“Finally! Something to for me to write about! A ghost that offers turn down service!”
To date, The Losers’ Club has stayed at the Neibolt House. They’ve brushed their goddamn teeth right next to the tub where Ms. Lorraine Massey decomposed, and they stopped being afraid of vampires back in 2017. Do you know why they can stay in the Dolphin’s spooky room? Because they know that ghoulies and ghosties and long-legged beasties… don’t exist. And even if they did, there’s no God to protect us from them, now is there?
Famous last words for Derry’s finest as they check into Mikael Håfström‘s 2007 Stephen King adaptation 1408. Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, and Tony Shalhoub, the spooky psychological horror spectacle conquered the box office during its summer tenure, becoming one of the most successful King flicks to date. Was it because Cusack was still one of America’s Sweethearts? Or does everyone just love a good ghost story?
These are the questions the Losers wrestle with in their latest movie episode. Join co-hosts Randall Colburn, Michael Roffman, Jenn Adams, and special guest Josh Zagoren as they discuss the state of horror at the time (particularly for Stephen King adaptations), the ways in which the chilling Everything’s Eventual-collected tale mutates from page to screen, the genius casting of Jackson, and the potentially career-best performance by Mr. Cusack.
If so, stream the episode below and return next week when the Losers revisit the 2007 blockbuster adaptation of 1408. For further adventures, join the Losers’ Club over long days and pleasant nights via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, RadioPublic, Acast, Google Podcasts, and RSS. You can also unlock hundreds of hours of exclusive content in The Barrens (Patreon).