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Emissaries from the Void

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The strange and unusual, we review movies.

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78:33

Leviathan's Limbic Labyrinth (Hellraiser 1, 2,...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/11/02

Hellraiser 1+2+RebootSensation, ongoing consent, limit experiences, addiction, a homeless dragon, sacrifice rewards program, curiosity predatio, the porous line twixt pleasure and pain, wearing Julia, releasing oneself, the anti-Lovecraft

88:50

A GrimDark Song (Antichrist) - S1E12

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/10/18

Antichrist (2009) – Gendered grief, "gynocide," Inland Empire, Fateful Findings, unreliable director, let buried birds lie, the grief-despair-pain cycle, pain is a tool, nature is Satan’s church, internalized misogyny, the wrong shoes, schizophrenia, therapeutic malpractice, extreme codependence, intrusive thoughts CW: Sexual Assault, Violence and Gore, Domestic Abuse

28:01

LIMINAL: Possibly in Michigan

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2025/10/05

Possibly in Michigan (1983) -Toxic gender, consumptive love, Ohio, masks we wear, love of perfume, commercialism, death obsessed, Dave Made a Maze

84:30

Heart Weiner (Dave Made a Maze) - S1E11

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/29

Dave Made a Maze –Imposter syndrome, ADHD, hyperfixation, why is Leonard, keeping the alligators fed, the illusion of creative control, tunnel visions, Hal Heartley, irresponsible creativity

21:59

LIMINAL: Avoidant Personality Disorder, The Movie

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2025/09/22

Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses (2009) Low emotional intelligence, pushing away those you love, early internet humor, five second film core, "efficient product", people not wanting to deal with problems directly

70:54

Chromatic Catalytic Converter (Color Out of Space) -...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/09/14

Color Out of Space (2019) –Cosmic horror, bubble of safety, environmentalist themes, chromatically modified organics, invasive species, watch out: you might get what you're after, an "intellectually abusive voice," dysfunctional communication, familial legacy, contagious change, fence-sitters die first

46:22

LIMINAL: Autistic, Electromagnetic Messiah (Midnight...

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2025/09/07

Midnight Special (2016)Space Jesus, cosmic forces with subdued undertones, pick a lane, unexpectedly enjoyable, good movies with underwhelming endings, electromagnetic manipulation, technokinesis, faith in the face of a cynical world.

73:10

Beginner's Guide to Letting Go (A Dark Song) - S1E9

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/31

A Dark Song (2016) Occult as therapy, trauma, revenge, healing, dysfunctional dynamics, the mental trap we make ourselves, inner demons enacting external tolls, angel summoning, learning to forgive, the price of revenge, ""black"" magic, the rituals don't matter, dying does wonders for one's priorities, garmonbozia, the ophanim in the room, a tattooed rat speaks, Vince Gilligan CW: Domestic violence and abusive relationship dynamics, sexual assault

01:22:33

The Left Hand Path (Mad God) - S1E8

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/17

Mad God (2021) – Practical effects, Right VS Left Hand Path: Which is Better in 2025?, inside the atrocity engine, there’s always a bigger fish, as above so below, spiritual desolation, the shit we swallow, Mad as in ANGRY, endless cycles, infant alchemy, the life to suffering pipeline, ceasing the cycle within ourselves, The Last Man as Theif, The Last Man as God

40:13

LIMINAL: Malleable Memory Mélange - Active Volcano...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/10

Active Volcano (2023) — Mnemonic fallibility, the creative process, VIBES, and reading listener comments about "…World’s Fair.”

59:26

An Even Righter Hand Path (Holy Mountain) S1E7 Part 2

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/08/03

The Holy Mountain (1973) – A spiritual Ocean's Eleven, ego death, mortality salience, tonal duality, paganism, horizontal conquest, sacred geometry, tossing the little man, suckling from the rebus, allegorical fourth wall, enlightened filmmaking, cinematic mercy

01:11:40

The Right Hand Path (The Holy Mountain) - S1E7 Part 1

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/27

The Holy Mountain (1973)Occultism 101, Christs for sale, hermeticism, gnostic jellyfish, alchemy, planet people, sexretarial duties, based martian lesbians, all cops are ball-less, the fascist atrocity engine, Pluto's icy penis CW: Animal harm, police violence, systemic racism Part two will be uploaded next week instead of a liminal.

34:08

LIMINAL: Vamp Talk

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/20

General discussion of vampire media to companion of with last week's release!

01:07:14

Alleged Vampire (Climate of the Hunter) - S1E6

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/07/12

Our heroes find themselves observing the goings on of a strange group of wealthy folks, one of whom appears to be a vampire. Not Tommy Wiseau though...

01:12:21

F*ckers Been Sewing Some Kind of Heavy Sh*t (Inland...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/28

Our heroes have fallen down a rabbit's hole into a rabbit's apartment but Alice isn't here.

42:16

LIMINAL: An Even Littler Man (Clifford)

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/06/21

(CW for discussions about SA) Our heroes embark on a journey of self discovery with Clifford, the spawn of Nyarlethotep itself, and learn the value of Dinosaur World along the way

01:20:56

Motorboating the Uncanny Valley (Little Man) - S1E4

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2025/06/14

Our heroes have stumbled across a little man, with a face only a mother could love. Eh, maybe not even that.

24:45

LIMINAL: Hello, Goodbye (A Short Story)

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2025/06/08

Our heroes meet a funky cat with some great questions.

01:17:47

Legally Distinct Painbox (Phantasm) - S1E3

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2025/05/31

Our heroes find themselves in a funeral parlor with nothing but angry gnomes- er dwarves? And why do they bleed mustard? This is definitely not home.

34:57

LIMINAL: Damn We Really Like This Director (Jane...

Emissaries from the Void ·

2025/05/25

We have some more to say about Jane and I Saw The TV Glow

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