A recent conversation between Nina and Creative Historian Brian Chidester. With a background in journalism and documentary filmmaking, Brian has written for publications including ‘L.A Weekly’ & ‘The Village Voice.’ He has also curated such exhibitions as ‘Beyond the Pleasuredome: The Occult Works of Burt Shonberg.’ This was great news for Nina who has long appreciated Shonberg’s work, especially the paintings of the haunted Usher family featured in Roger Corman’s cinematic retelling of ‘The Fall of the House of Usher.’ Brian’s main interest is in collating the experiences of those artists and authors who exist outside of the mainstream yet are still influential
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