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The Devil's Workshop

The Devil's Workshop

By: 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.2025 Art
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  • Hannibal

    Hannibal
    Jan 6 2026

    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
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    2 hrs and 37 mins
  • The Frighteners

    The Frighteners
    Dec 23 2025

    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
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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • Ghost Story

    Ghost Story
    Dec 9 2025

    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
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    2 hrs and 54 mins
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