Horror
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Night of the Living Dead USA 1968 Director: George Romero Cast: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Marilyn Eastman, naked undead hordes Your morbid correspondent first saw this milestone in 1969, a year after its initial release. I was eight years old and growing up in Turkey. The film was dubbed in Turkish. Consequently, Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #359: The Chronicles of Riddick
Edwige hopped toward the Enforcer of the Goose Lord and then stopped five feet in front of him. I’d seen that stance before. It’s what she used once before committing a fatal blow, one she delivered with a flying roundhouse. Edwige made her move, but so did the Enforcer. He brandished a chain whip that Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Rosemary’s Baby USA 1968 Director: Roman Polanski Cast: Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth Gordon, Maurice Evans, Satan (offscreen) Rosemary’s Baby is the second of Roman Polanski’s so-called “apartment trilogy”. The first is Repulsion (1965) and the third is The Tenant (1976). In each an individual comes to a kind of self-realisation or transformation in a sinister, Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #357: City of the Living Dead
I heard a dog howl. And then another dog howled. And then many dogs howled. Edwige awoke, rattled from the noise. “Those aren’t dogs,” the Revenging Manta whispered in my ear. I looked in the rearview window and saw dozens if not hundreds of bandana wearing goons as far as I could see. The Goose Continue reading
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Episode 689: Schloctoberfest 2025 # 4 (A Discussion of Night of the Living Dead with Jeff Shuster)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss the 1968 horror masterpiece Night of the Living Dead because how could we not? NOTES Check out the visionary lovely disorienting music of Descartes a Kant! If you’d like to support this show with a monthly subscription that will feature bonus content, please see TDO’s Patreon page. Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #356: Macabre
We waited under the cover of night for the Goose Lord and his gang to make a move at the Monroe Harbour Marina. Since Edwige, Revenging Manta, and I were all dead-dog tired, we had Albert Simmons stand watch and wake us when anything unusual happened. I dozed off and woke up about half past Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #354: Demons
The Revenging Manta was wrapping up his interrogation of the mysterious assassin we had chased down through downtown Orlando. The Goose Lord and his gang were expecting a delivery at the Monroe Harbour Marina in Sanford, FL. The delivery was to take place at 3 AM under the cover of night. The delivery would be Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Onibaba Japan 1964 Director: Kaneto Shindō Cast: Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Sato, Taiji Tonoyama A film begins the moment the credits appear on screen. As we see with Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960) and Scorsese’s Cape Fear (1991), the conception of the opening credits is important. You don’t talk; you don’t reach for popcorn. You don’t even Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #351: Tremors
The assassin of the Banana-man moaned through his helmet as the Revenging Manta dragged him from the destroyed Golden Corral sign. No sooner did I pull up that Edwige hopped on over to the scene. Simmons and I got out of the car and rushed over. The ninja vigilante removed the helmet to reveal a Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Haunting USA 1963 Director: Robert Wise Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn The need to belong is primal. Even those who hold the notion in disdain find they are invariably drawn to the warmth and security of a tribe. That said, membership into the tribe can be a Continue reading
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