In exciting news, "Capitalism: A Horror Story" is now available for pre-order from bookshop.org, or from Amazon.
It'll be out in the world at the beginning of July 2024 and even though that seems like a long way off, preordering a book really helps the publisher and authors. If you support the show, you've got to hear me work out some of the things in this book live on air, and thanks to you (and to Ash) this book is now coming into the world.
Stay spooky friends, pre-...
2023-11-13 17:09:58 +0000 UTC
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The long-awaited return to the Saw franchise is finally upon us! Saw X might be the most critically and commercially successful Saw film to date, but will it stand up to the ensnaring terrors of... a podcast!?
It's time to get back in the contraption!
2023-11-10 22:40:10 +0000 UTC
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Your ghosts have been extra busy this spooky season and have appeared on a few other shows!
Ash and Jon made the yearly journey to The Left Page / Here Be Media to have a spooky discussion of Kafka's The Trail. Check out The Left Page / Here Be Media on your podcast app.
Left Page / Here Be Media Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/leftpage
Ash took a trip to Radio Free Tote Bag to talk about the ove...
2023-10-30 15:42:19 +0000 UTC
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Dear Listeners,
After that rock and roll spooky season, your ghosts are going to convalesce through November. We will be have two episodes for the month of November including our return to the Saw retrospective and a bonus episode just for you ghouls.
We're also plotting some haunting announcements just in time for our coming 300th episode...
Thank you so much for your support over the years. You're the light in our jack-o-lanterns!
-Ash
2023-10-28 20:04:13 +0000 UTC
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Dear listeners, oh ghouls of the audience!
As it turns out, our Halloween treat episode this year is just too much for Patreon to handle. You can still use the SoundCloud link to check it out before release.&nbs...
2023-10-28 03:49:33 +0000 UTC
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The history of mining labor, strikes, and how we tell the stories of the union fight are welcome ground for a gothic discussion.
Today, we're talking about Barbara Kopple's award-winning documentary: Harlan County, USA. Join us as we discuss the dark history within the Earth.
2023-10-20 19:13:41 +0000 UTC
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A few times a year a sun rises on an unlucky day, but what if this day brought discourse instead of bad vibes?
Every Friday the 13th we are going to discuss Friday the 13th until we run out of Friday the 13th movies (which, incidentally, will occur sometime around 2030 assuming no new Friday the 13th movies are made and there are no changes to the calendar.)
Lacan! Gender! Libidinal anxieties! And I guess a slasher too! How scary!
Episode 296? Where are the others I wo...
2023-10-14 00:49:39 +0000 UTC
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It's time to talk about Lamberto Bava's Demon's movies! (As a way to just talk about the politics of the theater.)
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2023-10-13 12:00:01 +0000 UTC
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How did we go nearly 300 episodes without discussing the works of Jean Rollin?
Join us for a chat on Rollin's Fascination and an introduction to the French Fantasique!
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2023-10-06 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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The Resident Evil Retrospective continues!
Yes, that's right! As long as some arcane magics continue to draw these films out of the void, we will continue to review them!
This time, we're off for some light-hearted sightseeing in the San Francisco Bay Area and we will certainly not encounter a few hundred years of politics embodied in a larger-than-usual shark! Fun!
2023-09-30 17:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Spooky season is upon us! What better way to kick things off than a three hour conversation on a member of the nightshade family?
What do we make of meta-product placement in cinema? What nightmares will Jon reveal next? Will Ash make it out of this episode sane!?
Tune in and don't forget to make your sanity saving throws!
2023-09-29 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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There's a lot to say about the holodeck and how Trek treats Worf's complex character arch, but there's even more to say about French history and werewolves! Who knew!?
Let's talk about Iron Chef: America, a movie for the whole family, and the lingering consequences of French colonialism!
2023-09-22 12:00:02 +0000 UTC
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Your ghosts have been busy! Here's a few radio waves we've been haunting lately!
We went back on librarypunk to discuss Storm Center, McCarthyism, and, of course, libraries!
https://www.librarypunk.gay/e/105-storm-center-1956-feat-horror-vanguard/
Ash went on Radio Free Tote Bag to chat about spooky dating advice and try and find out why people love g...
2023-09-19 19:00:45 +0000 UTC
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Is this H. P. Lovecraft's Herbert West–Reanimator set in the Dune universe on a shoestring budget!? Maybe! Is it a great vehicle for an exploration of the intersection of cinema and material constraints? Absolutely!
