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The history of Annie Wilkes is much more than what we see in the movie adaptation of Misery, let's analyse her entire story.
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Annie Wilkes, known by locals as The Dragon Lady, is the terror that destroyed lives in cities all throughout the country. She is best known for the academy award winning portrayal of her by Kathy Bates in the 1990 film, Misery, where we're given a small glimpse at her history via newspaper headlines in a scrapbook, but in the novel, Annie's tale is far more involved.
Welcome to Horror History, in today's lesson I'll be covering the entire life of Paul Sheldon's self-proclaimed number one fan, Annie Wilkes. From her birth in Bakersfield, CA in 1943, through her troubled childhood, her college years, her tear through the small town nursing jobs across the United States, her infamous indictment and her psychological duel with her favorite novelist, I'll be breaking down her psyche with an intellectual lens.
For author Stephen King, Annie represents the embodiment of his craziest fans, so in order to fully understand the Dragon Lady, I'll be using what we know about a couple of illnesses of the mental variety: Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Celebrity Worship Syndrome (CWS).
With this video I hope to help you understand why she acted the way she did, as well as what she represents in terms of "fandom culture" and how her story is still relevant today.
This episode will cover the entire history of Annie Wilkes in Misery and Stephen King's writing. Please note that this will only analyse her character as it is written in the book. I will show clips from the 1990 movie and the non-canon series Castle Rock (season 2, 2019) as a visual aid, but for the purposes of Horror History, the book is canon!
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About Misery
James Caan and Academy Award® winner* Kathy Bates star in the bone-shattering thriller Misery, adapted from the novel by Stephen King. As Paul (Caan) recuperates from his injuries in the secluded cabin of his benefactor Annie (Bates), he begins to discover that beneath the seemingly kind and naive exterior of his self-described "number one fan" lurks a mind that is cunning, unhinged, and bent on keeping her favorite writer as her personal prisoner for the rest of his "cock-a-doodie" life ... and Sheldon must engage his savior-turned-captor in a battle of wills that will push them both to the brink.
Chapters
0:00 The Birth of Annie Wilkes
1:12 Annie's Childhood
4:22 First Nursing Job
5:33 The Cycle of Misdeeds
7:07 Annie Gets Married?
9:06 The Dragon Lady Is Born
11:56 Andrew Pomeroy and The Overlook Hotel
13:52 The Crash
18:56 The Laughing Place
20:54 Misery's Return
24:25 Unexpected Visitor
25:58 Manic Depressive Episode
30:25 Punishment: The Hobbling Operation
34:12 The Thumbectomy
35:33 A New Investigation
38:38 Annie's Misery
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I didn't think this needed to be said, but just in case: obviously most mental illness patients are not dangerous in any way. The reason Annie is, is because she's a movie villain.
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Theres something interesting in your weapon analysis Annie Wilkes did not use a mallet in the movie she used a sledgehammer as proven by the clip you showed while calling it a mallet.
There are multiple studies showing that people with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims of violence
what!? Annie’s not real? lol
She would have to have antisocial disorder or narasisic personality or even sociopath or pyhchopath to be so violent. I have bpd and it isn't an accurate dipiction. You may have outbursts of verbal anger but this character doesn't seem to have the diagnostic simptoms of bpd.
Fun fact: The lady in the book store was a viral stunt for a local (to wherever it was) stage production of Misery. The lady was the Annie actress.
I imagined that lol 😆
p e a c h y_w x n d e r yeah, it was stunt. Apparently it worked. I read that the production had sold out shows.
I love the idea that Karen compilations are now a thing.
@@sarahhales1505 Nice.
CZsWorld they are hilarious!
36:40 Kathy Bates was disappointed they didn't put the scene where Annie kills the cop with the lawnmower in the movie because she was looking forward to filming it.
Who wouldn't? haha
Would’ve been too graphic in 1990’s standards I guess
I heard they didn't do it because it would've been considered to humorous
She was also disappointed with using a hammer on Paul's feet instead of an axe.
I think it adds more suspense of her creeping up behind him as opposed to just watching a bunch of gore. I agree with the other comment on here that it would have been a little too humorous for the direction of the movie.
What you talked about with Annie’s kills early on being spaced out and then becoming closer together is part of serial killer behaviour. There is a “cooling off” period between the first and second kills and then as killers find out the more they like it, the more they do it
Find out the more like it , the more they do it
Huh
@@tayloranderson7547 exactly
i learned this from criminal minds
@@alexisg5561 I'm a big true crime junkie
I think it helps that the actress' last name is Bates, it automatically makes you subconsciously associate the character with Norman Bates from Psycho.
That only helps if you even know the last name of the actress and if you know who Bates was and the movie Psycho.
