About this episode

Director Natasha Kermani discusses Stephen King's collaboration with Joe Hill titled Throttle.

Director Natasha Kermani (Abraham's Boys, The Dreadful) is our guest this week and she picked a very interesting title to discuss: Stephen King's collaboration with his son Joe Hill titled Throttle. Kermani is no stranger to the work of Joe Hill, having adapted his story Abraham's Boys last year, and has some keen insights into both father and son's work, especially how both authors wrote about those very specific roles. Kermani's latest film, The Dreadful, starring Game of Thrones's Sophie Turner and Kit Harington, alongside Mrs. Carmody herself, Marcia Gay Harden, releases in a theater near you February 20th.

People in this episode

Guest: Natasha Kermani

Topics covered

• Stephen King
• Joe Hill
• film adaptation
• horror
• interview
• directing

Keywords

• Stephen King
• Joe Hill
• Throttle
• Natasha Kermani
• film
• horror
• adaptation

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Throttle, Abraham's Boys, The Dreadful

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