Episode 149. Bloodlust: The Last House on the Left (1972)

Faculty of Horror

Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Wes Craven’s first feature continues to draw audiences and critics to it. By examining the production, reception, and impact of The Last House on the Left, Andrea and Alex will investigate the legacy of the rape-revenge subgenre and our evolving understanding of it. *Apologies for the poor audio on this one, guys! We’ll catch that gremlin one day and […]

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0:00.0	We've got guests.
0:07.1	Guests. Who is it?
0:10.2	Hi, everyone. Welcome back to the Faculty of Horror Podcasting from the Horrid Halls of Academia.
0:15.2	I'm Alex West with Andrea Subisati.
0:17.7	And how you doing, Andrea?
0:19.6	Well, looking over your lovely head at the outdoor window,
0:23.7	we are having some lousy fucking smart weather. Oh, yeah. So I'm having a medium suck attack about
0:29.6	that because that's totally rational and reasonable to be upset about the weather. How are you?
0:34.2	Oh, you know, hanging in, hanging in, hanging in, just trying to survive. Yeah. And,
0:40.3	you know, it's a fun thing when your co-host picks a movie that is, on one hand, very silly and
0:49.7	strange, and then on the other, incredibly bleak and nihilistic, which feels kind of perfect for right now?
0:56.1	I think so, too.
0:57.5	I think so, too.
0:58.5	This is a film that has sort of been on my list, but also, I mean, kind of along the lines of eraser head.
1:05.1	It's something that we've been putting off for obvious reasons.
1:08.8	It's not a good time watch, but it is a really interesting story. And
1:13.9	as often happens with Faculty of Horror episodes and doing research and diving in, I do have a
1:19.3	new appreciation for it. And I'm eager to talk about it with you. Yeah, I remember we did a
1:24.6	rape revenge episode, I think in the first few years of this podcast.
1:28.9	And I was kind of like, you know, that's putting that topic to bed.
1:34.1	Rape revenge is not my favorite subgenre.
1:36.7	It's not something I actively seek out.
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