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Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
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SOURCES
Oswald Perkins; Longlegs
Jonathan Demme; The Silence of the Lambs
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Donation Links for Palestine:
HEAL Palestine: healpalestine.org
Palestine Children's Relief Fund: pcrf.net
BDS: bdsmovement.net
SOURCES
Alex Garland; Civil War
Acolytes of Horror; Horror That Fears Politics; youtube.com/watch?v=dYe3FRfKOM4
Eileen Jones; It's Impossible To Take Civil War Seriously; jacobin.com/2024/04/garland-civil-war-film-review
Yuval Noah Harari; Why Vladimir Putin has already lost this war; theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/28/vladimir-putin-war-russia-ukraine
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Phoebe's Instagram: @Phoebe_is_Kuhl
00:00 - Intro
9:09 - Part One: Blood
30:45 - Part Two: Power
37:23 - Interlude: Interpretation
46:15 - Part Three: Good and Evil
58:56 - Part Four: Control
01:17:10 - Epilogue
SOURCES
The Christian Bible
Mel Gibson; The Passion of the Christ
Cecil B. DeMille; King of Kings
Dallas Jenkins; The Chosen
Franco Zefferilli; Jesus of Nazareth
George Stevens; The Greatest Story Ever Told
Paolo Pasolini; The Gospel According to St. Matthew
AO Scott; Passion review; FILM REVIEW; Good and Evil Locked In Violent ShowdownThe New York Timesnytimes.com › 2004/02/25 › movies › film-...
Acolytes of Horror; “How Midsummer Brainwashes You”; youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
BBC; “Edna Oatman” quote; http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3488370.stm
Benoit Poelvoorde, Remy Belvaux, Andre Bonzel; Man Bites Dog
David Walsh; Passion review; wsws.org/en/articles/2004/03/pass-m05.html
Elvina M. Hall; Jesus Paid It All
James Brownson; Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ: A Theological Critique; reformedjournal.com/mel-gibsons-the-passion-of-the-christ-a-theological-critique
James Dobson; Is America Imploding?; drjamesdobson.org/newsletters/april-2023-newsletter
Jean-Luc Godard; Le Petite Soldat
Jerry Falwell’s 9/11 comments; actupny.org/YELL/falwell.html
Jonathan Rosenbaum; Passion review; jonathanrosenbaum.net/2023/11/the-passion-of-the-christ
Lee Strobel; Experiencing the Passion of Jesus: A Discussion Guide on History’s Most Important Event
Nicholas Rathod; Founding Fathers Deism; americanprogress.org/article/the-founding-fathers-religious-wisdom
The Numbers; “Passion is highest American domestic box office for an r rated film of all time”; the-numbers.com/box-office-records/domestic/all-movies/mpaa-ratings/r-(us)
PJ Grisar; Absolutely every anti-Semitic thing Mel Gibson has ever said; forward.com/culture/449521/mel-gibson-anti-semitism-timeline-winona-ryder
Peter J. Boyer; The Jesus War; newyorker.com/magazine/2003/09/15/the-jesus-war
Peter Jackson; Bad Taste
Philip French; Passion review; theguardian.com/film/2004/mar/28/melgibson.philipfrench
Primetime w/ Diane Sawyer; assorted Mel Gibson interview clips; aired on ABC, February 16, 2004
Pursuit of Truth; “THE MOMENT They Realize They Killed The Son of God”; youtube.com/watch?v=JLA3fN9Irc0
Roger Friedman; Mel Gibson: Holocaust a ‘Numbers Game’; foxnews.com/story/mel-gibson-holocaust-a-numbers-game
Ruggero Deodato; Cannibal Holocaust
“Splatter Film” Wiki definition; en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splatter_film
Stephen J. Nichols; Jesus: Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to The Passion of the Christ
Stephen King; The lengthy “Alicia” quote; ew.com/article/2007/02/01/stephen-king-passion-phenomenon
Stephenson Humphries-Brooks; Cinematic Savior; Hollywood’s Making of the American Christ
Todd Berzon; Historical Context for Luke/John by Unknown; https://www.college.columbia.edu/core/node/1754#:~:text=The%20four%20canonical%20gospels—Matthew,biographies%20of%20Jesus%20of%20Nazareth.
