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The Devil's Workshop

The Devil's Workshop

Written by: Nik & Katy Oliver
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Join English grads (and husband and wife duo) Nik Oliver, MFA and Katy Oliver, PhD as they bring a literary twist to horror movie analysis. Using the Iowa Writers' Workshop model, they discuss and critique the storytelling in beloved but flawed horror films. Then, each of them attempts to fix the movie's flaws by writing a new revised draft of the story.2025 Art
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  • Ep. 14: Urban Legend | The Devil's Workshop
    Apr 28 2026

    A friend of a friend of my cousin's babysitter told me that this episode, we're covering Urban Legend (1998).

    Listen as we chant the name "Wes Craven" into a mirror three times, hoping a better movie will appear!

    Workshop begins a t 10:50.

    Revisions begin at 1:19:53.

    E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.

    Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/

    And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social

    Theme music by Nihilore.

    Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

    Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/

    Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    #urbanlegend #horrormovies #podcast

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    2 hrs and 25 mins
  • Ep. 13: The Wolfman | The Devil's Workshop
    Apr 14 2026

    This episode we don our top hats and straitjackets as we're involuntarily committed to Joe Johnston's troubled remake, The Wolfman (2010).

    Werewolves are such rich fodder for metaphor and the filmmakers made perhaps the bravest choice which was to make no choice at all. Listen to us try to pack some meaning into this violent transformation.

    Workshop begins at 12:46.

    Revisions begin at 1:11:06.

    E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.

    Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/

    And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social

    Theme music by Nihilore.

    Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

    Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/

    Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    #thewolfman #horrormovies #podcast

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    2 hrs and 34 mins
  • Ep. 12: The Keep | The Devil's Workshop
    Mar 31 2026

    It's back to 1941 as we climb the Carpathian mountains for Michael Mann's would-be masterpiece, The Keep (1983).

    Come to hear Nik read history's longest tagline - stay to hear Katy try to fix World War II.

    Workshop begins at 13:02.

    Revisions begin at 1:18:47.

    E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com.

    Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/

    And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social

    Theme music by Nihilore.

    Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0

    Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/

    Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/

    #thekeep #horrormovies #podcast

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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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