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The boys sit down with modern master of supernatural horror Scott Derrickson for a SPOILER-FREE discussion about his newest project, Black Phone 2 (in theaters October 17th), the real-world crimes that inspired the sinister world of Black Phone, the instant iconic appeal of Ethan Hawke as The Grabber, and much, much more! For Live Shows, Merch, and More Visit: www.LastPodcastOnTheLeft.com Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Last Podcast on the Left ad-free, plus get Friday episodes a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus . Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You may know Scott Derrickson as one of the best genre directors around, thanks to “The Black Phone,” “Doctor Strange,” and “Sinister”; what you might not know is that he’s a literal Akira Kurosawa scholar. So this week, he joins us to discuss one of the master’s most influential films, “Rashomon” — as well as Scott’s new movie “The Gorge,” which is out Friday on Apple TV+. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Brian and Cargill accept a holy charge to appear live at Fantastic Fest (the place the podcast began) and welcome director Scott Derrickson to discuss his detect-xorcist masterpiece: Deliver Us from Evil! Oh, and did we mention...this is officially our 500th episode??? Thanks for all the love and support for over a decade! Support us on Patreon!

This week, spooky season continues so we picked up The Black Phone and called in a sinister filmmaker known for raising hell. Writer and director Scott Derrickson talks to Gemma and Slim about growing up at the drive-in, and how his four favorite films ( Poltergeist ; Suspiria ; Carrie and I Saw the Devil ) have influenced his filmmaking career. Plus: that Sinister jump-scare, being too scared to go on ghost hunts, learning about horror films from episodes of Community and The Simpsons , how Poltergeist is Spielberg’s raciest story, why the first act of Suspiria is the best cinema ever made, why the last act of Carrie is the best cinema ever made, the Letterboxd community’s thirst for Ethan Hawke as a serial killer, America’s problem with revenge (and Korea’s answer to it). The Letterboxd list of films mentioned in this episode. Forbes’ article “ What Is The Scariest Movie Ever?” . Reviews of Poltergeist by Willow Maclay ; Suspiria by Proftonks ; The Black Phone by jude! , ZaraGwen , abbie and alex ; Carrie by Noah and Lil Jake ; I Saw the Devil by Supreme Lemon and james Credits : This episode was recorded in Los Angeles and Pennsylvania, and edited by Slim . Facts by Jack . Booker: Brian Formo . Transcript by Sophie Shin . Art by Samm . Theme: ‘Vampiros Dancoteque’ by Moniker . The Letterboxd Show is a TAPEDECK production.

This week…watch out for The Grabber! Ethan Hawke is back on Sinister form in The Black Phone and Hanna chats with writer-director Scott Derrickson all about it (14:02) before the pod team dissects the film (32:37). Elvis has entered the building in Baz Luhrmann’s extravagant biopic (50:27), and in our ‘Hot Take’, we breakdown the Obi-Wan Kenobi finale (01:15:10). If you’d like to join the conversation or suggest a Hot Take for the gang to discuss tweet us at @FadeToBlackPod Follow us: @amonwarmann, @clarisselou, @hannaflint If you like the show do subscribe, leave a review and rate us too!