Switchblade Sisters

The Shining with Lin Shaye

This week we have the star of Insidious: The Last Key, the wonderful and vibrant Lin Shaye. She speaks with April about the seminal horror film, The Shining. Lin discusses how it was actually Jack Nicholson who discovered her and cast her in the film that brought her to LA. She also talks about convincing the Farrelly brothers to cast her as the disgusting landlady in King Pin, working with James Wan on Insidious, and how she really is game to play any type of character. April also details the intense production of The Shining, the extreme techniques used to get the desired performance from Shelley Duvall, and the effort that went into the set design. This is a fantastic episode for all those interested in the art of acting. Check out Lin Shaye in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQyrwQyCOk">Insidious: The Last Key</a> in theaters now. And if you haven't seen it yet, go watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3b726feAhdU">The Shining</a>. With <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/aprilwolfe">April Wolfe</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/linshaye">Lin Shaye</a> You can let us know what you think of Switchblade Sisters at <a href="https://twitter.com/switchbladepod">@SwitchbladePod</a> on Twitter. Or email us at <a href="mailto:switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org">switchbladesisters@maximumfun.org</a> Produced by <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/caseyobrien">Casey O'Brien</a> and <a href="http://maximumfun.org/laura-swisher">Laura Swisher</a> for <a href="http://www.maximumfun.org/">MaximumFun.org</a>.

Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!