Episode 60: The B-Sword & Sorcery of the ‘80s, feat. Luana Saitta of Defend Your Trash Movie

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In the wake of John Milius’ Conan the Barbarian (1982) and the dawn of home video’s dominance in genre filmmaking spaces, independent studios kicked off a short-lived, but prolific series of B-to-Z grade sword & sorcery, fantasy, and barbarian movies. Join Gabe and returning guest Luana Saitta as we look at three films from the usual suspects: Roger Corman, the Italians, and The Cannon Group - specifically Jack Hill’s The Sorceress (1982), Lucio Fulci’s Conquest (1983), and Fritz Kiersch’s Gor (1987).

00:00 – Intro

11:47 – The Sorceress

45:25 – Conquest

1:23:00 – Gor

1:48:53 – Outro

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Check out Luana’s Wild Weird Fiction Compendium at luanawrites.carrd.co or maybe pick up a few stories from New Edge Sword & Sorcery:

• Love’s Red Blossom

• The Dream Quest of Well-known Kawtar

• Zeynep’s Judgment

• Staku-ra's Hoard

Also, follow her on her podcast with Travis Kirkland, Defend Your Trash Movie

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