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2023-09-15 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Tonight, Ash will be guesting on Radio Free Tote Bag! If you want to ask some spooky dating questions, you can anonymously with this link: https://freesuggestionbox.com/pub/ohiwqnz
First come, first served Bluesky codes:
bsky-social-mx5vj-c5o3m
bsky-social-n5n2d-nz2mk
bsky-social-npddq-7gmyy
bsky-social-wjv5x-eppnv
-Ash
2023-09-12 21:49:09 +0000 UTC
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287 episodes in and Horror Vanguard finally succumbs to Elevated Horror discourse for... Suburban Sasquatch?
It's a meta-commentary about cryptids in the podcasting ecosystem. Rrrrrrr rrrRawr!
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2023-09-08 13:00:03 +0000 UTC
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In the long list of movies starring the great Christopher Lee, Death Line is one wherein he appears for just shy of three minutes! What's more frightening: The misuse of a great actor or getting stuck on the platform after your train has been delayed!
Let's talk about the spookiest thing of all... the long decline of British public transit!
2023-09-01 13:01:01 +0000 UTC
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The Stone Tape is a horror movie that also coined a paranormal research term! It's everything we love here in the HV crypt and so much more!
In a way, the entire archive of human history is the greatest noise concert of all...
2023-08-25 21:11:14 +0000 UTC
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Good morning ghouls,
Here's a little update on our social media use.
Twitter is becoming less and less the kind of platform we want to be using with Horror Vanguard. While we appreciate that there's still a lot of potential on that site, it wouldn't be in keeping with our politics to stick around on Twitter.
After some discussion, we're moving away from Twitter and onto other platforms. If you want to chat with us or keep on up what we're doing, you can increasin...
2023-08-25 17:48:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey ghouls!
HV will be making a spooky appearance at Japanese Horror Fest in Chicago later this week! If you're haunting these woods, consider dropping in!
What: Ashley will be introducing Wild Zero and Battle Royale with the first ever double-movie précis! (There's also two days of Japanese horror films and tons of other stuff that, tbh, is way cooler)
When: Friday, August 25, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 11:30 PM (CT)
Where: Logan Theat...
2023-08-23 15:54:54 +0000 UTC
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The Twin Peaks Retrospective is on hold for the duration of the SAG-AFTRA strike!
Learn more about the SAG-AFTRA strike here: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org
Strike Social Media Toolkit: https://www.sagaftrastrike.org/social-toolkit
Volunteer to help out with the strike effort: 2023-08-12 14:01:03 +0000 UTC
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What if Easy Rider had a satanic cult AND WEREWOLVES! What else do you need?
Let's talk about a movie bold enough to put a werewolf on a motorcycle!
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2023-08-12 12:01:01 +0000 UTC
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Your ghosts review the iconic cult horror hit: Phantasm!
Let's talk about the shady political history of what happens to bodies after death AND Men, Women, and Chainsaws! Come for the retro fashion, stay because your brain has been cored out by Dune.
2023-08-04 13:00:09 +0000 UTC
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The wyrd_signal takeover of HV continues as Lucy joins the crypt to continue a discussion started over on wyrd_signal!
Today, we're taking a deep dive into the psychoholic world of White Zombie's music videos!
If you like what we do here in the HV crypt, you'll love wyrd_signal! Check them out here: https://soundcloud.com/wyrdsignalpodcast
Check out t...
2023-07-28 12:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Hello ghouls!
Your ghosts are currently beset by arcane magics (work) and have had to postpone this week's Twin Peaks Retrospective episode.
Worry not. That podcast miniseries you like is coming back in style next week!
2023-07-27 23:29:44 +0000 UTC
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It's time for another A24 movie! This time it's an unexpected play as Ash pics Under the Skin.
Let's get under some discourse!
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2023-07-21 17:00:04 +0000 UTC
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The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 12 "The Orchid's Curse!"
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2023-07-20 17:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Jon, aka TheLitCritGuy, is now an official star of the silver screen!
We're joined by director Jack Riccobono to discuss Amityville - An Origin Story which features co-ghost Jon!
This docuseries digs into the real-world history behind the Amityville Horror film franchise.
Watch Amityville - An Origin Story: mgmplus.com/seri...
2023-07-14 17:21:24 +0000 UTC
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The Twin Peaks Retrospective continues with your ghosts exploring Episode 11 "Laura's Secret Diary!"
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2023-07-14 16:49:38 +0000 UTC
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In a review of titles we have covered on the show, somehow we've missed The Lost Boys!? Today, we are fixing this grievous mistake.
Are you ready to enter the vampire castle-adjacent structure which could be more accurately called a sunken early 1900s hotel?
2023-07-07 23:26:33 +0000 UTC
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