The Chronic Atheist

Tennessee And Me - Part 1 (Mar 27, 2023)

Bullets. Ballots. Broken hearts. CW: Mass shootings, gun violence.

Let Us Compare Symptomatologies (Aug 31, 2023)

In which ALL of us are sick, and Ol' Junkshop is ANNOYED. Content Warning: respiratory virus, social issues, graphic cough from 9:32 to 9:45.

To Read, Or Not To Read (Nov 2, 2023)

In which Ol' Junkshop Does An Happy. CW: COVID, Brain Fog

The MANDY Effect (May 11, 2024)

In which Ol' Junkshop reflects upon films - though thru a mirror darkly - and is SO MAD and also SO SCARED. More bad language than usual, because I don't deal with fear particularly gracefully. CW: post-Covid brain stuff

Existential Terror and Questions of Conscience (Nov 4, 2024)

Election Day Eve, 2024. A plea to "protest voters."

Screams From The Library: FINAL MOVE (2013) [Mar 16, 2025]

Screams From The Library: First Episode - Final Move. In which Ol' Junkshop kicks off yet ANOTHER project, and invites you along as we talk about a killer-thriller-chiller that has absolutely no right to be as good as it is. Junkshop's Verdict: Not Guilty by reason of hard work and determination.

A Rant (Apr 10, 2025)

In which Ol' Junkshop does an "Orange Man Bad" because Orange Man is doing an fascism. No place to put this one means it's going everywhere. These are the voyages of the Brain Ship JUNKSHOP. Its continuing mission: to boldly go wherever the hell it wants, because the Grand Old Fascists haven't actually gone full Thought Crime - yet.

Screams From The Library: Episode 2 - The Blue Rose (2024) (May 11, 2025)

Screams From The Library: Second Episode - The Blue Rose In which Ol' Junkshop rhapsodizes about the wild, wacky, wonderful batshit bonkers murder-mystery phantasm that is one of the best movies of last year. Junkshop's Verdict: Not Guilty by reason of being a goddam masterpiece.

Screams From The Library, Ep. III: MAXIMUM SHAME (Jun 2, 2025)

In which Ol' Junkshop introduces you to the wildest NSFW musical you've never heard of. Verdict: Not Guilty by reason of bringing the rock-'n'-roll and the fetish gear.

Screams From The Library, Episode IV: TERRIFIER 3 (Jul 24, 2025)

In which we discuss possibly the most Christmasy horror movie that ever did Christmas: Damien Leone's blood-soaked splatterpiece, TERRIFIER 3! Come for the makeup effects, stay for the uncomfortably-incisive look at guilt and trauma. Verdict: Not Guilty by reason of Christmas spirit.