Baz To The Bone: An Introduction
Horror and cult film podcast with Baz Bishop.
Episode 01: Baz To The Bone — An Introduction.
The argument Baz has been building for years: queer people and horror have always understood each other. The monster is always the outsider — and some of us recognised that earlier than others.
Growing up in the American South as a Monster Kid. Becoming a scareactor. Playing a chainsaw clown at Universal Studios. The bear community. Rocky Horror in fishnets. And why this show is being recorded in Wales.
What's coming: 30 episodes and counting. Films that formed Baz. Films that get talked about. Films that should. And at least one episode about a film whose UK release title is The Devil's Cock.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Cold Open — No music. No intro. The Mole People. 1969. The sandbox.
[03:16] The Setup — What the show is. Why it exists. Netherworld. Universal Studios. Chainsaw clown.
[05:57] Movement 1 — The Monster Is Always the Outsider. The core argument.
[07:35] Movement 2 — The Films That Formed Me. Bride of Frankenstein. Dark Shadows. Phantom of the Paradise. The Hunger. Nightbreed.
[11:23] Movement 3 — The Community That Always Knew. Rocky Horror. Size 15 EEE heels. Don't Dream It, Be It.
[14:36] Movement 4 — The Bear Thing. Bear community. Bear Magazine, 1993. The Atlanta Eagle.
[17:24] Movement 5 — What Kind of Show This Actually Is. Horror of Party Beach. Zombeak. Opinions, not hot takes.
[20:14] Movement 6 — What's Coming. The 30-episode arc. Night of the Living Dead. The Exorcist. Frankenhooker.
[21:28] The Turn — Why now. Wales. Allendale, South Carolina. I'm his plus one.
[23:04] The Close — Practical info. Links. Sign off. Eye of Ishtar.
Films and references in this episode: Attack of the Mole People (1956), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Night of the Living Dead (1968), Dark Shadows (1966–71), Phantom of the Paradise (1974), The Hunger (1983), Nightbreed (1990), The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Horror of Party Beach (1964), Zombeak / The Devil's Cock (2006), The Exorcist (1973), Frankenhooker (1990).
Other references: Famous Monsters of Filmland. Channel 12's Shock Theater, South Carolina. Netherworld Haunted House, Atlanta. Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA). Bear Magazine. The Atlanta Eagle. The Midtown Times.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts · Spotify · Amazon Music · iHeartRadio · Pocket Casts · Podbean baztothebonecast.podbean.com
Support the show: patreon.com/baztothebonecast
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Contact: baztothebonepod@icloud.com [baztothebonepod@icloud.com]
Audio credits: "extremely-close-thunder" by Spennnyyy | freesound.org/s/350506/ | CC BY 4.0
Baz To The Bone is produced independently in Wales, UK.
Horror. Cult Film. Bad Taste Done Properly.
