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Stephen King’s ‘1408’ Leaves It All on John Cusack’s Shoulders [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
“Finally! Something to for me to write about! A ghost that offers turn down service!”
To date, The Losers’ Club has stayed at the Neibolt House. They’ve brushed their goddamn teeth right next to the tub where Ms. Lorraine Massey decomposed, and they stopped being afraid of vampires back in 2017. Do you know why they can stay in the Dolphin’s spooky room? Because they know that ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties… don’t exist. And even if they did, there’s no God to protect us from them, now is there?
Famous last words for Derry’s finest as they check into Mikael Håfström‘s 2007 Stephen King adaptation 1408. Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, and Tony Shalhoub, the spooky psychological horror spectacle conquered the box office during its summer tenure, becoming one of the most successful King flicks to date. Was it because Cusack was still one of America’s Sweethearts? Or does everyone just love a good ghost story?
These are the questions the Losers wrestle with in their latest movie episode. Join co-hosts Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, and special guest Josh Zagoren as they discuss the state of horror at the time (particularly for Stephen King adaptations), the ways in which the chilling Everything’s Eventual-collected tale mutates from page to screen, the genius casting of Jackson, and the potentially career-best performance by Mr. Cusack.
If so, stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers revisit the 2007 blockbuster adaptation of 1408. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. You can also unlock hundreds of hours of exclusive content in The Barrens (Patreon).
“You’d be a good mom someday, Auntie Beth. You know how to lie to kids.”
In 1981, visionary director Sam Raimi unleashed The Evil Dead and changed horror forever. This tentpole franchise not only popularized the “cabin in the woods” subgenre but remains one of the most creative and bloody sagas in the genre’s history. We first meet the Kandarian Demon in the remote woods, attacking Ash (Bruce Campbell) and his ill-fated friends. But the evil dead know no bounds and cannot be contained by geographic location. Lee Cronin’s 2023 sequel Evil Dead Rise sees the Necronomicon reemerge from the bowels of an LA high rise. Rather than a group of college coeds (and some medieval knights), this Kandarian iteration squares off against an unsuspecting mom and her likeable family. It’s the perfect film for Horror Movie Mothers Day as the terrifying deadites bring gory destruction instead of chocolates and a corsage.
Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) is a single mom trying to make ends meet. She’s just been evicted from her ramshackle apartment building and her husband recently left her alone with three kids. Adding to the chaos, her sister Beth (Lily Sullivan) drops in with shocking news of her own. As the sisters hash out their problems, an earthquake opens up a hidden chamber in the building’s basement. Exploring the wreckage, Ellie’s son Danny (Morgan Davies) stumbles upon an ominous book and accidentally unleashes an ancient evil hellbent on devouring their souls.
The Lady Killers continue Murderous Moms Month by dissecting the taboo terrors in Lee Cronin’s shocking film. Co-hosts Jenn Adams, Mae Shults, and Rocco T. Thompson discuss their favorite franchise entries, the most upsetting kills, problematic narrative choices, and their undying affinity for wood chippers and chainsaws. Why is a killer mom so upsetting? What should Beth do about her impending arrival? Should we all read Wuthering Heights and is there anything Staffanie can’t do? They’ll chew on these questions and more as they celebrate a film that may or may not mean more to them than pizza.
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