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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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  • Cherry Falls
    Mar 17 2026

    We're headed back to Nik's awkward high school years for Geoffrey Wright's Cherry Falls (2000)!

    Listen as we do everything we can to make sure this episode - nay, this entire podcast - is never monetizable!

    Workshop begins at 9:00.

    Revisions begin at 1:27:37.

    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/

    #cherryfalls #brittanymurphy #horrorpodcast

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    2 hrs and 18 mins
  • Body Snatchers
    Mar 3 2026

    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

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    2 hrs and 17 mins
  • A Cure for Wellness
    Feb 17 2026

    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

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    2 hrs and 20 mins
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