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Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus
by ZouZou Mansour
From the mystifying mind of ZouZou Mansour–visionary artist, writer, and ferocious front-woman of the Philly garage-rock group SORAIA–comes a brand new podcast that’s unafraid to probe the mind and dissect the darkest corners of humanity. Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus is an epic audio analysis of everything creepy, cryptic, and macabre. From Edgar Allan Poe’s unsettling poetry, to the standout cinematography of "The Shining," and even the gruesome details of the Black Dahlia murder, ZouZou Mansour takes the listener on a journey exploring the ways darkness creeps into the social conscious through art, philosophy, and pop culture. Why do some people love slasher films, while others faint at the mere mention of blood? Why is the practice of the ‘dark arts’ considered blasphemy to some, but a natural way of life to others?And how do the origins of scary campfire stories go as far back as the Gods of Ancient Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia? Learn the secrets behind t
Episodes
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Episode 7: "Memento Mori" (Part 2)
This covers the waaaaaay huge topic I could go on and on about - "Memento Mori". However, in this episode, I do go off a bit on the feminist view of the buddhist practice of corpse meditation after describing it to a T. In this episode, there are a number of topics covered, so it is information...
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Episode 6: "Memento Mori" (Part 1)
Once again, ZouZou goes down the rabbithole with the topic of "Memento Mori", which translated from Latin means, "Remember you must die" . Scripted and researched by our very own Ashley Otis (who also brought you the "Black Dahlia" episode last season - which then led directly into "The Minotaur"...
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Episode 5: The Algonquian Wendigo: Myth, Mystery, and Mirror
WARNING: Spoiler alert (in very general) for "The Last Of Us" Season 2. The "Wendigo" is such a substantial spirit and monster that possesses an already weakened mind or soul in Algonquian culture. A creature that can resurrect if not killed correctly, and mostly can inhabit one who separates...
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Episode 4: Birth of the Minotaur
On this episode ZouZou provides more insight into the connections between the Black Dahlia murder, surrealist art, and tragic mythology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 3: The Black Dahlia’s Connection to Surrealist Art
This week, ZouZou dives into the infamous unsolved case of the Black Dahlia murder. Follow along as she dissects the convergence of art, violence, sexism, and darkness that culminated in such a tragic loss of life. CONTENT WARNING: Abduction, Stalking, Sexual Violence, Dismemberment, Murder…
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Episode 2: Top Five Scariest Scenes from Kubrick’s “The Shining” and the Vital Role of Music and Cinematography
On this week's episode our haunting host ZouZou Mansour sinks her teeth into the classic horror film The Shining. Listen along as ZouZou chronicles the story of getting the Torrance family from page to screen, Stanley Kubrick's use of music and cinematography throughout the film, and The…
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Episode 1: What is Darkness?
Welcome to Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus, a brand new podcast that’s unafraid to probe the mind and dissect the darkest corners of humanity. Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus is an epic audio analysis of everything creepy, cryptic, and macabre. This week, our haunting host ZouZou Mansour asks an...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
From the mystifying mind of ZouZou Mansour–visionary artist, writer, and ferocious front-woman of the Philly garage-rock group SORAIA–comes a brand new podcast that’s unafraid to probe the mind and dissect the darkest corners of humanity. Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus is an epic audio analysis of everything creepy, cryptic, and macabre. From Edgar Allan Poe’s unsettling poetry, to the standout cinematography of "The Shining," and even the gruesome details of the Black Dahlia murder, ZouZou Mansour takes the listener on a journey exploring the ways darkness creeps into the social conscious through art, philosophy, and pop culture.
Why do some people love slasher films, while others faint at the mere mention of blood? Why is the practice of the ‘dark arts’ considered blasphemy to some, but a natural way of life to others?And how do the origins of scary campfire stories go as far back as the Gods of Ancient Greece, Egypt, and Mesopotamia? Learn the secrets behind t
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From the mystifying mind of ZouZou Mansour–visionary artist, writer, and ferocious front-woman of the Philly garage-rock group SORAIA–comes a brand new podcast that’s unafraid to probe the mind and dissect the darkest corners of humanity. Silhouettes on the Sarcophagus is an epic audio analysis of...
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