Episode description
Phantom of the Paradise is Brian De Palma's rock and roll horror take on Phantom of the Opera...and Faust...and The Picture of Dorian Gray. Join Juliet and Theresa to talk about this cult classic's parallels to Rocky Horror Picture Show, societal anxieties about rock and roll, and how sometimes a love triangle can be between two people and their intellectual property.
CW/TW: rape and sexual assault
Further reading: Why Phantom of the Paradise Became My Queer Quarantine Comfort by Tori Williams (Gayly Dreadful)
Theme music: "Book of Shadows" by Houseghost (Rad Girlfriend Records)
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