The Show

The Haunted Screen is a narrative podcast about film, history, and and the places they intersect. Professor Travis Mushett provides extensively-researched episodes about movements in global cinema, and delivers them in an irreverent, easy-to-listen-to package that appeals to both hardcore cinephiles and casual moviegoers. The first season—"From Caligari to Hitler"—investigates the chaotic, creative world of Weimar Germany.

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The Host & Writer

Travis Mushett is a New York-based educator and filmmaker. He holds a PhD from Columbia University and teaches film & media history at Fordham University and Marymount Manhattan College. His photos have appeared in outlets like Hyperallergic, the Brooklyn Eagle, and Bushwick Daily. From its founding in 2012 to its demise in 2018, he was the editor-in-chief of Blunderbuss Magazine, a print & web journal of art, literature, politics, and criticism. Circle of Fourths, Travis' debut film, played at festivals across the country in 2020. He and his sister Lindsay are currently in pre-production for True North, their first feature.

The Newsletter

THS isn’t just a podcast—it’s now a newsletter! Every Wednesday, Travis investigates the history of global cinema and the cultural context of great films. Recent installments include examinations of the queer culture of Weimar Berlin, the civil unrest that produced the stylized violence of Italian giallo, and the many faces of a kung fu folk hero.

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The Sponsor

The Haunted Screen was brought to you by its official sponsor, FUJIFILM North America. Check out their full line of cameras, lenses, and more at the FUJIFILM website.