My Second Channel: youtube.com/@NathanNow37
SOURCES
Bill Watterson and John Kascht; The Mysteries
Bill Watterson; Calvin & Hobbes
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter, I guess: @LIGHTNINGWOW
SOURCES
Kyle Edward Ball; Skinamarink
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter, I guess: @LIGHTNINGWOW
Poetry Narrator: Phoebe Kuhlman
Phoebe's Instagram: @Phoebe_is_Kuhl
SOURCES
Alex Garland; Men
Alex Garland; Annihilation
Alfred Hitchcock; Psycho
Ari Aster; Hereditary
Frank Henenlotter; Basket Case
John Keats; Ode On A Grecian Urn
Li Po; On The City Street
Matthew Zapruder; Why Poetry
Mary Oliver: A Poetry Handbook
Robert Frost; The Rose Family
Yusef Komunyakaa; Ode To The Maggot
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: @LIGHTNINGWOW
SOURCES
Allan Heinberg; The Sandman
Neil Gaimain; The Sandman
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: @LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
SOURCES
Craig Zobel; The Hunt
David Blue Garcia; Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Josh Ruben; Werewolves Within
Ryan Murphy; American Horror Story: Cult
Adam McKay; Don't Look Up
Rian Johnson; Knives Out
Ailsa Chang and Steve Inskeep; Sen. McConnell Obstructs Merrick Garland Nomination Vote npr.org/2016/03/18/470925806/sen-mcconnell-obstructs-merrick-garland-nomination-vote
Brian De Palma; Casualties of War
Cassandra Clarke; Texas Chainsaw Massacre Director Discusses Leatherface's Bloody Return cbr.com/texas-chainsaw-massacre-director-david-blue-garcia-interview
Christopher Crowe; Off Limits
David French; America Is Being Pulled Apart. Here's How We Can Start to Heal Our Nation time.com/5887428/american-political-division
Eric Kohn; 'The Hunt' Director Craig Zobel Fights Back Against Fake News, And Wins indiewire.com/2020/03/craig-zobel-interview-the-hunt-canceled-1202215006
F. W. Murnau; Nosferatu
Francis Ford Coppola; Apocalypse Now
Francis Ford Coppola; Brahm Stoker's Dracula
Francis Ford Coppola; Gardens of Stone
Jackie Strause; 'American Horror Story: Cult' Isn't Only For A Liberal Audience hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/american-horror-story-cult-season-not-just-liberals-1034061
Jeff Burr; Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
John Irvin; Hamburger Hill
John Luessenhop; Texas Chainsaw 3D
Jonas Cuaron; Desierto
Jonathan Liebesman; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
Jordan Peele; Get Out
Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo; Leatherface
Katie Reilly; 'Action Is the Only Remedy to Indifference': Elie Wiesel's Most Powerful Quotes time.com/4392252/elie-wiesel-dead-best-quotes
Kevin Fitzpatrick; Universal Cancels The Hunt Release After Trump’s “Hollywood Is Racist” Criticism vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/08/the-hunt-movie-canceled-deplorables-trump#:~:text=Universal%20Cancels%20The%20Hunt%20Release,Is%20Racist%E2%80%9D%20Criticism%20%7C%20Vanity%20Fair
Kim Henkel; Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation
Luke Mogelson; A Reporter's Footage From Inside The Capitol Siege | The New Yorker youtube.com/watch?v=270F8s5TEKY
Marcus Nispel; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett; Ready or Not
Mitchell Beaupre; Interview: 'Werewolves Within' Screenwriter Mishna Wolff on Subverting Dated Tropes In Her New Horror Comedy awardsradar.com/2021/06/25/interview-werewolves-within-writer-mishna-wolff-on-subverting-dated-tropes-with-her-new-horror-comedy
Nathan Wellman; The 'Bernie Bro' Is A Media Myth. It Needs To Die web.archive.org/web/20160318174922/http://usuncut.com/politics/bernie-bro-is-a-myth
New York Times Editorial Board; America Has A Free Speech Problem nytimes.com/2022/03/18/opinion/cancel-culture-free-speech-poll.html
Oliver Stone; Platoon
Pat Aufderheide; "Good Soldiers" in Seeing Through Movies
Rose Glass; Saint Maud
Sam Adler-Bell; Unlearning the Language of ‘Wokeness’ nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/06/unlearning-the-language-of-wokeness.html
Stanley Kubrick; Full Metal Jacket
Tobe Hooper; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Tobe Hooper; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Todd S. Purdum; Gingrich Shut Down the Government in a Tantrum 23 Years Ago theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/12/newt-gingrichs-1995-shutdown-came-fit-pique/578923
Wikipedia; Political Polarization in the United States en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_polarization_in_the_United_States
AUDIO
♫ Track: [Electro Swing] ExoNova - Electro Swingity [No Copyright Music]
♫ Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=T8RnpyjepTA
Armchair Ambience; Vietnam War Ambience youtube.com/watch?v=AMPtJ_6tuJI&t=1059s
Freshly Roasted Beats; midnight walk. [lofi / jazzhop / chill mix] youtube.com/watch?v=rGVaZUJutOo
Freshly Roasted Beats; Swing Beats [Jazz Hop / Lo Fi / Chill Mix]
youtube.com/watch?v=uZ6_ISALjcQ
JS Bach; Goldberg Variation
jpegmafia; BBW from All My Heroes Are Cornballs
jpegmafia; Free the Frail from All My Heroes Are Cornballs
MinDatter; [FREE] Electro swing beat youtube.com/watch?v=Z4zlEOv7RXw
National Anthem of the USSR
Pavelness; Bohren & der Club of Gore - Street Tattoo youtube.com/watch?v=aeyI-S3RKk0
The Turtles; Happy Together
Wanja [Nechtan] Gröger; Best Of Double Bass Drumming 2020! youtube.com/watch?v=Nqysa1Todl8
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: @LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
Voice of Akira Kurosawa by Tim Karasawa
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtu.be/yllMFY1Mb08
Annihilation: Surrendering To Creation: youtu.be/EkV9O0_cJzs
The Dead Don't Die: How Deadpan Dooms Us: youtu.be/AaztKHi3Id0
Saint Maud: God As A Self-Portrait: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbcS9...
