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This episode features a discussion about the 1988 film The Vanishing with guest Shane Bianchi, exploring themes of obsession and disappearance.

I avoid rest stops at all costs thanks to this week's episode of Katie Afraidy covering The Vanishing (1988) with comedian and cohost of the podcast Dagnabbit Boys, Shane Bianchi! Rex (Gene Bervoets) and Saskia (Johanna Ter Steege) are enjoying a biking holiday in France when, stopping at a gas station, Saskia disappears. Confounded, Rex searches everywhere, but to no avail. Three years later, he's still obsessed with finding her, pleading his case on television, putting up posters and ruining his new relationship in the process. Eventually an unassuming chemistry teacher, Raymond (Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu), approaches Rex, intimating that he knows what happened. Katie Afraidy is a horror movie review podcast where host, horror fanatic, and comedian Katie Hettenbach talks with comedians, actors, and filmmakers about horror movies! Follow Dagnabbit boys on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@DagnabbitBoys⁩ WANT STICKERS? https://www.stickermule.com/katieafraidy Subscirbe on Patreon for EXTENDED UNCUT Episodes, Stickers, and SO MUCH MORE! https://www.patreon.com/KatieAfraidy Get ready for more chaos coming every TUESDAY! Old episodes of Horror at The Store will be reposted to…

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