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Mark and Gray discuss the film adaptation of Hallowe’en Party and its differences from the original story.

Mwahahaha! It’s the now-traditional The Swinging Christies x Hallowe’en extravaganza, and this year Mark and Gray are talking about the recent film adaptation of Hallowe’en Party, A Haunting in Venice (2023). What do we make of the 1969 setting moved to 1947? Will we survive a risky game of apple bobbing, in a very non-galvanised bucket? Listen on to find out. You can find us on Instagram ⁠@Christie_Time⁠ . We are also on Bluesky at ⁠christietime.bsky.social⁠ . Our YouTube account is @TheSwingingChristies . Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops! Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice. Our website is ⁠ChristieTime.com⁠ . The Swinging Christies is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Next episode: we're doing something we have never done before... 00:00:00 - Opening titles 00:00:40 - Introductory chat 00:03:12 - A Haunting in Venice 00:18:33 - Apple bobbing! 00:22:09 - Differences between Hallowe’en Party and A Haunting in Venice 00:47:51 - How to get in touch 00:48:54 - Closing titles 00:49:21 - Coda Solutions revealed - Hallowe’en Party, The Pale Horse, Third…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mark Aldridge, Gray Robert Brown

Topics covered

• Hallowe'en
• film adaptation
• apple bobbing
• Agatha Christie
• A Haunting in Venice
• Hallowe’en Party

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Hallowe’en Party, A Haunting in Venice

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