The Green Knight: The Uncanny Horror Of Masculinity: youtube.com/watch?v=OK7hl21YcsE
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtu.be/oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtu.be/Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtu.be/BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtu.be/lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
Ridley Scott; The Last Duel
Akira Kurosawa; Rashomon
Akira Kurosawa; Something Like An Autobiography
David Lowery; The Green Knight
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: @LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
Voice of Death by Ryan Hollinger
Ryan's LEGENDARY Youtube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCphlppLaedKn0BgXAszs5dQ
Ryan's Twitter: @ryanhollinger
Ryan's Insta: @horrorhollinger
Voice of Sigmund Freud by Amir Levi
Voice of Dr RW Connell by Marie Pettit Gregson
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtu.be/yllMFY1Mb08
Annihilation: Surrendering To Creation: youtu.be/EkV9O0_cJzs
The Dead Don't Die: How Deadpan Dooms Us: youtu.be/AaztKHi3Id0
Saint Maud: God As A Self-Portrait: youtube.com/watch?v=SbcS9jYTtBE
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtu.be/oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtu.be/Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtu.be/BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtu.be/lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
David Lowery; The Green Knight
A24; Legends Never Die; An Oral History of 'The Green Knight' | Narrated by Ralph Ineson | A24 youtube.com/watch?v=yI189R6JyYI
Alex Garland; Annihilation
Anonymous; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Brian Tallerico; The Green Knight rogerebert.com/reviews/the-green-knight-movie-review-2021
George Lucas; Star Wars
Jon Boorman; Excalibur
K. Austin Collins; Heroes and Villains: Dev Petel's Greatest Challenge in 'The Green Knight' rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/green-knight-movie-review-1203648
Mark Zusak; The Book Thief
R.W. Connell; Masculinities
Rian Johnson; The Last Jedi
Richard Brody; "The Green Knight," Reviewed: David Lowery's Boldly Modern Revision Of A Medieval Legend newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-green-knight-reviewed-david-lowerys-boldly-modern-revision-of-a-medieval-legend
Selome Hailu; 'The Green Knight' Director David Lowery Explains Dev Petel's Sex Scenes: 'I Didn't Want To Shy Away From Lustiness' variety.com/2021/film/news/the-green-knight-david-lowery-directing-dev-patel-sex-scenes-1235047959
Sigmund Freud; The Uncanny
StoryDive; The True Meaning of The Green Knight Explained + Details You Missed & How It Differs From The Poem!
