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James Whale Delivered the Meanest, Most Egotistical Universal Monster with ‘The Invisible Man’ [Horror Queers Podcast]
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March featured a variety of conversations, including the Kristen Stewart vehicle Personal Shopper (listen), Alfred Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train (listen), and Raja Gosnell‘s live-action cartoon sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (listen here).
After previously covering The Old Dark House and Bride of Frankenstein, we wrapped the month up with another James Whale classic, The Invisible Man (1933).
In the film, Jack Griffin (Claude Rains) is an egomaniac with plans to sell his invisibility formula for a fortune, but first he has to “find a way back” from invisibility with the help of scientist/love interest, Dr. Kemp (William Harrigan). Alas, Griffin’s serum has also turned him insane and murderous, and he embarks on a killing spree that will claim the highest body count of any Universal Monster title.
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Episode 275: The Invisible Man (1933)
Strip naked and knock over a baby carriage because we’re gleefully covering the Universal Monster with the biggest ego and the largest body count: James Whale’s The Invisible Man (1933).
Hear about all of the adaptation problems with H.G. Wells’ source material! Gasp at the way the FX were accomplished! Groan whenever Flora is onscreen doing absolutely nothing!
Plus: MVP Una O’Connor, Kemp’s tragic/hilarious death, and a “dick out” queer reading.
Cross out The Invisible Man!
Coming up on Wednesday: With the arrival of the new Ripley series on Netflix, we’re revisiting Anthony Minghella’s The Talented Mr. Ripley in advance of its 25th anniversary in December.
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Heart-wrenching horror.
After kicking off May with discussions of Stephen Sommers’ perfect action-adventure-horror-romantic-comedy The Mummy (listen) and the iconic jump scare in the Audrey Hepburn-starring Wait Until Dark (listen), we’re delving into the real-life horrors of child sexual abuse in Gregg Araki‘s 2004 adaptation of Scott Heim‘s novel Mysterious Skin.
Mysterious Skin tells the story of how child sexual abuse affects the lives of two pre-adolescent boys in different ways. Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous sex worker, while Brian (Brady Corbet) retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction. The film is told in parallel narratives before culminating in a heart-breaking reunion that will change each boy’s life forever.
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Episode 282: Mysterious Skin (2004)
Look out for UFOs and stay away from Froot Loops because we’re discussing Gregg Araki‘s tender-yet-traumatizing adaptation Mysterious Skin (2004). Tagging in for the conversation is RogerEbert.com Assistant Editor and The Spool founder & EIC Clint Worthington.
Join us as we have many difficult conversations about a film filled to the brim with controversial subject matter. From Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet‘s heartbreaking performances to the accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sex abuse, there’s no shortage of things to talk about.
Plus: a defense of the single working mother, praise for Michelle Trachtenberg, MPAA woes (again) and the journey of Scott Heim‘s source novel from page to screen.
Cross out Mysterious Skin!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re tackling another juggernaut filled (and some more male rape) in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien!
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