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The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #23
The Diaries of a Sozzled Scribbler #23 Transcribed by DMETRI KAKMI 18 January 2021 The other night I watched a 1970s British horror film called Frightmare. It should have been called My Psycho Mama Was A Badly Dressed Tranny because Sheila Keith, the thespian playing the cannibal mom, resembled a man in an unflattering wig and Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #334: Suspira
The Curator of Schlock #334 by Jeff Shuster Suspiria The greatest horror movie of all time? I won’t argue. I made one request of Jervis. While I am busy scribbling away on the My-Dinner-With-Andre-but-with-vampires script, I thought a nice, cool glass of egg nog might hit the spot. I asked that the next time Jervis Continue reading
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Episode 449: A Very German Christmas Discussion (with Vanessa Blakeslee)!
Episode 449 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the excellent new anthology, A Very German Christmas, from New Vessel Press. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES TDO Listeners can get Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #97: Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Robots?
Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #97 by Drew Barth Do You Have a Moment to Talk About Robots? From Gundam to Pacific Rim to Big O, I’m likely to be all in if there’s a robot bigger than most buildings stomping around somewhere. The newest series from Vault Comics, Alex Paknadel and John Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #330: Autopsy
The Curator of Schlock #330 by Jeff Shuster Autopsy Mimsy Farmer twice in one year? How did that happen? Jervis showed up to the mansion with three hippie hitchhikers he picked up on his way back from “taking care of his sick mother.” The new house guests are named Indigo, Saffron, and Celestial. I haven’t Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #328: Fantasy Island
The Curator of Schlock #328 by Jeff Shuster Fantasy Island Bad, Blumhouse! Bad! Jervis is a liar! I pick the lock on the basement door (as I am a master of unlocking) and slowly creep down there during the wee hours of the night while Jervis is fast asleep. What do I find in the Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #326: Underwater
The Curator of Schlock #326 by Jeff Shuster Underwater It’s like The Little Mermaid only totally different. I like to think I’m not a difficult house guest, but Grantchester is back on Masterpiece Mystery and I will not miss a single episode for anything! Unfortunately, we had quite a storm this past Sunday and I Continue reading
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Episode 424: Ronan Ryan!
Episode 424 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on Apple podcasts, stitcher, spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). In this week’s show, I talk to novelist Ronan Ryan about the dramatic uses of gallows humor, how loss teaches us about our priorities, Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #322: Rec 4
The Curator of Schlock #322 by Jeff Shuster Rec 4: Apocalypse Do not watch movies about quarantine during quarantine! It’s time. The Florida government has given the okay for museums to open up as long as they keep to fifty percent capacity. Or is it twenty-five percent capacity? I’m not going to worry about the Continue reading
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