Although I haven’t read the academic literature on folk horror, Ingham’s introductory guide to the genre was a delightful read. Ingham illuminates the defining characteristics of this enigmatic genre, while also exploring the edges where its boundaries blur and fracture. Ingham’s curated list of films captures the unsettling essence of folk horror. Last Friday, I … Continue reading Marginalia #24
Some more words scrawled in the margins and the Musicalia playlist. Continue reading Marginalia #23
A week in the margins. Continue reading Marginalia #22
A fascinating history for the film obsessive in your life. While being focused on the development of synching sound to image in movies, it is also a decent history of the studio system. If you’re already interested in the morbid, melancholic, and macabre, then there will be some old friends here. I found the biggest … Continue reading Marginalia #13
Artaud’s manifestos on the Theater of Cruelty. Certainly transferable to other art forms. I read this 20+ years ago after discovering various early-20th Century avant-garde manifestos. Worth a reread with fresh eyes and more experience. Holbein’s paintings are favorites and I’ve always wanted to track these down. Functions like a Memento Mori Tarot. Le danse … Continue reading Marginalia #7
Here’s Sleep In Cinema’s episode on The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. I was happy to be a part of the episode and talk about my life-long love of stop-motion animation and Ray Harryhausen. Me with co-host Gareth Jones. Despite the face I’m making, I had a good time. I thought I was smiling. Thanks to … Continue reading Sleep In Cinema: The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
You can read my review of Doomed to Fail over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading New Review: Lost Chords and Serenades Divine #17
A Portrait of the Artist as a Glum ManOriginally written for Episode 62 on Eraserhead (1977) and Freaks (1932). Interviewer: What was Wild at Heart about David? “Well, it’s about one hour and forty-five minutes. ~An interview with Toby Keeler, recounting a conversation with Lynch “Believe it or not, Eraserhead is my most spiritual film.” … Continue reading From the Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #17
We talk about her book, Known by Salt, over at The Drunken Odyssey. (Photo courtesy of Bang Images.) Continue reading An Interview with Poet Tina Mozelle Braziel
Stephen McClurg 