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Podcast: Slashers
Episode: Phantoms (1998)
Description: Let's start off December with a chilling tale of mountain horror, brought to you by Dean R. Koontz! His novel, Phantoms, pre-dated Stephen King's IT and there are so many similarities, it borders on suspicious. An ancient creature, that can shapeshift, hires lackeys to do its bidding, travels through the sewers, and systematically preys on a small town. There are more similarities between Pennywise and "The Ancient Enemy" of course, and we get into them!
We also discuss the similarities between H.P. Lovecraft's Nyarlathotep and The Ancient Enemy.
As for film references, there is...