Thomas Flight; What The Green Knight Wants You To Think About youtube.com/watch?v=FIM94dRlKWc
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: twitter.com/LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
Voice of Demon by CJ Merriman
CJ's Insta: @ceeej69
CJ's Twitter: @thevagistrate
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtu.be/gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtu.be/yllMFY1Mb08
Annihilation: Surrendering To Creation: youtu.be/EkV9O0_cJzs
The Dead Don't Die: How Deadpan Dooms Us: youtu.be/AaztKHi3Id0
Saint Maud: God As A Self-Portrait: youtube.com/watch?v=SbcS9jYTtBE
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtu.be/oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtu.be/Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtu.be/BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtu.be/lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
William Friedkin; The Exorcist (film)
William Peter Blatty; The Exorcist (novel)
Aaron Harvey; The Evil Woods
Alexandre Aja; The Hills Have Eyes
Daniel Stamm; The Last Exorcism
David S. Goyer; The Unborn
Diederik van Rooijen; The Possession of Hannah Grace
Gerardo Valero; A sermon no one can sleep through rogerebert.com/far-flung-correspondents/a-sermon-no-one-can-sleep-through
James Wan; Saw
Joan Frawley Desmond; William Peter Blatty Did a Great Service for the Church by Writing “The Exorcist” ncregister.com/blog/william-peter-blatty-did-a-great-service-for-the-church-by-writing-the-exorcist
Lorne Michaels; Saturday Night Live "The Exorcist 2 (feat. Richard Pryor)" youtube.com/watch?v=B8dKnFU5LUE
Mark Neveldine; The Vatican Tapes
Mikael Håfström; The Rite
Movie Web; The Exorcist - Exclusive: Owen Roizman Interview youtube.com/watch?v=BibsC0R_kl4
Natalie Erika James; Relic
Nathan Wellman; Silence the Siren Song
Neil Marshall; The Descent
Nobuhiko Obayashi; House
Stanley Kubrick; The Shining
Rob Ager; 6 creepy things hidden in THE EXORCIST youtube.com/watch?v=2U_-zjVAo2Q
Rob Ager; Excavating The Exorcist (film analysis) youtube.com/watch?v=bGoiF4JvmHM
Ryan Hollinger; Is THE EXORCIST Really The "Greatest" Horror Ever Made? youtube.com/watch?v=bjXc2M4Hg6o
Robert Eggers; The Lighthouse
Rupert Wainwright; Stigmata
Tobe Hooper; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Sam Raimi; The Evil Dead
Scott Derrickson; The Exorcism of Emily Rose
Simon West; When A Stranger Calls
Wes Craven; Nightmare on Elm Street
William Friedkin; The French Connection
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: twitter.com/LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small. Also she did the VO for Amanda's interior monologue. Forgot to put that in the credits!
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
Other voices by Cameron Cronin and Granison Crawford.
Cameron's Instagram: @triplealbatross
Granison's Instagram: @instagranison
Link to Room 55: http://cutprintfilm.com/features/vimeo-short-film-week-room-55
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtube.com/watch?v=yllMFY1Mb08
Annihilation: Surrendering To Creation: youtu.be/EkV9O0_cJzs
The Dead Don't Die: How Deadpan Dooms Us: youtu.be/AaztKHi3Id0
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtube.com/watch?v=Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
Rose Glass; Saint Maud
William Blake; "The Sick Rose"
William Blake; Various Paintings
Ari Aster; Midsommar
Billy Graham; Is the Handwriting on the Wall, America? youtube.com/watch?v=qJT7MjxkRrk
Brian De Palma; Carrie
David Ehrlich; ‘Saint Maud’ Review: Rose Glass’ Body Horror Debut Is a Cross Between ‘First Reformed’ and ‘The Exorcist’ indiewire.com/2019/09/saint-maud-review-rose-glass-1202173008
Franco Zeffirelli; Jesus of Nazareth
Friedrich Nietzsche; Twilight of the Idols, or, How to Philosophize with a Hammer
In Touch Ministries; Walking in God's Plan -- Pastor Charles Stanley youtube.com/watch?v=_CF421kd9l4
Ingmar Bergman; Winter Light
How To Find God's Plan For Your Life; youtube.com/watch?v=MRtx8EaWTg0
Jennifer Catsoulis; 'Saint Maud' Review: A Passion for Sinners nytimes.com/2021/01/28/movies/saint-maud-review.html
Justo L González; A Concise History of Christian Doctrine
Official Steven Furtick; Set Your Hope On God's Plan youtube.com/watch?v=0yOzb7X3zvg
Paul Schrader; First Reformed
Pete Ennes; The Sin of Certainty
Reid Temple; "God Has A Plan For Your Life" youtube.com/watch?v=rcZ7zG3Mkxo
Richard Brody; “Saint Maud,” Reviewed: A Delusional Home Health Aide, Trapped in a Horror Movie newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/saint-maud-reviewed-a-delusional-home-health-aide-trapped-in-a-horror-movie
Robert Bresson; Diary of a Country Priest
Robert Eggers; The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers; The VVitch
Rose Glass; Room 55 http://cutprintfilm.com/features/vimeo-short-film-week-room-55
Ryan Hollinger: The True Terror of Saint Maud youtube.com/watch?v=UwPEuKAWW90
Ryan Reeves; youtube.com/channel/UCrI5U0R293u9uveijefKyAA
Sheila O'Malley; Saint Maud Review rogerebert.com/reviews/saint-maud-movie-review-2021
