Adaptations‪.‬ Brian & Peter

On this episode Peter and Brian cover both Hadestown, the concept album and play by Anais Mitchell, and Lore Olympus, the web comic by Rachel Smythe. The Lore Olympus discussion begins around 43:25.

On this episode Brian and Peter discuss Kid A Mnesia, the 2021 reissue of Radiohead's Kid A (2000) & Amnesiac (2001) as well as the accompanying interactive exhibition, available for free at the link below.

https://kida-mnesia.com

This week we have our good friend Brittany joining us to discuss the latest album/film from Halsey, If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power. The album should be streaming wherever you listen to music, and the film is currently available on HBO Max. Please leave us a 5 star review if you enjoy the show, and thanks for listening!

This week we welcome our first guest and long time friend of Brian and Peter, David, to discuss the latest serialized novel from Bret Easton Ellis, The Shards. It was released over the course of about a year on his podcast, The Bret Easton Ellis podcast.

This episode covers Bernard Rose's iconic horror film Candyman (1992), an adaptation of Clive Barker's short story The Forbidden.

Candyman

Written & Directed by Bernard Rose

Cast:
Virginia Madsen as Helen Lyle
Tony Todd as Candyman
Xander Berkely as Trevor Lyle
Vanessa Estelle Williams as Anne-Marie McCoy
Kasi Lemmons as Bernadette "Bernie" Walsh
DeJuan Guy as Jake
Michael Culkin as Phillip Purcell 

They Live (1988)

Written & Directed by John Carpenter

Based on the 1963 short story "Eight O'Clock in the Morning" by Ray Nelson. Carpenter was first introduced to the story via the comic adaptation titled Nada by Bill Wray (and Ray Nelson). Peter and Brian discuss all three throughout the course of the episode, focusing mainly on Carpenter's 1988 film adaptation.