336: HALLOWEEN BONUS EPISODE | I Interviewed a Horror Screenwriter About Her Religious-Themed Slasher!
Preacher Boys Podcast
Eric Skwarczynski
4.6 • 701 Ratings
🗓️ 31 October 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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On this special Halloween bonus episode of the Preacher Boys Podcast, we dive into an interview from my Film School'd YouTube channel, where I typically discuss the art of filmmaking with industry talents.
Today, however, the crossover between my two worlds—horror and religious trauma—made this episode a perfect fit for Preacher Boys. I’m sharing a portion of my conversation with screenwriter Jessica Landry, who recently penned Killer Body Count, a slasher film with a hauntingly familiar twist for our listeners.
The plot centers around a teenage girl misdiagnosed as a "sex addict" by her devout family and sent alone to a religious reform camp. But, in true horror style, things spiral when a masked killer targets the camp’s residents one by one. Jessica and I discuss the religious undertones woven into the film, her inspiration for the story, and the biblical motifs that give a darkly ironic spin to each “death scene." We also touch on Jessica’s own journey, growing up in a religious environment and eventually identifying as an atheist.
For horror fans and those interested in confronting the shadows of religious trauma, this episode has something unique to offer. Listen in for insights on how horror films can explore deep-seated fears around organized religion, shame, and identity, with a splash of classic slasher thrills.
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| 0:00.0 | Trigger warning. This podcast contains descriptions of various abusive situations. |
| 0:06.1 | Listener discretion is advised. My name is Eric Skrinski. As a former religious fundamentalist, |
| 0:13.0 | I'm shedding light on the dark side of the church, from the pulpit to the pews. But I'm not |
| 0:18.5 | doing it alone. Each week, I'm sitting down with survivors, |
| 0:21.8 | advocates, authors, and more to uncover the inner workings of these abusive religious groups |
| 0:27.3 | to give tactical tips on how to escape and to find out what we can do to take them down. |
| 0:34.3 | You're listening to The Preacher Boys Podcast. |
| 0:37.2 | Hey, everybody, welcome back to the Preacher Boy's |
| 0:39.2 | podcast. Today's episode is a little bit different because I'm going to be sharing a snippet from |
| 0:43.3 | my channel, Film Schooled, where I typically interview writers, directors, actors, and more about |
| 0:49.0 | the filmmaking process. But this specific interview that I just released on film school has a lot of crossover to |
| 0:54.9 | Preacher Boys, because I interviewed Jessica Landry. She is a screenwriter who recently |
| 0:59.9 | wrote a slasher film called Killer Body Count. Now, you're probably listening and wondering, |
| 1:05.4 | what does a slasher movie have to do with Preacher Boys? Well, let me tell you a little bit |
| 1:09.8 | about the plot. The plot centers |
| 1:11.7 | around a teenage girl who is mistakenly labeled a sex addict by her super religious family |
| 1:17.2 | and is sent to a religious reform camp by herself with a bunch of random kids she's never met |
| 1:23.3 | before. Does that sound familiar to some of the stories that I talk about on the show? |
| 1:31.9 | After arriving at the camp, obviously the kids start getting picked off one by one by a masked killer. And as a horror fan, as someone who talks a lot about religious trauma, |
| 1:36.2 | this thing just checked all the boxes for me. And I think a lot of people in my audience |
| 1:39.7 | would probably be interested as well. Just fair warning, it's pretty gory. I wanted to share a small |
| 1:45.3 | portion of my conversation with Jessica Landry, where we talk about the religious influences on the |
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