Blamison are BACK! On this episode we end off our Alien series with the most recent entry, Alien: Romulus. We talk about what works and what doesn't work in this Fede Alvarez film. We also briefly suggest deeper discussion of CGI ethics and then do nothing with it. Then we end off the episode with our final ranking and what is next for the podcast.

Also talked about: the recent election and scary shit that has happened to us.

Clip: The Goonies (1985)

Blamison dig into the Psycho franchise to uncover the actual heart of the whole series: Anthony Perkins. We analyze the original film, 2-4 and the 1998 remake by Gus van Sant in order to breakdown what makes this story so intriguing and how the trajectory of the series actually parallels David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy.

Also talked about: what horror we have seen recently, what we are doing with our families on Halloween, and general bullshit.

Clip: "The Mike Wallace Interview" Ssn 2, Ep. 11 Intro.

Blamison talk with the man, the myth, the legend, Demetrius Sanders, about Oz Perkins' most recent offering, Longlegs (2024). We dig into how the film is set up as a crime procedural and subverts it in just about every way imaginable. We dig into the "brain" of the dolls and its links to Phantasm because why not? All in all, we dissect all of the ways that Longlegs works thematically and technically. So join us for this enthralling discussion.

Other things talked about: Aliens, mythmaking, and Marshall McLuhan.

Clip: Dead & Breakfast (2004)

On this episode, Blamison talk about Nepo-baby Osgood Perkins' third feature film, Gretel & Hansel. Of course, we talk about its occult geometries, the consumptive critique of society and just how damn good this movie ultimately is. This movie is primed to be Perkins' most accessible film and yet the marketing is botched by Orion. Go figure.

Also talked about: nepotism, Perkins' obsession with young women, and more parenting bullshit.

Clip: "Tooth Fairy Looks For a New Job" Eddie Murphy from early SNL.

Blamison pick up where they left off with Osgood Perkins' next released film Blackcoat's Daughter and this time they invite special guest Ryan Ellington of Grindhouse Theology and the Hardcore Baptist Convention™ onto the show. We break down how this early A24 offering is everything A24 wants to be and can never be again. We talk about how every choice Perkins makes in this film ripples into the present day "elevated horror" yet did it sincerely.

Other things talked about: Backdoor Sluts franchise, the origins of Grindhouse Theology and being a Baptist minister.

Clip: South Park, Ssn. 6 - "The Return of the Fellowship of the Ring to the Two Towers"

Blamison actually talk about the Alien films. They cover Alien³ (Assembly Cut), Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant.

Also talked about: just how bad Aliens is and they rank the franchise sans Alien: Romulus.

Clip from Sen. Ted Stevens describing the internet.

Blamison stretch the bounds of space and time and intellect in their discussion of the Alien franchise by exploring Alien³ (Assembly Cut) through to Alien: Covenant by way of CCM music, specifically the incestuous musical relationship between Decent Christian Talk, Audio Adrenaline and Newsboys. Stick around for this mind-expanding dive into the outer fringes of the Xenomorph mythos.

Also talked about: not Alien, so if that is, like, a problem for you then wait two more weeks and you will get nothing but Alien talk.

Clip from Multiplicity (1996).