Rachel Kempf

Sigmund Snopek III’s long, idiosyncratic, unpredictable career deserved an equally long, idiosyncratic, unpredictable documentary. The film features extensive footage shot over six years with Snopek himself, along with original interviews with fellow musicians, fans, and industry insiders—including longtime Snopek collaborators and fellow Milwaukee eccentrics, the Violent Femmes. Through archival footage, live performances, and even a few glimpses into alternate realities, viewers will gain a newfound appreciation for Snopek’s restlessly innovative spirit and enduring legacy.

Following a decades-long fascination with the horror genre, a couple purchase an abandoned duplex to use as a location for their low-budget horror film. They soon notice that random strangers are drawn to the old building, but never approach, merely standing outside and staring at it in a sort of trance. Delighted to find themselves embroiled in a real-life scary story, the two team up with an old friend and put their years of horror expertise, amateur ghost hunting, and paranormal obsession to use in the hope of discovering why this building holds such a strange power over people.

Grandma died at the worst possible moment.

Grandma died at the worst possible moment.

Grandma died at the worst possible moment.

A young widow named Meg meets a woman who claims to communicate with the dead. What follows is a battle of wills, cycling through stages of tenderness and bitter exploitation, as each woman struggles for dominance in their increasingly toxic and unsustainable relationship. Through all of this, the ghost of Meg’s husband watches silently, with plans of his own…

A young widow named Meg meets a woman who claims to communicate with the dead. What follows is a battle of wills, cycling through stages of tenderness and bitter exploitation, as each woman struggles for dominance in their increasingly toxic and unsustainable relationship. Through all of this, the ghost of Meg’s husband watches silently, with plans of his own…

A young widow named Meg meets a woman who claims to communicate with the dead. What follows is a battle of wills, cycling through stages of tenderness and bitter exploitation, as each woman struggles for dominance in their increasingly toxic and unsustainable relationship. Through all of this, the ghost of Meg’s husband watches silently, with plans of his own…

Chase with knife.

Chase with knife.

Following a decades-long fascination with the horror genre, a couple purchase an abandoned duplex to use as a location for their low-budget horror film. They soon notice that random strangers are drawn to the old building, but never approach, merely standing outside and staring at it in a sort of trance. Delighted to find themselves embroiled in a real-life scary story, the two team up with an old friend and put their years of horror expertise, amateur ghost hunting, and paranormal obsession to use in the hope of discovering why this building holds such a strange power over people.

Following a decades-long fascination with the horror genre, a couple purchase an abandoned duplex to use as a location for their low-budget horror film. They soon notice that random strangers are drawn to the old building, but never approach, merely standing outside and staring at it in a sort of trance. Delighted to find themselves embroiled in a real-life scary story, the two team up with an old friend and put their years of horror expertise, amateur ghost hunting, and paranormal obsession to use in the hope of discovering why this building holds such a strange power over people.

During the holidays in the year of the pandemic, an interviewer pummels author David Shields (who never answers) with increasingly personal, fraught, and scathing questions.