One small step from "what is." One giant heap of "what could be."


  • Strange interlude, or meet your not-so-heavenly hosts

    In which we learn all of Alan’s and Paul’s secrets. Or do we?


  • Biting critique

    Biting critique

    Alan and Paul sink their teeth into 1922’s “Nosferatu” as they continue the journey through German Expressionist film.


  • Sleep-Stalking

    Sleep-Stalking

    Alan and Paul sleepwalk into the world of German Expressionist film in “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” (1920).


  • Homunculus say what?

    Homunculus say what?

    In the spirit of discussing artificial lifeforms, Alan and Paul look at “Homunculus,” originally a series of six films based on an epic poem of the same name by Robert Hamerling, written in 1888, and adapted by the German studio Deutsche Bioscop GmbH. Each film was approximately an hour long and was released in…


  • Two sides to a story

    Two sides to a story

    In this episode, Alan and Paul stay at the crossroads of horror and sci-fi with the 1913 adaptation of “Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde.”