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The Sudbury Devil (2023): Interview begins. Two 17th century witch-hunters travel into the forest to investigate reports of devilish happenings; things eventually get weird. This low-budget historical folk horror is being self-distributed and will be released online on Dec. 21. In the meantime, check out these links:

Atun-Shei films – Check here for The Sudbury Devil and Andrew Rakich’s other feature films.

Atun-Shei YouTube channel – Rakish’s youtube channel hosts dozens of short historical documentaries (many of which add context to the movie), short films, and the film’s soundtrack.

Blacula (1972): Discussion begins. Read Giles Edwards’ review. Blacula arrives on Blu-ray for the first time, though unfortunately in a bare-bones release. (There’s also an accompanying DVD re-release). Buy Blacula.

The Boy and the Heron (2023): Discussion begins. Hayao Miyazaki‘s surprise final film involves a boy traveling to a world between the living and the dead, meeting strange animals with character designs said to rival Spirited Away. It’s finally in wide release, a major event in the year’s cinematic calendar (for weirdos and normies alike). The Boy and the Heron U.S. distributor site.

Poor Things (2023): Discussion begins. Yorgos Lanthimos highly anticipated adaptation of  Alasdair Gray’s novel about a woman who is revived from the dead, but with a fetus brain. Another major, major release this week. Poor Things official site.

Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer (2022): Discussion begins. A talking heads documentary retrospective of the eminent director’s varied (and very often weird) career. In some theaters, but mainly available on VOD. Werner Herzog – Radical Dreamer official site.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Next week’s scheduled guests on Pod 366 are the guys behind the found-footage sensation channel “Everything is Terrible!” (Not coincidentally, they’re also the team behind Canonically Weird The Holy Mountain-remade-with-dog-footage oddity Doggiewoggiez, Poochiewoochiez.) In written reviews, Shane Wilson reviews “La Cabina,” a Spanish short that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue; Giles Edwards advises you whether Japan’s 2021 remake puts a new twist on Cube; and Gregory J. Smalley hopes to make it to report on Nicolas Cage‘s Dream Scenario before it disappears from theaters. Onward and weirdward!

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Since Pod 366 replaced our deprecated Weird Horizon column, it’s been a while since we’ve posted one of these. But with no Pod this Thanksgiving week, it’s back! Although there’s not much to report on in an off week for weird movies…

IN THEATERS (LIMITED RELEASE):

The Boy and the Heron (2023): Hayao Miyazaki‘s surprise final film involves a boy traveling to a world between the living and the dead, meeting strange animals with character designs said to rival Spirited Away. Opens in NYC and LA this week, at select IMAX theaters Dec. 4, and reaches its widest US release two weeks from today. In the meantime, we have a trailer!  The Boy and the Heron US distributor site.

WHAT’S IN THE PIPELINE:

Returning guest Richard Bailey will appear on next week’s Pod 366 to discuss his upcoming feature, The Dark Sisters. In December, we’ll have someone from video collective Everything is Terrible! on, and possibly some guest(s) to be named later.

In next week’s written reviews, Rafael Moreira brings our attention to António de Macedo’s rare The Twelve Hours of Maria (1977), a film about a blind girl raped by her stepfather which was condemned by the Catholic Church for blasphemy; Shane Wilson takes on another one that Came from the Reader-Suggested Queue with 1986’s absurd post-apocalyptic Roller Blade; and Giles Edwards gives the Elizabeth Taylor‘s gonzo Identikit (1974) the full-length treatment (El Rob Hubbard previously reviewed it as part of the “House of Psychotic Women” box set). Meanwhile, Gregory J. Smalley works quietly behind the scenes on a not-ready-to-officially-announce if not-completely-secret project. Onward and weirdward!

What are you looking forward to? If you have any weird movie leads that we have overlooked, feel free to leave them in the COMMENTS section.