Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast

This week on the show, we chat about the incredible episode 2 of Mike Flanagan's Carrie: "Foreign Language." We talk about our wild theories about the newly introduced Emaline, and our continued love for Summer H. Howell's performance. Matt weirdly also thinks Chris hasn't done anything wrong.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite book quote? Why?

Next week, Carrie continues with episode 3: "Social Studies"

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Surprise! We decided to release our first episode covering Carrie a little early this week. The editing was all done, and we said screw it, let's go! This week we begin our time with Mike Flanagan's Carrie, covering the first episode, "First Period." We chat about how much we're enjoying Mike's changes to some of our key characters, the incredible performances, and even make some (probably wrong) predictions on where the series is going. 

Discussion Question: What is your favorite first day of school depicted in stories?

Next week, Carrie continues with episode 2: "Foreign Language"

This week on the show, we take a look at the 2013 Adaptation of Carrie. It's.... well... it's kind of an adaptation of the book, but also kind of an adaptation of De Palma's movie...but also kind of a mess?

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This week on the show, we are taking a look at Brian De Palma's classic adaptation of Carrie. It's a weird, wonderful movie that only De Palma could make. It also made it clear to us that there was still so much more story to tell here. If possible, we're even more excited about Mike's adaptation. 

Discussion Question: What is a better TV release model? Releasing all episodes at once (binge) or week to week. 

Next week, we take a look at the 2013 Carrie adaptation. It's.... a movie

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This week on the show, we take one final look at Stephen King's Carrie, discussing the novel more broadly. We also chat about what a Carrie adaptation should contain. 

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This week on the show, we reach the end of Stephen King's Carrie. We discuss the violent, horrifying end and what we think it all means. 

Discussion Question: Which is more culpable in this story? Society or individuals?

Next week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Carrie!

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This week on the show, we continue our time with Stephen King's Carrie as we read the 2nd third of the novel, ending on the following quote: "They stared at each other in the dark, frozen by the actual act as thought never could have done. Her very breath turned to glass in her throat. Then, inside, the laughter began."

Discussion Question: What is your favorite Prom Story in Storytelling?

Next week, we finish Carrie!

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This week on the show, we begin our series covering Mike Flanagan's Carrie by first taking a look at Stephen King's original novel. We've divided the novel into roughly 3 equal parts, and today we're covering the first third. Carrie doesn't have chapters, so we'll be reading through the following paragraph:

"She closed her eyes, slept, and dreamed of huge, living stones crashing through the night, seeking out Momma, seeking out Them. They were trying to run, trying to hide. But the rock would not hide them; the dead tree gave no shelter."

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We are so thrilled to have Kate Siegel back with us! After watching Kate's short "Stowaway," we knew we had to have her on again to chat about what it was like directing her first short. We had hundreds of questions about the short, and Kate was gracious enough to answer them. Seriously, go watch "Stowaway" if you haven't already. We also briefly chatted about Camille and Kate's time on Usher.

Hope you guys enjoy the chat! We'll see you next week for our first episode covering Stephen King's Carrie!

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This week on the show, we officially catch up with Mike Flanagan as we watch and discuss his 2024 King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. This a very special movie and a very special episode. We hope you enjoy it! Thanks, Mike!

Discussion Question: What is your favorite dance scene in movies

Next week, Carrie begins as we cover the first third of the novel 

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This week on the show, in preparation for Mike Flanagan's Film adaptation, we take a look at Stephen King's 2020 short story "The Life of Chuck," part of the If It Bleeds collection. We chat about our experience with this unique King story and Matt wraps things up by making some predictions about what Mike will do with the story.

Discussion Question: What is your favorite King short story? Short story collection?

Next week, it is finally time to take a look at Mike Flanagan's The Life of Chuck.

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This week on the show, we take a look at the 2024 entry of the horror anthology series V/H/S/Beyond. We spend some time on each of the stories, but our focus is on the short "Stowaway" written by Mike Flanagan and directed by Kate Siegel. It's weird, wonderful, and totally fucked up. We loved it. 

Discussion Question: How do you feel about found footage? What is your favorite found footage movie?

Next week, we're taking a look at Stephen King's short stort "The Life of Chuck," in preparation for our episode on Mike F...

