J.J. Abrams and HULU join forces to build upon the themes and characters created by Stephen King in the 10 episode TV series CASTLE ROCK. For this episode of HNR, the Grue-Crew take a look at the first two hours of the show, “Severance” and “Habeas Corpus,” introducing “an epic saga of darkness and light” in the small town of Castle Rock, Maine. Join Dave Dreher, Doc Rotten, Christopher G. Moore, and Vanessa Thompson as we discuss the first episodes of HULU’S CASTLE ROCK created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason.
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Episode 278 — Castle Rock S01E01 and S01E02
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SEVERANCE
Henry Deaver, a death-row attorney, confronts his dark past when an anonymous call lures him back to his hometown of Castle Rock, Maine.
HABEAS CORPUS
Henry gets a new client at Shawshank Prison.
CAST
- André Holland as Henry Matthews Deaver
- Melanie Lynskey as Molly Strand
- Bill SkarsgÃ¥rd as “The Kid”
- Jane Levy as Jackie Torrance
- Sissy Spacek as Ruth Deaver
- Scott Glenn as Alan Pangborn
- Noel Fisher as Dennis Zalewski
- Ann Cusack as Warden T. Porter
- Chris Coy as Boyd
- Terry O’Quinn as Dale Lacy
- Frances Conroy as Martha Lacy.
- Josh Cooke as Reeves
- Charlie Tahan as Dean Merrill
- Adam Rothenberg as Reverend Matthew Deaver
- Chosen Jacobs as Wendell Deaver
- Allison Tolman as Molly Strand’s sister
Doc a lifelong fan of horror films, sci-fi flicks and monster movies first discovering Universal Monsters and Planet of the Apes as a young child in the 1970's searching out every issue of Famous Monster of Filmland (and, later, Fangoria). Favorite films include Jaws, The Car, The Birds, The Tingler, Vampire Circus and The Exorcist. Still a huge fan of horror films from the 70s, Doc continues consuming horror films to this day for the site, for the podcasts and for the fun of it all.
