Elysia and Riley kneel at the alter of Ralph Fiennes' Iron Maiden, discuss why Jimmy Crystal is scarier than Sinners' vampire Remmick, and glean hope from this film's not-so-hidden messages of humanity, sacrifice, and teasings of radical forgiveness in the second film in the game-changing 28 Years Later zoombie trilogy.

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John and Elysia take one last trip to the Upside Down and discuss the final season of Stranger Things.

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Jean joins Elysia to discuss Guillermo del Toro's final form of filmmaking – the movie he's been making in his head for 50 years. They break down the book changes, links to the films from the '30s, and inspirations from Del Toro's own life – plus the costumes, casting, production design, and the rest as they ponder the film's many philosophical questions.

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Elysia and John return to the Ann Rice Immortals Universe to discuss the spy-thriller spinoff that left us whelmed.

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Elysia, John, and Mark wade through the timey-wimey twists of a wintry season finale.

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Elysia, John, and Mark watch the Augury unfold in this shocking episode of horror.

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Elysia, John, and Mark send in the clowns to give more backstory to It. They discuss fake music numbers, the breaking of fellowships, and the show's three-season trajectory.

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Elysia, John, and Mark enter the sewers to explore the growing references to Stephen King's legendarium. They discuss Dick Halloran's powers, the limitations and feeding needs of It, and new possible connections to the original timeline.

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Elysia and Mark are back to guide lore fiends all the way through the sewers of Derry to Stephen King's Dark Tower nexus and back again as they discuss HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry season 1, episode 4: "The Great Swirling Apparatus of Our Planet's Function." It's time for some serious turtle talk, and the science behind Marge's eye instincts and the salt of fear.

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Explore the subterranean depths of Stephen King lore with Mark and Elysia in their breakdown of HBO's IT: Welcome to Derry season1, episode 3: "Now You See It." From what we all forget about CGI to the show's surprising connections to lore outside the IT novel, they take a closer look at the history, the literature, and the meaning of it all.

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