The Hitcher (1986)

<p>The highways are long and stretch out before us in the wild and treacherous wilderness as we tackle one of the most controversial films in horror history: the 1986, taboo-busting thriller starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and C. Thomas Howell... THE HITCHER.</p><p>FoG regular Blake Collier joins us once again to submit his entry in our series of #whatscaresus to discuss this film of uniquely unsettling power, about a man who decides to show kindness to the wrong hitchhiker on the wrong day and finds himself in the crosshairs of a deadly game of cat and mouse. But what emerges from this deceptively simple story is a challenging moral puzzle that confronts even the strongest optimists among us with the painful speculation about what happens when the truth comes down and things don't always work out ok. </p><p>This episode also features another lively round of conversation about episodes 5 &amp; 6 of season 1 of Netflix's THE WITCHER before hitting the open road to unpack how to overcome malevolent evil without losing our own soul in the process. It's a hearty and thought-provoking discussion this week and we hope you enjoy it!</p><p>7:44 - THE WITCHER, Season 1, Episodes 5 &amp; 6</p><p>31:59 - THE HITCHER</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>