HORROR BUSINESS Episode 137: RETURN TO OZ & THE WITCHES

Greetings, and welcome back to Horror Business. We have one awesome episode in store for you guys because we’re talking about two dark fantasy films: 1985’s Return To Oz and 1990’s The Witches. First and as always thank you to our Patreon subscribers. Your support means the world to us and we are eternally thankful. If you would like to become a Patron, head to patreon.com/cinepunx. Thanks in advance! Also, a huge thank you to the fine folks over at Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations, the premiere screen-printing company of the Lehigh Valley. Chris Reject and his merry band of miscreants are ready to work with you to bring to life your vision of a t-shirt for your business, band, project, or whatever else it is you need represented by a shirt, sweater, pin, or coozy. Head on over to www.xlvacx.com to check them out. Thank you also to Essex Coffee Roasters, our newest sponsor. Head to www.essexcoffeeroasters.com to check out their fine assortment of coffee and enter CINEPUNX in the promo code for ten percent off your order! We start by talking about what we’ve done involving horror recently. Liam talks about seeing Brooklyn 45. Justin talks about attending the virtual screening segment of Chattanooga Film Fest and some of the films he saw there, as well as a trip he took to the Stanley Hotel, where back in the ’70s Stephen King was staying when he was inspired to write The Shining, as well as seeing Insidious: The Red Door and Absurd. Up first is Return To Oz. We talk about the casting process to find the perfect Dorothy. We talk about how while the original film had a few unintentionally scary parts, this film had a strange, unsettling atmosphere the entire run time, as well as Dorothy’s home of Kansas being just as upsetting as Oz simply due to the way children with medical problems were treated in that time period. We go on a brief tangent on the history of mental healthcare in this country. We talk about how this version of Oz is far more threatening and dangerous than the original film. We discuss some of the more clearly not meant for children mom