Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast

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47: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 7: "The Two Faces (Part 2)" Dec 04, 2025

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Matt and Scott reach episode 7 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Two Faces (Part 2)." Turns out, Peter Quint is kind of a dick. Who knew?

Discussion Question: What is your favorite scene where character is tied up, and other characters dramatically debate "what to do?"

Next week: We reach the penultimate episode of Bly Manor: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes"

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46: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 6: "The Jolly Corner" Nov 27, 2025

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This week on the show Matt and Scott sit down with the grinning imp version of Henry Wingrave as we chat about episode 6 of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Jolly Corner."

Discussion Question: What is your favorite doppelganger?

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 7: "The Two Faces (Part 2)"

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45: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead" Nov 20, 2025

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We've reached the halfway point of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor this week as we dive into the tremendous and shocking episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead." The reveals are all over the episode as a lot of what we thought we knew isn't quite what it seemed.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "secret ghost"

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 6: "The Jolly Corner"

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44: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 4: "The Way It Came" Nov 13, 2025

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Our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues with episode 4: "The Way It Came." We finally dive into Dani's past and the shiny spectacled ghost haunting her mirrors.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "kids are right/aware and adults are oblivious" situation

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead"

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43: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)" Nov 06, 2025

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This week, our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues as we dive into episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)!" This episode focuses on the backstory of Peter Quint and Rebecca Jessel. Matt and Scott chat about the complex and wonderfully terrible Peter Quint and his doomed affair with Ms Jessel. And more!

Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of 'the wrong kind of love' in storytelling?

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 4: "The Way It Came"

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42: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 2: "The Pupil" Oct 30, 2025

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This week, we continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, it's episode 2: "The Pupil" as the show zooms in on the strange and disturbing Miles. We chat about the truth behind Miles' expulsion and what might be going on with his strange behavior back at Bly.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite boarding school story?

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)"

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41: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 1: "The Great Good Place" Oct 23, 2025

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We are so excited to begin our journey into Mike Flanagan's follow-up to Hill House: The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, we watch and discuss an episode of the series: "The Great Good Place." We chat about the expectations coming into a second season of "The Haunting" series, the continued ascension of Victoria Pedretti, and Mike's obsession with the slipt diopter!

Discussion Question: What is your favorite creepy dollhouse?

Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 2: "The Pupil."

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40: Henry James Short Stories (Part 4) Oct 16, 2025

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This week we've reached the end of our time with Henry James as we read the author's final two short stories for this show. We travel across James' career with these two as we read one story written in the 1850s: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and one in the 1900s: The Beast in the Jungle." These stories illustrate the growth and change of James' career and we adore both of them!

Discussion Question: What is your favorite pair of works that demonstrate an artist's growth over time?

Next week: We're back with Mike as we dive into the first episode of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Great Good Place."

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39: Henry James Short Stories (Part 3) Oct 09, 2025

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This week, we continue our journey with Henry James as we cover two more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner." We continue to struggle with (and love) this Jolly happy guy.

Discussion Question: Which of these Henry James Stories would you like to see adapted and why?

Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James concludes with "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and "The Beast in the Jungle"

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38: Henry James Short Stories (Part 2) Oct 02, 2025

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This week our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with a dive into the author's short story: "The Pupil." While this story is one of the most clearly written of what we've covered so far, we struggled with it a little bit.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite instance of Henry James' "Child of Light" in fiction?

Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with 2 more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner."

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