Afterimages
by Franck Boulègue & Marisa C. Hayes
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Mary Lambert -- Weapons
Apr 23, 2026
50m 10s
Anne Hillerman -- Dark Winds
Feb 14, 2026
53m 29s
Laura Citarella -- Stromboli
Jan 14, 2026
1h 02m 22s
Daniel Knox -- Johnny Suede
Jan 14, 2026
51m 19s
Special episode -- 2025
Dec 26, 2025
2h 23m 21s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/23/26 |  Mary Lambert -- Weapons | For our 41st episode, film director Mary Lambert joins us to discuss Zach Cregger's 2025 supernatural mystery horror feature WEAPONS. Mixing elements of horror, fairy tales, mystery, and social drama, Weapons owes much to Amy Madigan's Oscar-winning performance of Gladys, while Zach Cregger's sophomore feature confirms his talent behind the camera.You can visit Mary Lambert's official site at the following link --> https://mary-lambert.com/ | 50m 10s | ||||||
| 2/14/26 |  Anne Hillerman -- Dark Winds | Our 40th episode takes us to the American South-West for a discussion with author Anne Hillerman about the psychological thriller television series DARK WINDS, based on hers and her father's (Tony Hillerman) Leaphorn & Chee novel series. | 53m 29s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Laura Citarella -- Stromboli | For our 39th episode, Argentine film director Laura Citarella takes us to Italy to discover Roberto Rossellini's 1950 neorealist drama STROMBOLI, starring Ingrid Bergman. | 1h 02m 22s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Daniel Knox -- Johnny Suede | Singer-songwriter and composer Daniel Knox tells us about his love for Tom DiCillo's 1991 cult movie JOHNNY SUEDE, starring Brad Pitt, Catherine Keener, and Nick Cave. | 51m 19s | ||||||
| 12/26/25 |  Special episode -- 2025 | Ramsey Campbell, Vajra Chandrasekera, Arkady Martine, Vivian Shaw, Harley Peyton, Jen Fawkes, Peter Atkins, William Boyle, and Stephen Volk join us again for a special end of the year episode full of filmic treats! | 2h 23m 21s | ||||||
| 11/29/25 |  Anton Bitel -- Eraserhead | Today we are joined by film critic Anton Bitel for a discussion of Eraserhead, David Lynch's first film released in 1977. 50 years after its release, the film continues to entrance viewers. And each re-watch seems to reveal something new of note. But beyond the nightmare, one must remember that "in Heaven, everything is fine". | 1h 17m 34s | ||||||
| 10/28/25 |  Vincenzo Natali -- A Clockwork Orange | Grab a glass of Moloko and join us for our 35th episode. Toronto-based writer-director Vincenzo Natali guides us through Stanley Kubrick's 1971 dystopian masterpiece A Clockwork Orange. | 1h 12m 11s | ||||||
| 9/16/25 |  Tina Romero -- Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Tina Romero (Queens of the Dead) joins us for our 34th episode, dedicated to John Cameron Mitchell's 2001 musical comedy-drama "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". | 53m 08s | ||||||
| 9/2/25 |  Jack Sholder -- Shadow of a Doubt | Filmmaker Jack Sholder (Nightmare on Elm Street 2, The Hidden) joins us for a discussion of Alfred Hitchcock's 1943 feature, Shadow of a Doubt. | 1h 10m 26s | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  Vivian Shaw -- Slipstream | Our 32nd episode takes us to the post-apocalyptic future of Steven Lisberger's 1989 movie SLIPSTREAM, with Bill Paxton and Mark Hamill. Author VIVIAN SHAW (the Greta Helsing series) is our guide for this episode, through the Harmonic Convergence and towards the promised land of sentient androids. | 1h 02m 58s | ||||||
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| 7/7/25 |  Aaron Ehasz -- Battlestar Galactica | Our new episode focuses on one of the most fracking important SF series since the beginning of the 21st Century -- Battlestar Galactica. Our guest Aaron Ehasz (Avatar: the Last Airbender, The Dragon Prince) takes control of our starship to guide us through this Cylon infested part of the Galaxy, on our way to Earth. Buckle up for our 31st episode! | 1h 13m 34s | ||||||
| 6/2/25 |  Peter Atkins -- Orphée | Author and screenwriter Peter Atkins joins us for a discussion of Jean Cocteau's 1950 feature, Orphée, a Parisian adaptation of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth. | 1h 16m 54s | ||||||
| 5/24/25 |  Tom DiCillo -- Living in Oblivion | Tom DiCillo joins us for our 29th episode to chat about his 1995 film LIVING IN OBLIVION. Dreams, independent filmmaking, humor, great acting are all addressed in this discussion with the filmmaker. | 1h 05m 48s | ||||||
| 5/17/25 |  Jeff Jensen -- Safe | Join us for a discussion of Todd Haynes' 1995 feature SAFE with our special guest, writer Jeff Jensen. | 1h 07m 46s | ||||||
