"Suitable Flesh," "The Invitation" and "Old Country" with Mandy Connor
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Boston-bestie Mandy Connor returns to talk about two movies and a novel. She and Scotty begin with their disappointment in the 2023 Heather Graham vehicle "Suitable Flesh," a supposed "spiritual successor" to the classically bonkers 1980s Stuart Gordon films "Re-Animator" (1985) and "From Beyond" (1986). Things improve significantly with their discussion of Karyn Kusama's paranoid masterpiece "The Invitation" (2015) and the superlative 2023 folk-horror novel "Old Country" by Matt and Harrison Query. Mandy also has a few positive words at the end about Joe Hill's new novelette "The Pram."
WARNING: Moderate spoilers for "Suitable Flesh," "The Invitation," and "Old Country." We tried to stay away from big reveals, but if you want to go into any of these blind, you might want to hold off on this episode for a bit.
Trailer for "Suitable Flesh": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NDMkJ82esw&t=5s
Trailer for "The Invitation": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbyUw_2lJ-0&t=15s
"Old Country" on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/59568614
"The Pram" on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/195945795
"Night Time Logic," hosted by friend-of-the-pod Daniel Braum on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@danielbraum7838
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