The Mist (2007) | Episode #22

2020-06-09

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In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2007 film The Mist. Episode Highlights: Katherine frames the discussion by looking at Stephen King's thoughts on horror, Anthony argues that the ending of the film may be dark but it is not necessarily disaffirmative, and we explore the film as an intriguing (albeit perhaps unintended) commentary on partisanship--a topic that is particularly important in light of COVID-19. A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend checking out Stephen King's non-fiction, particularly ...

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Anthony Tresca discuss the 2007 film The Mist.

Episode Highlights: Katherine frames the discussion by looking at Stephen King's thoughts on horror, Anthony argues that the ending of the film may be dark but it is not necessarily disaffirmative, and we explore the film as an intriguing (albeit perhaps unintended) commentary on partisanship--a topic that is particularly important in light of COVID-19.

A Dose of Scholarship: We recommend checking out Stephen King's non-fiction, particularly Danse Macabre (although On Writing is also a great book!)

This podcast episode first aired on June 9, 2020

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