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The Summer of Rollin Begins!
While the summer rages in some of the most heinous ways imaginable, it's important to reclaim a little joy, magic, and even a sense of...
heathermariedrain
Jul 5, 20221 min read


Movies From Hell: Dewey Webb, Cinesirens, Birthdays, & Groovy Boys
Statements like "...it's a small world..." can seem trite, cliche, and invoking old-timey Disney rides. However, some things are cliche...
heathermariedrain
May 12, 20222 min read


Rock & Roll Transcendence with a $30 Beer Tab: Blue Oyster Cult Live
One of the greatest shams that happened in the last few decades is the de-fanging of rock & roll: a genre that once inspired nervousness...
heathermariedrain
May 1, 20228 min read


Minor Roles & Major Players:The Top 5 Small Parts in Cult Cinema
In the world of cinema, theater, and even mere prose, it is always the lead characters who get all the royal attention. After all, they...
heathermariedrain
Apr 8, 20227 min read


Mad Mavericks & Madder Movies: An Ode to Dewey Webb
The act of creating is a sacred one. When the mind is sharp, the heart is racing, and the path free from all manner of nasty roadblocks...
heathermariedrain
Mar 10, 20224 min read


March 2022 Updated-The Rockabilly Music Video Verne Langdon Edition
Spring is almost a-sprunging, which means we are more than overdue for a little Mondo-update! On the podcasting front, I have had the...
heathermariedrain
Mar 10, 20222 min read


The Last of the Old Champions: Jim Westman’s The Wrestler
What a drag it is getting old! So sang The Rolling Stones before they morphed into the hardest rocking group of apple dolls this side of...
heathermariedrain
Feb 26, 20225 min read


The Rocket Files: It’s Time for Androgyny…Here Comes Pat!
Walking outside right as dusk is waning almost completely into darkness, your eyes spot a twinkling light up in the pale-pinky-violet...
heathermariedrain
Jan 16, 20227 min read


The Rocket Files: TV Party Tonight!
There once was a gift to the American television landscape and that gift was called local or public access. The act of truly...
heathermariedrain
Jan 1, 20228 min read


Everyone Was Harmed in the Making of this Post
“Like What You Like & Don’t Be a Dick” -Brian Zane “Donka Doo Balls” -Amazing drunk woman on an old episode of COPS Brothers, Sisters,...
heathermariedrain
Dec 31, 20213 min read


Your Nightmare is My Brand: The Art of Patriarchy
In an ocean of the expected, there is an angel of vengeance, a siren of light, and a ruddy-mouthed creature as an artist who goes by a...
heathermariedrain
Dec 16, 20215 min read


P is for Patreon-Mondo Style!
2021 has been a strange year. Granted, I think I say that about EVERY year, but still, the statement stands complete with funny little...
heathermariedrain
Dec 16, 20211 min read


Hell’s Belles Halloween Film Madness!
The always wonderful Kat Ellinger and myself are back! Celebrate Halloween...Hell's Belles style with some of our favorite films for the...
heathermariedrain
Oct 27, 20211 min read


Wake Up Heavy Podcast: Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
There are two things that surpass even the strongest chemical intoxicant high: great conversation & art. This is one of the key reasons...
heathermariedrain
Oct 12, 20211 min read


Pastoral Hide & Seek: A Peek into AMERICAN BABYLON
You are a voyeur. But that's okay, because deep down, so is everyone else. The very nature of watching a movie is voyeurism of the safest...
heathermariedrain
Aug 29, 202115 min read


The Projection Booth...SABATA!
Many things divide us a species. Religious, politics, science, status quo expectations, etc etc. But there is one thing that should unite...
heathermariedrain
Jul 28, 20211 min read


Hothouse of Fear: Gerald Korgl's Angst
Terror knows many forms. It could be the ghost in your bed (or head), the leering Uncle, the power-mad authority figure, the religious...
heathermariedrain
Jul 18, 20217 min read


ELECTRONIC VOYAGER: IN PRAISE OF RUTH WHITE
There are two key parts that move the vast majority of my nonfiction: heart & preservation. I'm a deeper dive writer, which probably...
heathermariedrain
Jul 18, 20211 min read


Love That Album Podcast 10th Anniversary a Go-Go!
One of the biggest and best perks of podcasting is the rich art of connection. It's like that one really long "begat" section in the...
heathermariedrain
Jul 18, 20211 min read


Summer Wine: Brandon Colvin's A Dim Summer
My first brand new film article in months is up and live over at Diabolique! This time around I delve into Brandon Colvin's 2020 indie...
heathermariedrain
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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