Ep. 61 Waltz Into Darkness

"Had she asked him to lie down and die for her then and there, he
would have been glad to do it, and glad of her having asked it, as
well." Amour fou is the flavor of this episode, in which hosts John
Cribbs and Christopher Funderburg delve into the longest and most
experimental novel written by crime fiction legend Cornell
Woolrich. The book, 1947's Waltz Into Darkness, begins as the
straight-forward story of a New Orleans lonelyheart targeted by a
beautiful, conniving imposter but becomes something else
entirely once he meets her again and finds that his obsession
outweighs his need for vengeance. For more Woolrich goodness, join
our Patreon for access to a feature-length commentary on Tobe
Hooper's 1990 TV movie I'm Dangerous Tonight, the greatest
cursed Aztec cloak-turned-into-cocktail dress film ever made.
Researched and recorded by John Cribbs, the commentary examines
everything from the mythology of animism to the interesting
connections between the film and the life of Cornell Woolrich,
whose novella of the same name inspired the movie. The Pink Smoke
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twitter.com/CFunderburg Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea
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