Horror 101 – Episode 72: Oculus – January 30th, 2018
You see what it wants you to see!
Welcome to the first Horror 101 podcast of 2018. This time we focus on a newer title that most of the crew hasn’t seen before. Its Mike Flanagan’s Oculus from 2013 starring Rory Cochrane and Dr. Who’s favorite redhead, Karen Gillan. Oculus is an excellent modern horror which relies on atmosphere and terror instead of gore and jump scares. A welcomed break from the usual horror tropes frequently utilized today. This is the story of a brother and sister putting themselves in harms way to vindicate their parents (and themselves) from a dark history perpetuated by a centuries old looking glass that seems Hell bent on destroying the lives of those in proximity to it. Will the pair prove the mirror’s evil power or become the latest victims of it’s malicious trickery?
SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:
01:00 Prelude to Terror…
02:55 Welcome to 2018…
05:00 Oculus is a Nood and Cash favourite…
07:00 Reacquiring the mirror…
09:20 The shrouded illusion…
15:35 History of the looking glass…
21:00 Why not just smash it?
24:40 Losing control…
26:00 Biting the light bulb…
28:00 Blending of the two timelines…
30:00 The pact to destroy the mirror…
31:20 Scoring the film…
35:40 Conclusion! Thanks for listening!
Directed by: Mike Flanagan
Written by: Mike Flanagan and Jeff Howard
Starring:
Karen Gillan as Kaylie Russell
Brenton Thwaites as Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff as Marie Russell
Rory Cochrane as Alan Russell
Annalise Basso as Young Kaylie
Garrett Ryan as Young Tim
James Lafferty as Michael Dumont
Miguel Sandoval as Dr. Shawn Graham
Kate Siegel as Marisol Chavez
All video, pictures and audio used from Oculus is copyright © 2013 by Intrepid Pictures (presents)
MICA Entertainment (in association with) (as MICA Entertainment, LLC)
WWE Studios (in association with)
Blumhouse Productions (as BH Productions)
Lasser Productions (copyright holder) (as Lasser Productions, LLC). No reproductions of any kind.