FIRE WALK WITH JERKY, EP 1: TRACES TO NOWHERE

It's a cold and rainy Pacific North West day. Immediately, we are treated to yet another menagerie of dismembered animal parts, like the wayward stag’s head at the bank in Episode One.

In Cooper’s ridiculously rustic, “clean and reasonably priced” room at the Great Northern Hotel (room 315), we see dear hooves shaped into a gun rack, and an assortment of trophy animals and/or simulacra thereof crowds the kitschy log cabin décor. 

Cooper hangs upside down, most likely for his back, but still, it makes for a literal portrayal of his, let’s call it unique perspective on things. 

Another aspect of Cooper’s character (and, perhaps, Lynch’s project) is revealed when he admits to curiosity about the Kennedys’ relationship with Marilyn Monroe, and harbors doubts about the assassination of JFK. 

In other words, the only way Agent Dale Cooper could be any more American is if he shat apple pies and farted Yankee Doodle Dandy.

Which brings us to another element of Twin Peaks that percolated into the national consciousness: the connection between the Pacific Northwest and an excellent cup of coffee. There have been other allusions before Episode One, but it is in THIS episode that Cooper’s cuppa obsession reaches its apotheosis. 

The Great Norther’s java doesn’t disappoint.

DEAD OF NIGHT, "BOBBY" (1977)

In a recent edition of the Blumhouse podcast Shock Waves, the hosts explored the elements that need to come together in order to create the "perfect" horror anthology, as well as what's needed to create the perfect story for such an anthology. 

Opinions were varied, of course, but one thing all the hosts could agree upon was the greatness of 1977's "Bobby", episode three of that season of the legendary anthology series Dead of Night. For sheer Satanic 70's creepiness, it just doesn't get better than this concentrated dose of made-for-TV nightmare fuel!

You can watch it via the Youtube link below, but I definitely recommend waiting until it's dark, in the dead of night... and that you watch it all alone. It's pretty much guaranteed to work its dark magic on you. Enjoy!