Emissaries from the Void

LIMINAL: Vamp Talk

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

Alleged Vampire (Climate of the Hunter) - S1E6

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

F*ckers Been Sewing Some Kind of Heavy Sh*t (Inland Empire) - S1E5

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

LIMINAL: An Even Littler Man (Clifford)

(CW for discussions about SA) Our heroes embark on a journey of self discovery with Clifford, the spawn of Nyarlethotep itself, and learn the value of Dinosaur World along the way 

Motorboating the Uncanny Valley (Little Man) - S1E4

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

LIMINAL: Hello, Goodbye (A Short Story)

Our heroes meet a funky cat with some great questions.

Legally Distinct Painbox (Phantasm) - S1E3

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

LIMINAL: Damn We Really Like This Director (Jane Shoenbrun Final Thoughts)

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

Mr. Melancholy and the Infinite Sadness (I Saw The TV Glow) - S1E2

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, color theory, non-hostile imprisonment
CW: Parental abuse, self-harm, mental health issues
 
Outro Music is Arcadia by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

LIMINAL: No Curriculum for Old Men (Class of 1984)

Our heroes, running from psychotic clowns and performers, duck briefly into a strange high school. The people here look dangerous! Hopefully they don't need to stay here long...