047 - The Dark Half (1993) & Secret Window (2004)

Content Warning: Suicide It's all pseudonymous folderol this week on Pod Sematary! Both movies are Stephen King adaptations about writers who are so tormented by their demons that... well, it's Stephen King, ya know? Don't get us wrong -- we love Stephen King, but is he just using us as his therapy at this point? First up is 1993's The Dark Half starring Timothy Hutton and Timothy Hutton. Thad Beaumont buries his alter ego to avoid controversy, but George Stark just doesn't want to stay buried. Ask Mama if she believes it, but it would really make no difference to us either way. Then it's on to 2004's Secret Window starring Johnny Depp and... Timothy Hutton again! Mort Rainey never used a pseudonym himself, but that won't stop John Shooter from taking credit for one of his stories -- and demanding that Mort fix the ending. The ending of this movie, on the other hand, doesn't do much to impress. Chris will argue that the movie is underrated, but by how much? But stick around for some spoiler-talk about Castle Rock's 6th and 7th episodes, "Filter" and "The Queen". "The Queen" may be one of the best episodes of television this year, but why does Kelsey still feel let down? Get more at podsematary.com! Audio Sources: "Chico and the Man" performed by José Feliciano "The Dark Half" produced by Orion Pictures and George A. Romero Productions "The Dark Half (Stephen King) - PC Game Review - Pushing Up Roses" via Pushing Up Roses @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apGURCNUqUA "Got Your Money" written by Chad Hugo, Russell Jones, & Pharrell Williams and performed by Ol' Dirty Bastard "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" produced by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures "Jurassic Park" produced by Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment "Once in a Lifetime" written by David Byrne, et al. and performed by The Talking Heads "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones "A Picture is Worth 1,000 Bucks" (Family Guy S02E11) produced by Fuzzy Door Productions, et al. "Secret Window" produced by Columbia Pictures Corporation, et al. "Whoopi Goldberg" (Muppets Tonight S01E09) produced by Jim Henson Products and The Jim Henson Company (via Laser Time @ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCY0aeUx-Ns)