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Horror Heavyweight Mike Flanagan Interviewed by the “True King of Terror” Garth Marenghi
LOS ANGELES, CA – Horror director Mike Flanagan, known for his adaptations of Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe, and Christopher Pike, recently sat down for an interview with none other than Garth Marenghi, the fictional horror author brought to life by comedian Matt Holness. The interview is part of Marenghi’s new web series, “Garth Marenghi’s Skull-Flusher,” which features conversations with “terror titans.”
Flanagan, a self-professed fan of Marenghi’s cult comedy series “Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace,” engaged wholeheartedly with the character’s eccentricities and outlandish plot ideas. The interview’s humor stems from Flanagan’s attempts to apply his own thoughtful, metaphor-rich approach to horror to Marenghi’s deliberately absurd and unsubtle creations. One highlight involves Flanagan trying to find deeper meaning in Marenghi’s novel about a giant hook built to catch a killer haddock.
The web series serves as promotion for Marenghi/Holness’ upcoming book, “This Bursted Earth,” a follow-up to “Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome” which promises more of the character’s signature blend of ineptitude and overblown self-importance.
The interview showcases Holness’ mastery of the Marenghi character, as seen when he abruptly interrupts Flanagan’s praise of Stephen King to suggest that Flanagan adapt his work instead, such as Marenghi’s “The Dank,” or “Bitchfinder General,” about an outbreak of downward erections in 17th-century England.
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