While I’m finishing up my first “20th Anniversary” Roundtable entry, it’s time for me to catch up on another missed Roundtable from last year:
For some reason, llamas were extremely popular as Christmas decorations in 2018. We had llama tree ornaments, llama greeting cards, llama wrapping paper, llama stuffed toys, inflatable light-up llamas for our yards… “Fa-la-la-la-llama,” they said.
Even after Christmas, the llama theme has continued, with llama candy boxes, more stuffed llama toys, and cards celebrating “Va-llama-ntine’s Day”. I’m waiting for the inevitable llam-rechauns on St. Alpac-trick’s Day.
If more people had seen our movie for today, these gentle South American pack animals might not be quite as popular.
Introducing Qarqacha: El demonio del incesto (“Jarjacha, the Demon of Incest”), a regional Peruvian horror film from 2002, in which people guilty of incest turn into murderous were-llamas. I’ll say it again: WERE-LLAMAS. Even for a genre that’s given us human beings turning into cicadas, reindeer, or sentient puddles of oil, this… is a little weird.
Will Laughlin is the Braineater.
#1 by Alaric on February 15, 2019 - 10:40 pm
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The one-l lama,
He’s a priest;
The two-l llama,
He’s a beast.
And I will bet
A silk pajama
There isn’t any
Three-l lllama.
– Ogden Nash
#2 by Braineater on February 16, 2019 - 11:14 am
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“The author’s attention has been called to a type of conflagration known as a three-alarmer. Pooh.” — O.N.
#3 by ronald on February 16, 2019 - 6:42 pm
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“We had llama tree ornaments, llama greeting cards, llama wrapping paper, llama stuffed toys, inflatable light-up llamas for our yards”
Okay, by “we” you mean “Australia,” right? ‘Cause none of that rings any [jingle] bells with this particular United Statesian…
😉
#4 by ronald on February 16, 2019 - 6:51 pm
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Wait, sorry, I’m an idiot, I for some reason thought the review was on of Liz’s (and she of course is the one from Australia), my mistake. 😐
#5 by RogerBW on February 16, 2019 - 7:23 pm
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You mean to say you never celebrated Lla-mas (not to be confused with a certain B-actor who made his name on Falcon Crest)? Oh, you poor deprived child!
#6 by The Rev. on February 18, 2019 - 2:03 am
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Were-llama. That’s a demon of incest. This is a thing that exists. Huh.
The movie sounds intriguing, and it’s one I can actually see fairly easily. Looking forward to it!
#7 by lyzard on February 18, 2019 - 10:49 pm
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Appreciate you catching up your past Roundtables, of course, but I don’t see how you can fairly say this doesn’t represent your core competencies.
(Looking forward to something in Tagalog, BTW.)
#8 by Braineater on February 28, 2019 - 5:43 pm
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Funny you should mention Tagalog…
#9 by lyzard on March 1, 2019 - 4:43 pm
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Now you know how I feel when the Rev does that to me…! 😀
#10 by The Rev. on March 12, 2019 - 10:37 pm
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So he finds himself drawn to your mystery and can’t help but adore you?
#11 by Blake Matthews on February 19, 2019 - 10:32 am
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Great review of a film I never heard of from a country I never knew made horror movies about a mythological creature I never knew existed.
#12 by The Rev. on February 19, 2019 - 7:54 pm
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I neglected to mention the review itself! Shame on me. It was indeed a great review. Even though that’s expected by now, I’m sure it’s still good to hear people enjoy your work.