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In the Old West, a sheriff (Kurt Russell), his deputy (Richard Jenkins), a gunslinger (Matthew Fox), and a cowboy (Patrick Wilson) embark on a mission to rescue three people from a savage group of cave dwellers.
The film is about a small-town sheriff (Russell) who leads a posse into a desolate region to rescue two townspeople who were abducted by a cannibalistic Native American clan.
Watch this trailer- https://youtu.be/0ZbwtHi-KSE
The hills are alive with the sound of cults and May Queens!! Join us this week on a review of Ari Aster’s film, Midsommer, for a creepy-ass trip to Sweden!
Her is a quick preview - https://youtu.be/1Vnghdsjmd0
A couple travels to Sweden to visit a rural hometown's fabled mid-summer festival. What begins as an idyllic retreat quickly devolves into an increasingly violent and bizarre competition at the hands of a pagan cult.
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Hosted by Artsy Dweeb Morgan Robinson
Edited by Kurt Schmierer
What’s better than a shark attack movie? Why blind sharks in a cave groping around for their next teenage meal! Listen as the greatest predator on earth is relegated to being a blind, toothy albino tube of stupid; bumping its way through caves in search of a snack!
Click to watch the trailer - 47 Meters Down: Uncaged trailer
Hostess: Artsy Dweeby Morgan Robinson
Edited: Kurt Schmierer
Are you ready for the most bat shit crazy ride of your life?! Well strap on your acid goggles and jump into the pool of crazy that is ‘ A Cure For Wellness’! You’ll never look at hot men in lab coats the same way again, I promise!
A Wall Street stockbroker (Dane DeHaan) travels to a remote location in the Swiss Alps to retrieve his company's CEO (Harry Groener) from an idyllic but mysterious wellness center. He soon suspects that the miraculous treatments are not what they seem. His sanity is tested when he unravels the spa's terrifying secrets and finds himself diagnosed with the same curious illness that keeps all of the guests there longing for a cure.
Release date: February 16, 2017 (GA)
Director: Gore Verbinski Featured song: I Wanna Be Sedated Box office: 26.6 million USD
Budget: 40 million USD
Artsy Dweeb - Morgan Robinson Editing and manager Kurt Schmierer
If you ever wanted to see Danny Torrence take on The Overlook Hotel, then Doctor Sleep is the movie for you! You’ll be treated to a psychotic Irish Woman who eats people, child murder(always fun!), and a drunken hobo who finds the inner strength to destroy his inner demons!
Click the link to watch trailer https://youtu.be/BOzFZxB-8cw
Artsy Dweeb - Morgan Robinson Editing and manager Kurt Schmierer
Don your armor and take up your sword on this review of Kingdom Come; Deliverance! Discover all the things that made the Dark Ages such a joyful place to live! Such as Syphilis, rampant food poisoning, bath wenches and life as a Franciscan Monk!
https://www.kingdomcomerpg.com/
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is an action role-playing video game developed by Warhorse Studios and published by Deep Silver for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2018. It is set in the medieval Kingdom of Bohemia, an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire, with a focus on historically accurate content.
What do disembodied feet, military experiments, Florida and Mexico all have in common? Why, the new Pendergast novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, that’s what! Listen in on this exhilarating review of Crooked River!
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Appearing out of nowhere to horrify the quiet resort town of Sanibel Island, Florida, dozens of identical, ordinary-looking shoes float in on the tide and are washed up on the tropical beach–each one with a crudely severed human foot inside.
Called away from vacation elsewhere in the state, Agent Pendergast reluctantly agrees to visit the crime scene–and, despite himself, is quickly drawn in by the incomprehensible puzzle. An early pathology report only adds to the mystery. With an ocean of possibilities confronting the investigation, no one is sure what happened, why, or from where the feet originated. And they desperately need to know: are the victims still alive?
In short order, Pendergast finds himself facing the most complex and inexplicable challenge of his career: a tangled thread of evidence that spans seas and traverses continents, connected to one of the most baffling mysteries in modern medical science. Through shocking twists and turns, all trails lead back to a powerful adversary with a sadistic agenda and who–in a cruel irony–ultimately sees in Pendergast the ideal subject for their malevolent research.
Saddle up your horse and get ready for the ride of your life with the ArtsyDweebs review of Red Dead Redemption 2! Learn all about pimping out your pony, tuberculosis, and why “I have a plan” is the most annoying catchphrase of the twentieth century!
