• 42: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 2: "The Pupil"
    Oct 30 2025

    This week, we continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, it's episode 2: "The Pupil" as the show zooms in on the strange and disturbing Miles. We chat about the truth behind Miles' expulsion and what might be going on with his strange behavior back at Bly.

    Discussion Question: What is your favorite boarding school story?

    Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)"

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • 41: THE HAUNTING OF BLY MANOR - Episode 1: "The Great Good Place"
    Oct 23 2025

    We are so excited to begin our journey into Mike Flanagan's follow-up to Hill House: The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, we watch and discuss an episode of the series: "The Great Good Place." We chat about the expectations coming into a second season of "The Haunting" series, the continued ascension of Victoria Pedretti, and Mike's obsession with the slipt diopter!

    Discussion Question: What is your favorite creepy dollhouse?

    Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 2: "The Pupil."

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • 40: Henry James Short Stories (Part 4)
    Oct 16 2025

    This week we've reached the end of our time with Henry James as we read the author's final two short stories for this show. We travel across James' career with these two as we read one story written in the 1850s: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and one in the 1900s: The Beast in the Jungle." These stories illustrate the growth and change of James' career and we adore both of them!

    Discussion Question: What is your favorite pair of works that demonstrate an artist's growth over time?

    Next week: We're back with Mike as we dive into the first episode of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Great Good Place."

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • 39: Henry James Short Stories (Part 3)
    Oct 9 2025

    This week, we continue our journey with Henry James as we cover two more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner." We continue to struggle with (and love) this Jolly happy guy.

    Discussion Question: Which of these Henry James Stories would you like to see adapted and why?

    Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James concludes with "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and "The Beast in the Jungle"

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • 38: Henry James Short Stories (Part 2)
    Oct 2 2025

    This week our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with a dive into the author's short story: "The Pupil." While this story is one of the most clearly written of what we've covered so far, we struggled with it a little bit.

    Discussion Question: What is your favorite instance of Henry James' "Child of Light" in fiction?

    Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with 2 more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner."

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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • 37: Henry James Short Stories (Part 1)
    Sep 25 2025

    This week, our time with Henry James continues as we dive into 3 of the author's short stories: "The Great Good Place," "The Two Faces," and "The Way It Came." So far, we're really feeling Henry James and have enjoyed these three stories quite a bit.

    A reminder that these stories share names with episodes of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor... but do they share more? We'll find out!

    Discussion Question: How are you feeling about Henry James so far? Are you liking it or struggling?

    Next week: Our Henry James journey continues with his short story "The Pupil."

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    1 hr and 51 mins
  • 36: THE TURN OF THE SCREW
    Sep 18 2025

    This week, we begin our series on Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manner! Before delving into the TV show, we take a look at the Henry James stories that inspired it. Up this week is Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, James' 1896 novella. We chat about James' unusual style, the ambiguity at the heart of this story, and how analysing works has and hasn't changed over the years.

    Discussion Question: What do you think? Are the ghosts real, or all in the Governess's head?

    Next week: We begin our dive into some Henry James Short stories with "The Great Good Place", "The Two Faces", and "The Way It Came."

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    1 hr and 40 mins
  • 35: DOCTOR SLEEP (2019)
    Sep 11 2025

    This week after reading through Stephen King's Doctor Sleep, we are finally ready to tackle Mike Flanagan's brilliant adaptation. We chat about the differences between the regular and director's cut, how Flanagan manages to perfectly tie the movie and book versions of The Shining together, and our complex feelings about the end of Flanagan's film

    Next week: Our time with The Haunting of Bly Manor begins as we read and discuss Henry James' The Turn of the Screw

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    *Note: the Youtube for this episode is currently blocked due to copyright. If you want to see the video version, check out Spotify.

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    2 hrs and 17 mins