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195: 195: Needful Things (1993)

October 20, 2026 · 2 h

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Our Halloween slate continues, and this week's dark temptation is the somewhat resistible Stephen King adaptation, Needful Things! Join us as we cackle together at this looney tale of regular folk driven to homicidal madness by the kindliest grandpa demon anyone's ever run afoul of.

CHAPTERS:

(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 195: Needful Things (1993)
(00:00:20) - Intro.
(00:08:15) - Who is responsible (besides Stephen King) for this movie.
(00:12:48) - Launching into the film, and our introduction to Leland Gaunt (or his car, at least).
(00:20:17) - Meeting some of the townsfolk, and Leland makes his first appearance.
(00:27:55) - Leland makes his first offer.
(00:39:43) - Break!
(00:40:03) - We're back, and it's time to meet some more Castle Rock weirdos.
(00:46:17) - Really doesn't take much to get these people under your thrall.
(00:59:31) - Checking in at the local loser bar to meet homicidal Al Bundy.
(01:07:35) - Gaunt gets his hooks in Polly, and Brian is pulled deeper into Gaunt's employ.
(01:12:44) - Buster likes the ponies.
(01:17:22) - Poor Raider, and now it's time for people to kill each other.
(01:22:45) - Polly is handed a cure, and Brian can't take the pressure anymore.
(01:32:26) - We've concluded this man is a monster.
(01:35:30) - Let the mayhem commence.
(01:46:04) - "You wussy."
(01:51:02) - Evil endures, of course.
(01:54:02) - Final thoughts, and rankings.
(01:57:08) - Housekeeping for next week's movie: The Substance!
(01:59:46) - Outro.

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