{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F33d1061a-5d0c-4b91-8f8a-b7d8a6e10661","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Dark Discussions Podcast - Episode 486 - WRONG TURN (2021)","description":"\nIn 2003, screenwriter Alan B. McElroy created a film series called Wrong Turn about a group of young people having to hike through the West Virginia woods after their cars break down.\u00a0 Unfortunately for them, a trio of inbred mutants hunts them down as food.\u00a0 With the original film\u2019s success, five more were made as the villainous mutants returned for more death and torture.\u00a0 Now in 2021, a reboot written by the original screenwriter has been released.\n\n\n\nCollege students Jen, Darius, and their four friends head out for an outdoor adventure on the Appalachian Trail in Virginia.\u00a0 When they decide to go view an old Civil War fort off the beaten track, disaster happens.\u00a0 Soon they find themselves confronted by a mysterious cult in the backwoods that they may have wronged.\u00a0 Lost and without gear, all their lives are turn out to be in jeopardy.\n\n\n\nAlan B. McElroy returns to the film series that he made iconic.\u00a0 Rebooted and with a new type of villain, his screenplay was directed by newcomer Mike P. Nelson.\u00a0 The film received mixed reviews but did get some early year buzz from horror fans.\u00a0 Dark Discussions takes a look at this new addition to a horror franchise and gives their thoughts.\n","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/11c708c5-3f35-43ea-b06f-8a88ba0c2b74/dark-discussions-3000x3000-zombie-graveyard-1-scaled.jpg"}