No one associates those two names with each other
@@judethaddeus9856 I do and always have and clearly OP did too sooooo.. wrong.
@@britnyboo138 actually I’m not, I was wrong one time in 2001, I said it was going to rain and it ended up snowing; have not been wrong since.. goodbye, have a happy life
@@judethaddeus9856 …bro calculates every action he does
"They just cheated us! This isn't fair!"
That line has always been a personal favorite of mine.
He didn’t get out of the COCKADOODIE CAR!
That's the line I think of most when I think of Misery.
I loved just how visual that scene was, she put so much emotion into it. I was envisioning her in the movie theater full of people yelling this and every singe face in the theater turned watching her in complete shock.
"He didn't get out of the cockydoodie car." I think I spelled that right. I just laugh every time I see this.
Annie isn't a fan of retcons apparently.
Kathy Bates is THE BEST actress! The fact the she is _so_ kind & funny irl just proves how outstanding her acting is. She once said in an interview, that while they were filming Misery, a Male crew member told her, "You better get your Oscar dress ready." She really didn't believe him, until it not only happened but she won! 💖😘
That's an awesome story.
Omg girl....I totally agree. THE BEST! She could play any part flawlessly. Whether it be funny, sad, scary, or serious.❤👍
@BFD MANZ 4 LYF 007 - Well I like _you_ just fine too stranger. You're some good with words you are!😂😂💋🇨🇦
Only reason i didnt mind watching American horror story with my ex was because of her. And that other lady that. Not the abuser but the blonde (not lady gaga) she played a lesbian in on season.
She's so talented. I loved how twisted and evil she was in AHS coven. I hate seeing the torture of the slaves but their performance along with hers are really good.
The fact that Annie believed she was an innocent woman hated for no reason despite the fact that she killed loads of innocent hospital patients as well as her own dad and kidnapped and held hostage the writer of the romance novels she's obsessed with to force him to write a new book speaks volumes as to how insane she is. She's like Amy from Amy's Baking Company in Kitchen Nightmares who deluded herself that she was a great chef, that God wanted her to be a chef, to her anyone who didn't like her food was out to ruin her restaurant for kicks, just weren't used to eating food that didn't come from a can and whatever other excuses she used. She fired a waitress for asking if she was sure where an order was going, said she was going to over spice a man's food just to hurt him for criticising her, had her idiot husband threaten people and so on.
I do feel that the movie Misery really under played Annie's character. Misery is an amazing movie but with Kathy Bates, they could have gone so much further with Kathy as Annie. The end of the book Misery, haunts me to this day and I love it
As Annie. The end of the book misery, haunts me to this day and I love it
Annie was one of those "angel of death" killers who kill people believing they're taking away their pain. To them cold blooded murders are mercy killings.
That doesn't explain why she killed perfectly healthy people.
@@Tattooedgaymer The book explains it with a scene where she kills a rat and licks its blood off her fingers. To her there are only 2 kinds of people in the world. "poor things" she's putting out of their misery and people she believes are out to get her and thus in her mind deserve to die. She sees all people as exactly like that rat.
Yes, but after Ralph left her, she seriously devolved & her "mercies" stepped WAY up. The anger just decimated any self-control she'd had in only killing "defective" babies.
@@gretchen8100maybe it expanded the mercy killings such as killing the healthy babies so they don’t experience what she has in her adult life
@@kawaiionee-chan9557 the killing of the babies reminded me of Lucy Letby, who was a NICU nurse that (IIRC initially killed health-compromised babies) murdered perfectly healthy babies. It’s alleged that she did it out of spite and attention.
It’s so disturbing how Annie is one of the most realistic King antagonists. Considering she was based on the likes of Genene Jones (a Texas nurse who poisoned several children in two different hospitals; she’s got a 99 year sentence for killing 1 child and the attempted murder of another). Kathy Bates is amazing in the film version and deserved her Oscar win. Can’t wait to see “Castle Rock” season 2 taking on the character
99 years seems excessive
@@phaggott dude she murdered a kid and poisoned many others. She deserved that sentence. She’s clearly insane and she would’ve done it again. Actually I’m surprised she didn’t get the death penalty(she’s a nurse in Texas. Texas has the death penalty for murderers).
@@phaggott personally I think if you kill children it’s automatic life in jail or deathrow bc how can you kill a child?? But yknow I guess that’s just me
@@phaggott Tell that to the poor child’s parents who never got to watch their child grow up…
Her and "little love" (no spoilers, just saying that) in Castle Rock are absolutely amazing...I have yet to find the words to describe how I feel about that show. Personally would've ended it differently. Otherwise Annie's season was amazing
Just realised your tie is the carpet pattern from the Overlook in “The Shining”. I love it.
