After three long years, your favorite Cowboy Bebop podcast/OV spinoff series, Woolong Club, is BACK!

On this episode: Spike and Jet's partnership is on the rocks, as a melancholy Faye makes a mysterious friend on the Callisto, and the sinister Vicious makes his long awaited return!

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From small town Texas stripper to geriatric billionaire's wife, reality TV pioneer and denim spokeswoman, Anna Nicole Smith exemplified the American Dream in the 90s. She may have never broken into Hollywood completely during her short life, but ANS did leave us with a handful of DTV action films where she starred alongside notable thespians like Joanie "Chyna" Laurer and Joey "Not John" Travolta. Join us as we immerse ourselves in the rich cinematic legacy of Anna Nicole Smith.

THIS WEEK: To the Limit (1995), Skyscraper (1996), and Illegal Aliens (2007)

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A few years, multiple delays, and several explosions in the company of exotic women later, Jake and Jack have finally reached the finish line. It's time for the final Daniel Craig bond film and the final For Your Ears Only (for now), No Time to Die.

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Eric Marsh of The Gauntlet Podcast joins us as we wrap up our annual October dalliance with the macabre. This week we're taking a stroll through that old, crowded, grungy cesspool New York City, where the pizza lacks structural integrity and the blood of topless sunbathers rains down from the sky. Fuck Rudy Giuliani. This is Larry Cohen's town.

THIS WEEK: It's Alive (1974), God Told Me To (1976), and Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

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We've dug through the ditches and burned through the witches and slammed Shawn Glinis into the wild world of Rob Zombie horror films. We're joined by author, critic, and Rob Zombie superfan, Mike Thorn, to discuss Zombie's unique oeuvre and impact on the cinematic landscape.

THIS WEEK: House of 1000 Corpses (2003), The Devil's Rejects (2005), and The Lords of Salem (2012)

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The Shawn Glinis 2021 Halloween Spooktacular marches on with four adaptations (maybe interpretations? films inspired by? Vague recollections of something someone read once?) of Edgar Allan Poe's classic short story, The Black Cat. Prepare to be thrilled by horror titans like Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff! Chilled by maniacal Italian cat puppets and Jeffrey Combs' southern accent! And deeply confused by an unofficial Suspiria sequel about a vomiting witch!

THIS WEEK: The Black Cat (Ulmer, 1934), The Black Cat (Fulci, 1981), The Black Cat (Cozzi, 1989), The Black Cat (Gordon, 2007)

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SHAWN GLINIS SPOOKTOBER 2021 kicks off with a pair of eccentric Lamberto Bava splatter flicks, Demons and Demons 2. We also take an ill-advised swerve into trying to figure out how many Demons sequels there are, which coincidently is a great way to track the trajectory of the Italian film industry from the mid-80s to mid-90s. At least it gives us a great excuse to talk about Michele Soavi's brilliant Demons-adjacent film, The Church.

THIS WEEK: Demons (1985), Demons 2 (1986), The Church (1989)

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If a bipedal ape kills in the forest and no one has a GoPro, was a crime ever committed? Can great apes even be punished for capital crimes? Why won't Jack just acknowledge his love of Chicago's premiere retro-themed diner, Ed Debevic's?

In case it isn't abundantly clear, we watched a pair of found footage sasquatch films to finally dip our toes into the rich and rewarding world of Bigfoot Cinema.

THIS WEEK: Exists (2014) and Willow Creek (2013)

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There was a time when Jack proudly declared that he would never watch another Steven Paul movie ever again. That lasted roughly a week. For our final Bond-adjacent podcast before No Time To Die, we're watching the classic direct-to-video Steven and Stuart Paul penned, Corey Haim classic, The Double 0 Kid.

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What is film? What is television? What is my life? What started as a potentially fun dalliance with R.L. Stine quickly devolves into Netflix-induced existential crisis as the OpVac crew examines the centuries-spanning franken-content opus: Fear Street.

THIS WEEK: Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021), Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021), and Fear Street: Part Three - 1666 (2021)

Apparently Steve promised you sickos out there a link to the Ghosts of Fear Street pilot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_Y6duxPnsE

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