On today’s episode, Christopher Bevard (author, podcaster) and I discuss an indie Kickstarter-funded feature called Absentia (2011). The director– you may have heard of him– is a dude named Mike Flanagan. Because Chris is a writer, we mostly discuss storytelling and creating a mythology in horror fiction, but we also chat about Muppets as monsters, Doug Jones, if we would run down that tunnel, region-free Blu-ray players and more. Our first Mike Flanagan movie on the podcast is Mike Flanagan’s first movie! Be sure to check out Chris’ podcast Cicatrix and his books.
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00:00-18:00- Intro / Chris’ Writing and Horror History / Our Flanagan History
18:00- 36:00 - Brief Synopsis / Music / Elements of Storytelling / Setting
36:00-53:00- Script / The End
53:00- 01:06:00- Double Feature Ideas / Outro
Please note, timestamps are estimates.
References:
* Absentia (2011) A Retrospective Documentary
* Absentia Kickstarter (with fundraising promotional videos created by the cast and crew)
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The sound/clips used in this episode are from the trailer and film of Absentia (2011) and used for educational purposes.
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