Charlton Comics, Perfect Blue, and the October Country

Longbox of Darkness - A Horror In Pop Culture Podcast

Welcome back to another spine-tingling episode of the Longbox of Darkness. As ever, LOD is ready to guide you through the dark corners of the macabre, where horror and dark fantasy intertwine. In our first segment - \"It Came From The Long Box!\" - journey back to the 70s with us and experience the hair-rising thrill of Charlton Comics' Scary Tales #13, a treasure that has carved its way into the cobwebbed corners of the Longbox of Darkness. Sit tight, grab your torchlight, and prepare to cast your gaze upon haunted forests, hungry graves, and wicked, disinherited werewolves.
Then, in our 2nd segment - \"Cineplex of Terror\" - we veer into the realm of anime with an unforgettably haunting masterpiece, Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue. His chilling creation will leave you questioning the blurred lines between reality and illusion, and dose you with existential dread so potent that you'll have no shortage of despair from now until the stars wink out.
Finally, we traverse the chilling landscapes of Ray Bradbury's The October Country in our last segment - \"The Book Nook of Doom!\" From unsettling carnivals to twisted vacations, Bradbury's macabre narratives will have your pulse racing. We explore the fears and obsessions of Bradbury's characters, revealing the true horror lurking within the human psyche.
So tune in and join the Longbox of Darkness, as we embark on this journey into the stuff of nightmares.

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