Carrie with Ami Canaan Mann
Episode 270, Mar 26, 08:20 AM
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Writer/Director Ami Canaan Mann (Texas Killing Fields, the upcoming Audrey's Children) happens to be a big Stephen King fan and graciously gave us her time to come on and talk about King's very first hit: Carrie.
We dive into the book more than the movie this time around, but there's plenty of talk about Brian De Palma's outstanding adaptation as well. We point out a lot of the differences in the book versus the adaptation and put the powerful character of Carrie White under a microscope to really examine what makes her so vivid that she almost reaches out of the page at the reader.
This episode is sponsored by A24's Death of a Unicorn, a new horror comedy hitting theaters March 28th.
Carrie is the novel that started everything for Stephen King, a runaway success that set him up to be the master of horror for going on 5 decades now. It tells the story of a sheltered, awkward girl who just so happens to be telekinetic and when she's pushed too far... well, she makes her wrath known to the entire town.