Aug 15, 2019
Grab a flashlight and pull the covers over your head--it’s time
for some scary stories! Luke & James read all three of Alvin
Schwartz and Stephen Gammell’s classic collections for episode 101,
including Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, More Scary
Stories to Tell in the Dark,and Scary Stories 3: More
Tales to Chill Your Bones. They also watched the
documentary from 2019, as well as the Guillermo Del Toro and André
Øvredal film.
Movie Talk Begins: 39:01
Movie Spoilers Begin: 55:42
Topics include: Luke’s personal connection to these books, Stephen
Gammell’s iconic art-style, the satanic-panic of the 80s, favorite
stories, the power of tropes and archetypes in genre, the value of
jump-scares, the trouble with picking an audience for the film, and
metaphorically connecting the characters to the monsters they
encounter.
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