179 - The Others (2001) & Lake Mungo (2008)

Get more at podsematary.com! Read our afterthoughts for this episode at https://twitter.com/PodSematary/status/1373801291680468995 CW: Suicide, Infanticide, Child Abuse, Rape It’s Ghostly Grief Week on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey watch some really depressing horror movies that share more than one specific thematic link. And Chris gets what he asked for! The Classic Film: The Others (2001) "A woman who lives in her darkened old family house with her two photosensitive children becomes convinced that the home is haunted” (IMDb.com). The Others takes a very interesting spin on a classic haunting story and then buries under a climactic twist. If you didn't like it the first time you watched it, maybe go back and give it another watch with a different perspective. The Modern Film: Lake Mungo (2008) "Strange things start happening after a girl is found drowned in a lake” (IMDb.com). Lake Mungo is a completely po-faced mocumentary about the family left behind after a tragedy and it commits to that concept in ways almost no other horror film does. It could have lost a few of its numerous ideas and spent more time developing the ones that really matter to the movie's core themes (and is it just a recreation of Twin Peaks' primary mystery?), but it's definitely worth watching to find out if it's your thing. Audio Sources: "Lake Mungo" produced by Mungo Productions, et al. "The Others" produced by Canal+, et al. "Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones