359 - A Cure for Wellness Preview (You've Got to Ride the Eel [Mary Todd Lincoln is Real])

Today's episode gets to the heart of a conspiracy so deep and so dark no one has covered it before: Mary Todd Lincoln is real and we have the eels to prove it! As always, you can get the full bonus episode (and literal years of bonus back catalogue episodes) over on our Patreon page! Discuss the best way to get into medical immortal eel futures during an uncertain market with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com (maybe work in progress here) You can support the show for less than the cost of one live eternal-life eel at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

CD Eskilson, author of the new book of poetry Scream / Queen, joins the crypt to discuss poetry, Queer horror, and working with the monsters of our time. Order CD's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/distributed/S/bo245013529.html Bookmark CD's website: https://www.cdeskilson.com/ Discuss the poetry of the gothic and the gothic of poetics with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com (maybe work in progress here) You can support the show for less than the cost of I dunno really like half an egg at this point at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Précis music: "Melancholy" by Aleksis Tristan Shaw (itch.io/profile/aleksis-tristan-shaw). Available for use under the CC BY 4.0 license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), at aleksis-tristan-shaw.itch.io/dark-piano-vol-i

The legs are long, the vibes are necrotic, and the marketing campaign is locked away in the basement. Let's all gather 'round and find out what's up with these mysterious metal orb rattling around our collective head. NIC CAGE JUMP SCARE! Discuss HAIR METAL BABY YEAH with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com (maybe work in progress here) You can support the show for less than the cost of MAKING THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER HAVE YOU SEEN IT CLICK HERE >>> at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard Précis music: "Bittersweet LOOP 16bit" by Aleksis Tristan Shaw (https://itch.io/profile/aleksis-tristan-shaw). Available for use under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), at https://aleksis-tristan-shaw.itch.io/dark-piano-vol-i

We barely contained this one. Discuss barefoot podcasting with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of MAKING THE PERFECTLY SILENT ENTIRELY NOISELESS GRAIN SILO at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

We're joined by none other than Justin from librarypunk to discuss either a film about a zombie boyfriend or an unfinished fever dream from which aspects of our sanity will never awaken! Check out librarypunk on your podcast app of choice and on their website: http://librarypunk.gay/ Discuss other haphazard zombie makeup applications with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of every single practical zombie effect used in My Boyfriend's Back at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Want even more questioning? Get the full episode, and the ability to question us at your leisure, at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard! Never one to cut corners, here's the second ever Horror Vanguard Q&A Episode! Discuss your favorite questions (just in general, like types of questions, questioning, the history of questions, etc) with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of 6 years of podcasting at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

We've donned our festive novelty sunglasses to discuss the true meaning of the season: discussing Christological interpretations of the holidays and leveraging merchandising! Discuss your favorite types of novelty glasses with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of 8 to 12 more sequels depending on how you count at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Adam C. Jones from Acid Horizon joins us in the HV Crypt to discuss the movie Naked Lunch alongside his new book The New Flesh out now from Repeater! Catch Acid Horizon on your podcast app of choice and at their website: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ Order The New Flesh: https://www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/our-books/new-flesh-life-death-data-economy Discuss your favorite types of new flesh with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com You can support the show for less than the cost of a lunch naked or otherwise at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

Wherein we finally get to talk about Titane and just how good Julia Ducournau is. Follow us on Twitter for the latest deals in autobody repair: twitter.com/HorrorVanguard You can support the show for less than the cost of A BRAND NEW CAR!!!: www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard

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! Share your Worf fanfic with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ You can support the show for less than the cost of getting the rights to Worf and some other aspects of Star Trek at www.patreon.com/horrorvanguard