Tea Krulos interview, Political Monsters, AoT#450
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Freelance journalist and author, Tea Krulos, is the guest on this episode of The Age of Transitions podcast. His zine, Political Monsters, has built onto a theory that posits that there are more vampire movies during Democratic presidencies, and more zombie movies with Republican administrations. Tea's addition to this concept is that Trump has a whole horror genre unique to his reign, the killer clown movie.
Topics include: Political Monsters zine and ebook, horror movies, original theory from Obama years, Democratic vampires and Republican zombies, collective fears, Trump clowns, MAGA Party, Great Clown Panic of 2016, archetypes, data presented in graphs, Dracula, public domain, Jimmy Carter, Joe Biden, Nosferatu, war commentary, Hollywood copycat films, collective reality, identity narratives, new fears, chaos, other subgenres to look for, Joker, rabble rouser, Jan 6, nostalgia, movies on TV, YouTubers, Juggalos, Violent J, DC march, live presentations, Milwaukee, Lion's Tooth bookstore
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