| 3/27/25 |  Martha Wells -- Only Murders in the Building | For the 27th episode of our podcast, we are delighted to welcome speculative fiction author, Martha Wells. She has chosen to discuss the mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez. | 1h 08m 03s | ||||||
| 3/2/25 |  Mick Garris -- Poltergeist | "They're here!" -- welcome to our 26th episode, dedicated to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist. American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist Mick Garris takes us on a tour of the Freeling's house in Cuesta Verde, and dives into the much discussed relationship between Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg during the shooting of the film. Poltergeist is one of the most influential horror films of the early 1980s, whose legacy can still be felt today, more than 40 years later. | 58m 42s | ||||||
| 2/20/25 |  Vajra Chandrasekera -- Ghostwatch | Our 25th episode takes us back to Halloween night 1992 to discuss Ghostwatch, a British supernatural mockumentary television film written by Stephen Volk and directed by Lesley Manning. Sri Lankan fantasy and science-fiction author Vajra Chandrasekera is our guest for this episode. Let's piece together "Where Pipes is?" while we revisit this landmark of contemporary television horror. | 1h 16m 35s | ||||||
| 1/25/25 |  David Lynch tribute episode | Last week, the fire went out. David Lynch passed away and left cinephiles around the world in grief. We wanted to pay tribute to this unforgettable artist, so we asked several of our guests to record a special episode about Lynch's legacy. Writers and artists Harley Peyton, Brian Yuzna, Ramsey Campbell, William Boyle, and Knut Larsson share their thoughts and memories about Lynch's lasting legacy. | 1h 19m 35s | ||||||
| 12/29/24 |  Special episode -- 2024 | Harley Peyton, Stephen Volk, Jen Fawkes, Knut Larsson, William Boyle, and Brian Yuzna join us again for a special end of the year episode full of filmic treats!Moving images discussed include:Vortex, Colin from Accounts, Interview with the Vampire, The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Valeriy Rubinchik), Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Ackerman), The Kingdom Exodus (Lars von Trier & Tómas Gislason), Victims of Sin (Emilio Fernández), Mars Express (Jérémie Périn), The Vourdalak (Adrien Beau), Brideshead Revisited, Fireworks (Apichatpong Weeasethakul), I Saw the TV Glow (Jane Shoenbrun), True Detective - Night Country (Issa López). | 1h 35m 43s | ||||||
| 12/16/24 |  Arkady Martine -- Farscape | Hugo award-winning author Arkady Martine takes us on a frelling adventure to Farscape! From Jim Henson's creature workshop to space operas and interplanetary linguistics, join us for a discussion of this understudied series from the turn of the 21st century. | 1h 04m 38s | ||||||
| 11/20/24 |  Knut Larsson -- Lost Highway | Knut Larsson is our driver for this 21st episode down the Lost Highway. David Lynch is behind the camera, or perhaps it is the Mystery Man, whom we've all met before. Buckle your seatbelts, Rammstein and Marilyn Manson are on the radio... | 1h 06m 47s | ||||||
| 11/10/24 |  Brian Yuzna -- The Shining | Our 20th episode takes us to Room 237 and its many mysteries. Film producer and director Brian Yuzna discusses with us the legacy of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film The Shining, which, 40 years after its release, remains an unforgettable experience in psychological horror, the supernatural, and innovative filmmaking. | 1h 54m 31s | ||||||
| 9/2/24 |  Mariana Enriquez -- True Detective (season 1) | We are joined by the great Argentine author Mariana Enriquez for this 19th episode of our podcast. She tells us all about her love for the first season of True Detective, the wonderful anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto. Time might be a flat circle and the King may be in Carcosa, but if you want to know everything about cosmic horror, it's right here, on Afterimages. | 1h 29m 02s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 |  Jen Fawkes -- The Red Shoes | Our guest Jen Fawkes recalls her love for the The Red Shoes, a 1949 film by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. Based on the 1845 eponymous fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen, the film follows an aspiring ballerina torn between her career and her personal life. | 1h 16m 20s | ||||||
| 5/22/24 |  Gary Lachman -- The Prisoner | Our 17th episode is dedicated to Patrick McGoohan's British television series The Prisoner. (1967) To guide us through the Village, we are joined by Gary Lachman (author, philosopher, founding member of Blondie). Gary Lachman can be reached at: https://gary-lachman.com, http://facebook.com/GVLachman/ and https://twitter.com/GaryLachman | 1h 10m 41s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.
Chart Positions
3 placements across 3 markets.