Horror
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The Curator of Schlock #376: Evil Dead Burn
I did something kind of weird a few weeks ago. I ventured out to a movie theater. These are places where you purchase a ticket to watch a newly released movie projected onto a big screen. You can buy popcorn or other snacks and sit in a big comfy chair. I think I bought a… Continue reading
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Episode 721: A Secret DVD Commentary of Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, with Chad Coup!
Episode 721 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). In this week’s episode, John King and Chad Coup discuss all of Stephen King’s Maximum Overdrive, DVD Commentary style. NOTES To hear John and Jaroslav Kalfař discuss… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #375: Evil Dead Rise
I guess I have to do this. I have to review 2023’s Evil Dead Rise from director Lee Cronin. I have no idea if this is a sequel to the 2013 Evil Dead or if this takes place in the original trilogy starring Bruce Campbell or if this is the start of a whole new Evil Dead Universe. I… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #374: Evil Dead (2013)
I know I covered the Evil Dead movies a couple of years ago, but we now have three post-Ash Williams (Bruce Campbell) Evil Dead movies that have been produced and spat out into theaters. We’ll begin with 2013’s Evil Dead from director Fede Álvarez, a remake of the original movie. Don’t let “remake” scare you off. This one’s actually pretty good.… Continue reading
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Episode 719: A Conversation about Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce (1985) with Shawn McKee!
Episode 719 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). In this week’s episode, John King and Shawn McKee dig down into the mysteries of taste and the effect a lot of nudity can have… Continue reading
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101 Movie Horror Nights
101 Horror Movie Nights with Dmetri Kakmi The Other USA 1972 Director: Robert Mulligan Cast: Uta Hagen, Martin Udvarnoky, Chris Udvarnoky, Diana Muldaur Long-term readers of this terrifying column will have gathered I have a liking for the doppelgänger. Whether dead or alive, real or imagined, I am drawn to the evil twin, the unsavoury other,… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Sisters USA 1972 Director: Brian De Palma Cast: Margot Kidder, Lisle Wilson, Jennifer Salt, William Finney Brian De Palma is my favourite American filmmaker. I have been kneeling at his blood-drenched altar ever since I saw Carrie (1976) at a local drive-in. My eternal adoration was solidified with Dressed to Kill (1980) and Blow Out (1981). The only… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #368: What We Know Isn’t There
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about the classic Universal monster movies—and not just because I want to go back to Epic Universe. The idea of that series of films from 1913 to 1956, based loosely on classic horror literature, is what got me into horror as a genre from a young age. Even… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Daughters of Darkness Belgium 1971 Director: Harry Kümel Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Andrea Rau, John Karlen, Danielle Ouimet, Fons Rademakers Be still my beating heart. We now speak in reverential tones about one of my favourite horror movies and the best vampire movie in existence. I speak about the swoon worthy, deliciously perverse… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Blood on Satan’s Claw England 1971 Director: Piers Haggard Cast: Patrick Wymark, Linda Hayden, Barry Andrews, Michele Dotrice, the Beast My first encounter with this low-budget gem was on late-night television. Bad print, censored and strewn with ads, it left little to no impression. Years later I saw the beautifully restored… Continue reading
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