Episode 530: The First Sharknado was Much More Serious
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the “Sharknado” movie series and different dimensions of badness in entertainment.
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Horror on Overthinking It
Junji Ito’s Eyes
There’s something about the eyes in a Junji Ito drawing that creates a subtle atmosphere of horror even when nothing horrific is happening.
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Why Do People Like Scary Movies?
Is it about confronting death? An adrenaline high? Masochism? For that matter, why do people like David Foster Wallace?
Episode 480: Jason is Not Trying to Scare You
On the Overthinking it Podcast, we eventually get around to talking about the film adaptation of Stephen King’s “It.”
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Episode 475: What If They Built a Dark Tower and Nobody Came?
On the Overthinking It Podcast, it’s Western week, as we tackle the disappointing adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series, starring Idris Elba, and celebrate the release of West of Loathing from our friends at Asymmetric.
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Horror Worth Watching: The VVitch
The VVitch brings cosmic horror uncomfortably close to home.
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Think Tank: American Psycho
American Psycho continues to raise questions. Like, is it even any good? Does it matter that Bateman is rich? What are YOUR business cards made of?
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Episode 424: Stranger Things: The Horror Is at Home
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Netflix original series “Stranger Things,” starring Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine.
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Episode 374: Murder is Literature by Other Means
The Overthinkers tackle horror film and the cinema of the late, great Wes Craven.
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Hannibal as Therapist; Hannibal as Transformer
Hannibal considered as a therapist, and as a transformer. (Not the Michael Bay kind, thank you very much.)
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