
S2E3: The Last of Us and the Video Game Curse
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03/28/23 • 90 min
Mal and Preston traverse the emotional lands of HBO's The Last of Us and consider what sets it apart from other video game adaptations.
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion involving suicide and sexual assault.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro, Our History with Video Games
5:48 The Video Game Curse
22:50 The Discussting Horror Drink CornerTM
24:03 The Last of Us
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Mal and Preston traverse the emotional lands of HBO's The Last of Us and consider what sets it apart from other video game adaptations.
CONTENT WARNING: Discussion involving suicide and sexual assault.
TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro, Our History with Video Games
5:48 The Video Game Curse
22:50 The Discussting Horror Drink CornerTM
24:03 The Last of Us
Thank you for listening and follow us for more horror stuff!
Join us on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/discusstinghorrorpod?igsh=MTgyOHNmZ2dkc3Ftbw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
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Mal - malzbeauty
Preston - payrentwithfun
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S2E2: Scream VI
Mal and Preston take a look at the all-killer-no-filler Scream VI to determine its exact killer-to-filler ratio.
Check out our article — “The Scream 4 We Almost Got” — on Substack here! https://open.substack.com/pub/discusstinghorror/p/the-scream-4-we-almost-got?r=27qz6i&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post
TIME STAMPS:
Intro: 0:00
Scream VI (No Spoilers): 2:20
Movie Trailers: 16:45
Scream VI (Spoilers): 20:05
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S2E4: The Evil Dead (1981) + Evil Dead (2013)
Your favorite fake shemps are back to talk about one of the most important films in the genre, one that has influenced horror filmmakers for five decades. Also its remake.
CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains references to sexual assault.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
2:10 Mal’s Game
9:52 Our Background With The Series
13:48 The Evil Dead (1981)
29:44 Evil Dead (2013)
47:52 Comparing The Two
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