Slate’s Spoiler Specials; Saint Maud slate.com/podcasts/spoiler-specials/2021/02/saint-maud-spoilers
MUSIC
Ambient Gospel Music; Amazing Grace
Charles Villiers Stanford; Three Latin Motets
Franz Schubert; Ave Maria
Gabriel Fauré; 3 Nocturnes, No. 1
Gregorio Allegri; Miserere mei, Deus
Swans; Sex, God, Sex
Tim Hecker; No Drums
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: twitter.com/LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtube.com/watch?v=yllMFY1Mb08
Annihilation: Surrendering To Creation: youtu.be/EkV9O0_cJzs
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtube.com/watch?v=Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
Jim Jarmusch; The Dead Don't Die
Jim Jarmusch; Stranger Than Paradise
Jim Jarmusch; Mystery Train
Jim Jarmusch; Coffee and Cigarettes
Jim Jarmusch; Ghost Dog
Jim Jarmusch; Only Lovers Left Alive
Jim Jarmusch; Paterson
George Romero; The Dawn of the Dead
Andrew Lapin; 'The Dead Don't Die' In Jarmusch's Latest, But Your Patience Will npr.org/2019/06/13/730634908/the-dead-don-t-die-in-jarmusch-s-latest-but-your-patience-will
Cult Popture; Is Meta The New Funny? youtube.com/watch?v=3CXE45yzzSI
Curio; Bad Movies
Eyebrow Cinema; Dawn of the Dead and The Happy Consumer youtube.com/watch?v=30oSBlZyjg0
From Software; Bloodborne
John Nugent; The Dead Don't Die Review empireonline.com/movies/reviews/the-dead-don-t-die
Karen Han; The Dead Don’t Die pits Adam Driver and Bill Murray against the zombie apocalypse polygon.com/2019/6/12/18661625/dead-dont-die-review-adam-driver-jim-jarmusch-zombies
Marc Forster; World War Z
Mark Olsen; Indie Focus: The mournful zombie comedy of ‘The Dead Don’t Die’ latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-the-dead-dont-die-rolling-thunder-revue-american-woman-20190614-story.html
Matt Reeves; Cloverfield
Matt Zoller Seitz; The Dead Don't Die rogerebert.com/reviews/the-dead-dont-die-2019
Owen Gleiberman; Film Review: 'The Dead Don't Die' variety.com/2019/film/reviews/the-dead-dont-die-review-adam-driver-bill-murray-1203213609
Richard Brody; “The Dead Don’t Die,” Reviewed: Jim Jarmusch’s Fiercely Political Zombie Comedy newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/the-dead-dont-die-reviewed-jim-jarmuschs-fiercely-political-zombie-comedy
Mimi Leder; Deep Impact
Roland Emmerich; 2012
Sandy Schaeffer; The Dead Don't Die Review: Jarmusch's Zombie Comedy is Only Half-Alive screenrant.com/dead-dont-die-2019-movie-reviews
Stephanie Zacharek; Cannes Review: The Dead Don't Die Brings Jim Jarmusch’s Intimate Touch to the World of Zombies time.com/5589540/the-dead-dont-die-cannes-review
Yeon Sang-ho; Train To Busan
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
Twitter: twitter.com/LIGHTNINGWOW
Assistant Directed by Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Voice of the biologist by Phoebe Kuhlman
Phoebe's Instagram: @phoebe_is_kuhl
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtube.com/watch?v=yllMFY1Mb08
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
Degenerate Art vs Hitler: youtube.com/watch?v=Fss1Q4Ch4P8
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
SOURCES
Alex Garland; Annihilation
American Cinema Foundation; ACF Critic Series #06 Matt Zoller Seitz, Annihilation youtube.com/watch?v=XhOEZ3PP9Ng
Andrew Gaudion; ‘Annihilation’ Review: Dir. Alex Garland (2018) thehollywoodnews.com/2018/03/13/annihilation-review-1108130387
Emily Yoshida; Annihilation is Flawed, but Unforgettably Mind-Bending vulture.com/2018/02/annihilation-review.html
Folding Ideas; Annihilation and Decoding Metaphor youtube.com/watch?v=URo66iLNEZw
Jeff VanderMeer; Annihilation
Lessons from the Screenplay; Annihilation — The Art of Self-Destruction youtube.com/watch?v=LMmA2pu2gdY
Laura Miller; “Annihilation”: Doomed expedition into the unknown salon.com/test2/2014/02/23/annihilation_doomed_expedition_into_the_unknown
Lydia Millet; In Jeff Vandermeer’s ‘Annihilation’, Fungal Fiction Grows On You latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-ca-jc-jeff-vandermeer-20140202-story.html
Planet Earth; Season 1, Episode 4 “Caves”
Richard Propes; “Annihilation” Demands Your Attention And Dares You To Look Away theindependentcritic.com/annihilation
Stan Brakhage; Black Ice (1994)
Stan Brakhage; Comingled Containers (1997)
Stan Brakhage: Night Music (1986)
Simon Ings; Annihilation review — ‘You’ll find yourself afraid to turn the page’ theguardian.com/books/2014/mar/05/annihilation-review-jeff-vandermeer-afraid-turn-page
UNIVERSE DOPE; Zooming Out From Earth 4K youtube.com/watch?v=DgqAAE9Aagc
WE AND THE COLOR; Novae - Supernova Short Film by Thomas Vanz
MUSIC
Ambient Paradise, Ambience of Annihilation; youtube.com/watch?v=Y8lW6i8kf5A
Father / 아버지; Reflection youtube.com/watch?v=C8EN5I9R1U8
Father / 아버지; White Death youtube.com/watch?v=EgrZuUmLMk0
Roy Montgomery; Scenes from the South Island youtube.com/watch?v=snwo2ZpU2k4
Terre Thaemlitz; Soil, “Aging Core, Aging Periphery” comatonse.bandcamp.com/track/aging-core-aging-periphery
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Featuring the Voice of Courage as Chief Bromden.
