Bookwild - Movies That Need Book Adaptations

Episode Date: December 29, 2022

On this episode, we talk about our favorite movies we want to see adapted to books.Follow us on Instagram:Gare @gareindeedreadsKate @thegirlwiththecookonthecouch Books We Talked About This WeekBefore She Knew HimStalkerThe Echo WifePretty Things Movies We Talked About This WeekDon’t Worry DarlingPromising Young WomanShameWatcherBlack ChristmasEx MachinaFatal AttractionPearlBasic InstinctThe MenuBones and AllKnives OutScream Get Bookwild MerchCheck Out My Stories Are My Religion SubstackCheck Out Author Social Media PackagesCheck out the Bookwild Community on PatreonCheck out the Imposter Hour Podcast with Liz and GregFollow @imbookwild on InstagramOther Co-hosts On Instagram:Gare Billings @gareindeedreadsSteph Lauer @books.in.badgerlandHalley Sutton @halleysutton25Brian Watson @readingwithbrian 

Hey guys, welcome to the Killing the Tea podcast. This is Gare and Kate. And we are going to be discussing all things, chills, thrills, and kills. Kate and I are going to be talking about our favorite books, TV shows and movies that are in the thriller or crime fiction genre, as well as some reading habits and other items related to how we met on Bookstagram that will fit in with this podcast. So, Thank you so much for joining us, and we hope that you have fun and get totally terrified. So we recently discussed some books that we wanted to see as movies and TV shows. But I was thinking, you know, our podcast is all about thrillers and chillers and killers and all that good stuff. And even though we met because of our love of reading, I was like, what could we do with that? was like more movies and TV shows and not necessarily always books. So I had the idea of any movies or TV shows, if you decide, that you would love to see as a book. Yeah.

So was there ever been like a book or ever been a book? I have a book. I have a few. Has there ever been a movie that you watch? and you were like, damn, that would be a really good book. Yeah. I love this one because it felt so much different than thinking about turning a book into a movie. For some reason, like going the other direction, like, it just felt like more fun in my brain is literally the only way I can describe it.

But one of the first ones that I thought, because I think I might have even said after we left the theater, like, that it might have been good as a book, was don't worry, darling. because I just I think actually being is it Alice yeah actually being in Alice's head as she's trying to figure everything out that's happening would be so cool and you could I don't I know that it's like it's like a movie that some people really didn't like and thought was bad I don't think you could really say that it was actually a bad movie but there is more that could have been like explained and explored if you were like reading it from a book perspective and I would love to see that. That would be really good. I would definitely

read that. That would be a very good psychological thriller. Yes, exactly. I could see like Greer Hendr Hendricks and Sarah Pekanan doing that. Yes, that would be perfect. Robin Harding, she could do that. Yeah, yeah. I agree. I agree.

Who else does ones like that? I don't know, but I agree with those. Well, mine My first one is like one of my favorite movies in the entire world And it's one of my comfort watches And I don't want to hear any little trolls come from me That this isn't a comfort watch because I just love the movie, okay? I would love to see Promising Young Woman as a book.

Yes, that is That's great The trailer of the movie actually gives away enough where you kind of get a general idea of what it's about, but you don't have the full effect until you watch the movie. I just feel like there would be so many really cool little cliffhangers in the chapters that would make it, you know, the flashback and like, I feel like you could like explore more into like some of the backstory of Carrie Mulligan's character. Yeah. And I just, I love it. I think that it has a lot of reveals in it.

It has like some comedy. It's got like a great like I just want to get behind the mind of that character more because I love. Vigilantees are like so fun to be. Screenheads. Yeah. Screenplay's perfect. But I mean, Carrie Mulligan is just that's just like some of the best acting I've ever seen in my entire life. Really good.

I love her. So Carrie Mulligan. I listened to if anyone loved that movie and loves her, her interview on. armchair expert with Dax Shepard and Monica Padman was really cool about that movie. So there's another podcast to listen to if you need more. Yeah. And if you also like her in that movie, and you're just obsessed with her acting, she's also in a movie called Shame with Michael Fassbender. And he is a sex addict. And she is his sister. But she's kind of like the free spirited sister. and like she shows up in New York City and it's like, hey, can I crash on your couch for a little bit?

