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On this episode of the podcast, a return to Italian horror courtesy of the somewhat underrated, Demons 2, a sequel which matches in most respects, the iconic original.
On the show:
- a little sojourn into urban planning, Jane Jacobs and city building
- cityscapes and the ubiquity of office buildings and condo type buildings.
- JG Ballard and his novels like Crash and High Rise
- David Cronenberg, and explorations of big city condo life in movies
- 80s fashion and also aspirational living and condo marketing
- Lamberto Bava’s original Demons and similarities to the sequel, and influence of Dario Argento
- Edward Hopper and his depictions of city life
- abandoned buildings like Toronto’s Hearn Generating Station
- Bobby Rhodes and bringing back a star from the first film
