Occult Disney: Exploring the Hidden Mysteries Behind Mickey
We look for the real magic in Disney, cracking open that facade of animation to find the hidden symbology, ancient myths, and wild stories that lie behind these classic Disney films.
Coco (w/ A-F-R-O)

The movie that hopes you die very soon.
A-F-R-O has solid flow making music and talking film. You can check out some of his stuff here:
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Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Evangelion: Rei I

We break down one of the first five episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion each day this week! Get that anime occult on in the Cartoon Cabal.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Evangelion: Hedgehog's Dilemma

We break down one of the first five episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion each day this week! Get that anime occult on in the Cartoon Cabal.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Evangelion: A Transfer

We break down one of the first five episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion each day this week! Get that anime occult on in the Cartoon Cabal.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Evangelion: The Beast

We break down one of the first five episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion each day this week! Get that anime occult on in the Cartoon Cabal.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Evangelion: Angel Attack

We break down one of the first five episodes of Neon Genesis Evangelion each day this week! Get that anime occult on in the Cartoon Cabal.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Frankenweenie

What happens when Tim Burton gets his weenie out?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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The Secret World of Arrietty (aka The Borrowers)

Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Coming Soon:
Frankenweenie
Wr...
Cars 2

A film so memorable that I forgot to post the podcast for almost a week.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Brave (w/ Scott Atkinson)

Are you brave enough to take on a magical bear? Get into a steel cage match?
Scott writes our theme tune lyrics and learned Scottish Gaelic. He also wrote a conspiracy-flavoured novel, Capering With Tao, that you might wanna read. Might be banned in 80 countries and it'll scratch your James Joyce itch:
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Gnomeo and Juliet

Find out if we think this is the worst Disney theatrical animated release we covered so far or not!
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Tangled

Disney returns to its fairy tale roots with plenty of occultism baked in.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Tales From Earthsea

Daddy Issues: The Movie
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Toy Story 3

Never throw nothing away - it might be alive!!!
Taking a three week break due to life, vacations, and stuff. Looking forward to getting back to it soon!
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Mars Needs Moms (w/ Jamie Hanshaw)

A Disney flick with a weirdly anti-woke message considering the company's rep. Matt didn't notice because he was cowering in the corner from nightmares of mo-cap 9-year-old Seth Green.
Jamie can be found on Rokfin or at this YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/@jamiehanshaw4378
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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The Princess and the Frog

Once more for old times sake!! A Broadway-style Princess tale in 2D animation - sort of a greatest hits up to this point. So what will we find when we dissect the frog?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Ponyo

Some fish love the taste of blood.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Up

A globe-trotting adventure about old people dying. If the title is too short for you, try the Japanese title: カールじいさんの空飛ぶ家 (Grandpa Carl's Flying House)
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Bolt

"The Truman Show" for kids? We're gaslighting a dog this week.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Enchanted

Nothing more enchanting than cockroaches and rats cleaning your room.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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WALL-E (w/ Jamie Hanshaw)

If EVE is Eve, does that make WALL-E Lucifer, the bringer of light? Perhaps The Electric Lucifer?
Jamie can be found on Rokfin or at this YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/@jamiehanshaw4378
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Ratatouille

RAT. It's what's for dinner.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Your Name (Anime 'Anuary #4)

Ending Anime 'Anuary with a fantastic concoction of spit sake, skirt slashers, and metaphysical madness.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Summer Wars (Anime 'Anuary #3)

This movie's got everything: digital avatars, rouge AI, baseball, nose bleeds, pleasure crimes
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Perfect Blue (Anime 'Anuary #2)

Mind control, murder, and Mima. We continue Anime 'Anuary with a film that you do not want to watch with your family.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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My Neighbor Totoro (Anime 'Anuary #1)

Just what is that Japanese icon Totoro? A beneficent forest kami? A smiling Death God? We consider it all.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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A Christmas Carol

Getting into the Saturnalia spirit this week.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Meet the Robinsons

True heroes build MK Ultra memory extracting helmets at age 12.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Cars

Getting in gear to ask a lot of questions about the world of Cars.
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The Wild

Gettin' a little the Wild for your holiday season.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Chicken Little
How do you make the sky fall for 80 minutes?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Valiant

Is this animated WWII tale for the birds?
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Pooh's Heffalump Movie

A saccharine-sweet Disney film, or Roo's journey into psychedelic exploration.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Return to Oz (Dark Disney #4)

Our last port of call in our "Dark" Disney month has been properly traumatizing children since 1985.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Something Wicked This Way Comes (Dark Disney #3)

Continuing our early 80's "Dark Disney" deep dive. Exchanging some of the "darkness" for some "wickedness" this week.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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The Watcher in the Woods (Dark Disney #2)

Anyone for Golden Dawn initiated and deleted alien-insect hijinks? Getting creepy for November with "Dark Disney," that time in the early 80's when Disney decided to make a bunch of trauma-inducing live-action flicks.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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The Black Hole (Dark Disney #1)

Getting creepy for November with "Dark Disney," that time in the early 80's when Disney decided to make a bunch of trauma-inducing live-action flicks.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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Brother Bear

Brother, can you spare a bear?
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The Incredibles

What happens when there is no Disney proxy (parents dying) and we get full on spy-fi mid-century modern?
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Finding Nemo

We found Nemo, He was occulted. Got himself initiated into a secret society.
Thomas moved from art direction at Disney World, to creating entertaining comic books, podcasts, and toys riffing on conspiracy theories. Check out his stuff here:
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