The Whorrors!

#111: Misery (1990)

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Oh my god, like, I’m your number one fan, so iconic, like big, like stan, like

I would give my life just to…follow you home in a snowstorm, kidnap you, splint your legs and make you author my fantasies…I’m your number one fan

Tune in to see what all the Misery Business is about in the iconic 1981 King novel adaptation, Misery.


***CONTENT WARNING: mention of r*pe


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Artwork by Gabrielle Fatula ([email protected])

Music: Epic Industrial Music Trailer by SeverMusicProd

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Works Referenced:

  • Keesey, Douglas. “‘Your Legs Must Be Singing Grand Opera’: Masculinity, Masochism, and Stephen King's Misery." American Imago, vol. 59 no. 1, 2002, p. 53-71. Project MUSE, https://doi.org/10.1353/aim.2002.0005. 
  • Loayza, Beatrice. “Misery at 30: A Terrifying Look at the Toxicity of Fandom.” TheGuardian.com. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/30/misery-at-30-terrifying-look-toxicity-fandom-kathy-bates 
  • Misery IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100157/crazycredits/?tab=cz&ref_=tt_trv_cc 
  • Misery Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misery_(film) 
  • Peeke, Dan. “Misery: 10 Differences Between The Book And The Film.” ScreenRant.com. https://screenrant.com/misery-book-film-differences/#a-slightly-different-location
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