And like it kind of interrupts his lifestyle. Okay. Of being a sex addict. Right. But her role is like significant, but it's small enough that like her acting in it is just beyond incredible. You hear some of it in the trailer, but there's one part where she leaves him like a voicemail and she's like upset about an argument that they had. And every time that scene comes on in the movie, I just like. tears come out of my face

because her acting is just so good. I love her. It's impeccable through the whole movie. Even in promising young woman, she has some really dry humor and there's just so much that like need to be a real like powerhouse in order to take on that role. And I love her. Especially even that final scene. I won't say anything more.

But she killed it. Yep, crushed it. Love her. Yeah. Me too. Another one that I had, I kind of feel like we might both have this one, but I think Watcher would be really good as a book, too. Okay, so I said five, and I have one, two, three, four, I'm fine, I have seven.

And the reason I have seven is because I had Watcher, but I was like, I need an alternate because I think that you're going to say that. And I totally agree with you, watcher, 100% would be. Yeah, I feel like anytime like there's the storyline of, like, other people don't believe the main character. So it's like, oh, people don't believe me. Can I trust myself? That kind of thought's always so good in a book because you like really, I mean, they did

a great job just visually displaying her fear. They did such a great job, but it would be really good in a book too. Yeah. Incredible. You know what? almost um what's the peter swanson book that we said that we wanted the kind worth killing the other one with the apartment oh yeah before she found him no i think no before she knew him was the other one with the she realizes there's a serial killer next door it's is it her every fear her every

fear yes yeah that's that's almost the vibe i get Like, that would be really good. Right. Yeah. I would love to see that. Creepy. Yeah. Yeah.

And like... So we need Peter to write that one. Mm-hmm. He would do a good job with that. He would. I'm taking it way back. Nice. I wanted to.

I didn't think of any from too far back. So I've got a 70s, 80s, and two 90s. Nice. A lot of people do not know this because they've only seen the remakes, but the 1974 version of Black Christmas is one of the most incredible movies in the entire world. It was the first slasher. Like, this is the movie that actually inspired Halloween. Okay. Okay.

The guy that did a Christmas story also did this movie called Black Christmas. Yes. That's crazy. Margot Kidder's in it, like Lois Lane from Superman, and it is about a group of sorority girls who are being stalked and murdered by somebody who is hiding in their house. Oh my gosh. So it takes on that whole urban legend that people always talk about, like the calls coming from inside the house. Yeah. The timing, the creepiness, the eeriness of, you know, the whole movie, it is so good.

is one of my favorite movies in the entire world. It has your sorority setting. The characters are really good. It doesn't have any of that, like, cheesy Friday the 13th where, like, people are getting killed and you just, like, don't give a shit about them kind of thing. Right. I love it.

I love this movie. I think it's, like, one of the best horror movies in the entire world. It's incredible. But you know when you read a book and it's, like, here's Rebecca and she's just like walking down the street and she hears a tin can roll but doesn't see anything. Yeah. And then she like goes back into her apartment. She's like, that was creepy, but now I feel safe. And then you get the alternate chapter where it's like the man who's stalking her is like, I accidentally kicked a tuna can and almost got caught. Yeah.

That whole thing of having the stalker or the killers like POV in a book version of Black Christmas would be incredible. That would be so cool. Because, like, the movie literally, oh, I mean, it's not a spoiler and it's also like a old movie. But, yeah. Like, the movie starts with this stalker going into the house and, like, finding his way in and, like, his, like, hiding places and stuff. But it's just such a good movie.

Such a good movie. That sounds amazing. So. I need to watch it. Yeah. Yeah, I do love that. And sometimes when it's, like, really subtle in the chapters, even if it's not like a stalker, but I love when there's like a reveal in another character's point of view where you're like,

oh, wait. And like sometimes it's even from like multiple chapters before and someone else's chapter. I love. Yeah. I love when authors play with like who's giving you the information and when. So cool. I also like just kind of love like, I mean, my example was like a little corny, but I like love when like, you know, it's something where something happens and like a character's like, oh my God, what was that? and they're kind of creeped out, but they, like, convince themselves that it's not anything dangerous.

And then you get the perspective of that killer stalker or whatever, and you realize that it is. Mm-hmm. You know, because, like, how many times have you, like, I mean, I live out in the middle of nowhere, but, like, there are sometimes where, like, the motion light above my garage will just, like, go off for no reason. And, like, you know, like, okay, is it a cat or is it, like, a murderer? Right. Or is it, all the options. Or Dakeable Lordy.

