Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast
Scott and Matt take a journey through the works of Mike Flanagan, analyzing and discussing his film and TV and the sources they're adapted from.
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20: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 4: "The Twin Thing"
05/29/2025
20: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 4: "The Twin Thing"
This week we chat about episode 4 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House: "The Twin Thing." This episode focuses on Luke Crain, who leaves rehab to chase a friend and finds himself chased by a bowler-hatted ghost. Discussion Question: What is your favorite awkward dinner conversation? Next week: Episode 5: "The Bent-Neck Lady" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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19: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 3: "Touch"
05/22/2025
19: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 3: "Touch"
This week our journey through Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House continues with episode 3 of the series: "Touch." We zoom in on Theo as both child and adult struggles with her sensitive gift. We chat about Theo's role as the middle child of the family, her relationship with Olivia and Luke, and how the show continues to advance all plot lines while focusing in on one character at a time. Discussion Question: What is your favorite Extra Sensory Perception (ESP) depiction? Next week: Episode 4: "The Twin Thing" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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18: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 2: "Open Casket"
05/15/2025
18: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 2: "Open Casket"
This week we continue our journey through Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House. Today is the 2nd episode of the show: "Open Casket." This one focuses in on the eldest girl of the Crain family who deals with death by trying to "fix" it. We chat about Shirley's fixation with fixing things by covering over the bad, how we feel about embalming and open caskets, and Flanagan's brilliant transitions and structural touches. Discussion Question: How do you feel about the embalming process and open casket funerals? Next week: Episode 3: "Touch" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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17: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 1: "Steven Sees a Ghost"
05/08/2025
17: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE - Episode 1: "Steven Sees a Ghost"
This week, our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House begins as we cover episode 1: "Steven Sees a Ghost." It's a delightful first entry into this 10 part series that manages to do all the things a pilot must while being engaging, thought-provoking, and scary. These 10 weeks are gonna be wonderful! Discussion Question: What is your favorite pair of child actor and adult actor playing the same character? Next week: Episode 2: "Open Casket" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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16: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Overview)
05/01/2025
16: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Overview)
This week, after completing Shirley Jackson's novel, we take one final look at Hill House from atop the hills. We investigate our final conclusions on this fascinating book and what things might look like from other characters' perspectives. Next week, we begin our 10-week coverage of Mike Flanagan's adaptation with Episode 1: "Steven Sees a Ghost" Discussion Question: Which character from Shirley Jackson's novel is your favorite? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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15: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 3)
04/24/2025
15: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 3)
This week we reach the end of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House as we cover chapters 7-9 of the novel. Things ramp up considerably as the line between what is real and what isn't all but disappears (along with our understanding of the book. We still loved it, though! Next week we wrap up our Hill House coverage with our overview episode! Discussion Question: Is Hill House actually haunted? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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14: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 2)
04/17/2025
14: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 2)
This week our coverage of Shirley Jackson's Hill House continues with chapters 4-6! We discuss the increasing insanity of Hill House and its characters and how difficult it becomes to track what we can and can't believe. Next week Hill House concludes with chapters 7-9! Discussion Question: What is in your opinion, the best depiction of insanity? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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13: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 1)
04/10/2025
13: THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE (Part 1)
This week we begin our segment on The Haunting of Hill House by checking out Shirley Jackson's novel. Over the next 4 weeks, we'll read and chat about the book before heading into Flanagan's 10-episode adaptation. This week, we read chapters 1-3 of Hill House. We talk about the book's impact on horror, Shirley Jackson's incredibly evocative language, and the uncertainty that we feel about the house and the characters staying in it. Next week Hill House concludes with chapters 4-6! Discussion Question: What is your favorite haunted house and why? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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12: GERALD'S GAME
04/03/2025
12: GERALD'S GAME
This week, after a month and a half chatting about King's novel it's finally time to discuss Flanagan's adaptation of Gerald's Game. We chat about the challenges to adapt the novel, Flanagan's choices, and the incredible work of all the performers. Next week, we begin our coverage of The Haunting of Hill House and chat about the first three chapters of Shirley Jackson's novel. This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Video Editor - Jason Russell Original music created by Matt Freeman
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11: GERALD'S GAME (Overview) w/ Kim C.
03/27/2025
11: GERALD'S GAME (Overview) w/ Kim C.
