Best HorrorVanguard Podcasts (2024)

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330 - Twin Peaks Retrospective (Episodes 25, 26, 27) 1:03:28

12m ago1:03:28

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We're on the path to the Black Lodge, but first we need to solve a puzzle, write some poetry, and prune our bonsai tree.Let's jump in to episode 25 "On the Wings of Love," 26 "Variations on Relations," and 27 "The Path to the Black Lodge."Discuss your favorite sequential discovery puzzles with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky…

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Here Be Media - Episode 40 - Concept: Canon Pt. 1 1:13:49

1h ago1:13:49

1:13:49

Hello everyone!! For our Here Be Media episode of the month, we dive into some aspects of this horrible and conservative force we call: Canon! To start off this new Concept series we go into some media products and franchises, their issues as "IPs", fandom and their relationship to Canon, and finally, we talk about this terrible beast we see as the…

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327 - Saint Maud (Happy Birthday Jon!) 1:10:41

2d ago1:10:41

1:10:41

For-profit health care? Alienation? England!? Today's horror movie has all the chills one heart could bear. Discuss your favorite hair shirt brands with Horror Vanguard at:www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of live-in medical care work at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard…

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328 - Twin Peaks Retrospective (Episodes 22, 23, 24) 59:13

4d ago59:13

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The entrance to the lodge draws closer and the coffee is all the blacker as the Twin Peaks Retrospective enters its final thee episodes! Let's jump in to episode 22 "Slaves and Masters," 23 "Condemned Woman," and 24 "Wounds and Scars."Discuss your favorite types of wooden drawer pulls with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.soc…

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The Left Page - Episode 80 - The City and the City: Breaching Borders in Solidarity 1:26:27

7d ago1:26:27

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we turn back to China Miéville, in a weird and fascinating book about detective stories, borders, and violence, it is The City and the City! In this episode we dive into the place of these cities, both fictionally and the real-world cultures they interact with and are a part of; we consider the detective …

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326 - Twin Peaks Retrospective (Episodes 19, 20, 21) 1:01:23

11d ago1:01:23

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The Twin Peaks Retrospective has enrolled in a chess tournament near you!Let's jump in to episode 19 "Black Widow," 20 "Checkmate," and 21 "Double Play."Discuss your favorite lodges with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cos…

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325 - Bone Tomahawk (Jon and Kyle Cave Adventure!) 59:34

17d ago59:34

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Your ghosts yearn for the subterranean, so co-ghosts Jon and Kyle spelunk into very deep, very normal cave-dwelling discourse in their review of Bone Tomahawk! Discuss your favorite spooooky westerns with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for…

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The Left Page - Episode 79 - Gogmagog: Hybridity, innit? W/ Eden 1:07:43

21d ago1:07:43

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Hello everyone!! For this month's Left Page we talked about the very weird, very interesting, and very hybrid Gogmagog, by Jeff Noon and Steve Beard! And we are joined by friend and podcaster Eden, of Heavy Blog is Heavy, Death // Sentence and AnarchySF fame! It's a thorough conversation over the weirdness present in the book, the alegory with Engl…

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314 - UNLOCKED Bones And All (New Host & 80s Truck Discourse!) 1:17:22

22d ago1:17:22

1:17:22

Bones and All is a beautiful film and we couldn't think of a better film to discuss with the new ghost, I mean host, of Horror Vanguard... Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favorite horror hosts with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvang…

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Here Be Media - Episode 39 - Scavenger's Reign (2023): How Space Exploration Leads Us Back to Ourselves w/ Nate 1:32:37

23d ago1:32:37

1:32:37

Hello everyone!! For our second HBM we'll dive into an animated sci-fi series that's weird, strange and very very interesting, we talk about Scavenger's Reign! And we won't do so alone, as we invited our great friend Nate along! Join us as we discuss the challenges of being marooned in an alien moon, the inherent horror of capitalism in space, and …

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324 - The People's Joker Review 1:11:16

