Weirdhouse Cinema: Psychomania

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Weirdhouse Cinema: Psychomania

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Aug 27, 2021

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How can the British public possibly survive the ravages of youth biker gangs, unholy rites and frog-based necromancy? In this episode of Weirdhouse Cinema, Rob and Joe discuss the 1973 British supernatural biker film “Psychomania.”
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