Hack or Slash

Episode 236: Secret Window (2004)

This week we check out the first contender of our 2022 Cohost Clash: Secret Window (2004). We assess the film’s horror elements, dissect the core relationships, and discuss its parallels with The Shining. In this episode's b-side, we romanticize cabins, Ryan struggles with suspense, and Kris gushes over young Johnny Depp’s aesthetic. **This episode contains spoilers, beginning at 19:05.**

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Main episode:

Secret Window (2004) ► [https://links.hackorslash.live/secretwindow](https://links.hackorslash.live/secretwindow)

Secret Window, Secret Garden ► [https://links.hackorslash.live/swsg](https://links.hackorslash.live/swsg)

B-side:

Keddie murders ► [https://links.hackorslash.live/keddie](https://links.hackorslash.live/keddie)

Timestamps

00:00 ► Show Opener

00:12 ► Greetings & Salutations

01:13 ► Follow Up: (New) Blood Drive

01:49 ► Movie Introduction

03:56 ► Spoiler-free Discussion

13:57 ► The Gore Score

14:10 ► The Animal Report

14:19 ► Scoring

19:33 ► Welcome to the Spoiler Zone

19:43 ► The Gore Score

25:12 ► Spoiler Zone

43:14 ► Fact or Fiction

45:02 ► Toodles

45:53 ► B-side

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"Hack or Slash" by Daniel Stapleton

"The Dread" Kevin MacLeod ([http://incompetech.com/](http://incompetech.com/))

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