The Blood Zone

cult art and niche culture from a lefty perspective. hosted by Liz Ryerson.

#10b - Adorable Small Business Tyrant Simulator 08/17/2021

#10b - Adorable Small Business Tyrant Simulator Alex Ross (@Alexrosswrites) returns for part two of this examination of the indie game world via a few documentaries for part two. this time we cover the post-indie boom from around 2015-now. first we look at depressing vanity project/indie survival story "Surviving Indie" from late 2016, then we look at a surprisingly quality documentary about the indie game scene in China called "Indie Games In China" from 2018. and then in an ill-advised move... we look at this year's E3 "Wholesome Direct" stream. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/20172674

#10a - White Collar Mario From The Future 06/04/2021

#10a - White Collar Mario From The Future hey everyone! for the 10th episode i've brought game academic and writer Alex Ross on board for part one of a punishingly long journey relitigating all the ridiculous things of independent game development scenes past via a few documentaries. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/19361429

#09 - We'll Be Middle-Aged Children (But So What) 01/24/2021

#09 - We'll Be Middle-Aged Children (But So What) hi folks! it's 2021 now, i guess. perfect time to get back into the Cinderella story of a bunch of middle aged guys who hit the big time from the city of Dayton, Ohio.... Guided By Voices. specifically i focus on what i consider the strangest and most unique album of their catalog, 1993's Vampire on Titus. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/17664380

#08 - Hurtling Over Peak Videograme 09/10/2020

#08 - Hurtling Over Peak Videograme it's a video...grames episode! i briefly talk about cool oddball that very much bear the mark of their creators: the colorful and goofy Super Bogus World (which has a new sequel) and the very unsettling Pagan: Autogeny. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/15953672

#07 - The Great Sea Swallows Her Whole For A Treat 05/27/2020

#07 - The Great Sea Swallows Her Whole For A Treat greetings and apologies for the time between episodes! the music industry facing a severe downturn because of the recent pandemic and the general deluge of traumatic news has made me reflect more on smaller, more understated artistic triumphs as an antidote. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/14583089

#06 - Enduring Mock Funerals 04/04/2020

#06 - Enduring Mock Funerals a journey through the myth, the legend, the phenomenon Travel Channel tv show and Ghost Bro hunter sanctum Ghost Adventures featuring special guest Ian Williams. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/13842962

#05 - Remixed Down In The Scab Hole 02/28/2020

#05 - Remixed Down In The Scab Hole hello fellow dark voyagers of the great beyond, /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/13337591

#04 - That's A Dead Kid 01/12/2020

#04 - That's A Dead Kid welcome back, universe! /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/12703271

#03 - Third Eye Wide Blind 09/29/2019

#03 - Third Eye Wide Blind greetings! on this very chunky special episode, i rewatched Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut (1999) and talk about its various allusions and resonances to the modern day hell world we are all trudging through. major spoilers for the film. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/11434121

#02 - Trapped Inside A Soul Cube 08/14/2019

#02 - Trapped Inside A Soul Cube my brain is forever infected by worms after 15 hours of Soul Axiom, the Southland Tales of videogames... maybe? it's a bizarre and clunky videogame released in 2016 that is far more ambitious than it has any right to be. because my mind is a prison now, i talk Jeffrey Epstein, eugenics, corny indie game cliches, and the tech world. uhh oh yeah, and also a lot about Soul Axiom. is it a good game? is it a bad game? is it a "so bad it's good" game? who the hell knows anymore. /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/10880219

#01 - The Sexy Apocalypse 08/02/2019

#01 - The Sexy Apocalypse welcome to The Blood Zone! /episode/index/show/thebloodzone/id/10746851

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