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Podcast: Cadaver Dogs
Episode: LEPRECHAUN / THE HALLOW: Irish Folklore
Description: Ireland’s rich history has spawned an expansive mythology, inspiring both THE HALLOW (2015) and LEPRECHAUN (1993). Devin, David, and Rob want to know how these films incorporate their fairy tale origins: Aren’t these stories meant for children? Or was there always something dark and terrifying lurking behind the magic?
We discuss how director Corin Hardy uses fairies and changelings as a parallel for British imperialism and nature’s battle against technology in his indie starring Joseph Mawle and Bojana Novakovic,. Then we come back to the United States, and dig into how Americans appropriated the image of the le...