So, you know, like, to me, I'm like, okay, like that, it was the wind or something that happened that made that come off. But, like, if this were a thriller book, I could also have somebody being like, I, the fucking motion light went on and I had to hide behind a tree. Yeah. Yeah. So I just love that, like, eerie. Yes. The night before I interviewed Jamie Lee Hendricks, um, the second time. um, Tyler was out of town and our alarm started going off and like we don't even arm it necessarily because like it just gets tripped really easily and it just all of a sudden was going off at one

in the morning and I was like it like if I were in a horror film and my husband was out of town and I was like headed towards the stairs everyone would be like don't fucking go down there. So then like I'm like half asleep also thinking of like I mean is this technically smart to do but like I just went down there and turned it off but I hate that stuff where you're like I know this is probably nothing but what if it is something. So when you read the Lars Kepler books, make sure you read. Specifically stalker. I'm guessing. Specifically stalker. Well, that's the thing that I liked about stalker is it's not just like like, like, they literally play on all of those things. Yeah. You know what I mean?

Like, so for me, I don't know if this happens to you. Our house, like my house was like built in like the 80s. Mm-hmm. So when it gets really cold at night, your house will crack. Mm-hmm. And like, you know, watching horror movies, reading thriller books and all that stuff. Like you hear a creek or a crack or something. and you're like, was that a footstep?

And you're like, no, it's just the house. You know what I mean? Or if you look outside of a dark window and you're like, how weird would it be if like all of a sudden I saw someone's face like staring back at me? Oh my God. Those things that you like, those scary intrusive thoughts that you have sometimes being home alone, Lars Kepler plays on those a lot with the book. So like, do not read it when Tyler is gone.

I'll read it in like December. Yeah, because I want to read it with you. But yeah. So that's my. I love it. So another one that I thought of was is ex machina and it is a, it's sci-fi. I mean, it's a stretch to call it sci-fi, but there is an AI woman involved, like an AI robot. And a programmer basically, this like a really good programmer.

wins the like of like lottery and he gets to go visit think like um billionaire tech type guy living in the remote woods in a beautiful house he gets to go visit that guy and like be a part of an experiment or like whatever i'm over explaining it but no i'm i'm not trying to look like i'm Oh, no, not you. I feel like I'm just doing it. I thought my laptop was plugged in and it wasn't. And like I just got the notification that my battery was going to die. So I was like trying to like sneakie get my charger. So now we're gone.

I just feel like I keep like taking forever to pick my words. So he gets there. And basically the assignment is for like what the actual test of consciousness is. and for him to like talk to the robot and be able to tell him at the end of it like did we create like spontaneous AI that has an awareness of its awareness. So that's all you need to know in general because it's not going to explain you. I'm not telling you anymore. But as a book, I think it would be so cool to have the point.

of view of the main character who's talking to the robot and a point of view from the AI. Ooh, yeah. It would be so cool. Isn't there? Oh, my God. There's a book I either asked you about or was going to ask you about the Echo Wife. I know I've heard of it. I don't think I read it.

I think it has a sci-fi element to it where it's like the robot is like you get like a perspective from the robot because it's like the robot is having an affair with like a woman's husband. Whoa. Or something, but I was going to see if you wanted to buddy read it because I really am very curious about it. And I want to dive into sci-fi. But it has to be a buddy read with you because I know that you will be patient enough to dumb it down for me if the sci-fi things get confusing. Yeah.

Yeah, I haven't read it. It's just on my TVR. Cool. I'm going to Canada tomorrow, so I'll look for it. Nice. Oh, yeah. nominee for Best Science Fiction 2021. Look at

that. Me giving you a sci-fi wreck. You gave me a sci-fi wreck from X Machina and then if you love that book enough, maybe you should watch the movie. Well, speaking of

Fatal Love Mm-hmm. The good old bunny boiler herself, Glenn Close, Fatal Attraction is on my list. Yes. Have you ever watched Fatal Attraction? I have not.

You have not? Okay. So good. I need to. I know what it's about. I know a lot about it somehow, even though I haven't watched it. It's iconic. I mean, the thing that I like about it is I think it would translate well to a book because I don't know if somebody said this or if this is just how I've always viewed it myself.

