Kalid and Joe are joined by writer, Anghus Houvouras, to chat about the new Norwegian Netflix Kaiju film, Troll (2022), from director, Roar Uthaug. The crew dig into the film's many influencers and the mythology behind Scandinavian Troll legends!
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*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!
Featured Guest:
Anghus Houvouras is a North Carolina based author who has penned the screenplays for the feature films 20 Funerals, Dead Heist & A Civilized World (currently streaming on Tubi) and the novels The Cocaine-Zoo & the Frankenstein inspired war horror, The Dead of Winter. You can follow Anghus on Twitter @AnghusH.
References:
Do Kaiju movies need human characters? - Flickering Myth
Case Studies: Troll - Ghost VFX
The Last of Us (video game franchise)
No Thank You - Little Simz
Party Down season 3 (Showtime)
Harrower - Justin Jordan, Brahm Revel & Pat Brosseau (Boom! Comics)
