Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast

86: CARRIE (Part 2)

This week on the show, we continue our time with Stephen King's Carrie as we read the 2nd third of the novel, ending on the following quote: "They stared at each other in

85: CARRIE (Part 1)

This week on the show, we begin our series covering Mike Flanagan's Carrie by first taking a look at Stephen King's original novel. We've divided the novel into roughly 3

Another Conversation with Kate Siegel

We are so thrilled to have Kate Siegel back with us! After watching Kate's short "Stowaway," we knew we had to have her on again to chat about what it was like directing

84: THE LIFE OF CHUCK

This week on the show, we officially catch up with Mike Flanagan as we watch and discuss his 2024 King adaptation, The Life of Chuck. This a very special movie and a very

83: "The Life of Chuck"

This week on the show, in preparation for Mike Flanagan's Film adaptation, we take a look at Stephen King's 2020 short story "The Life of Chuck," part of the If It Bleeds

82: V/H/S/BEYOND: "Stowaway"

This week on the show, we take a look at the 2024 entry of the horror anthology series V/H/S/Beyond. We spend some time on each of the stories, but our focus is on the sh

81: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Overview)

This week on the show, we take one final look at Mike Flanagan's final Netflix show The Fall of the House of Usher. We chat about our overall thoughts a week removed from

80: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 8: "The Raven"

This week on the show, we reach the end of The House of Usher with episode 8: "The Raven."Truths are revealed! Assholes are bricked up! Mummies! Mommies! Poems! What a fi

79: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 7: "The Pit and the Pendulum"

This week on the show, there's only one Usher child left...and he's the worst one! Verna catches up with Frederick as we discuss episode 7: "The Pit and the Pendulum." Ma

78: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 6: "Goldbug"

This week on the show, we continue our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher with episode 6: "Goldbug." It's time for Tammerlane Usher's big launch..

77: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 5: "The Tell-Tale Heart"

This week on the show, we've reached the end of Victorine LaForcade as we discuss episode 5 of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. We chat about the use of Po

76: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 4: "The Black Cat"

It's time to continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. Napoleon Usher is on the murder docket this week with episode 4: "The Black Cat." We c

A Conversation with Samantha Sloyan

Hey all! We're so excited to share this chat we had with the incredible Samantha Sloyan last week. You love to hate her in Midnight Mass, The Midnight Club, and Usher, bu

75: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 3: "Murder in the Rue Morgue"

This week on the show, we continue with Episode 3 of The Fall of the House of Usher: "Murder in the Rue Morgue." Unfortunately, Kate Siegel's Camille is up next on the de

A Conversation with Matt Biedel

Hey friends! We got the incredible opportunity to sit down with actor Matt Biedel to talk for an hour or so. You know him as Sturge from Midnight Mass, Tim from The Midni

74: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 2: "The Masque of the Red Death"

This week on the show, it's Perry's time to die as we chat about episode 2 of Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher: "The Masque of the Red Death." We discuss yo

73: THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER - Episode 1: "A Midnight Dreary"

This week on the show, The Fall of the House of Usher begins! Matt and Scott chat about episode 1 of Mike Flanagan's final Netflix show: "A Midnight Dreary." They talk ab

72: Edgar Allen Poe Stories (Part 2)

This week on the show, we dive into the second half of the Poe stories that most obviously interact with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher. We're chatting ab

71: Edgar Allen Poe Stories (Part 1)

This week on the show, we begin our time with Mike Flanagan's The Fall of the House of Usher! Before we start with the show itself we're going to take a couple of weeks t

70: THE MIDNIGHT CLUB (Overview)

This week, we take one final look at Mike Flanagan and Leah Fong's The Midnight Club. We chat about our overall feelings on the show and then take a brief look at Mike's