Welcome back to Wizard Jail – a limited run series from Director’s Club, Tracks of the Damned, and 96 Greers podcast co-host Patrick Ripoll and Genre Grinder creator Gabe Powers where they talk about, what else, but the 1987 syndicated cartoon series Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light . Podcast number five covers episodes eight, Power of the Wise,  one of the funnier episodes, and episode nine, Thorn of Unicorn, Claw of Dragon , which is basically about magical COVID.

For the record, I find myself extremely uncomfortable discussing movies that fall within the purview of the always controversial rape/revenge genre. Because I don’t really see it as my place to discuss the moral standards and gender politics of rape/revenge movies, for the most part, I try to avoid writing about them and haven’t covered them on the podcast. However, even the most contentious genres tend to produce at least a few outstanding, thoughtful, and/or compelling feat

Like every title in Radiance’s Daiei Gothic collection, Kimiyoshi Yasuda’s The Ghost of Kasane Swamp (Japanese: Kaidan Kasane-ga-fuchi) is a retelling of a traditional ghost story – in this case, a folktale of the same name (sometimes known as The Pool of Kasane) that was supposedly based on a true crime that occurred in Ibaraki Prefecture during the Edo period. Being unfamiliar with the story and having not seen any of the other five (or so) movie adaptations, I’m immediatel

Just in time for the October No Kings protests...well, late in the afternoon of the protests, too late, really, but sometimes it's the thought that counts (and then you'll have to wait for shipping) – comes a new T-shirt and sticker combo from Genre Grinder Cares. Pay homage to the brave frogs putting themselves on the line in protests across the nation with a Loteria-inspired ode to La Rana. Get yours RIGHT HERE!   and   RIGHT HERE! And be sure to check out our OTHER DESIGNS