Horror
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The Curator of Schlock #503: Shivers
I opened the door to my Beanie Baby storehouse. I reached out for the string that when yanked would give me 60 soft-glowing watts. The illuminated room revealed no Beanie Babies. Half a lifetime of investment down the drain. I was supposed to retire on those! I screamed and with that, a pencil-necked geek came… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Spiral Staircase USA, 1945 Director: Robert Siodmak Cast: Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, Ethel Barrymore, Kent Smith The Spiral Staircase appears on this list largely because it may well be the first ‘slasher film’. Though tame by today’s standards, it stands out because of intelligent crafting and, as we shall see, the influence… Continue reading
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Episode 642: Schloctoberfest 2024 #1 (Crimes of the Future)!
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss the existential provocations of two films called Crimes of the Future, both created by David Cronenberg. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #501: Talk to Me
I almost tripped over a severed arm as I made my way over to Waldo, my compatriot in the striped red and white shirt. He was clutching his gut as red started to bleed into the white stripes of his shirt. “I’m dying, man,” Waldo said as he looked up at me with glazed eyes.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #500: Alien: Romulus
I wheezed in the smoke that filled the room as my faithful companions combatted the goons that had turned the basement of the Museum of Schlock into a fentanyl distribution center. I do mean tooth and nail. Edwige, the kangaroo, was sinking her jaw into the neck of a flailing punk. The smoke began to… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Curse of the Cat People USA, 1944 Director: Robert Wise and Gunther von Fritsch Cast: Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Jane Randolph, Anne Carter The Curse of the Cat People is among the finest glimpses cinema offers into the workings of a child’s mind, as well as being an astute study of loneliness and… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #497: The Bird with the Crystal Plumage
As Edwige, Waldo, Manta, and I rode down the elevator, we had a moment. Waldo took out a pack of Bubblicious. It was the watermelon flavor, my favorite. He first offered a piece to The Revenging Manta, but the ninja vigilante held up his hand to pass on the offer. He offered a piece to… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #494: Eye of the Devil
Waldo, the punk that defaced the statue of Carl Weathers, was pleading for his life. The Revenging Manta, the ninja vigilante of downtown Orlando, unsheathed his sword and handed it to me. “This man has wronged you,” The Revenging Manta said. “Do what needs to be done.” I held the sword, ready to dispense some… Continue reading
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101 Horror Movie Nights
with Dmetri Kakmi The Bride of Frankenstein USA 1935 Director: James Whale Cast: Boris Karloff, Ernest Thesiger, Elsa Lanchester, Colin Clive The Bride of Frankenstein is unique in the horror pantheon. Far from being a mere sequel to Whale’s own Frankenstein (1931), it is a beast in its own right. And, like Beatrice to Dante, the ‘monster’s mate’… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #489: Late Night with the Devil
The Revenging Manta, the ninja vigilante of downtown Orlando, wasn’t buying my story of a reanimated corpse attacking the goons that were hauling him off while unconscious. I argued that I once lived in an antebellum mansion filled with vampires and was almost abducted by aliens, but he called my observations flights of fancy and… Continue reading
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