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It's time once again for one of Laser Focus' filmmaker retrospectives. This time, Kyle welcomes Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode cast member Jason Nguyen to discuss the cinema of the great South Korean auteur, Bong Joon-ho. Parasite, Snowpiercer, Okja, and many more amazing films. Kyle and Jason get pretentious as heck!

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! This week, Kyle welcomes back Clarke Wolfe to discuss the best holiday horror media, either set during specific holidays or just good stuff for the holiday season mood. Clarke also discusses her new IndieGoGo campaign for her film FIENDSGIVING, which will teach backers to make a horror movie during production. Details on Nerdist.com.

This week, Kyle welcomes back Dan "The Man" Casey of Sagas of Sundry: Goblin Mode to discuss the current and upcoming state of both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Universe. Will Superman beat Fantastic Four? Does it all still feel like homework? And what the hell is even canon anymore?

This week, Kyle welcomes back Eric Diaz to discuss yet another fantastic comic book-based TV program for 2024, HBO’s The Penguin. Why does the show work? What does it make us hope for with Matt Reeves’ The Batman Part II, and what other grounded baddies should get a spinoff series?

This week Kyle and returning champ, author Amy Ratcliffe, go into a magical realm to discuss Marvel’s recent Disney+ series, Agatha All Along. From writing to performances, this series really surprised them, but what will it mean going forward in the MCU with the looming threat of Secret Wars?

Kyle wraps up this year’s spooky month of episodes by welcoming a true horror aficionado. Writer, director, producer, actor Clarke Wolfe joins the show to discuss the best examples of horror adaptations, which naturally brings up much talk of Stephen King and Mike Flanagan. Catch Clarke’s new film Tenants on VOD now.

Not all spookies are for screaming. Some are for laughing too. That’s why this penultimate episode of Laser Focus’ 2024 Halloween Month celebration will focus on horror comedies. Mikey Walsh joins Kyle to figure out what even constitutes a horror-comedy and not just a horror movie with some laughs, as well as talk about some of their favorites.

Devils, witches, pagan rituals, animal masks…all the best things in life! Joining Kyle to discuss the thriving subgenre of Folk Horror is returning champion and YouTube essayist extraordinaire, Maggie Mae Fish! They talk about movies like The Blood on Satan’s Claw, The Wicker Man, The VVitch, and why they pack a wallop with audiences.

No Halloween season is complete without the most famous vampire of all time: Dracula. To discuss the Prince of Darkness with Kyle is House of the Dragon’s Abigail Thorn, the writer and star of the new short film, Dracula’s Ex-Girlfriend, which is streaming exclusively on Nebula. Turns out Dracula is a pretty bad boyfriend. Who knew?

Happy Nerdoween, friends! It’s our favorite time of year and once again Laser Focus will devote all of October to spookums. To start with, Kyle and Tai discuss the formative ‘90s anthology horror series, Are You Afraid of the Dark? What are the best episodes? What are the scariest monsters? And does it still hold up 35 years later?