Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

Cruelty Squad (film) 1 — Work that embraces esoteric conspiracism through old internet nostalgia aesthetic

Kiarostami (person) 1 — Iranian film director who made a pseudo-documentary about a criminal case involving impersonation and helped reconcile t...

Mohsen Makhmalbaf (person) 1 — Iranian director who was impersonated by a convict and later met him through Kiarostami's intervention.

Cameron Diaz (person) 1 — Actress cited as example of confident tall woman who dated shorter men

Ernst Junger (person) 1 — German writer and philosopher referenced as an intellectual marker for a desired 'red scare gf' archetype.

Gotye (person) 1 — Artist whose song 'Somebody That I Used To Know' topped Billboard charts in the EDM era.

Little Fauss and Big Halsy (film) 1 — 1970 film featuring Robert Redford at his most attractive according to poster.

Lauren Hutton (person) 1 — Actress noted as hot in Little Fauss and Big Halsy and American Gigolo.

American Gigolo (film) 1 — Film in which Lauren Hutton is described as particularly attractive.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (book) 1 — Novel by Haruki Murakami being read by a user who comments on its Japanese character.

Killing Zoe (film) 1 — Film by Roger Avary mentioned favorably in discussion of his podcast with Quentin Tarantino

COVID-19 pandemic (concept) 1 — The global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that began in 2019-2020.

London School of Economics (place) 1 — Academic institution where anthropologist Julia Q. Huang studies phone Romeo phenomenon in India.

Miranda Sings (person) 1 — YouTube character who performed 'Defying Gravity' in a Netflix special.

JK Huysman (person) 1 — A decadent novelist who spent most of his life in debauchery and eventually became a devout catholic, subject of the pro...

Karen Friedman Agnifilo (person) 1 — Lead defense attorney for Luigi Mangione confirming public donations for legal defense.

Rubén Darío (person) 1 — Spanish-language poet referenced for writing what the poster considers the best poem in Spanish, 'Lo fatal'

Austin, Texas (place) 1 — City in Texas where a bar interaction took place on 6th Street.

Xinjiang (place) 1 — Chinese region mentioned in list of places where mass atrocities occurred.

Mark Ruwedel (person) 1 — Photographer who documented movie sets in the Moroccan desert.

David Lean (person) 1 — Film director mentioned in context of filming Lawrence of Arabia in Morocco.

Ray Bradbury (person) 1 — Author of the short story 'The Veldt' about technology raising children.

The Veldt (book) 1 — Ray Bradbury short story about the danger of allowing technology to raise children and dependence on modern conveniences...

Georges Seurat (person) 1 — Artist (1859-1891) whose work is discussed in context of relaxing vision and blur.

Sharp Objects (film) 1 — Television show being rewatched featuring Amy Adams as Camille and Eliza Scanlen as Amma.

Lilli Simmons (person) 1 — Actress who plays one of the women Marty has an affair with in True Detective.

Eliza Scanlen (person) 1 — Actress who plays the sinister character Amma in Sharp Objects.

Substance (album) 1 — 1987 compilation album by New Order featuring the track Shellshock.

Tori Amos (person) 1 — Singer-songwriter praised for her 1996-1999 performances, particularly Father Lucifer on Letterman in 1996.

HIMYM (film) 1 — Television show referenced in relation to a character naming game during a hookup story from 2009.

Audrey Gelman (person) 1 — Founder of The Wing who became a recurring topic on Red Scare podcast and allegedly responded via Instagram comments.

Absalom, Absalom! (book) 1 — Novel by William Faulkner

Heroes and Villains (book) 1 — Novel by Angela Carter praised by a reader who found her work genius.

Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman (book) 1 — Novel by Angela Carter highly recommended to the freaks of the subreddit.

My Dark Places (book) 1 — James Ellroy's autobiography combining memoir with true crime investigation of his mother's murder

James Ellroy (person) 1 — Crime writer and author of autobiography My Dark Places about his mother's murder investigation

Exciting Times (book) 1 — Novel by Naoise Dolan featuring neurotic class-conscious protagonist

Peoples Temple (concept) 1 — Historical cult referenced for its political ideology

Manson Family (concept) 1 — Historical cult romanticized for psychedelic lifestyle minus violence

The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (book) 1 — A prose work by Rilke currently being read and described as gorgeous.

Louis Armstrong (person) 1 — Jazz musician originally wanted for King Louie role in The Jungle Book but not cast to avoid racial implications.

Louis Prima (person) 1 — Jazz musician cast as King Louie in The Jungle Book instead of Louis Armstrong and mentioned as someone the poster likes...

The Jungle Book (film) 1 — Disney film discussed regarding the casting decision for the character King Louie.

Freakonomics (book) 1 — Book referenced for data on correlation between names and maternal education levels.

Kicking and Screaming (film) 1 — Noah Baumbach film described as similar to Whit Stillman's work.

Mike Ma (person) 1 — Writer in the dissident right-wing literature scene.

Zero HP Lovecraft (person) 1 — Writer in the dissident right-wing literature scene whose work is described as embarrassing.

The Hero with a Thousand Faces (book) 1 — Book by Joseph Campbell exploring the monomyth concept and its relationship to psychoanalysis.

Wittgenstein's Nephew (book) 1 — Autobiographical work by Thomas Bernhard about his friendship with Paul Wittgenstein, featuring themes of madness, depre...

Get Up Kids (concept) 1 — Band referenced as aspiration for teenage band success in 1998 house party memory.