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw
The Lies Of The Lighthouse: youtube.com/watch?v=yllMFY1Mb08
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith: youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy: youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious: youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
The Existential Dread of the Elevator Shift: youtube.com/watch?v=KhphOw2gesE
SOURCES
Ryan Murphy; Ratched
Miloš Forman; One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Ken Kesey; One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Support my work: patreon.com/NathansArtProject
paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
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Special Thanks to Phoebe Kuhlman. As always, she made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Featuring the Voices of Curt Bonnem and Phoebe Kuhlman. Script feedback by Carl Gibson.
More Acolytes of Horror:
How Midsommar Brainwashes You: youtube.com/watch?v=gr2j0o_B2mw&lc=UgxA7tYwprC5fJxC0O54AaABAg
Pre-Acolytes of Horror Video Essays:
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
The Existential Dread of the Elevator Shift youtube.com/watch?v=KhphOw2gesE
SOURCES
Alan Watts; The Wisdom of Insecurity
Albert Camus; The Myth of Sisyphus
Barbara Kopple, Cathy Caplan, Thomas Haneke, and Lawrence Silk; American Dream
Bong Joon-ho; Snowpiercer
Chris Peters; Stranger in the Mirror
Edward T. O’Donnell; Are We Living in the Gilded Age 2.0? history.com/news/second-gilded-age-income-inequality
Film Crit Hulk; The Lighthouse, Art Films, And The Feeling Of Servitude patreon.com/posts/lighthouse-art-31489823
Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar; American Factory
Gary Ross; The Hunger Games
Kay And Skittles; The Lighthouse, Twilight, And Masculinity youtube.com/watch?v=cEERvzBbuwM&
Michael Cheval; Discord of Analogy
Robert Eggers; The Lighthouse
Robert Eggers and Max Eggers; The Lighthouse Screenplay http://a24awards.com/film/thelighthouse/THE_LIGHTHOUSE_script.pdf
Paul Piff; Does Money Make You Mean? ted.com/talks/paul_piff_does_money_make_you_mean?language=en
Philosophy Tube; “Waiting for Godot” Explained With Philosophy youtube.com/watch?v=nsxkEs6G-9s
Samuel Beckett; Endgame
Samuel Beckett; Happy Days
Samuel Beckett; Ohio Impromptu
Samuel Beckett; Not I
Samuel Beckett; Waiting for Godot
Peter Saul; Criminal Being Executed
Wisecrack; The Lighthouse: Is It Deep Or Dumb? youtube.com/watch?v=o_m_lzynebA
MUSIC
Arthur Collins; Hello Ma Baby
Dan Bodan; Leoforos Alexandras youtube.com/watch?v=_XQ1KZVH2lw
Dean Shostak; youtube.com/watch?v=hTlOzbhwt9I
Gong Master; Soft Manner gong stroking technique shown on PaiSTe Symphonic Planet Gongs youtube.com/watch?v=63qSHhiyDHA
Mark Korven; Indie Film And Music (Multiple Vids)
Mark Korven; How composer Mark Korven created the incredibly eerie sound for The Lighthouse youtube.com/watch?v=vImARtEhTw8
Reyben Kim Woodwinds; The Foggy Dew - Celtic Ocarina
The Very Best Gregorian Chants; Requiem Mass
Yoshio Ojima; Glass Chattering
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Special Thanks to Phoebe Kuhlman. She made this video a million times better in so many ways, big and small.
