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Lucas and Joe are finally breaking into the catalog of David Lynch, covering three of his lesser-discussed classics. It’s gonna get real weird!
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Some notes on Lynch’s TV output:
DAVID LYNCH THEATER on YouTube:
Dynamic1:
Rabbits:
INLAND EMPIRE “A Woman In Trouble”
My Beautiful Broken Brain:
Rabbits, Tylenol, and Angst:
https://collider.com/david-lynch-rabbits-web-series/
https://www.cracked.com/article_30705_david-lynch-movies-were-used-to-study-tylenol.html
It’s time to get vague and upsetting! Lucas and Joe are going beyond the normal podcast tonight with Beyond the Black Rainbow! Here we ask if a movie needs to actually be about something, and whether or not this movie actually is saying something. (Psychedelics are not required to enjoy this episode.)
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Beyond the Black Rainbow IMDB
Panos Cosmatos IMDB
King quote article:
Interviews with Panos Cosmatos
https://filmmakermagazine.com/45658-panos-cosmatos-beyond-the-black-rainbow/
https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/24009/panos-cosmatos-talks-beyond-the-black-rainbow/
John C. Lily and His Weirdness:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6899429/
Edgewood Arsenal:
MK Ultra:
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0by2ybb/mk-ultra-the-cia-s-secret-pursuit-of-mind-control-
Many critics believe that Exorcist II: The Heretic is the worst sequel of all time. How could a movie with so much potential go oh-so-wrong? Lucas and Joe will stop researching Locust behavior and try to break it down.
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The Exorcist (1977) IMDB
Exorcist II: The Heretic IMDB
Zardoz IMDB
Excalibur IMDB
Shadow of the Vampire IMDB:
Nosferatu the Vampyre IMDB:
John Boorman
Rotten Tomatoes list of worst films:
IMDB Worst Films Ever Made:
Rotten Tomatoes Worst Sequels List:
The AV Club Worst Sequels:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/linda-blair-exorcist-believer-b2424636.html
https://www.cbr.com/linda-blair-exorcist-2-what-went-wrong/
New York Times article on The Exorcist, 1974:
ZARDOZ: The Gun is Good. The Penis is Evil.
Leslie Vernon is about to make waves as the next big name in Slasher-Murder Infamy. But not for the reasons you might imagine. Lucas and Joe will be diving deep into the mechanics of Horror-Comedy, the invention of tradition, and what it means to write your own story.
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon IMDB
Man Bites Dog:
A fun little article explaining some of the more fun shout-outs in the movie.
Invented Tradition:
https://staff.washington.edu/ellingsn/Hobsbawm_Inventing_Traditiions.pdf
Kilts as invented tradition:
https://www.lochcarron.co.uk/our-journal/the-history-of-the-kilt/
Lucas and Joe round out their discussion of Slashers, digging into Wes Craven’s latter-day entries of New Nightmare and Scream, along with the future of gore with a movie like Terrifier.
Terrifier IMDB:
Wes Craven’s New Nightmare IMDB:
Scream 1996:
Tucker and Dale Vs. Evil:
BFI Fright Fest article featuring Terrifier:
https://www.theringer.com/movies/2021/12/20/22840882/scream-oral-history-wes-craven-neve-campbell-drew-barrymore/
https://huntnewsnu.com/72792/lifestyle/retro-reviews/retro-review-scream-1996-mocks-and-embraces-the-classic-slasher-tropes/
On the release date of their third studio album, Modern Horror, Vision Video guitarist and vocalist Dusty Gannon joins Lucas and Joe for an extended chat. Dusty talks about his love of Horror and much, much more!
Dusty Gannon and Vision Video can be found online at https://visionvideoband.com/
Buy a copy of Modern Horror (and other Vision Video merch) through their store, on Bandcamp, or listen on all major streaming platforms!
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Vision Video, "In My Side (Modern Horror version)" https://youtu.be/RJMwnQ8Pf8k?si=P0PQrh04W5JgAOlS
Vision Video, "Stay" https://youtu.be/fTC-vGWJaDQ?si=-y_IESMO5QCFy7g1
Vision Video, "Kandahar" https://youtu.be/8awEnGgvFn0?si=NQp3-1QjryKdvBjG
Media Mentioned In This Episode:
What two films did we pick to show at midnight?!
It’s time to visit Springwood and head to Camp Crystal Lake with our discussion of A Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th.
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Wes Craven IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068833/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_56_wr
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077681/?ref_=nm_flmg_t_54_wr
Robert Englund IMDB:
A Nightmare on Elm Street IMDB:
https://georgetownvoice.com/2023/09/22/a-case-for-the-classics-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-1984/
https://screenrant.com/nightmare-elm-street-introduced-fantasy-ruined-slashers-why-explained/
https://zombie-romance.com/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-fear-reimagined/
Friday the 13th IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092357/
https://baylorlariat.com/2019/09/12/friday-the-13th-inspires-trends-in-horror-films/
https://theweek.com/articles/446191/how-friday-13th-accidentally-perfected-slasher-movie
Not about the movie, but a fun aside on the origin of the Friday the 13th superstition.
https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Sequelitis
https://www.fbi.gov/stats-services/publications/serial-murder
Where would you say that Slashers emerged? Lucas and Joe are diving into the gory deep history of the subgenre. Join us for discussions of Giallo, Crime Stats, and sunbleached filmstock.
NOTE: We know it's Ms. 45, not Ms. 44. That's my bad. - Lucas.
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2011 FBI Expanded Homicide Data -
Slashers Defined:
https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-slasher-film-definition/
https://industrialscripts.com/slasher-movie/
IMDB: Black Sunday
IMDB: Blood and Black Lace
IMDB: A Bay of Blood
IMDB: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
IMDB: Halloween
John Carpenter’s My Name Is Death
Media Mentioned In This Episode:
What is 2024’s Saint Clare? Is it a dark comedy? A hyper-violent who-done-it? Is it an homage to stories about Joan of Arc?
Just what are Lucas and Joe talking about? Find out in our second Fright Lab Experiment!
Saint Clare (2024) on IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9024562
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