I am thelitcritguy, a youtube essayist, horror writer, and co-host of the leftist film podcast, Horror Vanguard., here for a spooky season AMA!

I am currently working on two books, one on the Utopian philosophy of Ernst Bloch and the other is a book on Gothic Marxism called "Capitalism: A Horror Story"

You can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheLitCritGuy Listen to Horror Vanguard: https://soundcloud.com/user-317910500

EDIT: Thank you folks -- that's it from me, but please do get in touch if there is anything else you would like to ask.

  • KiaKaha [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Oh sweet it’s you! Thanks for picking this site to host the AMA.

    For HV, do you expect listeners to have seen the movies you’re discussing?

    I find the most enjoyable episodes are the ones where I’ve seen the film, but I never have the willpower to go and watch one just to listen to an episode.

    • thelitcritguy [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      I think that's a fair point, but the hope is that even if you haven't seen the film you should be able to enjoy listening. And I get it that you might not watch a film directly because of an episode but maybe you might stumble across something down the road, and appreciate it a little more because you've already listened to an episode of the pod

      • KiaKaha [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        That dovetails nicely into a follow up question: what are your personal views on spoilers? Do you find they detract from your enjoyment? Enhance it?

        • thelitcritguy [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I think there's a diversity of reasons why people might seek out spoilers -- there might be things that would be traumatic for people to have dropped on them unexpectedly for example. I don't think spoilers ruin something because the joy of art is not necessarily in what is done, but in how it is presented and communicated.