#106 Nightmares on Film

The visual media of cinema, TV and videogames are especially suited to depicting the strange visions and wonky logic of human dreaming, and the horror genre is especially able to take advantage of this.  Kirsty and Dan discuss some of the best examples, while Stella drops in to make some points, too.

 

Works Cited

 

Un Chien Andalou ("An Andalusian Dog") (Les Grande Films Classiques, France 1929, director: Luis Bunuel (co-writer: Salvador Dali)

Meshes of the Afternoon (US 1943 silent/1949 with added music, directors: Maya Deren and Alexandr Hackenshmeid, who later changed his name to Alexander Hammid)

Eraserhead (AFI Center for Advanced Studies, US 1979, director: David Lynch)

Lost Highway (October Films, US 1998, director: David Lynch)

Mulholland Drive (Universal Pictures US 2001, director: David Lynch)

Rabbits (web series, US 2002, director: David Lynch)

Twin Peaks: The Return (Showtime Network Television, US 2017, showrunners: Mark Frost and David Lynch)

Jacob's Ladder (Tri-Star Pictures, US 1990, director: Adrian Lyne)

Legion (20th Century Fox Television, US 2015-17, showrunner: Noah Hawley)

The Big Lebowski (Polygram Filmed Entertainment, US 1998, directors: Joel and Ethan Coen)

Dead of Night: The Exorcism (BBC Television, UK 1972, director: Don Taylor) - be sure to watch this before you listen to our Christmas episode, which will be available on Friday 20th to Patreon supporters and on Christmas Eve to everyone else

 

Artwork by Kirsty Worrow (Instagram: OneCrowLeft).  Music by Greg Hulme.

 

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