Flanagan's Wake | A Mike Flanagan Podcast

It's a new year, and we are jumping into a new show! We begin our 8-week coverage of Midnight Mass this week, chatting about the first episode "Genesis." We discuss our own history with Catholicism and how this show brings back so many memories and feelings. Also... it rules Note: Due to Matt and me both having seen this before, we decided to do an all-spoilers section at the very end of the episode to chat about our reaction to certain parts with full knowledge of the show. These should be noted via audio and visual clues, but here are the timestamps: SPOILERS FROM 1:47:40 to 2:00:11 Discussion Question: What is your favorite instance of a prodigal son (or daughter) in storytelling? Next week: Midnight Mass continues with episode 2: "Psalms" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia

Merry Christmas! We're posting this a day early this week so you can spend Christmas Eve celebrating our Lord Mike Flanagan. This week, we celebrate the end of Bly Manor as we take one final look back at the show and at the entire first year of Flanagan's Wake! Then we answer mailbag questions from our wonderful audience. We'll be off next week but back on 1/8/26 for the first episode of Midnight Mass!  This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia

And just like that we find ourselves at the end of The Haunting of Bly Manor. This week we chat about episode 9: "The Beast in the Jungle," a beautiful, tragic end to this wonderful series Discussion Question: None this week Next week: In our final episode of 2025 we take one more look at Bly Manor, the Haunting duolog, and our year of Mike Flanagan.  This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia

It's the penultimate episode flashback! Only...done right! Matt and Scott chat about episode 8 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Romance of Certain Old Cloths." It's a unique and wonderful episode that just so happens to be one of the closest adaptive stories of the show so far! Discussion Question: It's Mailbag time. Send your questions to us!  Next week: It's the end as we get to the finale of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Beast in the Jungle" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

Matt and Scott reach episode 7 of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Two Faces (Part 2)." Turns out, Peter Quint is kind of a dick. Who knew? Discussion Question: What is your favorite scene where character is tied up, and other characters dramatically debate "what to do?" Next week: We reach the penultimate episode of Bly Manor: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week on the show Matt and Scott sit down with the grinning imp version of Henry Wingrave as we chat about episode 6 of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Jolly Corner." Discussion Question: What is your favorite doppelganger? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 7: "The Two Faces (Part 2)" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

We've reached the halfway point of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor this week as we dive into the tremendous and shocking episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead." The reveals are all over the episode as a lot of what we thought we knew isn't quite what it seemed.   Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "secret ghost" Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 6: "The Jolly Corner" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

Our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues with episode 4: "The Way It Came." We finally dive into Dani's past and the shiny spectacled ghost haunting her mirrors.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of a "kids are right/aware and adults are oblivious" situation Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 5: "The Alter of the Dead" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, our coverage of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor continues as we dive into episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)!" This episode focuses on the backstory of Peter Quint and Rebecca Jessel. Matt and Scott chat about the complex and wonderfully terrible Peter Quint and his doomed affair with Ms Jessel. And more! Discussion Question: What is your favorite example of 'the wrong kind of love' in storytelling? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 4: "The Way It Came" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, we continue our time with Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, it's episode 2: "The Pupil" as the show zooms in on the strange and disturbing Miles. We chat about the truth behind Miles' expulsion and what might be going on with his strange behavior back at Bly.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite boarding school story? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 3: "The Two Faces (Part 1)" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

