Off The Tracks

Off The Tracks
  • Blog
    • Interviews
    • Miscellany
    • Special Guests
    • Reviews
  • Podcasts
  • The Vinyl Countdown
  • Back Catalogue
  • About
    • About
    • About the banner image
    • On Song
June 21, 2021 by Simon Sweetman

Poem: Bloody Loops

In horror movies there’s always a  way to bring
the villain back – not least because the villain
is actually the hero. This is the secret. To

horror movies,  not life. In life you can never
go back,  you shouldn’t go back – you leave
a place or finish a job or a relationship ends and

that is the way the story finishes. Sequels never
work  as well – in life. But in horror films we
really only care and return to the ones where

there are sequels. The more sequels the better
the franchise, even as the quality of the films
continues to suffer. It’s a fascinating world,
the world of horror films that is – and that’s

why I’m held captive; victim to the horror films,
to the various franchises, to some of the
standalones too. They let me go back, they encourage it.

They reward it.  You can’t buy that loyalty or reward
system many other places. Horror movies  are a sport,
a club, a gang. But I walk alone, stuck in the loop.

Posted in Blog, Miscellany and tagged with Bloody Loops, Horror, Horror Movies, Poem, Poem: Bloody Loops, Sequels. RSS 2.0 feed.
« Trevor Gureckis: Servant – Season 1 (Soundtrack)
Shit That’s Good! Crap Albums I Love # 48 – Boris Gardiner, “Everything To Me” »

Popular

  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 8 – Mark Knopfler
  • Janna Lapidus Leblanc: Four Years In Pictures
  • Sweetman Podcast: Episode 73 – Janna Lapidus Leblanc
  • The Sad Story of Bob Welch: Fleetwood Mac’s Most Undervalued Member
  • Tea With Terrorists: Theatre
  • The Best Guitarist in The World: # 11 – Lindsey Buckingham
  • A Very Benign And In-Character Midlife Crisis: I’m Back Buying CDs
  • Bring Concert Films Back To the Big Screen
  • Neil Peart Was The World’s Most Overrated Drummer
  • David Bowie’s Most Underrated Album: 1. Outside

Archives

Tags

Album Review Auckland Blog Book Book Review Chat Compilation DJ Drums DVD EP Film Film Review Gig Gig Review Guest Blog Guitar Interview Jazz Live Live Gig LP Movie Music NZ Podcast Poem Poetry Record Records Short Story Simon Sweetman Soundtrack Spotify Stub Stubs Sweetman Podcast The Vinyl Countdown Vinyl Want more? Check out my Substack You can also support Off The Tracks via PressPatron Wellington Wgtn Writing You can support Off The Tracks via PressPatron [OST]

Categories

  • Back Catalogue
  • Blog
  • Interviews
  • Miscellany
  • Mixtapes
  • Playlists
  • Podcasts
  • Reviews
  • Scene Of The Day
  • Special Guests
  • The Vinyl Countdown

Off The Tracks is the home of Sweetman Podcast, a weekly interview/chat-based pod. It's also home to my reviews across film, TV, music and books and some creative writing as well.

Off The Tracks aims to provide quality reviews and essays, regular blog updates about the shows, albums, books and movies you should be experiencing.

It's a passion project. Your support will help to keep Off The Tracks online.

All content © 2022 by Off The Tracks. WordPress Themes by Graph Paper Press