Sitting in the Dark

Welcome to another month in the Dark! This time we’re taking on those head-turning, wall-clinging, priest-punching pests, DEMONS and the poor saps they possess!

What business do we have doing all this? Well, some, but we level up this month with a few very special guests. Lester Ryan Clark is actor, writer, and teacher of everything, and Kynan Dias is a filmmaker and assistant professor in film at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and  and together they host The Exorcist Minute right here — and brand new — on TruStory FM, covering, as they say, the scariest movie of all time, minute by terrifying minute.

We talk about Poltergeist 2, Krampus, Hereditary, The Exorcist 3, The Rite, and The Exorcist. As usual, we put together a list of the films (and a few bonus films, for this month’s curriculum posted on our Letterboxd account right here. Clone the list and get to watching!

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  • (00:00) - Welcome to Sitting in the Dark
  • (04:18) - The Films of Demonic Possession
  • (06:09) - What is a "Demon"
  • (09:01) - Letterboxd List in the Show Notes!
  • (09:37) - What Constitutes a Demon Movie?
  • (17:16) - Poltergeist II
  • (29:57) - Krampus
  • (41:34) - Hereditary
  • (50:55) - The Exorcist III
  • (01:00:53) - The Rite
  • (01:08:42) - Check out The Exorcist Minute!
  • (01:10:36) - Coming Attractions

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What is Sitting in the Dark?

A podcast exploring horror in film across classics and subgenres with Kyle Olson, Tommy Metz, Ray DeLancey, Pete Wright, and more.