This week on the show, we take one final look at Stephen King's Gerald's Game. We are joined by Kim C. of the Year of Underrated Stephen King podcast to talk all about this book and the complicated feelings it made us feel. We chat about Kim's first time through the novel, offer some perspective on why King thought he could tell this story and briefly touch on the difficulties of adapting it. Then we answer a handful of questions that you sent our way! Next week we are back with Mike as we take a look at the Flanagan adaptation of Gerald's Game. Check out Kim C's podcast: This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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10: GERALD'S GAME (Part 5)
03/20/2025
10: GERALD'S GAME (Part 5)
This week, we reach the end of Gerald's Game as we chat about chapters 34 through the end. Jessie confronts the moonlight man, writes a letter to an old friend, and gets a decent night's sleep for the first time in a long time. We talk about how Jessie's escape from the cuffs and the moonlight man is only the beginning of her tribulations, the introduction of the "only good man" Brandon, and the ultimate conceit of the novel. Next week we spend one final episode on the Gerald's Game novel on our overview episode! Discussion Question: What is one thing Flanagan's adaptations get right that so many other King adaptations get wrong? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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9: GERALD'S GAME (Part 4)
03/13/2025
9: GERALD'S GAME (Part 4)
This week our discussion of Gerald's Game continues with chapters 25-33! Jessie is able to, thanks to one part of her memory of Dark Score Lake, devise a plan to escape from the cuffs. You really gotta give her a hand for her inventiveness. We talk about how King uses the events of the Eclipse to fulfill both thematic and narrative purpose (and if it works), the mystery of the Space Cowboy, and King's grusome description of the "degloving" itself. Next week Gerald's Game concludes with chapters 34 through the end of the novel! Discussion Question: It's Mailbag time! Send us your questions. This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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8: GERALD'S GAME (Part 3)
03/06/2025
8: GERALD'S GAME (Part 3)
This week our discussion of Gerald's Game continues with chapters 14-24. Jessie's struggles continue as she finally confronts the events on Dark Score Lake in 1963. We talk about King's choice to "go there" and not hold back, how the text communicates Tom's intentions despite Jessie's ignorance, and our absolute disgust with everything. Look, folks, this is a tough one. It's probably some of the most disturbing and disgusting things we've covered on this show. Hopefully, we covered it with the care it deserves. Next week Gerald's Game continues with chapters 25-33 Discussion Question: What is the most uncomfortable you've been made by reading or watching something? Do these moments have value in storytelling? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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7: GERALD'S GAME (Part 2)
02/27/2025
7: GERALD'S GAME (Part 2)
This week our coverage of Gerald's Game continues with chapters 9-13 of the novel. Jessie begins to slowly remember more and more of her past as she struggles to get a glass of water. We chat about King's carefully laid structural elements, how Jessie's realizations recontextualize old moments, and the wonderfully tense water scene that Matt argues accomplished nothing Next week Gerald's Game continues with chapters 14-24. Discussion Question: What is the best/scariest sudden introduction of a monster or a man in stories? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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6: GERALD'S GAME (Part 1)
02/20/2025
6: GERALD'S GAME (Part 1)
This week Matt and Scott begin their time with Stephen King's Gerald's Game as they read the novel in preparation to discuss Mike Flanagan's adaptation. This week, the first 8 chapters! We chat about Stephen King's experimentation in both style and form, the challenge of adapting this book, and the wonderfully complex Jessie Burlingame. Next week Gerald's Game continues with chapters 9-13 of the novel. Discussion Question: What is your favorite character trapped in a bad situation story? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Edited by Scott Daly Original music created by Matt Freeman
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5: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
02/13/2025
5: OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
This week Matt and Scott grab their planchette and commune with the spirits of Ouija: Origin of Evil, Mike Flanagan's 2016 prequel to a very successful and very bad film. We chat about Flanagan's remarkable job at taking a silly concept and making a great film out of it, his commitment to making a period film, and his powerful writing. Next week we're switching gears and setting our sights on Stephen King as we read the first 8 chapters of King's Gerald's Game in preparation to visit Flanagan's movie. Discussion Question: What is one prequel that you found was surprisingly better than the original? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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4: BEFORE I WAKE
02/06/2025
4: BEFORE I WAKE
This week we take a look at the third film in Flanagan's "Latin Titles Trilogy" Before I Wake (originally titled Somnia). A film about the dreams of a child and our dreams for our children. We chat about the incredible acting, the emotionally moving film and why the ending didn't quite work for us. Next week take a look at Flanagan's final 2016 film: the prequel/sequel Ouija: Origin of Evil Discussion Question: What is your favorite use of dreams in storytelling? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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3: HUSH
01/30/2025
3: HUSH
This week we take a look at Mike Flanagan's Hush, a 2016 film co-written and starring Kate Siegel. The film asks an important question: if a killer tries to murder a deaf mute woman in the woods, does he make a sound? We chat about the film's simple premise, but great execution absolutely stuffed with great setups and payoffs, the great theming, and John Gallagher Jr.'s creepy but stupid killer. Next week we have some bad dreams as we chat about Flanagan's Before I Wake! Discussion Question: What is your favorite use of the removal of certain sounds in films/tv? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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2: OCULUS
01/23/2025
2: OCULUS
This week we take a look at Mike Flanagan's Oculus, a 2013 horror film based off Mike's original short film about a spooky haunted mirror! We chat about the film's designed confusion and Flanagan's excellent camera work. Also: hand and mouth gore! Yay! Discussion Question: Mirrors are creepy. What's your favorite mirror in storytelling? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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1: ABSENTIA
01/16/2025
1: ABSENTIA
It's finally here! We're ready to kick off the newest Doof! Media Podcast Flanagan's Wake with Mike Flanagan's first feature-length film: 2011's Absentia! We chat about the skill on display in this low-budget horror film, Flanagan's themes showing themselves early, the beauty of the light and sound work, and much more! Discussion Question: Without spoiling any future episodes, why do you enjoy Mike Flanagan's work? This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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0: Introduction
01/09/2025
0: Introduction
Welcome to the newest Doof! Media podcast - Flanagan's Wake a show exploring and analyzing the works of Mike Flanagan! This is just a quick introduction to explain the format and schedule of the show before we actually kick things off next Thursday (1/16). Subscribe now and tune in on January 16th for our first episode covering Mike Flanagan's Absentia! This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: Check out the show schedule: Get Merch: Support us on Patreon: Stay updated with Kingslingers: Message us at Original music created by Matt Freeman
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