Carl Roberts 
Guest-hosted by Journalist Anna Bogutskaya, the new season of the award-winning MUBI Podcast is titled Season 6: Haunted Homes.
MUBI’s multiple-award-winning audio-documentary series MUBI Podcast returns for its sixth season on 3 October, with new episodes releasing Thursdays over five weeks. Guest-written and -hosted by horror expert and journalist Anna Bogutskaya, Season 6, titled Haunted Homes, explores how haunted house movies have mirrored our relationship with our homes.
In the latest season, each episode visits a horror movie that changed the way we imagine the haunted house, from the crumbling Gothic mansions to white picket fences, what it says about the people who live in the houses and what scares them the most. This season features insights from Poltergeist’s star, JoBeth Williams, Chigumi Obayashi, the daughter of Nobuhiko Obayashi & star of Hausu (1977), Phil Nobile Jr. (FANGORIA) and Kyle Edward Bal, director of Skinamarink.
ANNA BOGUTSKAYA
Anna Bogutskaya is a writer, film programmer and podcaster. She writes for BBC Culture. The Guardian. MUBI. The New Statesman. TimeOut, amongst others, and has programmed for BFI. Edinburgh and Fantastic Fest. She hosts the horror film history podcast The Final Girls and publishes the movie newsletter Admit One. She’s the author of two books on film: Unlikeable Female Characters and Feeding the Monster.
EPISODE LIST
Episode 1: POLTERGEIST – The First Suburban Haunted House (from 3 October)
Before Poltergeist, haunted house movies took place in old, creepy mansions. Regular host Rico Gagliano visits the original suburban house in California to check for ghosts. And hands over to guest host Anna Bogutskaya to explore how Poltergeist transformed horror movies forever with the help of the movie’s star JoBeth Williams. Original publicist Mick Garris and horror filmmaker Vincenzo Natali.
Episode 2: THE DEVIL’S BACKBONE – The Creative Resurrection of Guillermo del Toro (from 10 October)
After a bad experience in Hollywood, Guillermo del Toro lost his spark. He got it back with a story of a haunted orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. A script he wrote when he was still a student.
Together with the film’s producer Rosa Bosch. BFI’s Creative Director and author of The Faber Book of Mexican Cinema Jason Wood. And co-host of the Filmspotting podcast Josh Larsen, guest host Anna Bogutskaya finds out how The Devil’s Backbone gave Guillermo his horror groove back.
Episode 3: THE AMITYVILLE HORROR – America’s Most Haunted Home (from 17 October)
The most famous haunted house in America is a large Dutch Colonial family home that became a bestseller. A super-successful horror movie and a franchise that has spawned over 60 movies (and counting). And it’s all based… on a con.
Together with horror critic Jenn Addams. FANGORIA editor-in-chief Phil Nobile Jr. and Bloody Disgusting critic Joe Lipsett, who is possibly the only person in the world to have watched all Amityville films, guest host Anna tracks how one haunted house movie became a modern folk story.
Episode 4: HOUSE – The Japanese Psychedelic Masterpiece (from 24 October)
Few films have garnered the rabid, cult following over the years is a sight to behold. Giant cats. Talking houses. Heads coming out of wells. The images might be familiar, but the story behind the film is less so. The debut feature from experimental filmmaker Nobuhiko Obayashi was done in collaboration with his 10-year-old daughter.
Episode 5: SKINAMARINK – The Internet’s Own Haunted House (from 31 October)
Director Kyle Edward Ball had a nightmare as a child: ‘I was in my parents’ house, my parents were missing, and there was a monster.’ Turns out, this is a nightmare a lot of people have had. After honing this craft on his YouTube channel, he finally made his film… and then it leaked online.
Joined by Ball himself and Dread Central’s editor-in-chief MaryBeth McAndrews, Anna explores how Skinamarink became the perfect haunted house movie for the internet age.
Listen to episode one from October 3rd and follow the podcast on your preferred app here.
Source: MUBI
Introducing Carl! As the News Editor at Future of the Force, Carl has been an invaluable member of our team since early 2016. His expertise and dedication have made him an integral part of our editorial staff. Beyond his professional role, Carl is a fervent supporter of Liverpool F.C. and an avid follower of pop culture. He has a deep passion for Halloween, Friday the 13th, and the iconic movie franchises Star Wars and Star Trek.
He can be found either at his neighborhood cinema, enjoying the latest releases on the big screen, or at home streaming the newest blockbuster movies.
