The Haunted Mansion: Ghost Cuckoldry? In my Haunted Mansion? It’s More Likely Than You Think.

Melanie & Melvin travel back to the early 2000’s to summarize the family-friendly cult-classic Disney Adult horror film The Haunted Mansion! From enjoying detailed sets to the generally fun aesthetic of a haunted house, the two kick off Halloween Month with excitement and laughs!

Topics:

• (PATREON EXCLUSIVE) 33-minutes continuing their discussion on modesty (which started in the previous episode) and looking into two passages from 1 Corinthians for some biblical insight, further asserting the complexity and nuance to clothing, modesty, communication, and social interaction. (PATREON EXCLUSIVE)
• Before getting into the movie, Melanie & Melvin describe their experience with The Haunted Mansion ride.
• The cast of normal characters in The Haunted Mansion feel straight out of an 80s or 90s dramedy where one of the parents is a workaholic and everyone else puts up with it. For a film released in 2003 this feels wildly outdated.
• Discussing the aesthetics of the mansion, from setting to atmosphere, and how it’s ostensibly the best part of the entire film. Also, Melvin shares his frightening fascination with houses.
• There’s never a part in the movie that outright “wows” but the middle where each character is exploring different parts of the mansion is definitely a high point.
• The transitions in The Haunted Mansion go hard.
• Melanie & Melvin discuss if ghosts are real, because it’s October and that’s what October’s all about!
• Based upon a few criteria, Melvin wonders if an original cut of The Haunted Mansion contained a more poignant narrative wrestling with drama, romance, and racism that was trimmed for the sake of marketability.

Recommendations:

• Casper (1995) (Movie)
• Hubie Halloween (2020) (Movie)

The Haunted Mansion is Rated PG for frightening images, thematic elements and language. It features Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp, Nathaniel Parker, Wallace Shawn, Dina Spybey-Waters, Marc John Jefferies, and Aree Davis. Directed by Rob Minkoff. The Haunted Mansion is available here.

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