In this episode, we welcome to the cave for the first time: Mr Chris Cummins! Chris is a fan of the more low-budget, cult, and exploitative sub-genre of horror, and he's brought with him Frank Henenlotter's first major film (and MoMA-celebrated), 1982's Basket Case! A snapshot of New York City in the late 70s/early 80s, at the height of its urban decay, featuring a Times Square with peep shows, XXX cinemas, drugs, and crime, it's also a deeply layered movie about acceptance, found family, trauma, and the search for love and connection...and bloody revenge! We look at the story of conjoined twins, dehumanized and separated by doctors, as they seek out the people who tore them apart, all the while exploring the wild and unique flophouses and cabarets of this singular time and place. Torsos ripped in half, faces torn apart, and a picnic lunch enjoye ...