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Tina Romero (Queens of the Dead) joins us for our 34th episode, dedicated to John Cameron Mitchell's 2001 musical comedy-drama "Hedwig and the Angry Inch".

Filmmaker Jack Sholder (Nightmare on Elm Street 2, The Hidden) joins us for a discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's 1943 feature, Shadow of a Doubt.

Our 32nd episode takes us to the post-apocalyptic future of Steven Lisberger's 1989 movie SLIPSTREAM, with Bill Paxton and Mark Hamill. Author VIVIAN SHAW (the Greta Helsing series) is our guide for this episode, through the Harmonic Convergence and towards the promised land of sentient androids.

Our new episode focuses on one of the most fracking important SF series since the beginning of the 21st Century -- Battlestar Galactica. Our guest Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: the Last Airbender, The Dragon Prince) takes control of our starship to guide us through this Cylon infested part of the Galaxy, on our way to Earth. Buckle up for our 31st episode!

Author and screenwriter Peter Atkins joins us for a discussion of Jean Cocteau's 1950 feature, Orphée, a Parisian adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth.

Tom DiCillo joins us for our 29th episode to chat about his 1995 film LIVING IN OBLIVION. Dreams, independent filmmaking, humor, great acting are all addressed in this discussion with the filmmaker.

Join us for a discussion of Todd Haynes' 1995 feature SAFE with our special guest, writer Jeff Jensen.

For the 27th episode of our podcast, we are delighted to welcome speculative fiction author, Martha Wells. She has chosen to discuss the mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.

"They're here!" -- welcome to our 26th episode, dedicated to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist. American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist Mick Garris takes us on a tour of the Freeling's house in Cuesta Verde, and dives into the much discussed relationship between Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg during the shooting of the film. Poltergeist is one of the most influential horror films of the early 1980s, whose legacy can still be felt today, more than 40 years later.

Our 25th episode takes us back to Halloween night 1992 to discuss Ghostwatch, a British supernatural mockumentary television film written by Stephen Volk and directed by Lesley Manning. Sri Lankan fantasy and science-fiction author Vajra Chandrasekera is our guest for this episode. Let's piece together "Where Pipes is?" while we revisit this landmark of contemporary television horror.

Last week, the fire went out. David Lynch passed away and left cinephiles around the world in grief. We wanted to pay tribute to this unforgettable artist, so we asked several of our guests to record a special episode about Lynch's legacy. Writers and artists Harley Peyton, Brian Yuzna, Ramsey Campbell, William Boyle, and Knut Larsson share their thoughts and memories about Lynch's lasting legacy.

Harley Peyton, Stephen Volk, Jen Fawkes, Knut Larsson, William Boyle, and Brian Yuzna join us again for a special end of the year episode full of filmic treats!Moving images discussed include:Vortex, Colin from Accounts, Interview with the Vampire, The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Valeriy Rubinchik), Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Ackerman), The Kingdom Exodus (Lars von Trier & Tómas Gislason), Victims of Sin (Emilio Fernández), Mars Express (Jérémie Périn), The Vourdalak (Adrien Beau), Brideshead Revisited, Fireworks (Apichatpong Weeasethakul), I Saw the TV Glow (Jane Shoenbrun), True Detective - Night Country (Issa López).

Hugo award-winning author Arkady Martine takes us on a frelling adventure to Farscape! From Jim Henson's creature workshop to space operas and interplanetary linguistics, join us for a discussion of this understudied series from the turn of the 21st century.

Knut Larsson is our driver for this 21st episode down the Lost Highway. David Lynch is behind the camera, or perhaps it is the Mystery Man, whom we've all met before. Buckle your seatbelts, Rammstein and Marilyn Manson are on the radio...

Our 20th episode takes us to Room 237 and its many mysteries. Film producer and director Brian Yuzna discusses with us the legacy of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film The Shining, which, 40 years after its release, remains an unforgettable experience in psychological horror, the supernatural, and innovative filmmaking.

We are joined by the great Argentine author Mariana Enriquez for this 19th episode of our podcast. She tells us all about her love for the first season of True Detective, the wonderful anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto. Time might be a flat circle and the King may be in Carcosa, but if you want to know everything about cosmic horror, it's right here, on Afterimages.

Our guest Jen Fawkes recalls her love for the The Red Shoes, a 1949 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Based on the 1845 eponymous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, the film follows an aspiring ballerina torn between her career and her personal life.

Our 17th episode is dedicated to Patrick McGoohan's British television series The Prisoner. (1967) To guide us through the Village, we are joined by Gary Lachman (author, philosopher, founding member of Blondie). Gary Lachman can be reached at: https://gary-lachman.com, http://facebook.com/GVLachman/ and https://twitter.com/GaryLachman

French film director Lucile Hadzihalilovic takes us on a journey to the Mysteries of Lisbon, Raúl Ruiz's 2010 Portuguese period drama film.

Our 15th episode features a discussion with author William Boyle on Sydney Pollack's 1969 feature film They Shoot Horses Don't They?His website: https://williammichaelboyle.com/