where the wild things are

Let the wild rumpus start! This week on Puppet Masters of None, Ben and Will dissect a great film based on an amazing book, 2009's Where the Wild Things Are. Join the conversation as we discuss our takes on this live action adaptation of the beloved children's classic. Does it hold up to the book? How did they manage to re-create real life versions of Maurice Sendak's iconic monsters? Why does everyone hate Alexander the goat? All of these questions will be explored in this week's episode. We'll eat you up we love you so! 

It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 2009 was a decent year for horror movies, well as long as your don't mind the French extreme, torture porn, the found footage explosion, j horror and a glut of remakes. The highs are really high & the lows are absolute trash. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 2009? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 6+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 2009, A Year In Horror.

It's a pretty long journey this one, part 4 of 4 in fact. I am going to give you the time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then, please, avert your eyes.

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Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there & I'll see you next month.

• 0.34 - Thirst
• 6.48 - Sci-Fi Corner
• 17.25 - Moon (w/Paul Chanter) 
• 1.05.07 - Trick R Treat
• 1.14.58 - Jennifer's Body

An interview with Catherine Wimberley, Head of Youth Services at Dover Public Library & Ryan Grover, Curator at the Biggs Museum of American Art as part of the Maurice Sendak: 50 Years, 50 Works, 50 Reasons.

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In this podcast episode, we explore the classic children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak, and the movie adaptation directed by Spike Jonze. We discuss the themes of imagination, childhood, and fear, as well as the differences between the book and the movie. 

Content Warning: Mentions of childhood trauma and divorce throughout the entire episode.

In which we revisit the play that started all the rest! The stories behind the making of Where the Hurt People Are were too good - for me, MEEE - not to share. So here's some raw tape of my reactions and commentary for the play. I mean I thought it was interesting, and at the very least it will give you an idea of how reachable AND difficult it is to do something like this on your own. 

In which we present our first of many audio drama productions! Listen to our adaptation of themes found in Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. 

In which we learn to love anger, figure out a place to let it loose thanks to Maurice Sendak, and go on an uneventful stroll into something...different.