1M ago1:11:16

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This week we sit down to discuss Vera Drew's The People's Joker! The People's Joker Release details / cities / dates: https://www.alteredinnocence.net/thepeoplesjokerTrailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9KlASSUq4MFilm Website / Ticket links: https://www.thepeoplesjoker.comDiscuss your favorite clown-centric cinema with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.…

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323 - Off Ramp (Juggalo Acid Road Trip Review) 1:31:57

1M ago1:31:57

1:31:57

Your ghosts, I mean hosts, review Nathan Tape's Off Ramp! Catch a local screening of Off Ramp near you: www.offrampfilm.comFollow Director Nathan Tape on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damnathanFollow Off Ramp on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/offrampfilmOFF RAMP’s virtual premiere - the centerpiece screening for Chattanooga Film Festiv…

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Here Be Media - Episode 38 - Starship Troopers (1997): F*ck Fascism w/ HorrorVanguard 1:15:44

1M ago1:15:44

1:15:44

Hello everyone!! For our first May episode we have a mega collab with Horror Vanguard, on Starship Troopers (1997), directed by Paul Verhoeven! As we interweave Heinlein's book with the film we ultimately dive into how fascism works and should be fought at every turn, in every way. Enjoy! Do check out Jon's book on Bloch and Utopia: https://www.ama…

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322 - Twin Peaks Retrospective (Episodes 16, 17, 18) 1:07:21

1M ago1:07:21

1:07:21

The Twin Peaks Retrospective has booked a stay at a metaphysical lodge near you!Let's jump in to episode 16 "Arbitrary Law," 17 "Dispute Between Brothers," and 18 "Masked Ball."Discuss your favorite lodges with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the sh…

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321 - Martin (Kyle's Version) 54:07

2M ago54:07

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This episode is dedicated to the material conditions that gave rise to Florida Man.Discuss your favorite maybe not vampires with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show for less than the cost of barely avoiding train discourse at www.patreon.com/ho…

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320 - Bubba Ho-Tep (Mummified Signifiers) 59:48

2M ago59:48

59:48

An actor playing an Elvis impersonator who was the real Elvis next to an actor who was a civil right's movement leader playing a JKF doppelgänger. We have a very normal conversation.Thank you, thank you very much.Discuss your favorite historic impersonators with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorv…

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The Left Page - Episode 78 - Ways of Seeing: How Art Confronts Colonialism and the Self w/ Nadjah 1:22:48

2M ago1:22:48

1:22:48

Hello everyone!! For our Left Page episode of the month we are talking about a very interesting book, and documentary series! It's John Berger's "Ways of Seeing", and to dive deep we are joined by our friend, podcaster and art historian, Nadjah of Imaginarium Podcast! We think about colonialism, the idea of "value" when atributed to art, the connec…

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PREVIEW! 319 - Trucks (The Dark Souls of Queer Truck Materialism) 16:37

2M ago16:37

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100 Gecs, Dark Souls, being gay and doing a materialism; it's time to talk Trucks!Full episode over on our Patreon! Discuss your favorite manual transmission trucks from the fading corners of your memory with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.comYou can support the show…

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Here Be Media - Episode 37 - The Prince of Egypt: When Liberation and Faith Reflect into one another 1:58:55

2M ago1:58:55

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Hello everyone!! As a special treat for Pesach, we dive into the incredible animated film The Prince of Egypt! Approaching Faith and Liberation, we consider not just the question of religious & historical narratives and their complex relations, but also of their representation in media. Further still, we talk about violence and how to comprehend "v…

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318 - Twin Peaks Retrospective Returns (Episodes 13, 14, and 15) 1:10:11

2M ago1:10:11

1:10:11

You know that niche political theory genre film podcast's TV miniseries you like is finally back in style! Ash and Jon get the ball rolling with our new TPR format of three episodes in one! Now that's what we call savings! Let's jump in to episode 13 "Demons," 14 "Lonely Souls," and 15 "Drive With a Dead Girl." Discuss your favorite forms of redemp…

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Here Be Media - Episode 36 - Bethesda: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Who's the Pulpiest of them All? 1:33:44

