In this episode Caoimhe and Katherine discuss Mandy (2018), a film by Panos Cosmatos starring Nic Cage and Andrea Riseborough, Teatro Grottesco (1997), a collection of short stories by Thomas Ligotti, and Pinball (1974), the single from Brian Protheroe.

Topics include black metal theory, hyperplastic posthumans, and how the uncaring universe is personified by the mac-and-cheese-spewing Cheddar Goblin.

References:

Interview with Thomas Ligotti, Teeming Brain: http://www.teemingbrain.com/interview-with-thomas-ligotti/

Thomas Ligotti: Dark Phenomenology and Abstract Horror, Craig Hickman: https://non.copyriot.com/thomas-ligotti-dark-phenomenology-and-abstract-horror/

Dark Posthumanism, David Roden

Slime Dynamics, Ben Woodard: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/slime-dynamics

The Oral History of Cheddar Goblin, the Mac & Cheese-Loving Mascot in 'Mandy': https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/mandy-movie-cheddar-goblin-too-many-cooks

Mandy: Anatomy Of A Cheddar Goblin: https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/mandy-anatomy-cheddar-goblin/