Horror
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The Curator of Schlock #527: Goulies IV
Albert Simmons and I walked out of the hospital. Much to my surprise, Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, was having a tussle with a man dressed as a banana. Banana-Man was a frozen banana vendor and he was chucking chocolate covered bananas at Edwige rapid fire. Edwige hopped her way Continue reading
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Episode 671: Dmetri Kakmi!
Episode 671 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this show, John speaks with Dmetri Kakmi about holding onto the mysteries of storytelling, the setting of Australia, the wild problem of self, and his wonderful new novel, The Woman in the Well. Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #526: Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College
I wandered the halls of the hospital, lost in my thoughts. The kid with the beanie and his musclebound father crossed my path. I knew Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang, must be close by. I found him in a waiting room, knocked out with a bloody nose with two Snickers Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock # 525: Ghoulies II
Seeing Waldo hooked up to that ventilator and clinging for dear life filled my heart with sorrow. Yes, he was a flawed man who defaced the statue of Carl Weathers in the Museum of Schlock, but even that despicable deed didn’t earn him this pitiful state. I left the room distraught, wondering if saving my Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #524: Critters 2
I had lost track of Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang, and was aimlessly wandering the corridors of the hospital. By happenstance, I walked across a room with some poor sod hooked up to some kind of ventilator and an IV. Then I noticed a Ziggy tattoo on his left forearm Continue reading
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The Curator of Shlock #523: Critters
Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang, had dashed after a kid that had taken the last two Snickers Almonds from the hospital vending machine. I rushed after Albert, but just missed him getting into an elevator with the kid and a large man inside. I yelled at him to hold it Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without a Face) France, 1960 Director: Georges Franju Cast: Pierre Brasseur, Alida Valli, Édith Scob The final minutes of Les yeux sans visage are the most beautiful in the history of horror cinema. A plastic surgeon is determined to perform a face transplant on his daughter Christiane who was disfigured in Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #522: Ghoulies
“That little shit stole my Snickers,” screamed Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang. “I’ll buy you a Payday,” I said, hoping this could all just blow over and I could find out how my compatriot, Waldo, was doing since he was bleeding all over the place a few hours earlier. “No,” Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #521: Fatal Games
After about five minutes of rubbing his chin, Albert Simmons agreed to my solution to his Snickers Almond conundrum. I would buy one from the vending machine, dislodging his in the process. By the time we made it to the vending machine on the third floor of the hospital, we saw a little kid wearing Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #520: Graduation Day
Albert Simmons, accountant to the Goose Lord and his gang, had lost $2.25 in a vending machine at the hospital where our compatriot Waldo was fighting for his life. His Snickers Almond got stuck. I figured there was only one solution to this issue. “I tell you what Albert,” I said, trying to maintain a Continue reading
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