2M ago1:33:44

1:33:44

Hello everyone! Our first episode of April is a different one, if something we've been meaning to do for a while, more than talking about a game, it's a studio, so join us as we talk about Bethesda and their games! Jumping off from our mention of Bethesda games and their connection to mods last month, and Leon's previous writing on Skyrim, we decid…

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317 - Flatliners (A Deal With God) 1:28:46

2M ago1:28:46

1:28:46

The HV Ghosts attempt to get their med school degrees in Contacting the Divine while discussing Queer cinema, Chicago City Fun Facts, and theology. Just the usual around here. Discuss your favorite forms of redemption for all those who have come before us with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvan…

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316 - Irish Wish with New Host Kyle Kern! 1:30:52

3M ago1:30:52

1:30:52

316 episodes and Horror Vanguard gets a new host! We're kicking off Kyle Kern's run as a permanent host of HV by taking things back to where they all began... a Lindsay Lohan movie!Discuss your favorite Labor Kyle HV appearances with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.socialwww.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/www.horrorvanguard.co…

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315 - F. W. Murnau's Faust! (A Primer on Utopian Philosophy) 1:02:22

3M ago1:02:22

1:02:22

Jon's new book is out! A Primer on Utopian Philosophy is out now! So, we thought the best way to talk about utopia was to also talk about Faust! Buy Jon's new book:https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-blochDiscuss your favorite Ernst Bloch books with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvangua…

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The Left Page - Episode 77 - The Actual Star: The Pitfalls Towards Actual Utopia 1:04:07

3M ago1:04:07

1:04:07

Hello everyone! To round out this month's episodes, we dive back into sci-fi, and more utopian fiction! With a recommendation from listener, and patron, Nate: Monica Byrne's The Actual Star! It's a complex discusson on Utopian writing, its challenges, and how sometimes things don't quite work out as we'd like. So join us in this conversation on Uto…

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Here Be Media - Episode 35 - Mods: When Games Meet Post-"Mod"ernism 1:04:41

3M ago1:04:41

1:04:41

Hello everyone!! As we're rounding out March, we offer a different kind of conceptual HBM episode! We take a look at videogame mods, what they are, what they can be, and what's so damn interesting about them! Join us as we talk about the difficulties involved in modding, the relationship to game companies, and how mods, at their best, can express a…

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314 - Bones And All (New Host & 80s Truck Discourse!) 2:34

3M ago2:34

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Bones and All is a beautiful film and we couldn't think of a better film to discuss with the new ghost, I mean host, of Horror Vanguard...Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favorite horror hosts with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvangu…

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313 - Only Lovers Left Alive with Fangs for the Memories 1:11:20

3M ago1:11:20

1:11:20

Your ghosts are joined by Kayte Terry from Fangs for the Memories to discuss Only Lovers Left Alive! Check out Fangs for the Memories: https://linktr.ee/fangspodcastFollow Kate's work: https://www.kayteterry.com/Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your …

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Here Be Media - Episode 34 - Max Payne 3: How Hate can Erode Quality 1:24:43

3M ago1:24:43

1:24:43

Hello everyone!! As a logical continuation of Leon's writings on Rockstar and GTA, we both revisited a game (not a franchise, mind you), which enrages and frustrates us both Max Payne 3. In a game where you relentlessly shoot poor brown and black people and play the "American Hero" cop, we dive into what this game does with this setup and what it d…

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312 - Night Of The Comet (Night of the Hyperstition) 58:54

3M ago58:54

58:54

We promise this episode isn't completely about Star Trek: Voyager. Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favorite technically-zombie-but-not-in-a-way-that-easily-fits-with-the-Romero-zombie-zombie-movies with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horro…

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311 - Crawl with Kyle Kern! (Advanced Gator Theory & Swim Meet) 1:13:31

4M ago1:13:31

1:13:31

Floridaman Kyle Kern returns to the HV Crypt to discuss a Sam Raimi produced horror film that went critically under-discussed: Crawl! In a way, the crawl space is a metaphor for doing movie reviews... Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favorite Al…

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Here Be Media - Episode 33 - Cyberpunk 2077 & Edgerunners: The Dangers of Purely Aestheticizing 1:32:00

