Ep. 271: an exemplary week on sh*tclown island

Ep. 271: an exemplary week on sh*tclown island

At the request of Melanie in New Zealand, this week Marko talks about wtf is going on in the UK right now, from Nigel Farage to Count Binface to the confusing murder of Ann Widdecombe. Plus, the news Marko has been waiting for has finally arrived, and we butt heads over Evil Dead Burn! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] An explainer on what is happening in the UK right now [40:33] Marko is plagued by physical ailments, AI is AIing, Mark describes his theater going joy seeing Evil Dead Burn at Deadite Church [54:30] New Fancave on the Ko-Fi, Mark is actually enjoying the World Cup, Sam Neill has left us, In the Mouth of Madness watch-along Saturday at 9pm British, 4pm Eastern. [01:07:00] Marko has finally gotten the news he has been waiting for the entire near six years of this podcast: New Elm Street! [01:14:48] What we watched: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie, The Last Stop in Yuma County, Evil Dead Burn, Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman [01:28:35] We talk Evil Dead Burn! We do not agree!

Ep. 270: america's most evil president

The United States has just celebrated 250 years since the adoption of the Declaration of Independence and well, y'know, it was bumpy. As we ponder how we got here, Corrigan tells Marko about the historical U.S. president our current president looks up to most. Spoiler: He sucked! HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson [01:21:20] Marko is emotionally compromised [01:30] What we watched: The Sheep Detectives, Evil Dead (2013), Evil Dead Rise, Obsession STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Andrew Jackson: The good, the bad, the ethnic cleansing [https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/2017/03/26/andrew-jackson-good-bad-ethnic-cleansing/99431726] * Andrew Jackson Was Not A Product Of His Time [https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/2020/10/andrew-jackson-was-not-a-product-of-his-time.html] * Andrew Jackson: the Father of Genocide of the South and Eastern Tribes [https://ictnews.org/archive/andrew-jackson-father-genocide-south-eastern-tribes/] * Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money. [https://archive.is/20190721041327/https://www.vox.com/2016/4/20/11469514/andrew-jackson-indian-removal#selection-973.0-973.92] * Andrew Jackson Was A Real-Life Horror Movie Monster [https://www.ploddingthroughthepresidents.com/2017/03/andrew-jackson-real-life-horror-monster.html] * Andrew Jackson’s Face is a Meme for White Supremacy [https://citylights.com/andrew-jacksons-face-is-a-meme-for-white-supremacy/] * Andrew Jackson: America’s Most Violent President [https://delanirbartlette.medium.com/andrew-jackson-americas-most-violent-president-1d232a199dec] * A Brief History on the Trail of Tears [https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/a-brief-history-on-the-trail-of-tears] * July 27, 1816: The “Negro Fort” Massacre [https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/negro-fort-massacre/] * 1837: The Hard Times [https://www.library.hbs.edu/hc/crises/1837.html] * U.S. president secrets you never knew [https://www.rd.com/list/secret-quirks-of-u-s-presidents/]

Ep. 269: christopher porco took an axe

As Marko put it, you don't know how foul this play gets! This week he tells the story of the murder of Peter Porco -- an event so unbelievable, it'd be ludicrous in fiction. HIGHLIGHTS: [0:00] Marko tells a story of axe murder that gets worse and worse every time you think the horror is complete [50:44] There's a heatwave in the UK, we rehash prison abolition in light of Christopher Porco, Marko's work AI'd him, [01:10:40] Titan Submersible news alert! Weeeewooo weeeewooooo! [01:15:35] What we watched (and read!): Cape Fear (Apple), Psycho Killer, The Crazies, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Naked Lunch, When the Wolf Comes Home by Nat Cassidy, Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

Ep. 268: more than a hero, a union man

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 STUFF WE REFERENCED: * Speculator Mining Disaster [https://southwestmt.com/blog/speculator-mining-disaster/] * The Granite Mountain – Speculator Mine Disaster [https://bigskyjournal.com/granite-mountain-speculator-mine-disaster/] * Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine Disaster [https://www.intermountainhistories.org/items/show/535] * The mysterious lynching of Frank Little: activist who fought inequality and lost [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/sep/21/mysterious-lynching-of-frank-little-equality-activist] * A Reexamination of the Granite Mountain/Speculator Mine Disaster [https://mhs.mt.gov/education/docs/CirGuides/Harrington-Butte-1998.pdf] * Frank Little: The Hobo Agitator [https://www.pbs.org/video/the-second-century-frank-little-the-hobo-agitator/]

Ep. 267: cancer you can catch

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 [https://discord.gg/HuBTacyn5Y] 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