The Devil's Workshop

Join English grads (and husband and wife duo) Nik Oliver, MFA and Katy Oliver, PhD as they bring a literary twist to horror movie analysis. Using the Iowa Writers' Workshop model, they discuss and critique the storytelling in beloved but flawed horror films. Then, each of them attempts to fix the movie's flaws by writing a new revised draft of the story.

The Devil's Workshop is a tv podcast hosted by Nik & Katy Oliver, with 22 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nik & Katy Oliver hosts The Devil's Workshop, a tv show with 22 episodes published.

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  Episode #22

  Ep. 22: The Ninth Gate | The Devil's Workshop

  Aug 18, 20261h 36m

  Evil has never looked more banal than it does in Roman Polanski's The Ninth Gate (1999)... but in a good way! Listen as Katy goes toe-to-toe with her archnemesis, the ending of the movie, then revel as Nik tightens the thumbscrews on that most slippery of snakes: character development. Workshop begins at 13:48. Revisions begin at 1:08:04. . E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com. Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore. Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/ Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ #theninthgate #horrormovies #podcast

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  Episode #21

  Ep. 21: Puppet Master | The Devil's Workshop

  Aug 4, 20261h 50m

  This episode, we're just a couple of babes in toyland as we cavort with David Schmoeller's Puppet Master (1989) . Cackle with glee as Nik cranks the gore up to 11, and then goggle with delight as Katy gives this movie more of what it really needs: PUPPETS. Workshop begins at 9:42. Revisions begin at 55:51. . E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com . Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore. Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/ Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ #puppetmaster #horrormovies #podcast

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  Episode #20

  Ep. 20: We Bury the Dead | The Devil's Workshop

  Jul 21, 20261h 33m

  We're headed into the underworld--that is, the world down under--as we tackle Zak Hilditch's Tasmania-bound zombie-drama, We Bury the Dead (2026) ! In a wild Uno Reverse that no one saw coming, Nik reaches for a classical mythological reference while Katy stays almost suspiciously on task (???). Workshop begins at 8:52. Revisions begin at 50:35. . E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com . Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore. Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/ Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ #weburythedead #horrormovies #podcast

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  Episode #19

  Wrong Turn

  Jul 7, 20261h 35mS0

  <p>Put on your straw hats and overalls and throw away that toothbrush, folks, because we're headed to the West Virginia mountains for Rob Schmidt's Wrong Turn (2003).</p> <p>Listen as Katy tries to flesh out the thin as a whisper conceit behind this movie, while Nik takes a movie that is completely contemptuous of southern and rural people and makes it even more exploitative!</p> <p>Workshop begins at 10:47. </p> <p>Revisions begin at 47:59.</p> <p>E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com. </p> <p>Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedevilsworkshoppod/</p> <p>And Bluesky! https://bsky.ap...

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  Episode #19

  Ep. 19: Wrong Turn | The Devil's Workshop

  Jul 7, 20261h 35m

  Put on your straw hats and overalls and throw away that toothbrush, folks, because we're headed to the West Virginia mountains for Rob Schmidt's Wrong Turn (2003) . Listen as Katy tries to flesh out the thin as a whisper conceit behind this movie, while Nik takes a movie that is completely contemptuous of southern and rural people and makes it even more exploitative! Workshop begins at 10:47. Revisions begin at 47:59. E-mail us at thedevilsworkshoppod@gmail.com . Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ thedevilsworkshoppod/ And Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/ thedevilsworkshop.bsky.social Theme music by Nihilore. Chime of Doom by Kostas17 -- https://freesound.org/s/538432/ -- License: Attribution 3.0 Dark Horror Opener by Arctsound -- https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dark-horror-opener-242644/ Ethereal Nightmares by MorrixBackgroundMusic -- https://pixabay.com/music/mystery-ethereal-nightmares-halloween-horror-30-sec-403943/ #wrongturn #horrormovies #podcast

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