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The Curator of Schlock #386: Christine
I know I reviewed 1977’s The Car a while back and explained my frustration of there being no real explanation for why the car is evil except for a demon seeming to rise from the wreckage at the end of the movie. Why did they even need the car to be possessed? Just make the car a… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #184: What Was So Fugitive
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #391: One of Kirby’s Ends
Last week, we looked at the penultimate volume of Jack Kirby’s Fourth World omnibuses—breaking down the different directions the story was going and how much he had begun to set up in terms of the incoming climactic battles between Orion and his half brother, Kalibak. But there’s an odd wrinkle to that planned fight and all of… Continue reading
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Video: Reacting to The Gorilla Mystery!
In “The Gorilla Mystery,” Mickey and Minnie mostly fail to take the escape of a homicidal gorilla seriously because of music, naturally. Please watch this on YT, and leave a comment offering a dramatic monologue from the POV of the mysterious Gorilla. Continue reading
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Video: Stephen McClurg Reads “Stars Fell on Sylacauga”
In this video, Stephen McClurg reads his poem “Stars Fell on Sylacauga.” Stephen McClurg (Episode 473 & 666) composes and improvises in Serenity Dagger, The Abdomen, and other projects. Along with session work for mid-Alabama singer/songwriters, he frequently collaborates with musicians across the state adding bass, guitar, and synths to friends’ recordings. He currently writes reviews for Horror… Continue reading
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Episode 727: Schloctoberfest 2026 #2: A Discussion of Creature from the Black Lagoon & Godzilla, with Jeff Shuster!
Episode 727 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss two zeitgeist-defining 1954 horror films, Creature from the Black Lagoons and Godzilla. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES On November 5th, I… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #385: Sometimes They Come Back
It’s October and you know what that means. Your Curator of Schlock will transform into the Curator of Shock. And what better way to start than with a super scary chiller from Stephen King! That’s right. We’re starting with 1991’s Sometimes They Come Back from director Tom McLoughlin. This was a made-for-tv movie though the DVD release… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #183: Too Many Movies
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #390: Kirby’s Shortened Road
The end is nigh. We can see the end cresting the horizon. In this, the third volume of Kirby’s Fourth World, we begin winding down. Not by choice, of course, you know Jack had another series worth of issues to get through. But, while we’re facing down the final few issues in the final volume, the penultimate has… Continue reading
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Video: Reacting to Mickey Mouse in “The Chain Gang!”
This is, I suspect, the only Mickey Mouse cartoon to depict a prison riot. Continue reading
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