Featuring the Voices of Anthony Backman, Phoebe Kuhlman, Tim Kopacz, Guy Picot, Bruno Oliver, Marian Gonzalez, Sarah Cortez, David Miller, Tyler Wellman, Jaime Andrews, Jessie Bias, Kellen Crager, Jason Matthis
Check out my pre-Acolytes of Horror video essays that also analyze scary stuff:
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: Soundscape of Sally’s Screams youtube.com/watch?v=3GnCGWDu9ww
Degenerate Art vs Hitler youtube.com/watch?v=Fss1Q4Ch4P8
The Night of the Hunter: Victims of Faith youtube.com/watch?v=lUHt0p_x0LM
Darren Aronofsky: Horror as Greek Tragedy youtube.com/watch?v=BaXTaUWgT6Y
Misery: Monsters Aren’t Always Mysterious youtube.com/watch?v=oK6Bob0selc
The Existential Dread of the Elevator Shift youtube.com/watch?v=KhphOw2gesE
SOURCES
Adam Chitwood, ‘Midsommar’ Ending Explained: We’re All in This Together collider.com/midsommar-ending-explained
Alexandra Stein, How Totalism Works https://www.academia.edu/33605474/How_Totalism_Works_-_Aeon_Magazine
Alissa Wilkinson, Ari Aster on his new film Midsommar: “I keep telling people I want it to be confusing” vox.com/culture/2019/7/2/18744431/ari-aster-midsommar-interview-spoilers
Britt Hayes, Midsommar Takes A Cathartic Trip From Trauma To Acceptance birthmoviesdeath.com/2019/07/08/midsommar-cathartic-trip
Carly Lane, How Midsommar Illustrates The Catharsis Of Expressing Emotion syfy.com/syfywire/how-midsommar-illustrates-the-catharsis-of-expressing-emotion
CIY schedule new.ciy.com/move/dates-locations/info/mov20fl3
Daniel Kahneman, Thinking Fast and Slow
Danielle Ryan, ‘Midsommar’: Ari Aster and Florence Pugh’s Complex, Climactic Catharsis slashfilm.com/midsommar-catharsis
Fleur Brown, I grew up in a cult and I can tell you why ‘normal’ people join them insider.com/i-grew-up-in-a-cult-and-i-can-tell-you-why-normal-people-join-them-2018-3
George Write, Nxivm: ‘Why I joined a cult - and how I left’ bbc.com/news/world-47900242
Glenn Collins, The Psychology of the Cult Experience nytimes.com/1982/03/15/style/the-psychology-of-the-cult-experience.html
Hillary Hoffower and Allana Akhtar, Lonely, burned out, and depressed: The state of millennials’ mental health entering the 2020s businessinsider.com/millennials-mental-health-burnout-lonely-depressed-money-stress
J. Gordon Melton, The Rise of the Study of New Religions cesnur.org/testi/bryn/br_melton.htm
Karen Han, Is the cult in Midsommar real? polygon.com/2019/7/5/20681187/midsommar-spoilers-cult-harga-ari-aster
Robert Jay Lifton, Thought Reform and the Psychology of Totalism
Mark Olsen, ‘Midsommar’ explained: The filmmakers unpack the sex, reituals and shocking ending latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-midsommar-spoilers-ari-aster-jack-reynor-20190703-story.html
Meagan Navarro, Midsommar Director Ari Aster on Hidden Clues and the Debate Surrounding the Controversial Ending consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/ari-aster-midsommar-interview
Minda Zetlin, Millennials Are the Loneliest Generation, A Survey Shows inc.com/minda-zetlin/millennials-loneliness-no-friends-friendships-baby-boomers-yougov.html
Now It’s Dark, Midsommar: How Ari Aster Unsettles You youtube.com/watch?v=S6lR4VNabJ4
Ryan Hollinger, Why Midsommar Broke Me youtube.com/watch?v=Por7tzo8qqc
Tara Isabella Burton, What is a cult? aeon.co/essays/theres-no-sharp-distinction-between-cult-and-regular-religion
FOOTAGE FROM
Midsommar
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
THX 1138
Jaws
CIY
Film At Lincoln Center, Ari Aster on Midsommar, Cathartic Endings, the Director's Cut, and His Favorite Films, youtube.com/watch?v=aPGaPTdno10
4K Relaxation Channel, PHACELIA FLOWERS FIELD Relaxation Video - THANK YOU-video to ALL our subscribers! - FREE DOWNLOAD youtube.com/watch?v=aRVGEdgr06k
MUSIC
“All Creatures of Our God And King” by William Henry Draper, played by LiahonaNet at youtube.com/watch?v=HeugOSb2CAM
“Banished” by Mark Korven, from The Witch Soundtrack
“Prism” by Tim Hecker, from Virgins
“Prophecy,” “Gassed,” “Halsingland,” and “Fire Temple” by Bobby Krlic, from Midsommar Soundtrack
“Rivers of Sand” by Fennesz, from Venice
“Six Hours To Louisiana, Black Coffee Going Cold” by The KLF, from Chill Out
“The Mirror Reflecting (Part 1)” by The Haxan Cloak, from Excavation
“Under Stars II” by Brian Eno, Daniel Lanois, & Roger Eno, from Apollo
“Winter’s Bone” by Kirsten Agresta Copely, from Around the Sun
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Support my work: paypal.me/AcolytesOfHorror
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What do you do when the church you're supposed to be able to lean on is what's holding you under?
