Personal / Website News
Good day everyone! No new content at my website these past two weeks (or, I guess, for the entire month of March for that matter?). And for good reason: deadline for not one, but two essays! First, an essay for a book about cats in cinema was due at the end of the month. Well, I hunkered in this month and got my essay (about the Nemean Lion in sword and sandal cinema, of course) completed and submitted this past weekend. Second, not a looming deadline, but I wanted it done ASAP, I took my Rene Girard/”The Call of Cthulhu” presentation I did at AnnRadCon in 2022, edited it to be in essay format and got that sent off to an editor for an upcoming magazine issue.
So, very cool to get those two gigs off my plate! Cross fingers for acceptances and smooth rewrites! But now, my plate is more cleared off so I can get to those to-dos that have been accumulating.
Fan2Fan Appearance
Both Michele and I have made recent appearances on the Fan2Fan Podcast who just hit 30,000 downloads. Congrats F2F!
First up, hosts Bernie, Pete and guests Josh, Scott, and Michele and I all got together to talk about the classic 90s monster film, The Relic. The episode can be streamed at the Fan2Fan Libsyn page or via the embedded player below
The Relic – Fan2Fan Podcast
Next up Fan2Fan goes back to the prior decade to talk about the cult monster film, C.H.U.D.
That episode can also be streamed at the Fan2Fan Libsyn page or via the embedded player below.
CHUD 1984 – Fan2Fan Podcast
And just for fun, here is my autographed copy of C.H.U.D. signed by producer Andrew Bonime (RIP):
Sincere appreciation for Bernie and Pete for having us on. We always have a blast being on talking pop culture. Check out their archives and give them a follow on Twitter or Facebook.
Emmanuelle / Black Emanuelle CFP
The Call for Papers for Emmanuelle, Black Emanuelle, and Emmanuelle derivative films is open.
The CFP can found on this page. If you know other scholars who would be interested in this project, please share! I’d be super appreciative to get the word out.
Publishing Recap
Below is a recap of my publishing endeavors so far in 2023.
A Hero Will Endure: Essays at the Twentieth Anniversary of Gladiator
Published in February, this collection contains my essay “Dance or Dēcēdere: Gladiator and Industrial Music Sampling.”
Miscellaneous Tidbits
CFP – Anti-Fascist Black Metal
Helping proliferate a CFP for Black Metal bands contributing essays to a forthcoming collection on antifascist black metal.
The collection is slated to be published by Red N’ Noir in Greek with a self-published English edition to follow. Submissions or requests for more info can be sent to sbarbalexis@gmail.com.
CFP – Russell Crowe
My editor for A Hero Will Endure has a new CFP that is live: a call for papers on essays about Russell Crowe. More info on the CFP can be found at the UPENN Listing. Abstracts are due July 25th.
