14 Months Apart

They Were Warned! Month continues with one of horrors greatest tropes, the devilish doomsayer, The Harbinger. For this episode I wanted to look at just how flexible the archetype can be and how central a role they can play in the plot by looking at Children Of The Corn and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Star Trek Deep Space Nine doubles down on what it does best in episode 5 of season 2, Cardassians, and Malcolm Gladwell continues to make me question everything I thought I knew with his 2008 novel, Outliers. Be sure to follow me on Facebook at Steal My Name Cast and on Soundcloud at the Steal My Name Podcast. Remember to wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and enjoy the show!

As the public restrictions due to Coved 19 have started to loosen, we’ve seen a slew of behavior that makes us shake our heads. So I thought for the month of June I would take a look at a series of films where the main characters ignore warnings, in way or the other, which leads to calamity. Welcome to “They Were Warned!!!” To kick things off I wanted to look at two films that have basically the same plot but the characters involved ignore the warnings that they are given in different ways and for different reasons. The Evil Dead from 1981 and its side sequel Evil Dead from 2013. After a very strong opening to the second season, DS9 slows down a bit with “Invasive Procedures” and Miriam Toews continues to be a dream to read with her 2014 novel, All My Puny Sorrows. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and most of all enjoy!

The month of May is over which means that superhero month has come to a close. What better way to celebrate that ending than by focusing on two lesser-known seekers of justice? One is a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength that is hell-bent on cleaning up the streets of Tromaville and the other is a naïve Mormon that uses the power of the orgasm to deftly defy evildoers. That’s right, The Toxic Avenger and Trey Parker’s Orgazmo. The three-part opener of season 2 of DS9 wraps up with ‘The Siege’ and Stephen King delivers a diverse offering of short stories with his 2008 collection, Just After Sunset. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, wash your hands, and be excellent to each other. Enjoy!

Before The Avengers, Spider-Man, or the X-Men hit the big screen, there was one hero that ruled the multiplexes. For episode 21 of The Steal My Name podcast I’m taking a look at Gotham’s favourite son, Batman. The Dark Knight has had a long history of big and small screen adaptations but this time around I’m going to be talking about the big 4! Yes, Batman, Batman Returns, Batman Forever, and Batman and Robin. Deep Space Nine season 2 stays strong with, The Circle and my Stephen King book month continues with his first post-accident effort, Dreamcatcher. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, all those good things. Remember to wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and enjoy the show!

Superhero month continues with episode 20! Hard to believe I’ve done 20 of these. So for the big 20 I’m taking a look at one of the biggest comic book movies ever made, Avengers Endgame. Epic, massive, monumental, none of these words do it justice. But given that everyone one in the world saw this movie, I’m sure you agree. Deep Space Nine kicks off season 2 with a bang with, The Homecoming, and Stephen King shows why he is the still the king with Hearts In Atlantis. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, discuss, message, exalt, fly kites at night despite the stigma, whatever you are moved to do. Remember to wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and enjoy!

In a world of Iron Men, Man Bats, and Captains of Americana, it’s easy to forget about the little guys. Those unsung heroes that flew so far under the radar that they smacked there heads right off the dish. For episode 19 of The Steal My Name Podcast I’m taking a look at two such under sung heroes: Doctor Mordrid and Howard The Duck. Yes, the 1992 Full Moon… homage… to Doctor Strange and George Lucas’s overcooked golden egg. These two oddball flicks have a lot more to offer than you might initially think. Star Trek Deep Space Nine finishes season one off on a high note with, In The Hands Of The Prophets, and Stephen King gives us all a good reason not to do cocaine with his manic book, The Tommyknockers. Be sure to like, subscribe, follow, share, rejoice, all those good things. Wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and enjoy the show!

During these tough times we could all use a hero, or two, in our lives. So for the month of May I’m looking at superhero films. New or old, obscure or classics, if there’s a hero in it then its fair game. To start the month off I’m looking at two films that could easily be considered the roots of the modern superhero film, 1998’s Blade and 2000’s X- Men. These films were both game changers in the types of heroes that could make it to the big screen and how they were presented once they got there. Deep Space Nine offers up what may be the best episode of season 1 with, Duets, and Christopher Bram’s book Gods and Monsters wraps episode 18 up in a nice neat bow. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, share, shout from the rooftops, write long-winded letters to friends and family, every little bit helps. But most of all remember to wash your hands, be excellent to each other, and enjoy!

Comfort movie month comes to a close with one of my favourite types of film: Trash. There is so much to love about a movie that’s so bad it’s good and this week I’m looking at two of the best of the worst: Maximum Overdrive and Road House. Killer cars gone wild and Patrick Swayze ripping out throats. What more can you want? DS9 trips over a common Trek trope in, Dramatis Personae, and Michael Crichton’s Prey proves to be another compulsively readable book. Be sure to like, share, subscribe, wash your hands, and be excellent to each other. Enjoy!

Comfort movie month continues with a trip back to 1995. It was an incredible year for cinema that gave us such classics as Before Sunrise, Casino, City of Lost Children, Heat, and most importantly, A Goofy Movie. This movie has been near and dear to my heart since it was first released. From the heart-warming father and son story at its heart, to the incredible soundtrack, to Pauly Shore showing up to build towers out of squeezy cheese. It’s a classic from start to finish and never fails to put a smile on my face when I’m feeling low. Deep Space Nine does a lot of things right with episode 16, The Forsaken, and things wrap up with the second book in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy, Authority. Remember to like, follow, subscribe, wash your hands, and be excellent to each other. Enjoy

Comfort movie month continues and this week I’m breaking out the big guns. There are few things in this world that can put a smile on my face as easily as that bear with very little brains, Winnie The Pooh. For episode 15 of The Steal My Name Podcast I’m looking at the Disney classic, The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh. Before I was into horror, before Ghostbusters, hell, before I could walk, there was Pooh Bear and his friends in The Hundred Acre Wood. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine trundles on with episode 15, If Wishes Were Horses, and I close by looking at Richard Morgan’s 2002 Cyberpunk-Noir novel, Altered Carbon. Be sure to like, follow, subscribe, wash your hands, do your morning stoutness exercises, and bring an extra pot of honey to lunch. Enjoy!