This week on the show, we take one final look at Mike Flanagan's final Netflix show The Fall of the House of Usher. We chat about our overall thoughts a week removed from finishing the show, Auggie vs Roddie as parents. The show wraps up with our chat about what happens next. 

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This week on the show, we reach the end of The House of Usher with episode 8: "The Raven."Truths are revealed! Assholes are bricked up! Mummies! Mommies! Poems! What a finale!  

Discussion Question: Now that we've reached the end of Mike Flanagan's time with Netflix, what is your favorite moment from any Flanagan Netflix property?

Next week, we take one final look at The Fall of the House of Usher in our Overview episode. 

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This week on the show, there's only one Usher child left...and he's the worst one! Verna catches up with Frederick as we discuss episode 7: "The Pit and the Pendulum." Matt and Scott chat about how Henry Thomas wonderfully and weirdly depicts the depravity and monstrosity of Frederick Usher. 

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This week on the show, we continue our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher with episode 6: "Goldbug." It's time for Tammerlane Usher's big launch...and everything goes great! What a launch! No notes!

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This week on the show, we've reached the end of Victorine LaForcade as we discuss episode 5 of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. We chat about the use of Poe's short story and the depiction of Vic's madness, as well as Frederick's slow turn from goofy to sinister. 

Discussion Question: What is your favorite adaptation or reference to "The Tell-Tale Heart?"

Next week, with all the bastards out of the way, Tamerlane Usher is on the chopping block as we discuss Episode 6: "Goldbug."

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It's time to continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. Napoleon Usher is on the murder docket this week with episode 4: "The Black Cat." We chat about Rahul's incredible, unhinged performance and the complex ever-evolving story of Roderick Usher's past. 

Discussion Question: What are your favorite killer cats in storytelling?

Next week, The Fall of the House of Usher continues with episode 5: "The Tell-Tale Heart"

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Hey all! We're so excited to share this chat we had with the incredible Samantha Sloyan last week. You love to hate her in Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and Usher, but in real life, Sam is so incredibly lovely and thoughtful. We had an absolute blast talking with her. We chatted about Sam's experiences on the stage vs in front of the camera, how she got so good at reciting bible verses, and why she enjoys playing jerks.

Thanks so much to Samantha Sloyan for her time and to Mike Flanagan for helping set it up!<...

This week on the show, we continue with Episode 3 of The Fall of the House of Usher: "Murder in the Rue Morgue." Unfortunately, Kate Siegel's Camille is up next on the death wheel as she finds herself across the table from a very angry Ape. Can't spin her way out of this one...

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Hey friends! We got the incredible opportunity to sit down with actor Matt Biedel to talk for an hour or so. You know him as Sturge from Midnight Mass, Tim from The Midnight Club, and, of course, Bill T from Usher, but Matt has had a long career acting on many different shows and movies.

We chatted with Matt about how his work with Mike Flanagan began, his acting philosophy, and most importantly, why Sam Sloyen is so mean to him. Also, there's a fair amount of beard talk. Matt was a wonderful guest, and we had...

This week on the show, it's Perry's time to die as we chat about episode 2 of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher: "The Masque of the Red Death." We discuss young Roderick's moral war between his sister and his wife and how Perry's hedonism feels a bit too performative.

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This week on the show, The Fall of the House of Usher begins! Matt and Scott chat about episode 1 of Mike Flanagan's final Netflix show: "A Midnight Dreary." They talk about how this show feels like a culmination of all of Mike's work up until this point, the crazy amount of Poe references, and the wonderfully different tone of the show. It's gonna be a fun 8 weeks!

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This week on the show, we dive into the second half of the Poe stories that most obviously interact with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. We're chatting about "The Tell-Tale Heart," "Goldbug," "The Pit and the Pendulum," "The Cask of Amontillado," and "The Raven." That is one hell of a list of stories... 

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This week on the show, we begin our time with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher! Before we start with the show itself we're going to take a couple of weeks to read and discuss the works of Edgar Allen Poe that relate directly to Flanagan's show. We chat about "The Fall of the House of Usher," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," and "The Black Cat."

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This week, we take one final look at Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club. We chat about our overall feelings on the show and then take a brief look at Mike's plans for Season 2. 

Then we answer a lot of great listener questions!

