The Curator of Schlock
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The Curator of Schlock #383: CQ
The Curator of Schlock #383 by Jeff Shuster CQ Roman Coppola’s love letter to cinema. “Unhand me,” I said as two hooligans grabbed my arms and forced me to my knees. “I’m the curator of this museum.” The punk with the mohawk leaped down off the severed concrete head of Charles Bronson, the centerpiece of… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #382: Dark Crimes
The Curator of Schlock #382 by Jeff Shuster Dark Crimes Jim Carrey tries the darkly dramatic. A punk with a mohawk sat perched upon the concrete head of Charles Bronson in the ransacked building that was once the Museum of Schlock. I gave him a hard stare, but he paid me no mind, sticking two… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #381: The Driver
The Curator of Schlock #381 by Jeff Shuster The Driver Not to be confused with Drive. I had come home or so I thought. I was prepared to get my life back to normal after my misadventures across North America, ready to resume my role as curator of The Museum of Schlock, but everything had… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #380: The Man in the Iron Mask
The Curator of Schlock #380 by Jeff Shuster The Man in the Iron Mask All for one and none for me, thank you! My Canadian Odyssey had come to an end. I helped save dozens of rabid marsupials from getting slaughtered and gave a tearful goodbye to Edwige, my kangaroo companion of the last year.… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #379: Memories
The Curator of Schlock #379 by Jeff Shuster Memories Three movies in one. I was in tears when Larry, a secret agent of the Canadian government, informed me that Edwige, my kangaroo companion, would have to be transported to a kangaroo sanctuary somewhere in Gibraltar. I was allowed to ride in a truck with her… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #378: Mary and the Witch’s Flower
The Curator of Schlock #378 by Jeff Shuster Mary and the Witch’s Flower Kind of like a Ghibli movie. The nightmare was over. Operatives from the Canadian government had infiltrated a marsupial slaughterhouse in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Edwige, my kangaroo companion, and myself were saved. All of the surviving animals were to be… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #377: Short Peace
The Curator of Schlock #377 by Jeff Shuster Short Peace Don’t ask about the title. I had collapsed in shock after witnessing a security guard get mauled to death by Tasmanian devils while trapped in a cage with a female kangaroo named Edwige. The devils ignored us, choosing to go after the other factory workers… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #376: Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
The Curator of Schlock #376 by Jeff Shuster Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Is it anime? You ever watch a man get eaten alive by Tasmanian devils? I have. You ever watch a man get eaten alive by Tasmanian devils while trapped inside a cage with a kangaroo named Edwige? I have. You ever watch… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #375: Robot Carnival
The Curator of Schlock #375 by Jeff Shuster Robot Carnival Nine animators, One vision. An army of rabid Tasmanian devils rushed the security guard and myself. I did what any sane person would do and ran for my life. Edwige, my kangaroo companion and two other kangaroos were locked away in cages. I slid the… Continue reading
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The Curator of Schlock #374: Leprechaun 4: In Space
Leprechaun 4: In Space That is not how you title a movie! Bad things were going down in a marsupial slaughtering factory in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. A bloodied factory worker had screamed about “devils on the loose” before breathing his last. Then came the howls from a shifting black mass of doom creeping… Continue reading
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