Episode 99: Labyrinth

In this episode we discuss the 1986 film Labyrinth. You can watch it on Netflix, or rent it from Youtube, or Amazon Prime

Content warnings for strong language, kidnapping, implied inappropriate-age-difference romance, discussion of horror tropes, discussion of lost children and child death, Kat’s youthful badfic fantasy novel parody, David Bowie’s tight pants, terrible owl impressions, and Brendan persistently summoning goblins

We reference or spoil: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992), Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Lonely Island‘s “I’m On a Boat“, David Bowie‘s “Dance Magic Dance“, Tough Guide to Fantasyland, No Story Is Sacred minisode 01: “Fantasyland Bugout Bag”, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Eyes Wide Shut, fantasy artist Brian Froud, poem #123 from 365 Days of Haiku by wherechalkwhitearrowsgo (deactivated), Disney’s Robin Hood, Zootopia, The Iron Giant, xkcd ballpit cartoon, Jenna Guillaume’s “Proof the Beast was Actually 11 When He Was Cursed in ‘Beauty and the Beast’“, “look at it, it’s got anxiety” tweet, The X-Files, the “two cakes” cartoon, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog, college AU, coffee shop AU, daemon AU, Brooklyn 99

Also check out Kat’s The Minor Hours and Small Thoughts Magazine and Bren’s Select Start improv shows benefiting Arcade Comedy Theater.

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The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com.