The Orphanage

Published: Nov. 3, 2023, 3:38 p.m.

The 2007 Spanish film The Orphanage has horrors of multiple levels: a missing child, playful ghosts, and home renovations.

The J.A. Bayona horror flick was a smash hit internationally, bringing acclaim to the Spanish film industry. Not Quite Dead gets into the details of a woman buying the orphanage she grew up in with her family, only to be plagued by ghosts and the loss of her son.

Discussion points include: abandoned beach-front real estate, watching the wrong movie, Peter Pan references.

Episode edited by Megan Prior-Pfeifer. Music by Zach Pfeifer