About this episode
Josh returns! This week he and Drusilla go way, way back for the 1935 classic Mad Love. From wiki: “ Mad Love (also released as The Hands of Orlac ) is a 1935 American body horror film , an adaptation of Maurice Renard 's novel The Hands of Orlac . It was directed by German -émigré film maker Karl Freund , and stars Peter Lorre as Dr. Gogol, Frances Drake as Yvonne Orlac and Colin Clive as Stephen Orlac. The plot revolves around Doctor Gogol's obsession with actress Yvonne Orlac. When Stephen Orlac's hands are destroyed in a train accident, Yvonne brings them to Gogol, who claims to be able to repair them. As Gogol becomes obsessed to the point that he will do anything to have Yvonne, Stephen finds that his new hands have made him into an expert knife thrower.” Also discussed: The Feather Weight (2023), The Virgin Suicides , Picnic at Hanging Rock , Kirsten Dunst’s Architectural Digest tour, farmhouse nightmares, Looney Tunes, Arsenic and Old Lace , Steve Buscemi, Body Parts, Drusilla’s Peter Lorre impression, Lana Del Rey’s alligator wrestler, Key Luke, and more! NEXT WEEK: The Substance (2024) Follow them across the internet: Bloodhaus: https://www.bloodhauspod.com/ https://twitter.com/BloodhausPod https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Drusilla Adeline: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/ https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/ Joshua Conkel https://www.joshuaconkel.com/ https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/ https://letterboxd.com/JoshuaConkel/