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    <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Host <b>Sean Abley</b> chats with <em>Physical Media Booklet Essay</em> zine contributor <b>Dave White</b> about his essay on <em>Werewolf Women of the S.S.</em>, Rob Zombie&apos;s fictional film within the real film <em>Grindhouse.</em></p><p><b>PHYSICAL MEDIA BOOKLET ESSAY: THE PODCAST</b> is an audio companion to <a href='https://www.seanabley.com/store/'><b><em>Physical Media Booklet Essay</em></b></a>, a new zine filled with 2,000 word essays for 4K UHD Blu-ray box set releases of fictional films that only exist as mentioned in real films.</p><p>Contributors include - <a href='https://www.seanabley.com/'><b>Sean Abley</b></a> (<em>Fangoria, Queer Horror: A Film Guide</em>), <a href='https://www.instagram.com/calpernia/'><b>Calpernia Addams</b></a> (<em>Queer Horror: A Film Guide</em>), <a href='https://www.instagram.com/rnewb/'><b>Richard Newby</b></a><b> </b>(<em>Fangoria, Hollywood Reporter</em>), <a href='https://linktr.ee/SheilaOM?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=bee81f51-d3b9-4bfb-9259-232fb934b3ca'><b>Sheila O&apos;Malley</b></a> (<a href='https://RogerEbert.com'>RogerEbert.com</a>, <em>Film Comment</em>), <a href='https://www.instagram.com/queerforfear/'><b>Heather O. Petrocelli, PhD</b></a>. (<em>Queer for Fear: Horror Film and the Queer Spectator, Phantasmag</em>), <a href='https://horrormonal.substack.com/'><b>Julieann Stipidis</b></a> (<em>Fangoria, Bloody Disgusting</em>), <a href='https://sarahstubbssays.com/'><b>Sarah Stubbs</b></a> (<em>Final Girls Feast </em>podcast<em>, Geeks Who Eat</em>), <a href='https://www.instagram.com/michaelvarrati/'><b>Michael Varrati</b></a> (<em>Fangoria, Midnight Mass with Peaches Christ </em>podcast) and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/thatqueerwolf/'><b>Dave White</b></a> (<em>Bring Me the Axe</em> podcast)</p><p>Buy <em>Physical Media Booklet Essay</em> <a href='https://www.seanabley.com/store/'>here</a> directly from the artist!</p><p>Or <a href='https://a.co/d/0gYEDZPI'>here from Amazon</a></p><p>Buy <em>Physical Media Booklet Essay</em> <a href='https://www.seanabley.com/store/'>here</a>!</p>]]></content:encoded>
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