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Shirleon joins Melvin to discuss the 1960s Village of the Damned! Combining weird fiction with childhood mischief, this sci-fi horror offers a lot to chew on, and the two try and parse through everything they can. Join them as they explore concepts of power, small-town fear, homegrown ideological invasions, and so much more!
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- Editor's Note: No Patreon Exclusive discussion! But, I do intend to trim this episode down from its original 1:45:52 length, so if you want to hear the UNCUT version, tune in on Patreon here!
- The hook for the film is incredible, and each new development is stranger than the last.
- Shirleon talks about the original book "The Midwich Cuckoos".
- There is a complete dearth of information surrounding the event of Midwich which undoubtedly adds to the cosmic horror.
- Melvin talks about what he believes is "the philosophy of the film" which is essentially about the personhood and potential of children.
- Shirleon reads a passage from the book and explores what it is she loves so much about this story.
- Getting into the ending and its culmination of themes.
- Age-based dynamics of mature and immature uses of power.
- Self-destruction is the result of holding self-preservation too tightly.
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