Eros + Massacre

Episode 30: The Desolation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa (2000-2003) with Angura Research Center

For the second part of my ongoing series about Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Clara from Angura Research Center was kind enough to return to the show. You might remember her from the

Episode 29: Roger Corman's Poe Cycle with Klon Waldrip

This April was the great Roger Corman’s centennial, so what better time to finally discuss his work on Eros + Massacre. Writer, artist, programmer, and friend of the show

Episode 28: The Stray Cat Rock Series

The greatest of all time, Meiko Kaji, recently came to NYC for a retrospective of her work at Japan Society, so naturally I had to celebrate with a podcast episode in her

Episode 27: The Kurt Raab Fan Club with Adrianna Gober

I haven’t yet had a chance to talk about New German Cinema on Eros + Massacre, though episodes on Rainer Werner Fassbinder and key figures from his group of collaborators

Eros + Massacre Episode 26: The Best of 2025

I missed this podcast so much, but finishing a book while keeping on top of my commentary deadlines has been brutal. The episode title — as some of you have probably gues

Episode 25: Telephone Terror with Erica Shultz

Squeezing in one last special episode for the Halloween season, this is another subject I’ve been dying to talk about since I started Eros + Massacre. Erica Shultz was ki

Episode 24: The Hammer Dracula Spectacular with Keith Allison

It took me YEARS to make this episode happen, but I am finally triumphant, thanks to my generous and tolerant co-host, Keith Allison. You might remember him as my guest f

Episode 23: The Desolation of Kiyoshi Kurosawa (1989-1999)

It’s officially the beginning of Halloween season and the end of the Japanese celebration of the dead, Obon. Obon is celebrated at different times in different parts of t

Kenji Misumi's Sword Trilogy with Curtis Tsui

This is an extra special episode near and dear to my heart, since Kenji Misumi has become one of my favorite directors, largely because of the Sword trilogy. Though his n

Episode 21: Jess Franco’s Red Lips with John Dickson

Chicago film programmer John Dickson, from the Oscarbate podcast and film collective, joined me for another wild discussion of Jess Franco’s spy/detective films. This tim

Episode 20: Hamburger The Motion Picture with Shawn Porter

Since we're on the verge of summer, it seemed like the perfect time for my first episode on American sex comedies. After years of asking, I finally listened to reason and

Episode 19: Shuji Terayama’s Pastoral with Angura Research Center

Clara from Angura Research Center was kind enough to join me for this episode on one of cinema's greatest surrealists, Shuji Terayama. Poet, writer, master of underground

Episode 18: Teen Delinquent Hell with Byron Lueders

Ditch class, rev your engines, sharpen your switchblades, and roll up some reefer! Extremely patient friend of the show Byron Lueders joined me for this episode that we r

Episode 17: Jess Franco’s Horny Detective with John Dickson

It's officially spring, which seems like a fitting time to release the first -- but certainly not last -- Jess Franco episode of the show. Thanks to Patreon supporter Pat

Episode 16: Japanese V-Cinema with Tom Mes

It's spring equinox and Eros + Massacre is emerging from hibernation! This first episode of 2025 is a discussion with cinema historian Tom Mes. He's an international trea

Episode 15: Ghost Stories for Christmas with Will Dodson, Part 2

We are still in the no man's land between Christmas and New Year's Day, so hopefully this second part of my two-part episode on the BBC's original Ghost Stories for Chris

Episode 14: Ghost Stories for Christmas with Will Dodson, Part 1

My sweet Yuletide angels, here is the other two-part episode I'm shoehorning into this December. I'll have the second part up later this week (though it will be on my Pat

Episode 13: Teruo Ishii’s Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell, part 2

Here is part two of this journey through Teruo Ishii's Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell (from the They Live By Film and Punk Vacation podcasts). Part one covered Tokuga

Episode 12: Teruo Ishii’s Joys of Torture with Chris Haskell, part 1

After a much needed break, I'm back! I have been DYING to do a few podcast episodes on underrated Japanese master Teruo Ishii and Chris Haskell (from the They Live By Fil

Episode 11: The Labyrinth of Robbe-Grillet with Christopher Norris

For the latest Eros + Massacre episode, designer, writer, musician, and jack of all trades Christopher Norris joined me to talk about one of our mutual favorites, Alain R