Stay ConnectedWe analyze every unspeakable 6 minutes and 66 seconds of the 1968 horror masterpiece. (Includes The Shining 2:37)
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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. Download the file here: Shining Episode 52 Click below for a documentary about BTK that features Kerri Rawson. A Serial Killer’s Daughter: My Story […]
Dan Lloyd, former child actor, reminisces about playing Danny in The Shining. Download the file here: Shining Episode 51 Danny the kid Dan the adult (photo by Anthony Taafe) If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by donating!
Megan Dooley stops by for one of the most action-packed segments of the movie, discussing how Hallorann’s death was originally shot, that strange costume, and who the heck those weirdoes are in the bedroom. Download the file here: Shining Episode 50 A still from an outtake that reflects the original Nosferatu (1922) […]
Sorry for the delay in the podcast, but I have some huge people coming up as guests and almost all of them were only available for February. Trust me, it will be worth the wait! Thank you so much for your patience!!
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! Download the file here: Shining Episode 49 A free version of The Harlem Globetrotters on […]
Oscar-winning filmmaker Lee Unkrich discusses his upcoming book on The Shining, deleted scenes, and reveals the actor who was supposed to play Lloyd. Download the file here: Shining Episode 48 The ax scene in Sjöström’s The Phantom Carriage (1921) The ax scene in D.W. Griffith’s Broken Blossoms (1919) is from 1:17:00 until 1:18:05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNzYWG5FTmk […]
The New Yorker‘s Joe Dator is back to discuss movie prequel The Overlook, other unmade Kubrick scripts, Pogo the Clown, and the regenerative properties of kids. Download the file here: Shining Episode 47 Stanley Kubrick operating the camera for the first ax scene, outside the caretaker’s apartment. Script for Napoleon […]
Jewish film scholar Nathan Abrams discusses the Jewishness of Kubrick, his Nazi family connections, and the lost script Burning Secret. Download the file here: Shining Episode 46 Guest Nathan Abrams’ article in The Forward about the Jewishness of 2001: A Space Odyssey If you enjoy the podcast, please support my work by […]
Director Vincenzo Natali discusses the surprising Canadian-ness of The Shining, the business of horror, and his own King adaptation. Download the file here: Shining Episode 45 Alex Colville painting, Horse and Train, found in the Torrance’s Boulder apartment Alex Colville painting, Woman and Terrier, found in the Torrance’s Boulder apartment Alex […]
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. Download the file here: Shining Episode 44 Gaylord’s legendary talk on fake Beatles Trailer for Matinee (1993) If you enjoy the […]
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