Modern Rubbish

This week we turn our gaze to the first season of paranormal documentary series, Hellier.

Notes:

Hellier by Karl Pfeiffer

Episode Eight: Something in the Dirt

Supplement Eleven: “Best” of 2023

The Unbinding by Karl Pfeiffer

Ghost Adventures (series)

Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson

Heaven by Talking Heads

Hunt for the Skinwalker by Colm A. Kelleher and George Knapp

The Game by David Fincher

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Noosphere

Asclepius

The Shape of Dams to Come by The Jack Parsons Quartet

Crazy Gideon

The Charlatan and the Magus by Ramsey Dukes

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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Wyatt reads Thomas Ligotti's "The Consolations of Horror" over suitably ominous music by Dave.

Music by David Paha

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2016’s Personal Shopper by Olivier Assayas.

Notes:

Personal Shopper by Olivier Assayas

Spiritualism

Theosophy

How To See Fairies by Ramsey Dukes

Jandek

Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Bart Simpson has no soul clip

Hilma Af Klint

Hilma Af Klint: Occult Painter and Abstract Pioneer by Åke Fant

Psychometry

Seinfeld “golden boy” shirt clip

Enochian Vision Magick by Lon Milo DuQuette

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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This week we’re joined by archaeologist and TV producer Annelise Baer! We discuss 2015’s runaway hit The VVitch from our usual occultist's angle, with the welcome addition of “an actual archaeologist” to the conversation!

Notes:

The VVitch by Robert Eggers

Annelise Baer

Are You A Big Jazz Boy Or A Little Jazz Boy?

Leeches in modern medicine

The Great Gazoo

Metaphor by Hoofwerk

Noncomprehending meme

“Squid guy” meme

Octopodes are “aliens”

Annelise’s drawing of wrong-Cthulhu

Black Phillip actor photo

Hagazussa by Lukas Feigelfeld

Witch trials in Russia

Spirit Box podcast

Song of the Dark Man by Darragh Mason

Michael Aquino / Temple of Set

Anton LaVey

The Story of God with Morgan Freeman

The Birth of Satan by T.J. Wray and Gregory Mobley

Henry Corbin

Goya’s Black Paintings

Butoh dance

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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It’s a Wyatt solo ramble about his current favourite author, Lynda E. Rucker!

Notes:

Lynda E. Rucker

John Coulthart

Swan River Press

Music by David Paha

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This week we were graced by Malissa White’s presence for an incredibly fun conversation about The Exorcist III! This is a very silly episode about a movie that’s only moderately silly, while still being thoroughly creepy and frequently sorrowful.

Notes:

Malissa White

The Exorcist III by William Peter Blatty

Tom of Finland (artist)

Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson

Neuromancer by William Gibson

Satanic Panic: The Creation of a Contemporary Legend by Jeffrey S. Victor

Skinwalker Ranch

Zak Bagans

Kinderman & Dyer kissing w/Mike Tyson

Dave’s favourite meme

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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Returning guest Sam Jones makes his third appearance in The Rubbish Bin™ for this semi-in-person discussion of David Lynch’s 2006 film Inland Empire!

Notes:

Inland Empire by David Lynch

Room To Dream by David Lynch & Kristine McKenna

Fairplex in Pomona

Dredd (film)

Enter the Void (film)

Bardo

A Family Finds Entertainment by Ryan Trecartin

The Guitar Circle by Robert Fripp

Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch

Witold Lutosławski

Nidana

Valis by Philip K. Dick

Venture Bros. Bowie clip

William S. Burroughs Western Lands quote

William S. Burroughs’ last written words

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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This week’s episode is a long one, but we had a lot to say about Andrzej Żuławski’s 1981 classic Possession.

Notes:

Possession by Andrzej Żuławski

Video Cat Vancouver

Hive Mind

Trainspotting withdrawal scene

The Astronaut’s Wife (film)

Hellraiser (film)

Phantoms in the Brain by V.S. Ramachandran

The Stendhal Syndrome (film)

Standhal syndrome

Jerusalem syndrome

Capgras syndrome

Jason Brown’s Paranoid Machines

Dark City (film)

On the Silver Globe (film)

Tiny Fuppets Party Pals

Ralph Waldo Emerson by Luther Burbank

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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Steven Warwick was kind enough to record some live commentary while watching Penda’s Fen, which we’re passing along to you.

Notes:

Carnival of Souls by Herk Harvey

The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli

Pinhead’s appearance clip

Music by David Paha

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Part two of our chat with musician/author/artist Steven Warwick. We get into Alan Clarke’s 1974 film Penda’s Fen, but don’t worry, there’s still plenty of riffing.

Notes:

Steven Warwick

Penda’s Fen by Alan Clarke

Of Mud and Flame: A Penda’s Fen Sourcebook

The Zone of Interest by Jonathan Glazer

Big Brother (series)

2000AD (comic imprint)

Play For Today (series)

Red Shift by Alan Garner

Robin Redbreast

Play For Today by The Cure

Derek Jarman (filmmaker)

Sapphire & Steel (series)

Hellraiser (film)

IIIrd Gatekeeper by Skullflower

Intro & outro by Annelise Baer

Music by David Paha

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