometimes they lead you deeper into the maze than you expected to go.One month might bring The Drac Pack, three wildly different

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All Episodes

78:21

Wuxia Unleashed: Leon Hunt & Chris Hamm on Martial...

Sitting in the Dark ·

2024/03/27

In this inaugural episode of Cinema Scope, host Andy Nelson is joined by professors Leon Hunt and Chris Hamm to explore the captivating world of wuxia, a Chinese film genre that blends philosophy, action, and legend. They discuss the key elements that define wuxia, such as the chivalrous heroes, period settings, and fantastical elements, as well as the concept of jianghu, a unique world within wuxia stories.Leon and Chris trace the evolution of wuxia from its roots in early Chinese

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68:08

Terrors of the Deep

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2024/02/24

The oceans hold unfathomable mysteries and horrors in their lightless depths. In this episode, Kyle Olson returns to lead the hosts of Sitting in the Dark—Tommy Metz III, Ray DeLancey, and Pete Wright—as they dive deep to confront three tales of terror from beneath the waves.They begin with 1989's DeepStar Six, recounting the ill-fated mission of an underwater military base beset by a monstrous intruder. The claustrophobic setting evokes our deepest fears of the unknown. Next comes

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54:53

House on Haunted Hill of Wax • Vincent Price Remakes

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2024/01/26

Gather round the flickering candlelight, boils and ghouls! In this special episode of Sitting in the Dark, Ray DeLancey welcomes two macabre mavens to the morbid merriment: Pete Wright and Tommy Metz III. Together, these horror hounds aim to dig up the decaying details on two Vincent Price classics given modern makeovers—the 1999 and 2005 remakes of House on Haunted Hill and House of Wax.Hunkering into the cobweb-covered crypt, the ghastly trio finds plenty to praise in the remakes’

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59:51

Slay Ride: When Holiday Icons Rampage

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2023/12/23

What happens when the symbols of our holidays themselves turn against us? What if we find ourselves running not from Frankenstein or Dracula or some other manifestation of desire and technology run amok but we're running from murderous Saint Nick himself? What happens when the things we celebrate in song are recontextualized as explicit symbols of fear? Here’s the thing. A dude in a suit slashing people while dressed as Santa is a subversion of expectations, sure. Presumably, the victims

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72:05

Filtered Reality: Found Footage, Screenlife, and the...

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2023/11/25

On this episode of Sitting in the Dark, host Tommy Metz III is joined by Pete Wright and Andy Nelson for an exploration of found footage and epistolary films. As Tommy explains, the goal is to examine how certain horror movies have upheld the literary epistolary tradition on screen through the use of found footage techniques.The episode provides an analysis of found footage pioneer The Blair Witch Project, examining how its use of multiple cameras and time jumps strips away the usual

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52:32

Silver Screen Shapeshifters: A Study of Werewolves in...

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2023/10/28

This month, our fine teacher Ray DeLancey and his sidekicks Pete Wright and Tommy Metz III dive headfirst into the hairy world of werewolves in film. They're howling over flicks like The Wolf Man, The Curse of the Werewolf, The Howling, Wolfen, An American Werewolf in London, Wolf, Ginger Snaps, and When Animals Dream. Here’s the List on Letterboxd. As Tommy confesses, "Werewolves were never kind of at the top of the horror monster chain for me." Watch out, werewolves! It looks like you're

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68:44

From R'lyeh to Yuggoth: A Journey into Lovecraft's Dread

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/09/22

We gather 'round dim candlelightTo delve where sanest avoid sight Into twisted worlds that Lovecraft penned Where cosmic terrors apprehensions rendThese truths not meant for mortal brainBut like those in Lovecraftian vein Drawn by fascination grim and dire To learn what none should e'er acquireAs films that try to emulateThe mythos they dare replicate They court revelation of the dire kind And risk what's left of human mindSo wish them well on nightmare quest That some humanity in them

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54:13

Skinamarinking in the Dark

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2023/08/26

One of the things we find so interesting about Skinamarink is that it might just be unspoilable. Don’t get me wrong… we try to spoil it, sure. But, just as all films are largely a partnership between viewer and creators, this one is supercharged by your own fear in a way that we find difficult to classify. It was Tommy’s pick this month, and he went with this single film as a marker of the first time in his own memory as a horror movie lover that he reports geniune fear in the watching of

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70:36

Possessed! by Lester and Kynan of The Exorcist Minute!

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2023/07/29

Welcome to another month in the Dark! This time we’re taking on those head-turning, wall-clinging, priest-punching pests, DEMONS and the poor saps they possess! What business do we have doing all this? Well, some, but we level up this month with a few very special guests. Lester Ryan Clark is actor, writer, and teacher of everything, and Kynan Dias is a filmmaker and assistant professor in film at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and and together they host The Exorcist Minute right

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53:54

Buzzed and Confused: How The Fly became a Classic...

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/06/24

Hey there, horror fans! We’re back in the basement where we're talking all things The Fly. How did this underdog of a movie become such a success? And seriously, how does a movie about a man turning into a fly work so well on the screen? We're taking a trip back in time to the 1950s when paranoia and fear were all the rage after the A-bomb and World War II. We're also exploring the 1980s when Reagan and the AIDS epidemic were in full swing. Let's just say the political and cultural context

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57:42

Terrifying Trespassers: A Cinematic Exploration of...

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/05/27

It's dark. The middle of the night. Wait, did you hear that? The sliding door to the back of your house? That creak in the floorboard? Did the dog just bark, or was that a dream? You're all alone in your home... but are you? This month, Pete Wright, Tommy Metz III, and Ray DeLancey come together for a tour of 15 home invasion horror films spanning nearly 50 years. Although Pete has always disliked this subgenre, he challenged himself to watch these films to gain a new appreciation for them

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44:46

Tommy’s Terror Trope Tutorials • Book of the Vampyre...

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/04/29

Our very own Tommy Metz leads us on a harrowing tale of tropes this month. We start with the Book of the Vampyre as depicted in 1922's "Nosferatu" and beyond, then pose the most important question three men could ask about horror movies: is the Final Girl a feminist icon?Nosferatu Clip #1Nosferatu Clip #2Movies we mention: ITThe ChangelingThe BabadookHouse on Haunted HillOculus1408The Cabin in the WoodsMidsommarHellraiserIt FollowsDark SkiesThe MistThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreBlack

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90:11

Frankenstein Lives

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/03/25

Frankenstein is one of our own Ray DeLancey’s favorite classic monsters. And as our resident scholar, he jumps to the front of the class to take Pete Wright and Kyle Olson to school.We start with Edison’s own “Frankenstein,” the first cinematic adaptation from 1910, which you can watch yourself right now on YouTube here. Don’t worry; it’s not even 15 minutes long.From there, we head to 1931 and 1935 and dive into Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein. If you’ve never seen them, we

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45:52

Horror Fans... We meet in the basement

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/02/18

A new series from TruStory FM exploring horror in film across classics and subgenres with Kyle Olson, Tommy Metz, Ray DeLancey, and Pete Wright.This week, we’re just dipping our toes in the darkness with a bit of background on our journey with film horror. Tommy and Ray are experienced explorers. Kyle and Pete are relatively recent converts. Somewhere in the middle, our interests meet monsters, silent creepers, classic characters, home invaders, and beflowered psychopaths. New episodes are

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Join Us... Sitting in the Dark!

Sitting in the Dark ·

2023/02/03

Welcome to Sitting in the Dark, a podcast exploring horror in film across classics and subgenres with Kyle Olson, Tommy Metz III, Kynan Dias, and Pete Wright.

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