Series Roundup: (John) Carpenter Redux
Way back in 2016, the Fear of God launched its very first series of episodes, focusing on the work of John Carpenter - at that time featuring THE FOG, THEY LIVE, THE THING, and HALLOWEEN (listen at the links!). It’s quite the little time capsule, listening to those episodes now, given Reed’s penchant for decidedly explaining when it comes to Carpenter, coupled with Nathan’s clear lack of comprehension on how to be himself on a mic… at least compared to now.
So it only made sense that if we were going to revisit a horror icon, we take another stab at the work of John Carpenter. A lot has happened in the five years since Round 1, and time has been kind to at least FrankenNathan’s understanding of Carpenter’s oeuvre and our abilities as podcasters have surely matured since those bygone days.
The last 4 weeks, we’ve featured four and a half Carpenter films as part of the follow up series, itself an arm of our bigger mega (M-M-M-MEGA!) series focusing on Stranger Things Season 4.
It you’ve been “waiting for the trade” as they say in comic book circles, now’s your chance to find all the recent episodes in one place.
See below for a breakdown of each episode….
IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
Release Date:
July 19, 2022
Guest:
FoG Legal Counsel: Dave Courtney
Patron-Only Segment:
TVGuideposts for STRANGER THINGS, Season 4, Episode 1
The boys welcome friend of the FoG and all around thoughtful fella Dave Courtney to discuss the Sam Neill vehicle from 1995.
Noteworthy for being a film with one of the most THAT AIN’T RIGHT old lady’s ever to adorn your television screen.
PRINCE OF DARKNESS
Release Date:
July 26, 2022
Patron-Only Segment:
TVGuideposts for STRANGER THINGS, Season 4, Episode 2
Reed and Nathan find an oozing, soupy smorgasbord of THAT AIN’T RIGHT’s in this attempt at a rumination on faith and horror.
Ultimately it’s perhaps more gross than godly, but the film nonetheless provokes some thoughtful considerations on the temptation to ‘touch the mirror’ we all have.
JOHN AND KURT, PART 1 - WITH Matt Ruff
Release Date:
August 2, 2022
Guest:
Author and Friend of the FoG, Matt Ruff
Patron-Only Segment:
TVGuideposts for STRANGER THINGS, Season 4, Episode 3, featuring FoGger Drew Pasanen
This episode begins a two-part multi-hour discussion with Friend of the FoG and best-selling author of LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, Matt Ruff. Matt shares his history with John Carpenter and joins Nathan and Reed for a conversation directly addressing ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, as well as starting a discussion, the show’s first ever reprisal of a film, on the horror classic, THE THING.
JOHN AND KURT, PART 2 - WITH Matt Ruff
Release Date:
August 9, 2022
Guest:
Author and Friend of the FoG, Matt Ruff
Patron-Only Segment:
TVGuideposts for STRANGER THINGS, Season 4, Episode 4, featuring Foreign Correspondent, Vera Goudie
This episode ends our two-part multi-hour discussion with Friend of the FoG and best-selling author of LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, Matt Ruff. Matt, Reed, and Nathan finish off their discussion of and get deep with THE THING. After that, they’re just a bunch of reasonable guys who’ve seen some very unreasonable things as they discuss “Carpenter’s best film” (so says Matt), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA. It’s a great end to the Carpenter Redux series!