As the Communicating Fears in Film, The Return! season continues, host Garret Castleberry sits down with Professor of Rhetoric and Communication Dr. Kendall Phillips to discuss the fantasy of horror entertainments and their relationship to the reality of American anxieties. In part 1 of their conversation, Kendall helps paint a picture for "Why Rhetoric Matters" as a way to understand mass media and human communication. He also gives insights into various "academic processes", including the value of writing, sharing research, and trusting the process of peer feedback. Later this week, part 2 of their discussion will examine Kendall's relationship to horror as a popular narrative genre. He will also provides a bounty of spectral reads and recommendations this that horror fans can feast their eyes on this October.   

Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Kendall Phillips (Guest)

Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)

Recommended readings paired with Season Seven "Communicating Fears in Film":
Kendall Phillips. Dark Directions: Romero, Craven, Carpenter, and the Modern Horror Film. Southern Illinois University Press, 2012.

Kendall Phillips. Projected Fears: Horror Films and American Popular Culture. New York: Polity, 2005.

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