I Will Never Leave You Alone (2023) (All Alone in a Haunted House) with DW Medoff

On this very special episode, we are honored to be joined by I Will Never Leave You Alone writer/director DW Medoff. DW was kind enough to take time out of one of his rare days off to discuss the making of this film, as well as his upcoming project.After listening to this episode, we encourage you to check out I Will Never Leave You Alone and Pollen.2:56 - DW talks about wrapping his latest film10:17 - DW's origin story12:18 - Favorite films of 202417:11 - Hereditary hot take20:16 - Quickfire interview questions31:44 - DW's thoughts on horror-comedies40:47 - Big budget vs. small budget films44:14 - DW's experience at Telluride Film Festival49:56 - Plot synopsis (spoiler-free)51:12 - Bill's three predictions for this film52:54 - Content warnings56:40 - DW on the future of horror cinema1:01:10 - Grief and trauma in his films1:09:39 - Dark Fact of the Day straight from the set of I Will Never Leave You Alone1:13:24 - I Will Never Leave You Alone (spoilerific discussion)2:01:37 - DW on writing women2:12:38 - 'Maiden, Mother, Crone' - intentional archetypes or coincidence?2:18:45 - DW's sign-off2:20:23 - Rating I Will Never Leave You Alone2:24:10 - Stacie introduces our next seriesContent warning: We love horror and want everyone to enjoy it accessibly and safely. In general, assume we may talk about violence, gore, death, and scary situations. We provide a customized content warning about the movie for each episode during the episode, before launching into the plot. If you have particular triggers, please check the movie on doesthedogdie.com.