A discussion of Kubrick’s final film with writer Jonny Coleman and host of The Projection Booth podcast Mike White. Also, an interview with “Eyes Wide Shut” cast member Stewart Thorndike.
Kerri Rawson, daughter of the BTK serial killer, talks about how her life has intersected with Stephen King, the horror industry, and how her father resembles Jack.
Andy Newman from The New York Times and performer Fran Pado discuss Hallorann’s death fixation, validate “redrum” as a gimmick, and bonus: We have our first guest who was too scared to make it through the movie!
Gaylord Fields watches The Shining for the first time and discusses his aversion to horror, the Magical Black Man, and the alarming lack of winter coats at The Overlook.
Kubrick expert Justin Bozung discusses some of the 70-something Kubrick-oriented interviews he’s conducted, as well the true meaning of coyotes and roadrunners.
Father David Mowry is here to cast the demons from this podcast and discuss the intimate and inevitable ties between horror and Catholicism, in both reality and fantasy.
Adam Howard from Full Frontal with Sam Bee and the Never Seen It podcast discusses the N-word, the odd story arc of Mr. Hallorann, and the awkwardness of the men’s room.
Writer and podcaster Molly Lambert from the Night Call and Molly’s Sleazy Friends discusses everything Shelley, including her magical fairie tale kingdom on cable, as we watch Jack shifts into Scary Dad mode.
Gena Radcliffe from the Kill by Kill podcast and Megan Dooley stop by discuss the bathtub lady, an embarrassing fan theory about Jack, and King’s other big movies.
We zoom from a bachelor pad in Florida to a bathroom in Colorado, hitting the midpoint of the movie on the way there. We ponder paintings and Peter Sellers, and Jack is finally terrified…until he’s not.
We are at the halfway point in the podcast series, so it seems a fine time to put together a sampler of funny, interesting and philosophical bits from the podcast. Enjoy! And please pass it around!
Jonny Coleman stops by to set Jack on his way to that room, and we visit another colorful bedroom in Florida, where we will discover a nod to Peter Sellers, a podcast exclusive!
Marcus Pinn from Pinnland Empire and Zebras in America and The New Yorker’s Joe Dator discuss the Portlands, the white man’s burden, and we ponder if any other actor could have played Jack.
Tasha Robinson and Bob Koester step up to Lloyd’s bar and talk about the wonderful Mr. Turkel, how he and Jack messed with Stanley, and why Jack owes Joe from waaaaaay back.
Cabin in the Woods “Cabin Minute Cast” host Heidi Bennett joins with Megan Dooley to talk female roles in horror films, authenticity in The Shining, and the debut of Dummy Danny.
Joe Dator from The New Yorker discusses one of the most iconic scenes in movie history, along with an exploration of scary Brits and inappropriate television.
A book on Stuart Ullman’s desk at the beginning of The Shining, clearly titled Red Book. Is it possible this was meant to be Carl Jung’s mysterious “Red Book”?
Pages from Carl Jung’s “The Red Book,” also known as “Liber Novus.”
Illustrations from Carl Jung’s “The Red Book”
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