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EPISODE · May 8, 2026 · 38 MIN

|Dolly (2025): The Doll-Masked Killer You Can't Unsee

from The THING about Films · host Ambrose & Jessica

Send Us Your Scares!Ambrose and Jessica head into the woods for Dolly (2025), Rod Blackhurst's nasty backwoods nightmare about a giant masked woman who doesn't want to kill you — she wants to keep you. We break down the brutal cold open, the nursery from hell, and the ending that flips the whole movie on its head.Leave a review 👉🏻 https://the-thing-about-films.beam.ly/reviewOur Newsletter 👉🏻  https://deadletter-m8dfsqxm.manus.spaceEpisode BreakdownWhy the opening shovel scene tells you exactly what kind of movie you're in forThe nursery, the crib, and the genuinely unsettling thing Dolly actually wants from MacyMax the Impaler's performance and how that doll mask does so much heavy liftingWhere the script slips, the Texas Chainsaw shadow it walks in, and that ring shot at the endThe Dead Letter 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻Want more horror between episodes? Sign up for our free monthly newsletter, The Dead Letter — the official companion to the podcast. Every issue brings you Anatomy of a Scene, Cutting Room Floor, Casting Shadows, Whispers in the Dark, and Summoning Soon. It's everything we're obsessed with, packed straight into your inbox.Thanks for hanging out in the crypt with us. If you had fun, follow the show, leave us a review, and tell a friend who loves a good doll-mask nightmare. New episodes drop every Friday."And the best part it's absolutely Free, and you can cancel anytime you want if you don't like it." Support the showEPISODES FM - _https://episodes.fm/1809836198?view=apps&sort=popularitySwift - https://www.swiftenergy.gg/products/tropicrush?ref=svalxxsiFacebook Group Page - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1263899825130479Blue Sky - https://bsky.app/profile/thethingaboutfilms.bsky.socialInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/thethingaboutfilms/TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/search?q=TheTHINGaboutFilms&t=1754605765379X - https://x.com/thingaboutfilms?s=21

Send Us Your Scares! Ambrose and Jessica head into the woods for Dolly (2025), Rod Blackhurst's nasty backwoods nightmare about a giant masked woman who doesn't want to kill you — she wants to keep you. We break down the brutal cold open, the nursery from hell, and the ending that flips the whole movie on its head. Leave a review 👉🏻 https://the-thing-about-films.beam.ly/review Our Newsletter 👉🏻 https://deadletter-m8dfsqxm.manus.space Episode Breakdown Why the opening shovel scene tells ...

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