At Horror DNA: Of Beasts
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Author: Stephen McClurg
I like red peppers and Jan Švankmajer movies.
1. Current Listening: Psychic TV
2. Current Viewing: Vittorio De Seta's Documentary Short Films
3. Current Reading: Michael Tau: Extreme Music: From Silence to Noise and Everything in Between
Musicalia #155: Morning’s Crucible
Greying Awake at two again, with a headof smoke that once filled other rooms, other years. The inert stale air… Read the rest of the poem and get the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #155: Morning’s Crucible
Musicalia #154: Monkeywrench in the Lion’s Den
VersesMad as a wet hen,he threw a monkeywrenchinto the lion’s den. The cat got his tongue… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #154: Monkeywrench in the Lion’s Den
Recent Reading: William H. Gass
Omensetter’s Luck (1966)William H. Gass is often regarded as one of the pioneers of American postmodern literature, alongside Thomas Pynchon, Robert Coover, and William Gaddis, among others. Omensetter’s Luck was Gass’s first novel, and the manuscript was stolen from his desk, so he re-wrote the entire thing from memory. Plot’s not the thing here, and … Continue reading Recent Reading: William H. Gass
Musicalia #153: Grunted Chords
Seasonal SweepsI tried to annex more complicated feelings,to clear the decks, but these unruly sects,more concealing than healing… You can get the rest of the poem and the playlist at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #153: Grunted Chords
From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #14
(I thought I had reposted these since The Terror Test is no more, but I missed this one.) Test Prep is a series of essays that I occasionally wrote to complement episodes of The Terror Test, a horror podcast. Originally written for Episode 46 on Les Diaboliques (1955) and High Tension (2003). Amour Fou-Frou Until … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #14
Musicalia #152: Scattering the Mirth
Family Dynamics Call the paramedics. Father is beyond distressed.I misplaced mother’s cosmetics… You can read the rest of the poem and get the playlist over at The Drunken Odyssey. Happy New Year! Continue reading Musicalia #152: Scattering the Mirth
Musicalia #151: The New Slide
First Steps Wave goodbye. Shout farewell.We no longer walkthis splintered stairway to hell…. You can get the rest of the poem and the playlists featuring Philip Miller, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Damon Smith and others over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #151: The New Slide
Sugarman: Primera Edición
Written by Jamie VaydaColoring and riso printing by J.T. Yost The story opens in Tarpon Springs, Florida, where Mustard, a chimpanzee boxer and fifth-generation chimp entertainer, crushes a much larger human opponent and is rewarded with a cigarette and a beer. Outside the ring, the Chimp Farm where Mustard performs is under protest, facing lawsuits, … Continue reading Sugarman: Primera Edición
