Emissaries from the Void

The Holy Mountain (1973) Occultism 101, Christs for sale, hermeticism, gnostic jellyfish, alchemy, planet people, sexretarial duties, based martian lesbians, all cops are ball-less, the fascist atrocity engine, Pluto's icy penis CW: Animal harm, police violence, systemic racism Part two will be uploaded next week instead of a liminal.   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

General discussion of vampire media to companion of with last week's release!

Climate of the Hunter (2019) –  Philosophical dogs, the symbolic significance of gargling tampons, Quentin Depieux, failing to capitalize on vampiric metaphor, half-assed feminist messaging, objectification, gaslighting, nouveau rizz  CW: Sexual assault   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Inland Empire (2006) –  Layered narrative, sexually dimorphic folklore, fate, embodied sexual violence, generational trauma, sex work and Hollywood, crabs in a bucket, changing the narrative, a disinterested god, disorienting structures, going with the flow  CW: Sexual violence and abusive relationships   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Clifford (1994) —  Schizoaffective disorder, neurodivergence, selfishness, psychotic comedies, SA in stories CW: Sexual assault

Little Man (2006) – Psychotic comedy, ostensibly incredible special effects that are nonetheless deeply off-putting, racial satire, Orphan (2009), the egotism of parenthood, earnestness vs absurdity, restraint and pacing for impact, Molly Shannon, CW: Sexual assault and pervasive rape jokes   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

A Short Story (2022) —  Transience, puss in boots, wisdom from weirdos, love for mankind, memory loss noodles, living within suffering, we all have a pile of dirt, love languages, love vs obsession, loving someone is a contract to lose them

Cosmic horror, a dreamy slasher, one must imagine the tall man horny, Chekov's tuning fork, Hermes, Anunnaki, dream logic, unexplained Dune references, death denialism, sleep paralysis, recursive ending   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

We have some more to say about Jane and I Saw The TV Glow

I Saw the TV Glow (2024) –  Queer horror, trans tragedy, we all live in The Midnight Realm, denial of closure, rock bottom, the acceleration of time, self-actualization is the start of the journey, The Tragical History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, probably dead is scarier than definitely dead, dying to oneself, comparison to World’s Fair, primordial gender, familial abuse overtones, co...

Class of 1984 (1982) —  Unofficial Escape from New York prequel, neo-nazi teens, Straw Dogs, ephebiphobia, fascists are poser cowards, authorities enable fascists CW: Violence, SA

We’re All Going to the World’s Fair (2021) – ARGs and roleplaying, parasocial relationship dynamics and dangers, curated personas, ambiguous supernatural elements, all up on the rollercoaster, It Follows, why we scare ourselves, neuroplasticity, Jungian shadow work, opening the door to change CW: Unreality, mental health   Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

Your intrepid heroes find themselves lost in a strange land between the TV screen and reality. Will they overcome and find their way back home? What can they learn along the way?

A portent of things to come.