Our second random pick from Michael Weldon’s Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film is Judex (1963), director Georges Franju’s (Eyes Without aFace) bizarre and exciting remake of the classic silent serial. This vigilante character is the first caped crusader of the silver screen and the start of the long road that led to Batman and our current superhero-obsessed culture. Judexis the Latin word for Justice and while plenty of wrongs are righted in the film, Franju is definitely most interested in his villain and so were we.

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Fabio Testi stars in this stylish, horror-tinged tribute to 60s spy flicks. It’s packed with classic giallo flourishes and needle drops from the best composers of the time. We talked about the many influences of this amazing movie and how married co-directors Hélène Cattet and BrunoForzani (Let the Corpses Tan) have made a career of paying tribute to an era while building their own strong, unique style.

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We dug into our first random pick from Michael Weldon’s Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film: Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968). This Japanese flick has everything: airplane crashes, aliens, goo, social commentary, a mismatchedband of messy passengers, and gorgeous imagery inspired by the bold colors ofMario Bava.

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Carroll Baker had an amazing run in Europe in the 1960s-70s, and that memorable period of her career is part of what inspired us to startPsychotronic Sisters. In The Sky is Falling she leads a group of hapless, hedonistic expatriates with Dennis Hopper, who essentially played himself as an unhinged drug addict. We talked about this messy, baffling Euro folk horror andthe fascinating people behind it, including director Silvio Narizzano (Georgy Girl, Die! Die! My Darling) and his partner, actor and screenwriter Win Wells.

Robert Bellissimo’s Interview with Daniel Kremer, Narizzano documentarian:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRPI5af9M3w

And the set with Kremer’s documentary and two Narizzanofilms:

https://viavision.com.au/shop/blue-1968-fade-in-1973-imprint-collection-430-431/

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Gaspar Noé’s Climax (2018) uses the dance world as the setting for a descent into chaos. While this rebellious, tense film stands inits own category in a lot of ways, its use of the performing arts as a background for horror goes back to the silent age (Phantom of the Opera [1929] remains effective today). In this two-parter we talk about three flicks thatecho the themes of Climax while weaving in the desperation of dancers and actors to express themselves and make it big.

Part 1: Curtains (1983)

Part 2: Terror (1978) and Stage Fright (1987)

Millie De Chirico’s excellent article about Climax and cult movies:

⁠https://a24films.com/notes/2019/03/the-cult-of-climax

Gaspar Noé’s Climax (2018) uses the dance world as the setting for a descent into chaos. While this rebellious, tense film stands inits own category in a lot of ways, its use of the performing arts as a background for horror goes back to the silent age (Phantom of the Opera [1929] remains effective today). In this two-parter we talk about three flicks thatecho the themes of Climax while weaving in the desperation of dancers and actors to express themselves and make it big.

Part 1: Curtains (1983)

Part 2: Terror (1978) and Stage Fright (1987)

Millie De Chirico’s excellent article about Climax and cult movies:

https://a24films.com/notes/2019/03/the-cult-of-climax

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It wouldn’t be a stretch to call Udo Kier the godfather of psychotronic film stars. He embodied everything that makes this kind offlick exciting and unforgettable. From Flesh for Frankenstein to Swan Song, in this tribute episode we talked about his amazing career and life.

The interviews mentioned in the episode:

Conversation with Udo Kier: Locarno Film Festival

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CM3PGqJFKwc&list=WL&index=84

Udo Kier Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AxXF5Unomg&list=WL&index=83

Kim Morgan’s piece about Udo

https://thesunsetgun.com/2025/11/25/the-eye-of-the-universe-udo-kier/

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Messiah of Evil (1974) is essential viewing for fans of atmospheric slow burn horror. Moody cinematography, a blood moon, a century oldcurse on a coastal town, the return of a “dark stranger,” possessed ghoulish locals. A nightmarish descent into surreal eerie dread. Some of the most unsettling sequences in horror movies, and a bonafide 70s masterpiece and cultclassic.

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While home invasion flicks have existed since the dawn of cinema (see Lois Weber’s Suspense from 1916), the 80s seemed to lean into theidea of apartment invasions and the way they reflected societal unrest. While Tenement(1985), Siege (1983), and Enemy Territory (1987) have a lot in common, they also have widely different styles of approaching the subject.

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While home invasion flicks have existed since the dawn of cinema (see Lois Weber’s Suspense from 1916), 80s movies seemed to lean into theidea of apartment invasions and the way they reflected societal unrest. While Tenement(1985), Siege (1983), and Enemy Territory (1987) have a lot in common, they also have widely different styles of approaching the subject.

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