Ep. 269: more than a hero, a union man

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Two horrors for the price of one this week, as Corrigan tells the story of the greatest hard rock mining disaster in American history, and the murder of a man who tried to help the workers organize in its aftermath.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the Granite Mountain-Speculator mining disaster, and a union man who tried to prevent it from happening again
[53:36] The Knicks win prompts a discussion of sports fandom, trump’s stupid UFC circus, and eugenics!
[01:10:28] There’s a lot of news! Including a couple of British bans that CoRri and Mark do not see eye to eye on.
[01:26:05] We recap watching Evil Dead and go through other things coming up on our Ko-Fi and Discord
[01:43:00] What we watched!: The Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Insomnia, Hokum, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Evil Dead, Natchez

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Ep. 267: cancer you can catch

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We’re back and bringing you a new bodily horror to add to your list of fears! Marko tells us all about cancers that can be transmitted!

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about some strange cancers that have spread from host to host
[30:00] Catching up on CoRri’s trip to Europe and the U.K., London meet-up packets are coming soon, and our discord is poppin’! Get on there! We’re watching the Evil Dead movies every Saturday starting June 13th!
[51:55] What we watched: Hokum, The Yeti, Mother Mary, Kraken, Over Your Dead Body, Anthropophagous, Nekromantic, Land of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, I Love Boosters, Obsession, Natchez, Yesteryear, Backrooms

Ep. 266: the altamont incident

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Back in 1969, the Rolling Stones paid the world’s most notoriously violent biker gang to do security for a hastily thrown together concert in exchange for beer. It went…. poorly.

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the horrors of the Altamont Free Concert (make sure you listen to the companion ep. for free on our Ko-Fi!)
[01:04:03] Summer is terrible, we reminisce on our blogging days, Marko saw monster trucks
[01:17:40] What we watched: (Exhibit A, Faces of Death, It Ends, Infested, Buffet Infinity, The Blackening)

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Ep. 265: beltway sniper & a farewell to labour

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This week we revisit the unhinged and violent era that followed 9/11, with Marko telling the bizarre story of the D.C. spree killers known as the Beltway Snipers. Then we try to come to grips with what’s going on in U.K. politics this week ’cause that ish is bananas.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the bonkers details of the Beltway Snipers
[47:19] Mark wants to talk about the “good old days.”
[55:55] We discuss weird Christian attempts at bogarting secular culture,
[01:01:45] What is going on in the UK?
[01:36:50] Marko is a skincare girlie and you should be, too!
[01:40:15] What we watched! (1408, Jason Lives, Int. Hallway/Night, Deadly Invasion: The Killer Bee Nightmare, Mortal Kombat 2)

Ep. 264: dolphin love & missing scientists

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Everybody loves a dolphin… but no one quite as much as Margaret Howe Lovatt, who loved her charge, Peter the Dolphin, far more than was appropriate. Corrigan tells the story. Plus, why is everyone so freaked out about eleven missing “scientists?”

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about a dolphin trainer who got intimate with a dolphin
[47:26] We discuss Mark’s angst about the world and also his hopeful moment. But also this whole Strait of Hormuz thing is for the birds.
[01:17:00] What we watched: Hoppers, Rain Bomb, Bombshell, Devil Wears Prada, Apex, Dolly,
[01:50:30] Should we be worried for U.S. scientists?

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Ep. 263: me & my unethical organ sac

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In a follow-up to a long ago episode, Marko talks about the sinister ways in which rich people are planning to keep themselves alive for longer. Spoiler alert: It’s not by stopping climate change or advocating for better healthcare!

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the companies trying to extended rich people’s longevity, and the dystopian ways their trying to do it
[44:25] Marko found CoRri’s catacomb mailer, the Simpsons teach the world about America
[51:12] Another assassination attempt, this time at the White House Correspondents Dinner! And it was a… centrist?
[01:09:15] Mark gets mad that CoRri asked him about a Welsh celebrity, and we discuss the “special relationship” between the UK and the US
[01:22:45] What we watched: The Pitt, Undertone, The Drama, Dredd

Ep. 262: sea cannibalism & a reason for optimism (w/ Ella Tailor!)

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Corrigan shares a gruesome bit of boatcore suggested by a listener: The wreck of the French frigate The Medusa! Then our guest Ella Tailor talks about her experiences in Minneapolis during ICE’s reign of terror… and why it makes her hopeful. Check the show notes for MN mutual aid links!

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Ella and Marko the gruesome story of the wreck of the Medusa
[53:00] Marko has a pessimistic take on being wished a happy Friday
[01:00:00] We introduce Ella!
[01:09:30] What we watched: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen, The Pitt, Deathstalker
[01:33:12] Ella talks about her experiences watching people of all stripes come together in Minneapolis when ICE came to town.

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Ep. 261: r/collapse

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Marko has been on Reddit and the news isn’t good. Are we in for some real climate fuckery in the imminent future? And should we be channeling our inner preppers?

Highlights:

[0:00] Bad news! El niño is about to fuck us all up!
[30:25] Corrigan has a book recommendation and a life recommendation to take away some of the dread (The Story of More by Hope Jahren)
[54:30] What we watched: RoboCop, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Punishment Park, They Will Kill You, Ready Or Not 2, The Vourdalak, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Blue Rose Cut), Project Hail Mary, The Lost Boys

Ep. 260: john keel & the barre incidents (w/ lauren bolger!)

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We’re joined by author Lauren Bolger to talk about he spooky, genre-bending book “The Barre Incidents,” and its connections to everyone’s favorite sexy cryptid: Mothman! This book has everything: Ghost miners, Norse gods, Indrid Cold, and even a little romance for good measure!

Highlights:

[0:00] Corrigan tells Lauren and Marko about John Keel, the Mothman, Indrid Cold, and the superspectrum theory
[44:18] We chat with Lauren Bolger about her books, her writing process, and her horror backstory

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Ep. 259: who is jane dee?

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Marko tells Corrigan the very iffy story of a woman who may or may not have had a strange form of amnesia. You decide.

Highlights:

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan the strange story of journalist Jody Roberts… or is it Jane Dee?
[38:26] Corrigan’s lasagna hack raises a conversation about the merits and pitfalls of taking shortcuts
[01:05:40] What we watched: Project Hail Mary, Your Monster, Bodycam, Death Wish, Logan, Scream 7, Nuremberg, Whistle