Episode 170: THE BLACKWELL GHOST (2017) Series Discussion

With Curtis still away, John was joined by Magill to partake in what might be the most self-indulgent episode yet: a discussion on Turner Clay's THE BLACKWELL GHOST series of films (which as of this release is up to eight films, with a ninth on the way). While this discussion was about the filmmaker, the verisimilitude of its presentation, and the ever expanding lore, we did spend a lot of time talking about found footage filmmaking more broadly—with some specific discussion on the recent wave of no-budget 'paranormal haunt' found footage horrors by single auteurs; among them this series, Leaving D.C., Bad Ben, and others. Before that, we run through our news and what we watched this week. Next week we return with John Bruni to discuss THE CANDIDATE.TIME STAMPS00:00:00 Introduction00:02:54 New Releases (Zootopia 2; Wicked; For Good; The Running Man)00:06:30 Magill's Zootopia storyWhat We Watched This Week00:11:21 Stranger Things Season Five [Vol. 1] (Magill)00:16:12 Inherent Vice (Magill)00:19:40 An American Tail + An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (Magill)00:25:30 When We Went MAD! (John)00:36:07 Joe's Apartment (John)00:42:12 The Mummy Returns (John)00:44:04 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (John)00:46:20 Thrilling Bloody Sword (John)01:50:18 BLACKWELL GHOST Discussion01:41:33 Coming Up Next!CREDITS AND PLUGSIntro: Marquee Our Feature Presentation Snipe - 1975Outro: Turner Clay - Original Blackwell Ghost Score (from Blackwell Ghost Soundtrack)https://www.magillfoote.com/Magill's produced podcast: https://www.trailwentcold.com/Magill and Grant's new games store: https://taigainteractive.itch.io/Check out Magill's contributions on Rue Morgue magazine!https://rue-morgue.com/Check out Magill's wife's new book (The Widow's Charm): https://caitlynpaxson.com/For a list of noteworthy found footage films, including ones mentioned in this episode: https://boxd.it/DsaW8Follow John on Letterboxd—@johnnycakes91Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month'https://curtisrunstedler.ca/Dr Curtis Reads: https://www.youtube.com/@curtisrunstedler