4M ago1:32:00

1:32:00

Hello everyone!! For this final February episode, we, talk about when Cyberpunk... goes awry, to put it mildly, it's time to see the issues of Cyberpunk 2077 and Cyberpunk Edgerunners! We dive into what happens when one tries to recreate just the aesthetics of a genre, and the effects of cutting out the politics. And so we turn to this hollowness a…

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273 - Straw Dogs & Eden Lake Double Feature Review! [Unlocked!] 1:06:24

4M ago1:06:24

1:06:24

A double feature with a Peckinpah western set in Cornwall and a Daily Mail article come to life, we're talking Straw Dogs and Eden Lake. Come for the masculinities and working class aesthetics discourse, stay to find out just what we think of Eden Lake... Follow us on social media for I guess future Cornish content now that we've moved on from Shef…

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Here Be Media - Episode 32 - Disco Elysium: Rummaging through the Ruin of History w/ Labor Kyle 1:23:58

4M ago1:23:58

1:23:58

Hello everyone!! We continue well into February, as we bring in the incomparable Labor Kyle to talk about... one of the best games of all time. It's time to talk about Disco Elysium!! Join us as we dive into the real genesis and formation of revolutionary character that can happen in Harry DuBois, and then, with no less gravitas, about the intersec…

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310 - Bloodbeat (Post-Atomic Wisconsin Hauntology) 4:32

4M ago4:32

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Every now and then a movie is set in Wisconsin, created by a man on a majestic cocktail of drugs, and somehow manages to simultaneously grapple with gender and atomic horror.Bloodbeat is one of those movies.Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/books/capitalism…?ean=9781914420887Discuss your favor…

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The Left Page - Episode 76 - 5 Year Anniversary: The U and I in Utopia 1:21:41

4M ago1:21:41

1:21:41

Hello everyone!! Happy 5 year anniversary of the Left Page!! This is a huge achievement and one I still can't believe is here, and yet, it has been a wonderful journey so far, and we're not thinking about stopping anytime soon! To celebrate such a date, Leon and I spoke about a book foundational to my entire research, the 1516 book by Thomas More: …

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309 - Ganja & Hess with Maisha Wester! 1:14:05

4M ago1:14:05

1:14:05

The ghouls of the HV Crypt are joined by Maisha Wester to discuss a legendary piece of Black gothic cinema: Bill Gunn's Ganja & Hess! Join the Gothic Futures Summer Institute:https://gothiccentre.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/events/gothic-futures-summer-institutePreorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochbookshop.org/p/book…

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308 - Pitch Black & Sunshine Double Feature Double Review (Gone Stellar!?) 1:13:11

5M ago1:13:11

1:13:11

When we here at the HV Crypt look to the stars, we see the boundless potential for not one, but TWO movies in a single episode. We're reviewing Pitch Black and Sunshine; two movies that feel completely different, but are actually both movies with actors set in outer space. Preorder Jon's new books:www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/…ernst-blochb…

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307 - MST3K The Movie: The Review 1:08:40

5M ago1:08:40

1:08:40

It's Ash's yearly birthday pick and, as always, it was a coin toss between goofy b-movie mayhem and experimental weirdness. We got lucky and they chose both! Please enjoy the episode wherein we review one Wisconsinite and two puppets giving their commentary on a movie from the 50s, won't we? WE'VE GOT MOVIE SIGN!!!Preorder Jon's new books:www.colle…

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Here Be Media - Episode 31 - Hitman: Silliness as a Foil for Hypercompetence 1:06:13

5M ago1:06:13

1:06:13

Hello everyone!! For our last January episode we dive into an excellent recent trilogy of games, Hitman: World of Assassination, and think about how good these games are, as they embrace strong silliness. Alongside advancing Frank's ideas and arguments for the silly, we look into the protagonist of Agent 47 and how his hypercompetence is both relat…

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306 - The Lost Halloween Jordan Peele Trilogy Review Preview 10:43

5M ago10:43

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Last Halloween, your ghosts, I mean hosts, recorded a 3 hour Jordan Peele trilogy review which was nearly lost. However, archivists studying the Crypt's microbiomes stumbled upon The Lost Hard-drive containing this very episode!The flow of time itself is convoluted, with episodes centuries old phasing in and out.Preorder Jon's new books:www.collect…

