Brain Drain: An Interview with Mike Thorn + Sick (2022)

The inaugural episode of THE BRAIN DRAIN—the ghoulish DBBT aftershow—finds a guest in the tub! Author and critic Mike Thorn joins us to discuss horror, the creative process, the new audiobook edition of his first novel “Shelter for the Damned,” and his tub pick—SICK (2022), John Hyams’ taut and clever COVID-set slasher. We dissect screenwriter Kevin Williamson’s social diagnosis, Hyams’ dynamic camera, and the engagement of pandemic-as-horror.

 

WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of violence, child abuse, and murder in the context of the films discussed. Listener discretion is advised. 

DBBT Theme Song by James Pizziketti

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