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Stephen Johnson
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Stephen Johnson is an award-winning writer, film-maker and journalist of the bizarre. An internationally recognized gadabout, Stephen is very, very important.

I’ve never been to Hooters, but it’s such a cultural “thing,” I feel like I should, at least once. Read more

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I liked it. But something about Hereditary really got under my skin.  Read more

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Pink Flamingos. Another candidate for list 2. Just for that one scene. The rest of the movie is funny.  Read more

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It was more competently made than I expected, that’s for sure.  Read more

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It’s subjective. Sometimes, when a movie is trying this hard to be shocking, it just isn’t to me.  Read more

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That hits home for sure. I remember being like: “Crap! This person will DIE if we don’t provide everything they need to stay alive! I’m not qualified!” Read more

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The kid with the fish episode is particularly dramatic. It was like right on the edge of “someone should stop this now.”  Read more

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This is a real thing that happened to my friend Ben. I’ll get more details for you if I can. Read more

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I just finished a book called “Occult America” by Mitch Horowitz. It’s smart, accessible, and totally fascinating. A great place to start. Read more

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