But, you know, it's obviously about a man who has an affair with, well, I don't even. want to call it a fair. It's just like a wild weekend with this woman while his wife is out of town. And they have like a great time and like the way that he views it is like she knows that this is only four or two days that we're just going to like go out to dinner, hook up like little rabbits and then you know, call it a day. And to her it like is the beginning of a relationship. So like he cheats on his wife with this woman, she becomes obsessed. But like, when you're watching this movie, I would say for the first good half hour, 45 minutes, if somebody told you it was a love story, you would believe it. Oh, wow. There's nothing sinister about it. Do you know what I mean? Like, it shows him kind of,

you know, what his everyday life is like with his daughter and his wife and them going out of town and him meeting this woman and them like going up to dinner and having great conversation and hooking up so it's like a little steamy but like if I told you like oh this movie is called like love in Manhattan and the romance like you would believe me until the shit starts to hit the fan wow so I would love to have it be a book because I feel like it could almost be like what we were saying about the affair where it's like his and her perspective and he's like, oh, yeah, like, I'm just going to, like, you know, be a little dirtbag and cheat on my wife. And, like, she's like, oh, my God.

Like, I just, like, really want this man to be my husband because I love him so much. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I would love having both of those perspectives. Yeah. And I think he would love this movie. I know. I need, I need to watch so much stuff.

I need to email us about anything on Thursday and Friday. Just leave us alone. Oh, my God. I would love that. Oh, no. I just, like, boss you around in your DMs and, like, tell Tyler. I know, you're like, I don't email you. And I just, like, tell Tyler he's, like, cool with his, like, card stuff because I'm like,

oh, my God, you're magic. You're so cool. I know. I can't even, like, carry my water bottle from, like, my desk to, like, my recliner to, like, relax. And, like, he's doing all this cool shit. I know. I know. Yeah.

My nails would get in the way. My clumsiness would just get in the way. way. I am so clumsy. I have a huge bruise on my arm right now because I ran into a door. So another one that I thought would be really good as a book is Pearl that came out this year. And it's basically a villain origin story. Have you seen it? I don't think it's out for rent yet. I saw X. You saw X, yeah. But I don't like like movies that take place in like the 40s and 50s. So I was like I probably won't watch Pearl, but I am going to watch the third one. I get it.

So that's a little bit how we felt when we showed up though. So we didn't know a ton about the plan of the trilogy or that like all of that how connected it was. And so we knew we hadn't seen X either. We just knew it existed. But we were just like going to see. more movies because we got that AMC thing where you can like see three movies a week. Oh, because your movie theater is not an hour and a half away from you.

Exactly. Lucky. I know. I really wish. When we went to a movie last night, Tyler was like, you might just have to talk to me about this movie. And scared just can't get to a movie theater. I was like, yeah, I know.

I know. Actually, there's one in Canada. Oh, really? So you just have to do some border. Border hopping. Yeah, I just have to be like, I'm going to the movies. Let me through. Yeah. Yeah. So we showed up thinking it was just going to like, we didn't totally know what we were going to expect, I guess is what I'm saying. Like we knew it was a villain origin story and that it was a little different than like what we'd watched before. We didn't know how different it was. And for the first like 10 to 15 minutes, we were both looking at each other like, is this going to be the first movie that we walk away from? because of what you talked about. Like the time period,

like she was just like everything was just played up so hardcore. And we were just like, we've never watched something like this. And like I was even looking at him. I was like, I didn't know I was going to be like this. He was like, yeah, me neither.

But, you know, whatever. Then the story gets so out of hand that the setting and the extraness or the, or the campiness of everything fits the story. So it's definitely like her story of like going from like having dreams to having her dreams crushed to turning into like an angry murderous person. And I feel like those kinds of like breaking bad type stories or like just like fall from gray stories do well as books too because you get even more insight. Like you feel compassionate for her the whole time, even though she's doing some pretty bad shit at the end.

And so I think it'd be good as a book. Hmm. Okay. Maybe I'll check it out when it's streaming. Yeah. Because I loved X. And it is kind of cool that you like now know the origin story of that woman. Mm-hmm.

I loved X. But let's be honest. we all know the reason I went to CX is because I have a huge crush on Kid Cuddy I was about to ask about a couple of scenes

with him but I also love Jenna Ortega oh yeah mm-hmm so yes yeah I loved

yeah I love Kid Cuddy I love everything that scene when he's like standing like backlit and you're like, wait, what? I was like, now it's worth that. He was like, hold on, that's huge. I was like, yeah, no, it does like huge.

