Johnny Has the Keys

Ep. 08-11: Possum (2018)

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POSSUM (2018)—A disgraced puppeteer returns to his childhood home carrying a sinister puppet named Possum. Haunted by a traumatic past and the darkness within, he confronts his demons while grappling with isolation and guilt. 

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This time, we descend into the dark recesses of the human mind with Possum, a haunting and deeply unsettling portrait of trauma and repression. Join us as we explore the film’s bleak atmosphere, minimalist storytelling, and the eerie power of visual metaphor. Listen, as Johnny Has the Keys finds a broken man shadowed by a grotesque puppet and memories that refuse to stay buried—raising the question: can you ever truly escape the monsters within?

SHOW LINKS:

  • Possum (2018)
  • Matthew Holness
  • Possum by Matthew Holness 
  • David Lynch
  • Night of the Living Dead (1968)
  • The Walking Dead (2010)
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
  • Eraserhead (1977)
  • Frankenstein (1931)
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
  • Altered States (1980)
  • Hitchcock
  • Channel Zero (2016)
  • The Babadook (2014)
  • Basket Case (1982)
  • Martin (1977)
  • Dead of Night (1945)
  • Nosferatu (1922)
  • German expressionist cinema
  • Silent film
  • The Innocents (1961)
  • Don’t Look Now (1973)
  • Frightmare (1974)

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