The Devil's Workshop

Nik & Katy Oliver
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Join English grads (and husband and wife duo) Nik Oliver, MFA and Katy Oliver, PhD as they bring a literary twist to horror movie analysis. Using the Iowa Writers' Workshop model, they discuss and critique the storytelling in beloved but flawed horror films. Then, each of them attempts to fix the movie's flaws by writing a new revised draft of the story.

Episodes

  1. MAR 3

    Body Snatchers

    We have orders to head to an Alabama military base to witness the high speed collapse of the blended family in Abel Ferrara's Body Snatchers (1993).  Listen as we spend an hour gushing over what is undoubtedly the best movie we've so far featured on this podcast - a refreshing change from the abject stupidity of A Cure for Wellness - then enjoy our feckless struggle over how best to gild this particular lily.  Workshop begins at 10:11.  Revisions begin at 1:29:00.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ #bodysnatchers #abelferrara #horrorpodcast

    2h 17m

  2. FEB 17

    A Cure for Wellness

    We're checking ourselves into the Swiss Alps for a dose of Gore Verbinski's visual feast, A Cure for Wellness (2016) - an appopriately timed subject not because Verbinski's next movie is out in theaters right now (Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die) but because Nik has a sinus infection while recording it. Listen to him get worse throughout the episode and laugh at his pain!  Workshop begins at 11:38.  Revisions begin at 1:11:38.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication7 #acureforwellness #goodluckhavefundontdie #horrorpodcast

    2h 20m

  3. FEB 3

    Night of the Comet

    We're heading back to the 80s to survive the apocalypse with Regina and Samantha Belmont in the dusty, red-tinted world of Night of the Comet (1984).  Listen to us agree that there are tonal problems, and then pick a side as to whether the movie needs to stay heightened and ridiculous or become more somber. Choose carefully, because which side you take determines who gets custody of you in the divorce.  Workshop begins at 12:19.  Revisions begin at 1:24:48.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication7 #nightofthecomet #scriptdoctor #horrorpodcast

    2h 11m

  4. JAN 20

    Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

    We're doing a postmortem on Johannes Roberts' Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021). As fans of the Capcom source material, we appreciate the 90s setting and the 1:1 recreation of the R.P.D., but as writers, we have to ask: can you really cram two legendary games into one 107-minute script without catching a case of narrative whiplash? There is a right answer. The answer is no.  Workshop begins at 12:27.  Revisions begin at 1:14:02.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication7   #residentevil #scriptdoctor #horrorpodcast

    2h 13m
  5. Hannibal

    JAN 6

    Hannibal

    It's Hannibal (2001)! Workshop begins at 26:54.  Revisions begin at 1:53:10.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

    2h 37m

  6. 12/23/2025

    The Frighteners

    It's The Frighteners (1996)! Summary begins at 12:18.  Workshop begins at 29:41.  Revisions begin at 1:25:41.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

    2h 8m

  7. 12/09/2025

    Ghost Story

    It's Ghost Story (1981)! Summary begins at 8:19.  Workshop begins at 23:18.  Revisions begin at 1:49:42.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ Wilhelm Scream is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication

    2h 54m

  8. 11/25/2025

    Vampires

    It's Vampires (1998)! Summary begins at 10:08.  Workshop begins at 20:54.  Revisions begin at 1:23:36.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    2h 6m

  9. 11/12/2025

    Leprechaun

    It's Leprechaun (1993)! Summary begins at 8:12.  Workshop begins at 17:10.  Revisions begin at 1:14:24.  E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    2h 4m

  10. 10/31/2025

    Night of the Creeps

    It's Night of the Creeps (1986)! E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.  Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore.  Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/  Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    1h 51m
  • 10 Episodes

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About

Join English grads (and husband and wife duo) Nik Oliver, MFA and Katy Oliver, PhD as they bring a literary twist to horror movie analysis. Using the Iowa Writers' Workshop model, they discuss and critique the storytelling in beloved but flawed horror films. Then, each of them attempts to fix the movie's flaws by writing a new revised draft of the story.

Information

  • Creator
    Nik & Katy Oliver
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    10
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025
  • Show Website
    The Devil's Workshop