I was, it was such a good one. Such a good movie, though, so overall. Yeah. Not just Kid Kuddy, but. Not just him, but he was, I just, I love Kid Kuddy. I think he's so handsome and he just sounds like, or it just seems like he's like so cool. I know. Not just like cool like and like, oh, like all the guys want to be me cool, like Drake.

Chill. Like just cool, like non-judgmental like cool. Like whiz. I feel that way about whiz. Yeah. Uh-huh. He just has like the chillest vibes. Like I feel like nothing would be stressful around him.

Yeah. I also kind of feel like. that way about the weekend a little bit. Yes. But I just, I don't know if I, though, in another way is post Malone. Like, that dude is a whole other kind of chill. Did you see that TikTok of him where the person was like, you suck, I hate you? And he's like, oh, that's mean. Yeah. So like, he was like, not that one. He was greeting fans and stuff. And like, somebody was not a fan, but like obviously just wanted attention. And they were recording on their phone and they were like, post Malone, post Malone. and he like looked at him and you're like you suck i fucking hate you and he like literally looks like

his feelings are so hurt and he's like dude that's so mean and i'm just like good for him though i'm like you poor little thing well that makes me so sad i thought you were talking about there's another video of him dancing like a goofball no i just think that he's so down to earth and like when i saw like because you know like most people like who are famous would be like oh fuck you like i have like a billion dollars and you're just like some little twirp twirp with like an iPhone 11 or whatever. But like... Right.

I love, yeah. Yeah. So now that we've talked about Kid Cuddy and we're all about sexiness. Yes. Basic instinct. Another one that I have not... Never watch basic instinct?

Nope. Oh my God. Okay, so you're gonna love it. There are quite a few I need to catch up on. You're gonna love it. You're going to love it. Another one where I need. know a lot about it, but I didn't see it. There's a book aspect in the movie that I think would

translate really well to like a book book because basic instinct is about a man who is murdered. And the person who last saw him is his like hot girlfriend slash like hookup buddy. And she's obviously the main suspect. So like in comes Michael Douglas as a cop. And he's like, hey, listen. and like your boyfriend got killed last night and she's like he's not my boyfriend, we just hook up. And they like literally like she's like the main suspect but she's so like cool

and like a femme fat crossed their legs in a cool way. Yeah, she's such like a femme fatale that like the detective kind of is like very enamored by her. Yeah. And like they're in their investigation

he's like interrogating her and he's like, your boyfriend was this popular rock star who got murdered with an ice pick in his bed. Your last book had a man who was a rock star get murdered by an ice pick in her in his bed. But she's so calm, cool, and collected that they're like, she had to have done it. But she's just like, you think I, you think I'm really that stupid to write a book about and then kill somebody the same way that's in my book. Yeah. But, like, as he gets very dangerously close to her in his investigation, it's like his personal feelings kind of get in the way. And, like, she's also, like, very capable, possibly of murder.

I definitely need to watch it. It's so sexy. It's so thrilling. Yeah. It would be San Francisco is the setting. Ooh. So. Love that.

That is my. I'm adding it to my IMDV list. Add it to the top. I'm putting it to the top. It's right. I'm telling you you're going to be like, this is amazing. Yeah.

Make sure Tyler watches it too. I will. Yeah. Because you should be home for a while now so we can. Yeah. That could be like your happy Thanksgiving. I know. We are going to try to go see because we saw the menu last night.

and then I want to go see oh yeah I loved it I thought it was so good um it's really really funny like more than anything it's a dark comedy like it's kind of thrilling but more than anything it's just really good dark comedy about eating the rich essentially and makes so much fun of all the archetypes of rich people it was so good we were like I was like laughing like not like out loud, out loud, but there were times where I was like, in the theater, like watching a dark movie. That was really good, but I want to see Bones and All, too. I don't know that one.

