Horror
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The Curator of Schlock #438: Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Holocaust The punk I’d nicknamed Waldo made a beeline for the Museum of Schlock’s The Warriors exhibit. Edwige, my loyal kangaroo companion, hopped in close pursuit. I stumbled along, still reeling from getting spray painted in the face. By the time I got there, Edwige stood in stone silence. The showpiece of The Warriors display was a hall… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #437: Intruder
I pinned the punk resembling Waldo from Where’s Waldo? down. I hoped to extract the whereabouts of the Revenging Manta, the ninja vigilante of downtown Orlando. The punk snorted and pursed his lip. Suddenly a stream of spit doused my face. I was about to smack across his cheeks when green spray burned my eyes. The punk… Continue reading
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#600: Tom Lucas
On today’s show, John talks to Tom Lucas about his brand new Lovecraftian YA-ish novel, Research Randy & the The Mystery of Grandma’s Half-Eaten Pie of Despair, told by an unreliable narrator about a doomed town. NOTES Check out Miami Book Fair 2023, November 12-19, with the street fair occurring November 18 and 19. If… Continue reading
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#599: Schloctoberfest 2023 #4 (Tetsuo: The Iron Man)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss the surreal techno-horror allegorical masterpiece that is Shin’ya Tsukamot’s Tetsuo: The Iron Man. MOVIE DISCUSSED NOTES Earlier this week I got the chance to speak with the great Walter Mosley, who will be at a special evening at Miami Book Fair. If you live in driving… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #436: Army of Darkness
Army of Darkness The punk resembling Waldo from Where’s Waldo? grabbed his behind while Edwige, my steadfast kangaroo companion, feasted on the punk’s bag of Smarties. I kicked him in the shins and he crumpled to the floor. “Where did they take the Revenging Manta?” I said, attempting to pin him to the ground. “More importantly, who… Continue reading
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#598: Schloctoberfest 2023 #3 (Phenomena)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I discuss Dario Argento’s strange, mid-eighties masterpiece, Phenomena. MOVIE 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 commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost to… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #435: The Evil Dead II
Watching a wax statue of James Mason getting defaced by a punk dressed as Where’s Waldo was enough to make me wish I was carrying a Wildey magnum to send this dirtbag straight to hell. But then I realized I had a kangaroo at my side and that was better than any gun. “Look, Edwige!… Continue reading
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Comics Are Trying to Break Your Heart #242: Hi-Diddly-Ho
Back in April, I looked at Jude Ellison S. Doyle, Letizia Cadonici, Alessandro Santoro, and Becca Carey’s The Neighbors. Back then, I applauded the story’s dread and the unnerving feeling of being other in an isolated town. Not simply othered for being outsiders from the city, but othered for being an interracial family, for Oliver being a… Continue reading
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#597: Schloctoberfest 2023 #2 (Videodrome)
On this week’s show, Jeff Shuster and I get turned around discussing David Cronenberg’s Videodrome (1983). Movie 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 commission on anything you purchase at no additional cost… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #434: The Evil Dead
Edwige, my steadfast kangaroo companion, followed a trail of Smarties through the Supergirl exhibit. A spray-painted smile covered the face of a bust of Helen Slater. As we entered The Kidnap Syndicate exhibit, I heard the rattle of metal as some punk wearing blue jeans, a red and white striped shirt, and a red and white pom pom beanie,… Continue reading
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