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The Left Page - Episode 75 - The Knowing: Art as Triangle of the Personal, Historical, and Supernatural w/ Emma Hinds 1:30:17

5M ago1:30:17

1:30:17

Hello everyone!! Kicking off 2024 for the Left Page we have a very special episode with dramaturgist and debut novelist Emma Hinds, as we talk about her, as of this episode's release, published book The Knowing! Via this gothic, queer, historical, and violent story, Emma joins us as we dive into some of the ways both the book, and ourselves, try to…

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304 - The Abominable Dr. Phibes (Saw and its Precursors) 58:05

5M ago58:05

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Dr. Phibes is one of Vincent Price's most visually iconic characters, but what does that mean for an actor whose popular presence is bound up with his roles? Is that an organ in your body or are you just happy to become libidinally annihilationist? AND WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH JOHN KRAMER AND THE SAW MOVIES JUST WHEN WE THINK WE'VE DONE THEM …

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305 - Safe (1995) Review & Self Help Guide 59:08

6M ago59:08

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Yet again we dive into one of those movies we could have spent 9+ hours discussing, but it's not always Halloween. It's time for our first Todd Haynes movie, Safe! Preorder Jon's new books: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/primer-utopian-philosophy-ernst-bloch https://bookshop.org/p/books/capitalism-a-horror-story-gothic-marx…

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Here Be Media - Episode 30 - Looking at 2024 1:15:03

6M ago1:15:03

1:15:03

Hello everyone!! To kick off 2024 we consider some of our different plans for the pods, our big ideas and the things we have in store! And, of course, we chat a bit about upcoming media we're interested in, some which interests us and some which uhhh concerns/frustrates us. It's a new year with a whole lot more to read, watch, play, and talk about!…

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303 - Batman: The Movie With Frank and Leon! 1:15:37

6M ago1:15:37

1:15:37

Your ghosts, I mean hosts, are joined by Frank and Leon from Left Page and Here Be Media to discuss Adam West's Batman: The Movie! Dananana Dananana discourse!Keep up with Frank and Leon at:https://www.patreon.com/leftpagehttp://linktr.ee/leftpagehbmPreorder Jon's Book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/capitalism-a-horror-story-gothic-marxism-and-the-d…

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Here Be Media - Episode 29 - 2023 Year-in-Review 1:11:13

6M ago1:11:13

1:11:13

Hello everyone!! To finally wrap up 2023, we stop for a moment and think back on both the things we saw/watched/played and even recorded this year, to review how it went. And overall, we're pretty happy with what we've done and are planning to do next year!! Thank you so much for a great year, especially, especially our Patrons, and here's to anoth…

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The Left Page - Episode 74 - The Secret History: How dark is this academia? We found out! w/ Jay 1:25:22

6M ago1:25:22

1:25:22

Hello everyone! For our final 2023 Left Page episode, we are joined by Jay, of LibraryPunk and Tender Subject fame to talk about the "original dark academia text" Donna Tartt's The Secret History! It's a wonderful send off of 2023 as we dive into what "dark academia" is and can be, the bad writing of novels, the characterization of terrible charact…

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302 - Krampus (Ghost Stories, Belief, and Hope) 8:23

6M ago8:23

8:23

The weather outside is frightful, but I'm sure I've used this pun to introduce a holiday episode before!Old Saint Nick has come through this year and we're digging into 2015's Krampus, Austrian history, and plenty of Christmas ghost story discourse!Discuss your favorite European folklore with Horror Vanguard at:bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.…

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Here Be Media - Episode 28 - Armored Core VI: Capitalist Realism? In my Mech-Economy?! 1:41:05

6M ago1:41:05

1:41:05

Hello everyone! As we round out the year, we have some very fun shows to share, and here we are with one of our favourite games this year: Armored Core VI! Nevermind the From Software bias, we do find plenty to talk about in regards to the destructive nature of the mech-economy, how characterization functions in this wonderfully fun game, and how i…

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