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Hell to the King Pt. 24: ‘Thinner’ (1996) — Cinesthesia

A crossover episode with Reel Rap host Shane Pfender ends the only way it possibly could — in a podcast feud

In Thinner (1996), a heavy-set attorney is cursed to grow forever thinner after he runs over a Gypsy man’s daughter. Cinesthesia hosts Jason and Jim trek through another Richard Bachman adaptation, a tale of cosmic revenge that Jason calls the closest a King film has come to encapsulating the feeling of reading a trashy paperback. Reel Rap host Shane Pfender guest stars and deems Jason and Jim’s eyeballs unhealthy after 24 days of Stephen King films.

Join a filmmaker (and sometimes film teacher) and a film teacher (and sometimes filmmaker) as they venture into the dark heart of their own befuddled relationship to culture, the youth, the internet, friendship, love, hate, time, space and, of course: *m*o*v*i*e*s*. Come hear what we see.

Catch up on previous episodes of Cinesthesia‘s Hell to the King here:

Listen to “Tommy Wiseau’s Lincoln” — Cinesthesia Chapter 1
Listen to “Kill Me With Your Fish — Cinesthesia Chapter 2

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CINESTHESIA is produced by Iguanodonald Studios and distributed by Split Tooth Media. Music for Cinesthesia is generously provided by the greatest bands that have ever been, The CoctailsSoft Healer and Misters Presidents.

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Join a filmmaker (and sometimes film teacher) and a film teacher (and sometimes filmmaker) as they venture into the dark heart of their own befuddled relationship to culture, the youth, the internet, friendship, love, hate, time, space and, of course: *m*o*v*i*e*s* Twitter: @cinesthesiapod