Horror
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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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The Curator of Schlock #519: Beyond Evil
Edwige, Manta, and I made our way back to the hospital to check on the status of Waldo, our compatriot in our crusade against the Goose Lord and his gang. Albert Simmons, brother of the Revenging Manta and former accountant for the Goose Lord, walked out the hospital to give us the news on Waldo’s… Continue reading
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101 Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi Psycho USA, 1960 Director: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh, Vera Miles, Martin Balsam, John Gavin One of the many fascinating things about Psycho is that the main character, Janet Leigh’s Marion Crane, is killed approximately 40 minutes into the film. It’s a daring move. Aside from the shock factor, there’s a risk… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #518: Alligator
Alligator We needed a break while waiting to see if Waldo was going to survive his wounds suffered to him by the Goose Lord and his gang. Luckily, I found an outdoor Italian restaurant that was kangaroo friendly. Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, had eggplant parmesan. The Revenging Manta, the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #517: Creepshow
By the time we made it to the hospital, Waldo was a deathly white. Albert Simmons, the accountant for the Goose Lord, agreed to stay with Waldo as he was the most presentable among us and he owed me for facilitating the eBay auction of my Beanie Baby collection. I didn’t express this at the… Continue reading
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Episode 659: Duy Đoàn!
In this week’s show, John talks to poet Duy Đoàn about his latest collection, Zombie Vomit Mad Libs; the poetic provocations of horror films like Let the Right One In, A Girl Walks Home Alone in the Night, and A Chinese Ghost Story; and experimenting with erase and fragmentation. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES There is a… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #515: Carved: The Slit-Mouthed Woman
Edwige, my kangaroo companion from my misadventures in North America, cracked the windshield of a Subaru Outback after a teen honked at us. She then proceeded to bounce up and down on the hood. The teen jumped out of the car and started screaming, “Get off my car!” He then pulled out his iPhone and I… Continue reading
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