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In our fourth episode, we introduce our good friend and esteemed colleague Pam Anderson (@windcruel) to discuss the Full Moon Productions lunatic outing Blood Dolls. Directed by studio head Charles Band himself, what on the surface appears to be a garish 90s horror afterthought is revealed over time to contain a bizarre, autobiographical through-line that … Continue reading Episode 4- The Lover Speaks- Blood Dolls →

In our third episode, we dive headfirst into the freezing, sterile seas of Iodo, or Io Island, a film made by the notorious South Korean director Kim Ki-young in 1977. Echoing the pagan melancholy of Robin Hardy's "The Wicker Man", Iodo concerns the investigation of a man's disappearance on a remote island populated entirely by … Continue reading Episode 3- The Water Ghost: Iodo →

Our second episode covers the hidden omnibus gem "Prague Nights", a collection of short films about the esoteric history and landscape of Prague released in the fever-pitch of 1969. Following the high water mark of the seminal anthology collection "Pearls of the Deep", Prague Nights continues the trajectory and maturation of Czech cinema from the … Continue reading Episode 2- The Golden City: Prague Nights →

This first episode is all about the shocking and sensual '40s classic, The Seventh Victim, produced by RKO maestro Val Lewton and directed by Mark Robson, who became famous for "Valley of the Dolls" a couple decades later.