Summary: It's been a long and winding road to finally reach a Jack Ketchum spotlight episode but here we are. The history of the podcast has tracked our exposure to Ketchum's adaptations with varying reactions and the question is do we recommend his work? Well, the answer is a qualified yes in that one must be psychologically prepared for the journey he takes the reader / viewer on. Whether you are a fan of Ketchum or not, it can't be denied he is capable of generating a response from even the most hardened genre fan. As we have previously discussed several of his film adaptations in the past already, our approach was to discuss the remaining films Red (2008) and Offspring (2009), additional novels including Off Season and Cover, and provide the segments from our prior episodes where we discussed The Girl next Door, The Lost and The Woman. Clips sound like a bad thing but they amount to only a quarter of the episode and provide a glimpse into the past (going all the way back to episode #24). For those who wish to skip around: The Girl Next Door 58:28 to 1:17:23 The Lost 1:17:23 to 1:27:23 The Woman 1:27:23 to 1:36:05 Our last segment features a few more comments on Evil Dead 2013 and The Walking Dead, as well as a pair of recent UK horror comedy outings: Inbred (2011), where the title pretty much sums things up, and Sightseers (2012), Ben Wheatley's quirky but wicked follow up to Kill List. The Ketchum experience may have been a bumpy ride but he is a genre voice which puts us to the test with smartly developed and real characters often reduced to humanity's most primitive and deplorable self. As always we welcome your comments: horroretc@gmail.com Voicemail (206) 337-5324 WWW.HORRORETC.COM
