211 - THE DISCARNATES (1988) + GHOSTWATCH (1992) ft. Esther Rosenfield
Added 2022-02-13 23:12:55 +0000 UTCHosts Josh and Jamie and special returning guest Esther Rosenfield discuss spooky ghost stories that question our relationship with reality: Nobuhiko Obayashi's moving and dreamy THE DISCARNATES (1988) and the BBC's incredible piece of mockumentary prank art GHOSTWATCH (1992). Next week's bonus episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSARE III (1990) and TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE NEXT GENERATION (1994), you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier.
Intro // 00:00-10:15
DISCARNATES // 10:15-59:46
GHOSTWATCH // 59:46-2:25:08
Outro // 2:25:08-2:28:18
Comments
It was great to listen to you talk about Ghostwatch, I was one of the British people who watched it at the time, with no idea it was fictional at first. I remember the TV guide just said something like 'A live filming inside a real-life haunted house'. I was 9 years old and expected something campy in an old mansion, and so was absolutely terrified at how real everything felt. Although I realised it was fake when the really crazy stuff started to happen it still scared me so much that I had to turn it off (I think when the girl started speaking in Pipes' voice). I watched the rest in the morning on the VCR in broad daylight. The backlash was crazy - tabloids were running hysterical stories for days and the BBC even devoted an entire live Saturday morning programme where people were interviewed about how traumatised they were. Such a great film, still holds up today.
Aron
2022-02-16 12:13:58 +0000 UTC