Hollywood stories about victimized groups of people are often stories of empowerment, but a thriller from the 1950s tells a surprisingly faithful story about the feelings of helplessness that comes from being hunted by someone who's supposed to be helping you grow.
National Sexual Assault Hotline - 1-800-656-4673
How Darren Aronofsky borrowed from the traditions of catharsis in Greek tragedy to create empathetic nightmares in Black Swan, Requiem for a Dream, and mother!
AWESOME CLOWN VIDS BELOW!
Larry Griswold - youtube.com/watch?v=T89HO_qIMyo&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR2Xmzz0oM4OTp5SeTzIalXgLpRxT1-JSab-buw_P7jXXR84r2JEXCQYzT8
KGB Clowns - youtube.com/watch?v=tgUlMV2AaCg
Die Maiers - vimeo.com/30014163?fbclid=IwAR14Wr0MMTVDFWn5wiRjhAqylidSFeNfy3yMnPxRv-omzCQIDQytoN4USg0
David Shiner - youtube.com/watch?v=ZSJ27ubBKt4&fbclid=IwAR2kKYfA0WByTrKkdnoCZpg7Ak7q_pxqAgGC_w_G6F_s5d7GVyhTaXnFn0Q
KGB Clowns - youtube.com/watch?v=tgUlMV2AaCg
Avner the Eccentric - youtube.com/watch?v=ICtedVROFpw
Bill Irwin - youtube.com/watch?v=-AVifTdjtvE
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-I did kinda enjoy this movie tho. Great chemistry, interesting concept not based on a book/comic/true story/board game, and the coolest robot bartender ever.
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Nathan Wellman - Editor, Music tweaker (@LightningWOW)
All music from Passengers Soundtrack - except some synth stuff I added - I'm safe under parody law, yes?
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I always thought Vader's death was a bit... abrupt. So like any good Star Wars fan, I've concocted this elaborately-researched backstory that gives a deeper explanation to a question that George Lucas would almost certainly answer with "Lightning... duh."
(As much as I love all the extra canon and EU/Legends stuff, this theory really only sources the movies; please don't Force choke me.)
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Nathan Wellman - Editor, Narrator, Performer (@LightningWOW)
David Miller - Camera Op, After Effects assistance
Movies Used:
Star Wars Episodes 1-6. They're not mine, I am theirs.
Music:
John Williams soundtracks from the aforementioned Star Wars movies.
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I’ve read a lot of Stephen King’s books, but Misery is the one that my eyes burned through in less than 24 hours. The day went by in a white-knuckled blur as I carried the book from bed to armchair to kitchen table to toilet to armchair (etc) until I was slamming the back cover shut. Annie Wilkes terrified me in ways I’d never been scared before, because Annie Wilkes felt REAL.
I’ve been obsessed with watching video essays ever since I got turned onto thenerdwriter1’s work, so this is my first stab at digging into that world. I've found an unexpected thrill in writing via editing. Trying to craft a narrative or argument with mostly outside sources wound up feeling surprisingly liberating. (Except for the part where I had to venture to the dark side of the internet and watch most of the Nightmare on Elm’s Street/Friday the 13th/Halloween/Texas Chainsaw Massacre kills to try to find footage that I thought fit with my aesthetic. I felt like I was trapped in an Antonin Artaud play.)
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Nathan Wellman - Performer, Writer, Director, Editor (@LightningWOW)
Phoebe Kuhlman - Hair Monster, Camera operator
With special thanks to David Haverty and Devon Kenneth Lee for editing advice. Premiere Pro has proven to be a teasing vixen which confounds me at every turn.
Sources:
Ludwig Van Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata (Working with the best. Fo free.)
Misery (1990)
Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Saw (2004)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Halloween (1978)
Nightmare on Elm's Street (1984)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
The Exorcist (1973)
Happy Halloween, y'all