This week on Tender Subject we are joined by Jane Altoids to dissect two Jess Franco surgery movies: The Awful Dr. Orloff (1972) and Faceless (1987). We discuss Franco as a complicated auteur, his mythology and legacy, then get into two body horror movies that bookended his career!

Media referenced: Murderous Passions, Volume 1: The Delirious Cinema of Jesús Franco Flowers of Perversion, Volume 2: The Delerious Cinema of Jesús Franco by Steven Thrower (unfortunately vol. 1 is out of print) The Films of Jess Franco, Antonio Lázaro-Reboll and Ian Olney Jane Altoids is a celebrity, writer and podcaster. You can find her here and listen to her on Pacino Pod. Mae is co-host of the podcast Pleasers and Punishers, is a Scooby on Slayerfest98 and makes music at eversonpoe Kayte is also a co-host on Fangs for the Memories and makes art here.

Kayte is Joined by Langdon from Death/Sentence podcast for a discussion about Sayaka Murata's books Earthlings and Convenience Store Woman. We talk biopolitics, cannibalism both literal and figurative, trauma and living in a society. Media referenced: Gina Meyers' new book of poetry, Works and Days Buy Earthlings and Convenience Store Woman on Bookshop The Biopolitical Body of Convenience Store Woman by Meg Horrridge

Langdon is the host of Death/Sentence and writes here!

Kayte is also a co-host on Fangs for the Memories and makes art here!

This Week, Kayte and Dave are joined by returning fave, comedian Gabe Pacheco for a deep dive into the drug fueled Ken Russell film Altered States. We talk about getting high, colonialism, the simian monster and the bliss of turning to sand with your lover.

Media Referenced: Altered States: Visions and Divisions by Jessica Kiang

Patriarchal-Industrial Anxiety and the Return of the Repressed (Eco-critical) Simian Monster by David Christopher

Gabe is the co-host of Halal Cartels. Go see Gabe perform by following him here and here! Dave is also a co-host on Genre Reveal Party and hosts This is Your Afterlife Kayte is also a co-host on Fangs for the Memories and makes art here!