We are so excited to begin our journey into Mike Flanagan's follow-up to Hill House: The Haunting of Bly Manor! This week, we watch and discuss an episode of the series: "The Great Good Place." We chat about the expectations coming into a second season of "The Haunting" series, the continued ascension of Victoria Pedretti, and Mike's obsession with the slipt diopter! Discussion Question: What is your favorite creepy dollhouse? Next week: Bly Manor continues with episode 2: "The Pupil." This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week we've reached the end of our time with Henry James as we read the author's final two short stories for this show. We travel across James' career with these two as we read one story written in the 1850s: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and one in the 1900s: The Beast in the Jungle." These stories illustrate the growth and change of James' career and we adore both of them! Discussion Question: What is your favorite pair of works that demonstrate an artist's growth over time? Next week: We're back with Mike as we dive into the first episode of The Haunting of Bly Manor: "The Great Good Place." This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, we continue our journey with Henry James as we cover two more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner."  We continue to struggle with (and love) this Jolly happy guy. Discussion Question: Which of these Henry James Stories would you like to see adapted and why? Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James concludes with "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes" and "The Beast in the Jungle" This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with a dive into the author's short story: "The Pupil." While this story is one of the most clearly written of what we've covered so far, we struggled with it a little bit.  Discussion Question: What is your favorite instance of Henry James' "Child of Light" in fiction? Next week: Our coverage of the short stories of Henry James continues with 2 more short stories: "The Alter of the Dead" and "The Jolly Corner." This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, our time with Henry James continues as we dive into 3 of the author's short stories: "The Great Good Place," "The Two Faces," and "The Way It Came." So far, we're really feeling Henry James and have enjoyed these three stories quite a bit. A reminder that these stories share names with episodes of Mike Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manor... but do they share more? We'll find out! Discussion Question: How are you feeling about Henry James so far? Are you liking it or struggling? Next week: Our Henry James journey continues with his short story "The Pupil." This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/

This week, we begin our series on Flanagan's The Haunting of Bly Manner! Before delving into the TV show, we take a look at the Henry James stories that inspired it. Up this week is Henry James' The Turn of the Screw, James' 1896 novella. We chat about James' unusual style, the ambiguity at the heart of this story, and how analysing works has and hasn't changed over the years. Discussion Question: What do you think? Are the ghosts real, or all in the Governess's head? Next week: We begin our dive into some Henry James Short stories with "The Great Good Place", "The Two Faces", and "The Way It Came." This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week after reading through Stephen King's Doctor Sleep, we are finally ready to tackle Mike Flanagan's brilliant adaptation. We chat about the differences between the regular and director's cut, how Flanagan manages to perfectly tie the movie and book versions of The Shining together, and our complex feelings about the end of Flanagan's film Next week: Our time with The Haunting of Bly Manor begins as we read and discuss Henry James' The Turn of the Screw This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia *Note: the Youtube for this episode is currently blocked due to copyright. If you want to see the video version, check out Spotify. Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, we take one final look at Stephen King's Doctor Sleep in preparation for our coverage of Flanagan's Film next week. We chat about our complicated feelings about this book and what we ultimately felt triumphed and failed.  Then, we answer a bunch of your wonderful Mailbag questions.  Next week: Flanagan's Doctor Sleep! This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week, we reach the end of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep as we read chapter 18 through the end of the novel. Matt and Scott had some issues with this book but both agree the ending is pretty great! We chat about the surprising mundanity of Rose's defeat and discover the true meaning of Dan's arc throughout the story. Discussion Question: Is Kubrick's The Shining a good adaptation? Next week: We take one final look at Doctor Sleep! This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman

This week our discussion of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep continues as we discuss chapters 13-17 of the novel. The confrotation between Team Abra and the True Knot ramps up as Dan's plan successfully foils the True's plan to get Abra... at least at first. We chat about the great moments of the confrontation and the surprisingly inconsequential mistakes Abra makes. Also, Scott has some...issues with the big reveal of Abra's lineage.  Discussion Question: It's MailBag Time! Send your questions to us! Next week: Doctor Sleep concludes as we read chapter 18 through the end of the novel.  This show will be posting our podcast to YouTube in video format, so subscribe if you want to see our beautiful faces: https://www.youtube.com/@DoofMedia Check out the show schedule: https://tinyurl.com/244c4ejm Get Merch: https://doofmedia.myshopify.com/ Support us on Patreon: https://patreon.com/doofmedia Stay updated with Kingslingers: https://bsky.app/profile/flanaganswakepod.bsky.social Message us at flanaganswakepod@gmail.com Video Editor - Jason Russell https://www.slant6creative.com/ Original music created by Matt Freeman