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The Curator of Schlock #327: Starchaser
The Curator of Schlock #327 by Jeff Shuster Starchaser: The Legend of Orin Still better than Rise of Skywalker As I’ve stated. I’ve been residing in a wonderful, antebellum mansion with my manservant, Jervis, blissfully sheltered from the chaos of the outside world. My role as curator of The Museum of Schlock is becoming a… Continue reading
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Episode 429: Lindsay Ellis!
Episode 429 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 and video essayist Lindsay Ellis about science fiction; the structure of novels; exploring character interiority; alien… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #323: Antrum
The Curator of Schlock #323 by Jeff Shuster Antrum The Deadliest Film Ever Made? My car broke down on my way back to Orlando from the Florida Everglades. I guess leaving it parked in the middle of the woods and not driving it for a couple of months wasn’t the best idea. Famished, hungry, and… Continue reading
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Episode 422: Michael Merriam!
Episode 422 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). This week, Michael Merriam and I discuss the 2010 cult film, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, and in this conversation we address the classic structure… 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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The Curator of Schlock #321: Rec 3
The Curator of Schlock #321 by Jeff Shuster Rec 3: Genesis This one’s just plain goofy. As you know, I went all in on the canned pork n’ beans much to my regret. I guess I panicked a little while grabbing up a wheelbarrow full from the local Big Lots. But I am a lucky… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #319: Rec
The Curator of Schlock by Jeff Shuster Rec That’s short for record. Howdy y’all. Yeehaaaaaaa! I feel like a cowboy here, eating my Campbell’s Pork n’ Beans over an open campfire just like they did in the old west. This global pandemic will surely leave behind some good memories. I’ve had a lot of opportunity… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #318: The Black Cat
The Curator of Schlock #318 by Jeff Shuster The Black Cat Not the Karloff movie. So Cat Month went awry. I wanted to review Uninvited. It’s the one with George Kennedy on the expensive yacht with the house cat with a mutant cat living inside it. Well, it got yanked from Amazon Prime status, and I… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #317: The Uncanny
The Curator of Schlock #317 by Jeff Shuster The Uncanny Peter Cushing and Ray Milland. Need I say more? I’m still reeling from Night of 1,000 Cats. Did you know the Mexican cut of the movie is a full half hour longer than the American version? What did editors cut out? Did it show Hugo Stiglitz… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #316: Night of a 1000 Cats
The Curator of Schlock #316 by Jeff Shuster Night of a 1000 Cats Was this the inspiration for Dr. Tongue’s House of Cats? I apologize for my near meltdown last week. Everything’s fine. I’m fine. You’re fine. Well I may presume too much. Let’s get our minds off the global pandemic and the ensuing economic… Continue reading
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