Glenn Weldon

I don't think it is, right?

Horror works on a metaphorical level.

It always has.

Dracula means sex and Frankenstein means hubris and ghosts means unresolved issues.

Trauma, I guess you would call it, right?

And listen, if you're a person who doesn't like scary movies, this is not for you.

This is most resolutely not for you.

You'll spend your entire time looking at the lower left-hand corner of the screen just hoping nothing happens down there.

May or may not be how I...

Watch this movie.

Okay, that brings us to the end of our show.

Hard recommendation for Holcomb.

Jordan Cruciola, Monica Castillo, thank you so much for being here.

Exactly.

Happy spring.

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This episode was produced by Hafsa Fatima and Mike Katzen and edited by our showrunner Jessica Reedy.

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