Timothy Shalomey and I don't know the actress that's in it with him, but basically they're, I don't know what kind of cannibals they are. There's something about them. Oh, okay. All right. I don't think that I've heard of this because I did not know that. I thought you kind of figured you would have because it's definitely like horror-ish type stuff. No, I'm a whim. I don't do saw. I don't do cannibals. I don't. Okay. Okay, well. I was going to say you've recommended a couple, but that's okay. I don't do like Hills Have Eyes saw, but like it's not it's more coming of age maybe it'll be more like fresh and it won't be more like that it's supposed to be a little more satirical and like they're both teenagers that are like trying to do it in a like you know how like dexter's a good serial killer because he heals bad people it's that

kind of a thing and like also like wishing they weren't like that but finding each other so there's like this kind of teenage romance coming of a horror, like she accidentally bites her friend's finger off when she's the kid and doesn't know why. Yeah, it's kind of all over the place. But I would definitely want to see that one. And I want to see Wakanda forever as well. So we're going to try to see much movies is what I'm saying on Thursday. And then we can come home and just watch your recommendations.

I love that. Yeah. He doesn't know it, but his Thursday is all played out now. Or mine is. He can choose to be a part of it or not. He has to. Because I'm like, listen, buddy, you're really cool with everything that you do. I mean, he's just. Tyler's Kid Cutty cool.

You know what I mean? Yeah, I know. He is. But, like, I can be the person that recommends movies that, like, are cool. Like, let that be my thing. We're his little nerd friends. All he has to do is watch them. And they're all fantastic. They are.

But basic instinct is like, oh my God. So cool. I know. It's like a ref- like there's like a lot of references to like an ice pick. Mm-hmm. And I remember in high school like, or I think it was like college maybe. I don't know. I remember buying the DVD.

And like the case for the DVD. was like this thick kind of blue tinted plastic that looked like an ice block and the DVD was in there and when you opened it there was a little ice thick and it was a pen. That is so smart.

It was so cool. And I was like, oh my God, look at this little ice pack. Yeah. That's like how people do that for books now sometimes like when you get book boxes or whatever. I want somebody to write basic instinct. I know. Yeah.

Who do you think would be good at that one? EG. Scott. Yeah. I bet you're right. Yep. Hands down. Hands down. I love how they write the detectives in their books.

Yeah. I love how they write. Like, I just think that they, I love how they write diabolical women. I do too. I love how they write any characters, but I just feel like they have like a knack for diabolical women. because of just everything I've read by them.

Yeah. I think that they're fucking perfect at, like, characters, and, like, they could do basic instinct and, like, you're right. One eye closed. Yes. They could each have one eye closed, and then they'd have two collectively. Yeah. Like, two little pirates.

Yeah. Right in basic. Just typing away. That's the only person I, like, or they're, well, not person, but that's the only duo, I think, could do basic instinct. Jamie Hendricks could do it, I think. There was someone else who like crossed through mine right when you said them. And now I can't remember who it is.

Well, I don't know if you've ever read Catherine McKinsey stuff, but she wrote a book within a book type thing. That's what it made you think of. So she's written that before. And then she wrote the book that was the book in the book. That makes sense. So one of her books references a book by Julie Apple. And then after she wrote that book, she wrote the book as Julie Apple.

And like, I don't know that. That's cool. It was so cool. So she would know how to do that part. Yeah. That's really cool. Yeah. That's really cool.

Yeah. I just, yeah, EG. Scott, I think Ashley Winstead would actually probably do a really good job. Yeah. I thought about that for promising young woman. Oh, hell yes. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. I like that. I think she even actually had that on her like a mood board for the last housewife. And I totally see that connection. I wonder if I've ever talked to Ashley Winsett about promising a woman. It's one of my comfort movies. Just because she had just posted about it when I talked to her the first time. I watched that movie very often. Promising Young Woman, The War of the Roses. And then my last pick. But you have to go first.

Oh, no, I need to go. You're right. So my last one is Knives Out. Oh, I feel like would be. Such a good idea. Yeah. Another ensemble cast. You have lots of points of view.

You can hide a lot of clues because you're shifting perspectives. You are so good at this. I love how your lists of things that we always discuss are very, like specific. Like none of them are all, like, none of them are very similar. I feel like I'm the opposite. Like a lot of mine are like similar.

But like all of yours are very like, you're right. I did kind of have some. God, you're so cool. So cool. You're so fucking cool. Knives out. How do you sign all these other genres?

I know. I'm like, this serial killer book, this serial killer book. This, about a toxic relationship that could result in murder this toxic relationship, this stalker. You know who I'd like to see Do Knives Out? Who?

