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Stephen King Streamlines “Lisey’s Story” to Startling Effect [The Losers’ Club Podcast]
Director Pablo Larrain and star Julianne Moore bring the prestige to King’s Dominion.
Beam me up, Scotty: The long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King‘s Lisey’s Story has finally arrived on Apple TV+. Directed by Pablo Larrain (Jackie), the miniseries is even more of an event for Constant Readers seeing how the Master of Horror penned all eight episodes.
At the center of it all is Oscar winner Julianne Moore, who stars as the titular widow tangled in a supernatural web of mysteries involving her late husband: acclaimed author Scott Landon (Clive Owen). On her tail is a deranged fan (Dane DeHaan) with torture on the mind.
Join Losers Randall Colburn, Jenn Adams, Justin Gerber, and Michael Roffman as they review the first two episodes: “Blood Hunt” and “Blood Bool”. Together, they discuss Larrain’s beatific imagery, Moore’s outstanding performance, and King’s streamlined storytelling.
Stream the full episode below and be sure to join the Club over long days and pleasant nights via iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. For further recaps of Lisey’s Story, you’ll want to join them in The Barrens (Patreon).
Coming Soon & Now Showing is a monthly series on Halloweenies that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors.
This month, Michael Roffman and Justin Gerber discuss the blockbuster weekend involving Backrooms and Obsession. They also brush on some franchise news and dust off oldies for the first time: 1987’s Dead of Winter and 1977’s False Face.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and the Universal Monsters.This year? Hellraiser!
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Re-Animator, Darkman), one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Manhunter, ), and even spinoffs like their recent run Fortune & Glory: An Indiana Jones Podcast.