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In this squishy, slimy episode of BCoT, Steve is joined by filmmaker, writer, and actor Joshua R Pangborn in the cave to talk about one of his favorite horror films: 1989's Society, directed by Brian Yuzna. Infamous for the climactic "shunting" scene with creature effects by Screaming Mad George, the film is a late 80s study of how the rich and powerful elites of society figuratively...and literally...feed off the lesser classes. Even though it may have been unintentional, there's also a queer adolescent subtext with the main character seemingly having it all, yet feeling like a stranger in his own family and social circles. For several years, the film was hard to see after its initial festival premiere, and for a while only available on VHS until brought to DVD and streaming in the mid-2010s. It's worth the hunt for horror fans, or fans of ooey- ...