The Cutprice Guignol

The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House

In Pursuit of Perfection (And Why I’ve Given Up On It)

For a really long time, I committed my life to what I saw as the pursuit of perfection.

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Lost Recaps: S1E8: Confidence Man

Hello, and welcome to what is now the official Sawyer from Lost Hate Blog corner of the internet!

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The Pinnacle of the Teenage Girl Horror

Give me some of that Good Teenage Girl Nastiness please

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The X-Files and The Monsters of That Week: Beyond The Sea

So, over here in Guignol Land, I’m handing over a new series to my delicious and delightful co-writer over at No But Listen, Kevin! An X-Files fanatic, he wants to counter my attempts to make through lost with a classic series that actually still stands up, with a deep-dive into the best episodes that The X-Files has to offer. Without further ado, enjoy his first entry into this series!

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Lost Recaps S1E7: The Moth

I knew that this was going to be bad.

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Swallow, Eating Disorders, and Me

Is it possible to make a film about eating disorders that isn’t triggering as all hell?

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The Book-to-Movie Adaptations We Want to See

Or, another excuse to rant to you about Ryu Murukami!

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Stephen King’s The Stand: My Dream Adaptation Casting 2020

Hi! I’m Lou. This is my blog, where I share my Pointless Opinions (copyright pending) for your reading edification. And this week, my Pointless Opinions are rendered DOUBLY pointless: both by the fact that I have actually already written this article, and that someone else has been commissioned to create a “real miniseries” with an “actual cast” that doesn’t “refer to some weird list written by a blogger people avoid eye contact with in the street”.

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Lost Recaps S1E6: House of the Rising Sun

After a couple of good episodes, I suppose it’s only right that we end up back with the teething problems that come from a first season as enormous as this.

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Recovery, in a Time of Insanity

At times like this, it’s easy to slide backwards.

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