Take a trip to Pride Rock, in this review of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’, by The ArtsyDweeb. Why does Disney keep rebooting already awesome original content, instead of going for something new? No freaking clue!
Jump on the crazy train with The ArtsyDweeb as she talks about her 15-year obsession with the Pendergast Novels, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. The ulterior motive, of course, is to turn others to the dark side with a little Penderpimping!
This is the list of the Pendergast Series, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. They are in order by publication date. While you CAN read these books as you please. There are some that are a unit within the series, and I’d suggest that they are read together.
*Relic
*Reliquary
*The Cabinet of Curiosities
*Still Life With Crows
*Brimstone(Diogenes Series 1)
*Dance of Death(Diogenes Series 2)
The Book of the Dead(Diogenes Series 3)
*The Wheel of Darkness
*Cemetery Dance
*Fever Dream(Helen Series 1
*Cold Vengeance(Helen Series 2)
*Two Graves(Helen Series 3)
*White Fire
*Blue Labyrinth
*Crimson Shore
*The Obsidian Chamber
*City of Endless Night
*Verses for the Dead
*Crooked River(upcoming this February 4th)
Now if you listened to my podcast, you’ll remember that I mentioned some favorites in this series. While I believe that ALL the Pendergast books are great, and have their own appeal. There are a few that have a special place in my heart!
The Cabinet of Curiosities is my favorite novel in this series, and for a few reasons. One is that it was the first book in the series I read! Creepy experiments by a mad scientist, the serum for immortality, bodies excavated out of the ruins of an old building, with their spines severed?? What’s not to love? Oh, and it also includes a very strong heroine at the side of our favorite FBI agent!
White Fire is next on my favorites list. I gotta tell you, I love me some cannibalism! And this book is chock full of it. Throw in a little Arthur Conan Doyle, mercury poisoning and a Colorado town full of rich families with secrets and Voila! A beautiful recipe for disaster!
Crimson Shore belongs on my list of top threes for this series, and here’s why. A creepy town in New England with ties to the Witch Trials, good. A shipwreck filled with victims, and a body found in a lighthouse cellar?? Great! A Lovecraftian creature running around evading our favorite Agent? Amazing. Storytelling at its very best.
What’s better than an abandoned boarding school for girls on the East Coast? A HAUNTED, abandoned boarding school for girls on the East Coast!
Hitch a ride on The ArtsyDweebs creepy carriage as she talks about her experience reading ‘The Broken Girls’ by Simone St. James. Publisher's Summary
The "clever and wonderfully chilling" (Fiona Barton) suspense novel from the award-winning author of The Haunting of Maddy Clare....
Vermont, 1950. There's a place for the girls whom no one wants - the troublemakers, the illegitimate, the too smart for their own good. It's called Idlewild Hall. And in the small town where it's located, there are rumors that the boarding school is haunted. Four roommates bond over their whispered fears, their budding friendship blossoming - until one of them mysteriously disappears....
Vermont, 2014. As much as she's tried, journalist Fiona Sheridan cannot stop revisiting the events surrounding her older sister's death. Twenty years ago, her body was found lying in the overgrown fields near the ruins of Idlewild Hall. And though her sister's boyfriend was tried and convicted of murder, Fiona can't shake the suspicion that something was never right about the case.
When Fiona discovers that Idlewild Hall is being restored by an anonymous benefactor, she decides to write a story about it. But a shocking discovery during the renovations will link the loss of her sister to secrets that were meant to stay hidden in the past - and a voice that won't be silenced....
©2018 Simone St. James (P)2018 Penguin Audio
Join Morgan on the ArtsyDweeb, as she explores The Netflix Original adaptation of Dracula. Join in on the revelry as she delves into the duality of man and monster, and explains why this version of Dracula gets her hot under the collar!
Toss a coin to you Witcher, and get a Bard’s tale In exchange, In this review by the ArtsyDweeb. Listen to her speak about the hardships of ‘The Wild Hunt’, why you shouldn’t kill that baby, and why Henry Cavill is a gift to all women.
Ride along with The ArtsyDweeb as she jumps into the Star Wars Universe in the Mandalorian. Hear her opinions on what works, and what doesn’t work for Star Wars on the little screen.
Jump to Hyperdrive with the ArtsyDweeb as she traverses the galaxy with Rey, Finn, and Poe in the conclusion of the Skywalker Saga! Listen as she talks practical vs CGI effects, the plumbing in the Death Star, and the perfection that is Oscar Issac.