About this episode

The episode discusses the popularity of horror movies at the box office compared to Star Wars content.

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People in this episode

Host: Big IP

Topics covered

• horror movies
• box office
• Star Wars
• film analysis
• pop culture

Keywords

• horror movies
• box office
• Star Wars
• Obsession
• The Mandalorian

Sponsors

Surfshark, Factor Meals

Mentioned in this episode

Products: STARWARS, starwars50off

Books & works: Obsession, Backrooms, The Mandalorian

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