In Episode 12 of Out To Get You, we are joined by writer, researcher, and host of Referential, Dr. Khaliden Nas, to read between the margins of Stephen King's convalescent spine-chiller, Misery.

Content warning:

This episode contains discussion of torture, substance abuse, molestation, stalking, racism, infanticide, and many more topics that may be sensitive for listeners.

This episode was recorded prior to hiatus, May 11, 2025, several months before the heartbreaking deaths of Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. We are choosing to air today's episode as recorded, with love in our hearts for a great American filmmaker who had not yet left us. May their memory be a blessing.

In this episode, we discuss the spiraling nightmare of success through the lens of stan culture, undying IPs, and parasocial projection, in this timeless thriller from Rob Reiner, starring Kathy Bates, James Caan, and Richard Farnsworth.

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