Episode 209: Filmmaker Anna Zlokovic and Eraserhead (1977)

Scarred For Life

This week we are so excited to chat with Anna Zlokovic, the writer/director of Appendage, streaming on Hulu! We chat about the inspiration behind the anxiety monster, balancing horror and comedy, the fantastic cast and so much more. Then we discuss Anna's relationship to horror before exploring why Eraserhead terrified her as a teenager. We discuss surreal imagery, the impeccable sound design, sperm babies, post industrial/apocalypse, Eraserhead's connection to Lynch's filmography and so much more. Also Mary Beth causes Terry to erupt in laughter over a theory....

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