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This week, we finally reach the end of The Midnight Club as we discuss episode 10: "Midnight." There's plenty to love in this episode as Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong manage to wrap everything up nicely...even as some threads are left untied. 

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This week, Scott and Matt reach the penultimate episode of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club: "The Eternal Enemy." Spence finds his community and channels the experience into a story of time travel, fear and love that mostly works. Meanwhile, Ilonka has a rough day and takes it out on everyone before once again seeking comfort in the mysterious Shasta. This goes about as well as you'd expect. 

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This week, Scott and Matt head on a "Road to Nowhere" as they chat about episode 8 of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club. It's back to back bangers as Natsuki tells an incredibly powerful story to Amesh. We think it's the best "B plot" in the series.

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This week, Scott and Matt chat about episode 7 of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club: "Anya." This is without a doubt, the best episode of the show so far. What an absolute triumph. 

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This week, it's a double story night as episode 6 of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club sees us return to Kevin's story as well as the start of a new Ilonka story. As Anya continues to worsen, Ilonka desperately seeks out methods to save her friend. Uh oh...

Discussion Question: None this week

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 7: "Anya"

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This week, Scott struggled a lot with episode 5 of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club: "See You Later." Still, there is plenty to love as Amesh takes center stage in this episode. 

Discussion Question: If you hooked up with the future version of your girlfriend sent back in time, is it cheating?

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 6: "Witch"

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This week, Sandra steps into the limelight as we watch and discuss episode 4 of Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club: "Gimme a Kiss!" Sandra's story is a silly, clunky genre treat and we absolutely loved it to death. 

Discussion Question: Favorite backgrounded romance plotline?

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 5: "See You Later."

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Hey friends! Holy crap, we got to talk to Kate Siegel. Last week, Kate basically demanded that we sit down with her and chat, and we, of course, immediately complied. We talked all about Kate's previous Flanagan roles, her philosophy on acting, and her sitting down in the director's chair. We also asked what her favorite non-Flanagan role was, which featured me staring blankly like an idiot because I hadn't seen her answer. 

I feel like it goes without saying that Kate was gracious, clever, and absolutely fascinating. There were times when I just forgot to ask a...

This week, The Midnight Club serves up it's best episode yet as we spend some quality time with Kevin in episode 3: "The Wicked Heart." Kevin begins his multipart story about a secret serial killer with mommy issues as family day brings those issues to Brightcliff. Director Michael Fimognari takes the reins in this one, and boy, does this episode look good. 

Discussion Question: What is your favorite fictional serial killer story?

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 4: "Gimme a Kiss!"

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This week on the show our time with Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club continues with episode 2: "The Two Danas." Anya gets the spotlight in this episode as her story gives us a window into her prickley nature. We also meet Sam Sloyen's Shasta 

Discussion Question: What is your favorite Faustian bargain?

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 3: "The Wicked Heart!"

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This week on the show, we begin our 10 episode journey through Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club, with episode 1: "The Final Chapter." I know this is supposed to be Mike's "weakest" show, but the first episode was pretty good!

Discussion Question: What is your favorite teen ensemble?

Next week, The Midnight Club continues with Episode 2: "The Two Danas"

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Hey folks! Last week, we got the chance to sit down with the incomparable Rahul Kohli for a far-ranging chat. We talked about his time working with Mike Flanagan on Midnight Mass, Bly Manor, and upcoming projects (I tried to get him to admit that he would make an incredible Roland Deschain, but alas... no secrets revealed). I also couldn't resist getting him to chat about about his first TV role as Ravi in iZombie. We also spend a lot of time talking about video games because who doesn't want an excuse to talk about video games?

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This week on the show, we begin our series on Mike Flanagan's The Midnight Club. Before we get into the show, we're taking a pit stop with Christopher Pike's novel. This one was a surprise, and we really enjoyed chatting about it. 

Discussion Question: What is your favorite "YA" story?

Next week, The Midnight Club begins with Episode 1: "The Final Chapter."

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This week on the show we take one final look at Mike Flanagan's Midnight Mass, honoring the miracle of a show it is. Then Scott and Matt are joined by longtime listener Pastor Phillip from the United Methodist Church to discuss his take on the religious themes of Flanagan's show. 

Next week, we take a look at Christopher Pike's The Midnight Club

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