Hosted by Charlie Bennett and Christian Sager.
This fantasy/horror novel about prep school boys and magical authority came in the middle of the genre paperback boom. We talk about Straub's concerns when writing it and how he walked the line between horror and "literature," while responding to the market pressures on his publisher.
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Additional Resources:
- Tattered Tomes: Peter Straub’s Shadowland, Revisited
- David S. Goyer Adapting ‘Shadowland’ Horror Novel As NBC Event Series
- Zaleski, J. (2003). The Uses of Horror. Publishers Weekly, 250(40), 45–49.
- AN INTRODUCTION: SHADOWLAND
- The Dick Cavett Show Horror Masters Stephen King, Romero, Straub, Levin 1980
- Shadowland, by Putney Tyson Ridge
- AN INTRODUCTION SHADOWLAND
- Dancing Architecture an interview with Peter Straub
- Interview: Peter Straub
This movie had a tumultuous production, with constant fighting between writer Paddy Chayefsky and director Ken Russell. We discuss how their conflict influenced the end product... and the studios paying their bills. We also wonder if this movie unintentionally captures what we now refer to as toxic masculinity.
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- Altered States (film)
- Altered States (book)
Additional Resources:
- Felperin, L. (2011). Russell pics marked by raw passion. Variety, 425(4), 7.
- Corliss, R. (1980). Invasion Of The Mind Snatcher. Time, 116(26), 58.
- Lanza, J. (2007). Phallic Frenzy : Ken Russell and His Films (Vol. 1st ed). Chicago, Ill: Independent Publishers Group.
- AT THE MOVIES; Ken Russell on 'Altered States' controversy.
- From Altered States to Altered Titles: A Close Analysis of the Title Sequence to Ken Russell's Altered States (1981)
- What We Mean When We Say, “Toxic Masculinity”
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Additional Resources:
- Neurotics Never Know A Chat with Neurosis' Dave Edwardson
- Neurosis on 30 Years of Finding ‘New Ways of Being Heavy’
- Neurosis’ Through Silver In Blood is still crushing, 20 years later
- Neurosis – ‘Through Silver in Blood’ Turns 20
- NEUROSIS' DARK PATH, DEEP BOND: INSIDE 'THROUGH SILVER IN BLOOD' AND BEYOND
This comic book about a private moon mission gone wrong is now lauded for launching the career of Walking Dead artist Charlie Adlard. But, it was also responsible for Larry Young and Mimi Rosenheim's publishing house AiT/PlanetLar. So we discuss their approach to balancing commerce with art, and medium with story.
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- Astronauts in Trouble: Live From The Moon
- The Making of Astronauts in Trouble
- Astronauts in Trouble reissue
Additional Resources:
- Young, L. (1999). The Making of Astronauts in Trouble. AIT / Planetlar. San Francisco.
- PREPPING FOR RE-ENTRY WITH ‘ASTRONAUTS IN TROUBLE’
- Astronauts In Trouble #1
- Adlard, C., Smith, M., and Young, L. (2003). Astronauts in Trouble Master Flight Plan. Ait/PlanetLar. San Francisco.
- Astronauts in Trouble: Live from the Moon (Scanned covers)
- 10 Years and Counting At AiT/Planet Lar
- Time to Make a Movie Version of "Astronauts in Trouble"
- A Short Interview With Larry Young
- AN INTERVIEW WITH LARRY YOUNG
- How To Pitch Your Comic By (Or Possibly To) Larry Young