The Thing Outside - Part 1 (Let Them Go)

2020-05-17

"... because this story acts as the starting point for this whole series, it kind of has to convey the breakdown of everything." Greg and Toby continue their analysis of Let Them Go, with the first four chapters of Part 2 of the novel. Here we do some more analysis of our heroes, discuss the importance of titles and how you meet or subvert expectations, the use of both diegetic sound and background music... and how in a horror narrative, it can always get worse before the end. Spoilers for chapters 6-9. Potential spoilers ...

"... because this story acts as the starting point for this whole series, it kind of has to convey the breakdown of everything."

Greg and Toby continue their analysis of Let Them Go, with the first four chapters of Part 2 of the novel. Here we do some more analysis of our heroes, discuss the importance of titles and how you meet or subvert expectations, the use of both diegetic sound and background music... and how in a horror narrative, it can always get worse before the end.

Spoilers for chapters 6-9. Potential spoilers for Harry Potter, Pitch Black, Aliens, and John Wick.

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Intro is "Moonrise" by Chad Crouch

Outro is "Outro" by Evgeny Teilor

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