#101 - Escaping Death and Final Destination (ft. Padraic Maroney)

Not all movies have lingering effects on audiences long after the credits roll. But there's one horror franchise that has caused many people to avoid driving behind logging trucks while watching gymnastics will never be the same for others. Still, some refer to a could-be freak accident in the making as a "Final Destination moment."

Due to this, one thing is for certain-the Final Destination films are not just horror movies; they've crossed over into the collective pop culture consciousness. Using ingenious Rube Goldberg-inspired machinations that lead to deadly consequences, Final Destination has been turning seemingly innocent, everyday items into weapons of death for 25 years. Escaping Death: The Unofficial Story Behind the Final Destination Movies offers an insider's look as the franchise celebrates this milestone by takes readers behind-the-scenes to learn about the development and making of these movies.

Told with the help of over 50 exclusive interviews from both cast members and filmmakers spanning the entire franchise, readers will gain insight to these innovative, suspenseful films that have been scaring audiences for more than two and a half decades.

We sat down with author Padraic Maroney to find out more behind his passion for horror franchises and how he wrote both ‘Escaping Death’ and ‘It All Began With a Scream’ PLUS what behind the scenes drama and stories can Padraic tell us? Find out in our interview.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Intro to the episode

1:10 Tell us about yourself (Getting to know Padraic Maroney)

3:30 Final Destination in the cultural zeitgeist

4:53 Escaping Death – The new book by Padraic

5:51 What inspired you to write the book?

9:58 What behind the scenes and content can readers expect in the book?

15:00 It’s hard to make a movie

18:00 Why the fifth instalment was greenlit

19:10 Native 3D compared to cash grab converted 3D

20:00 How Padraic interviewed over 50 cast and crew and the highlights

23:30 Fan love Ashley and Ashlyn

26:10 Gen Alpha and Gen z on Tiktok

27:30 Why aren’t we remaking bad movies and why all the constant remakes?

28:53 Favorite death scenes from the franchise?

35:10 Original Final Destination 6 script that focused on ‘First Responders’

36:39 Why we are guaranteed to see Final Destination 7 and 8

37:36 Why the Final Destination movies are so relatable

39:01 It all began with a SCREAM

41:00 Drama behind Scream 4 and Harvey Weinstein

42:10 Why Christopher Landon dropped out of Scream 7 and toxic fandoms

47:00 Horror movie expectations, objectives and healthy opinions

49:15 Where can viewers purchase Padraic’s books?

50:34 What’s next for Padraic?

51:31 Thank you for watching

55:00 Credits

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