CLOVERFIELD: Post-9/11 Anxiety (ft. Austin Torres)

In Part 2/2 in our exploration of post-9/11 horror and how the wake of a national tragedy twisted our films, we turn to J.J Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Drew Goddard. CLOVERFIELD (2008) is a found footage giant monster movie that implores imagery from the terrorist attack and a group attempt to survive in a ravaged New York City.

Joined again by Austin Torres (Would You Die? Podcast, Spider short film), we talk about healing through validation vs escapism, the depiction of the military, and of course compare it all back to RED EYE (2005) from last episode.

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POV Horor: The Trauma Aesthetic of the Found Footage Subgenre, by Duncan Hubber

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youtu.be/yf4LT-018HA?si=0CzktMfYCQqR0e-3 (excerpt about Cloverfield)

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