Episode 179 - A Southern Gothic Fable

Back from vacation, we sit down to watch THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955), the first and only film directed by Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish and Billy Chapin. With stylish stark lighting and intense tone setting, your deadicated hosts discuss horror for children and religion in this southern Gothic fable! Context setting 00:00; Synopsis 1:11:45; Discussion 1:32:33; Ranking 2:07:23