Ever feel like you’re trapped inside a meticulously crafted David Fincher thriller or a Chuck Palahniuk fever dream? You might be. In this episode, we dive into two of the most fascinating, unsettling, and two of my favorite creators of all time—David Fincher and Chuck Palahniuk—exploring how their work dissects power, obsession, identity, and the illusion of control.

I’ll unpack why Fincher’s characters believe they can master the chaos and why Palahniuk’s characters surrender to it, the real horror of Fight Club, and how these stories resonate with mental illness, self-destruction, and the search for meaning in a world that doesn’t care. If you’ve ever felt like life is just one long nihilistic monologue with a Trent Reznor soundtrack, this episode is for you.