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Are You Afraid of the Dark “Tale of the Doll Maker” (tv episode)
Giaco puts a spooky cap on our spooky eps with a classic episode of kids TV horror from the 90′s.
The series allowed for a wide range …
The Jump (animated short)
Keiths pick is a short and sweet animated film from director/animator Charles Huettner.
The tale establishes rules of a strange phenomena and an eery atmosphere with no …
At the Bottom of the Garden (short story)
Matt brings us more spooky with a short story by author and playwright David Campton.
A number of David Campton’s short stories were collected in the the…
Battle at Kruger (amateur )
Jules’ brings us a literal watering hole, in the form of an amateur tourists safari video that packs an entire day of nature channel drama into under 9 minutes.
The st…
Crowd Crush (tv series)
When Casey thinks watering hole he thinks ‘gathering of people’ and crowd crush is that gathering taken to the extreme.
A crowd starts acting like a fluid when it reaches …
Deep Space Nine (tv series)
To start us off John brings the third Star Trek series to the table. Following in the success of The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine took a new approach to the Star Trek …
Forgotten Silver (movie)
John starts us off with a documentary that went direct to TV in New Zealand. It puts forward the tale of a kiwi inventor and filmmaker who actually was first in many fields.
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Bone (comic)
Keith rounds off our topic with a comic by writer/illustrator Jeff Smith. Initially self-published it was picked up for full publication by Image.
The three bone cousins are a classic co…
Tropicalia (music and art movement)
Keith’s pick for Hot, Hot, Hot is the subversive psychedelic music/art/political movement from Brazil in 50′s, 60′s and 70′s: Tropicalia.
The movement combined fol…
Do the Right Thing (movie 1989)
Jules’ pick for the Hot topic is Spike Lee’s indy feature that explores growing tensions in the growing heat of a summer in Bed-Stuy Brooklyn.
The film kicks off style…
“Burning” from The Whitest Boy Alive (off Dreams 2006)
Adam’s pick for Hot, Hot, Hot is “Burning,” a track from the first Whitest Boy alive record Dreams.
The band was a two album project. You’ve pro…
The Black Company (1984 - novel)
John’s pick for success is the a fantasy book series that feels modern and fresh compared to the high-fantasy we’re used to. The series debuted a decade before Game o…