Episode 136: The Things That Were And Shall Be Again: On 'Evil Dead II'
Episode 136: The Things That Were And Shall Be Again: On 'Evil Dead II'  
Podcast: Weird Studies
Rating: Explicit Published On: Wed Nov 30 2022
Description: "We are the things that were and shall be again." So a demonic flesh puppet tells Ash and his allies in a memorable scene from the classic splatstick flick Evil Dead II. In addition to being a rollicking piece of entertainment, Evil Dead II is an expertly crafted film whose director used every tool and technique to generate a cinematic experience that is – as the tagline went – "2 terrifying, 2 frightening ... 2 much!" In this episode, JF and Phil court the absurd by turning a fun 80s horror movie into a statement on the dread aspirations of matter and a shining example of the modern baroque. Listen to volume 1 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) and volume 2 (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-2) of the Weird Studies soundtrack by Pierre-Yves Martel (https://www.pymartel.com) Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the new T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! Get your Weird Studies merchandise (https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u) (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) SHOW NOTES Sam Raimi (dir.), The Evil Dead II (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092991/) Weird Studies, Episode 121 on Mandy and the Bandwagon (https://www.weirdstudies.com/121) Joe Bob Briggs (https://joebobbriggs.com/), American movie critic Chalres Ludlam (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Ludlam), American actor Weird Studies, Episode 88 on Mr Punch (https://www.weirdstudies.com/88) Kenneth Gross, Puppet: An Essay on Uncanny Life (https://bookshop.org/p/books/puppet-an-essay-on-uncanny-life-kenneth-gross/1854?ean=9780226005508) Eduardo Viveiros de Castro, Cannibal Metaphysics (https://bookshop.org/p/books/cannibal-metaphysics-eduardo-viveiros-de-castro/9840023?ean=9781517905316) Bruno Schulz, The Street of Crocodiles (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-street-of-crocodiles-and-other-stories-bruno-schulz/11699271?ean=9780143105145) Victoria Nelson, The Secret Life of Puppets (https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-secret-life-of-puppets-victoria-nelson/10858474?ean=9780674012448) Joseph Cermatori, Baroque Modernity (https://bookshop.org/p/books/baroque-modernity-an-aesthetics-of-theater-joseph-cermatori/16276768?ean=9781421441535)