Janelle Brown. I kind of Who? Janelle Brown. Oh yeah. She would be good at that. She'd be really good at that. I was thinking Jamie Lynn Hendricks again because of her. It could be anyone. She's so fucking snarky.

she can do snorkees so much all those characters yeah i can see that yeah jenelle brown though i still want was it pretty little things is that what it's called pretty things pretty things why do i feel like i believe you um you have it right there you're like bitch just believe me as you shed i don't see any little in between there I love that one so much. And to bring up last week's subject, that is one I should, I would have loved to see as a mini series. That one just felt like there is so much story to it, like so many things happening. Yeah. I love that one. I loved it so much. I love her. Mm-hmm. I love, love, love her. Yeah. Okay. So I have my last one and I

want to know if you, like, can guess it. Did you say anything about it earlier, or you just see if I can guess it in general? It's one of my comfort watches. Is it a scream movie? Yes. Oh, nice. I would love to see, listen, Kevin Williamson, I love you with all my heart. Like, you gave us scream, and I know what you did last summer in the vampire diaries and

teaching Mrs. Tingle and just, like, everything in the entire world. to be happy about. But like, I would love to see Scream as a buck. Yeah. One person's perspectives, or would you bounce around? I think third person would be honestly fine. Yeah. I don't even think it'd have to be first person. I think third person would be fine. There's just something that's always, I don't want to say bothered me about the movie because, like, it's not a big deal. But there's just something about the first movie that I've always been very curious about. You've watched it, right? Yes.

I mean, it was a long time ago, but yes. So do you know how like the one guy's in prison for killing her mother like a year ago? And then like in the end of the movie, like she finds out that it was her boyfriend. Yes. Who actually did it? Like she was like the key witness. So I'm like, I want to know how that played out. out. Like was she coming home and saw somebody like run out the door and just thought it was him?

Right. Was she like hiding in a closet somewhere? Like I just want more detail as to like how her mother's murder went down. Like how much she witnessed what the specifics of that are. That's a really good point. When you see him like caught and weary, like when you see him like being led into like the jail or whatever, you can see the resemblance between him and her boyfriend. So like it does make sense. But Yeah. She's like, I saw Cotton Weary kill my mother. And then like in the end of the movie when she finds out her boyfriend's like a fucking psycho, he's like, oh, like a year ago today we killed your mother.

So I just want to know how that like came about. You know what I mean? Yeah. And like how like what she. You could go a couple different ways with it even because it's like is she aware. that she covered the memory or was she so traumatized that she changed the memory

and like she just can't even tell herself or was she lying kind of because she did want to protect him and kind of knew I'm just yeah because I mean you kind of find out that like her mom has been having an affair

with this guy and that's why like she was like he raped and murdered my mother but like he didn't rape and murder her mother they just had consensual sex because she was having an affair with him. So like my just overall thing is like how far, like how much did she actually see? You know what I mean? Like was she just like, was she just coming home and saw somebody like run out of the house and assumed it was him? Was she hiding somewhere? Like, I just want to know more about that because it's, I mean, I think it would have to be pretty clear that

she didn't witness the entire murder because she would have seen her boyfriend's face at some point. Right. So that's just something where, like, it makes sense. That's why I would like to see it as a book, too. Like, that's one of those things that I would like to see as a book is, I feel like if it was written as a book, they could explain a little bit more on that. Maybe have a flashback or something. Yeah.

But yeah. Yeah. I like that. That would be cool. Yeah. And I would have a more modern twist on it because one of the things that always pisses me off is like when Drew Barrymore, you think that she's safe because she like gets attacked and then she turns and her parents are walking in the door. And her like, because she was like choked, like her voice isn't working. But she still has the phone in her hand. Like why didn't she just throw the phone at her parents be like, hello? Like can please help me? Right. those are just some things that I would like to explore in a book.

I just don't know who I would pick to write at because that's a... I wonder if, like, Grady Hendricks could do it. I think he'd make it too... Serious. I think he'd make it too unique. Like, it would be... Grady Hendrix, you know what he would actually do really well? If he did a book version of, like, Nightmare and Elm Street, I could see that.

Oh, yeah. Because he's always got like a supernatural kind of element to it or something like really specific. Right. But yeah, I don't know. Maybe Kevin Williamson will have to write a book. Maybe to convince him. He would do. He's just, I just love his ideas.

I like literally have love. Yeah. But yeah, I would love to see. That was like my last one. I would love to see Scream as as a book. Hey, guys. I hope you enjoy the episode. be sure to follow us on Instagram so that you can keep up with everything we're reading and talking about.

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