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Podcast: Retro Blood
Episode: Retro Blood 201: The Black Cat (1981)
Description: James Kline & J.H. Alison continue Lucio Fulci Month with one of his strangest films—The Black Cat (1981). A moody mix of Edgar Allan Poe inspiration, European gothic vibes, and Fulci’s signature brutality, this movie asks the question: what happens when a psychic professor uses a cat to control minds and kill his enemies?
We kick things off with thoughts on the film’s connection to Poe’s short story and James checking in from Australia this month. Then it’s time for our Weekly History Segment—we dive into what was happening in April 1981: James covers a wil...