{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep. 086: Top Horror Films Set in Rural America","description":"For this Halloween Special, Lyndsey Quinlan, Digital Marketing Associate for the Cardinal Institute, and Jessica Dobrinsky, Staff Writer for the Cardinal Institute, join Garrett Ballengee to discuss horror films set in rural locations. They share their favorites and explore themes of folklore, rural horror, and hicksploitation. They also take a deep dive into what makes a good horror film and look at literary themes, the power of music and lighting in film, human psychology analyzed through film, and some history behind scary movie genres. If you enjoy horror films, and even if you don\u2019t, you\u2019ll enjoy this riveting discussion of top horror films set in rural America. Follow Jessica &amp;amp; Lyndsey Follow Jessica Dobrinsky on Twitter https:\/\/x.com\/jldobrinsky Follow Lyndsey Quinlan on Twitter https:\/\/x.com\/its_Lynds_ &amp;nbsp; Films Discussed  Night of the Hunter Night of the Living Dead Texas Chainsaw Massacre Children of the Corn Evil Dead 2&amp;nbsp; Sleepy Hollow The  Blair Witch Project The Witch  &amp;nbsp; Additional Resources &amp;amp; Mentions Nightmare Before Christmas - film Hicksploitation \u2013 theme\/trope Film Noir - genre Harry Powers \u2013 serial killer  West Virginia Penitentiary a.k.a. Moundsville Penitentiary Horror Film - genre Leaning on the Everlasting Arms \u2013 Hymn  Once Upon a Time There Was a Pretty Fly \u2013 Song White Zombie \u2013 film Slasher \u2013 genre Head Cheese \u2013 food Video nasty \u2013 type of film Stephen King \u2013 author Carrie \u2013 novel Comedy Horror \u2013 genre The Evil Dead \u2013 film Necronomicon Ex Mortis \u2013 fictional book from a film Ash vs. Evil Dead \u2013 TV show Sam Raimi \u2013 film director Bruce Campbell \u2013 actor and producer The Legend of Sleepy Hollow \u2013 book Atmospheric Horror \u2013 genre Found footage \u2013 film technique Flying Ointment &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp;  Garrett Ballengee,&amp;nbsp;Host  President &amp;amp; CEO&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@gballeng  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Amanda Kieffer,&amp;nbsp;Executive Producer  Vice President of Communications &amp;amp; Strategy&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@akieffer13&amp;nbsp;  Cardinal Institute for West Virginia Policy &amp;nbsp;  Nate Phipps,&amp;nbsp;Editor &amp;amp; Producer&amp;nbsp;-&amp;nbsp;@Aviv5753 &amp;nbsp;  Follow:  YouTube,&amp;nbsp;Twitter,&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;LinkedIn,&amp;nbsp;Instagram  Support:  Donate,&amp;nbsp;Newsletter &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Forgotten America","author_url":"http:\/\/forgottenamerica.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/33590667\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/33590667"}