Red Scare Canon — Cultural References from the Subreddit

American Pickers (film) 1 — Television show mentioned in context of understanding boomer generation

Escape From New York (film) 1 — Film referenced as model for turning Philadelphia into an open air prison

Head of State (film) 1 — Chris Rock film that portrayed a Black president as an unlikely scenario before Obama.

Drake Passage (place) 1 — Treacherous body of water between South America and Antarctica crossed by pilot in winter.

Sky King (person) 1 — Reference to a figure associated with aviation stories of lone men versus the world.

The KLF (person) 1 — Iconoclastic and envelope-pushing band that was also completely accessible.

Felice Schragenheim (person) 1 — Jewish woman who went underground in Nazi Germany and lived with her partner before deportation in 1944.

Elisabeth Wurst (person) 1 — Partner of Felice Schragenheim who received a love letter with ten commandments in 1943.

Jewish Museum (place) 1 — Museum in Berlin where a lesbian love letter from Nazi Germany was found on display.

Suttree (book) 1 — Cormac McCarthy novel mentioned as containing relationships with young girls.

Black Spring (book) 1 — Novel by Henry Miller recommended for Red Scare Book Club.

Narazumono (film) 1 — Obscure 1964 Yakuza film uploaded by the post author.

Black Line Zone (film) 1 — 1960 Japanese film noir directed by Teruo Ishii with Chandler-style plot.

Yellow Line Zone (film) 1 — 1960 Japanese film directed by Teruo Ishii with color photography.

Teruo Ishii (person) 1 — Japanese film director of 1960s film noirs.

Memento (film) 1 — Christopher Nolan film with DVD commentaries mentioned.

Myra Breckenridge (film) 1 — Film described as the worst movie watched by the author.

Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever (film) 1 — Film that allegedly killed Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu's careers.

Antonio Banderas (person) 1 — Actor whose career was allegedly killed by Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever.

Lucy Liu (person) 1 — Actor whose career was allegedly killed by Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever.

CQ (film) 1 — Roman Coppola film referenced in comparison to Star Pilot.

Roman Coppola (person) 1 — Director of CQ mentioned in film review.

Michael Eisner (person) 1 — Former Disney executive whose son made pornographic flash games.

Ozu (person) 1 — Japanese filmmaker mentioned for measuring script progression by sake bottles.

Noda (person) 1 — Screenwriter who collaborated with Ozu and measured script progression by sake consumption.

And Then There Were None (film) 1 — 1945 film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel, discussed as the best adaptation of the work.

Star Trek: TNG (film) 1 — TV series a user is rewatching to reconcile theoretical physics with their theology.

Carole Lombard (person) 1 — Actress described as the funniest actress of the 1930s in a film recommendation

William Powell (person) 1 — Actor described as the most charming leading man of the 1930s

Nick Kyrgios (person) 1 — Malaysian/Greek/Australian tennis player with bipolar disorder discussed as RS athlete

Bob Hoskins (person) 1 — Actor mentioned as embarrassing celebrity crush and ideal male body type

Pascal Laugier (person) 1 — French film director known for the horror film Martyrs

Puritanism (concept) 1 — Historical religious movement compared to modern online radlib virtue signaling and cancel culture.

Tahiti (place) 1 — Location where Nico's son traveled to after receiving royalty check

Human Condition trilogy (film) 1 — Film trilogy mentioned by experimental cinema graduate

M.I.A (person) 1 — Musical artist mentioned in post about dog listening to music.

Edo period (concept) 1 — Japanese historical period when dreaming of Mount Fuji, a hawk, or an aubergine became considered auspicious.

Céline (person) 1 — Author of Journey to the End of the Night, described as having witty remarks

Beckett (person) 1 — Author of trilogy described as jazz music of literature

Proust (person) 1 — Author of Swann's Way, described as having beautiful prose style

How Soon Is Now? (album) 1 — Song by The Smiths used as age verification test

Hippolyte Flandrin (person) 1 — A 19th-century artist whose works from 1809-1864 are being shared.

The Joyous Science (book) 1 — Nietzsche's philosophical work also known as The Gay Science, containing the Amor fati aphorism.

Esquire (concept) 1 — Magazine mentioned in context of public intellectual coverage

Little Britain (film) 1 — British comedy show referenced in context of awkward behavior.

Carmilla (book) 1 — 1871 lesbian vampire novel by Sheridan Le Fanu that inspired Dracula and many horror films

Sheridan Le Fanu (person) 1 — Irish author of the 1871 lesbian vampire novel Carmilla

Elizabeth Bathory (person) 1 — Hungarian noblewoman executed for killing young women and fabled for bathing in their blood to restore youth

Daughters of Darkness (film) 1 — Horror film inspired by Elizabeth Bathory vampire stories

von Neumann (person) 1 — Mathematician referenced as a comparison for intelligence in a fantasy dream.