I was married to someone with BPD for two years, she cut me, stabbed me, hit me, burned my stuff and I still stuck with her. But as crazy as it was, it was when my brother died and she said “get over it people die.” Was when I had enough and walked off.
I’ve watched Misery a few times but This video makes me feel like I escaped with my life. 😂
Report her. This is not a recommendation. Please report her. She is a monster, and monsters shouldn't walk outside.
The amount of work you put into these horror histories is crazy man, thumbs up
Thanks for the support 💀
@@CZsWorld yes I watch most of your video's today
@@CZsWorld U should do CARRIE or OMEN.
@@bridgetclement8167 He has already done Carrie.
When you mentioned and showed the celebrity stalkers I immediately thought of Björk’s stalker Ricardo Lopez. I was surprised you didn’t mention it cause it’s such a notorious celebrity stalker case. Super insane case if you haven’t heard of it!!!
Yea he sent her a bomb before committing suicide counts, really insane
When is the last time you e heard someone mention Björk?
@@judethaddeus9856 Today! She's coming out in a movie called The Northman with Nicole Kidman and some other great actors.
@@MoriahDreams123 thank you for telling me!!
Wow Im gonna go look this up!
This Annie definitely doesn’t sing about tomorrow and wear a red dress
This comment is doubly funny because Kathy Bates was Miss Hannigan in a 1980s or 90s version of the movie Annie.
She still has a hardknock life tho
And wear a red dress
When he showed the surprised Pikachu face I laughed my butt off
Same😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Perfect
When in the video was that?
Just say ass. It's not that difficult to say.
@@Daniel-nn8mr lmao ikr
Can we talk about that Misery in Barnes and Noble prank? I had to pause the video to laugh, I didn't know it existed.
Apparently it was a viral stunt for a stage play of misery
Without assigning a disorder to her, I think Annie is so chemically imbalanced that she truly thinks death is a release from life. The wild swing of her moods has likely made life difficult, even miserable, for her whole existence. She may believe she's doing a favor for her victims, even the healthy infants, because to her life was misery and she was sparing them that.
As much as I love Kathy Bates and James Caan, especially both of their performances in this flick, I gotta throw a shout out to my favorite part of the movie that has almost nothing to do with them. The one on one scenes with the old sheriff and his wife in town are absolutely adorable! I was so sad when the old man gets killed near the end. He was so close to saving the day and unlike some cops in movies he was actually doing good police work.
I love how social CZsWorld is with his audience, it really helps us not be bored during quarantine
If he became a teacher and taught a course about horror movie and horror history. I would be the first one to sign up XD
Yes 👍🏻
cz is a sweetheart
"it really helps us not be bored during quarantine". WOW, that's so scary that such was your relief during that period. So glad I don't live near you.
@@sunnyjim1355 that comment was 2 years ago dumbass.
I played Annie Wilkes in a live theater performance of “Misery”.
I would totally ask you out but I'm a writer and slightly afraid you might take off my foot. 😂
Tyler Rebik lol
Tyler Rebik 🤣🤣🤣 you’re funny! Thanks!
Cool, the funniest thing was I played Paul Sheldon at my school
Tyler Rebik mood
"She's unable to hold onto his leg with no foot to gab onto". I was not ready to laugh this hard.
Omg imagine being at that bookstore and huge King fan, knowing what she's talking about.
Like, "Hey...Hey...You're the best part of my day"
There is a big difference between BPD and Bi-Polar.
She could maybe have both. Though I think BPD suites her better
You are absolutely correct. Bipolar is a psychotic disorder and mental illness while BPD is a personality disorder.
@@mariahbailey6621 Fine point to bring up.
I was going to post this. Thank you.
Yeah this sort of upset me
CZsWorld, I have Borderline Personality Disorder; I say this to let you know that I appreciate you trying to understand mental illness. Not everyone is going to get it right the first time, but what counts is that you keep trying to improve. Hopefully you're not put down by all the negative comments. Have a great day.
Samsies
EXACTLY, learning is better FAR better than condemning. I love ya! Have a good day/night! Peace 💗☥
Agreed. Sometimes commenters get so set proving a content creator wrong they often miss the point of the video. I love how you pointed out his error, but still gave credit for the effort.
I gotta say, from a 3rd party point of view, I appreciate how you noted him making the effort to learn without beating him with his mistake. It's not something you really see enough of anymore and should be commended on a regular basis. 🤓💜🌻💐🌹🌷
I’m glad I’m not the one who wanted to say this. BPD isn’t black and white and him saying she had BPD Ans just because she was happy and unhappy so quickly could have been any other mental illness.
This was honestly one of the most horrifying and scariest King books I ever read. There’s nothing more frightening than the dark side of human behaviour.
The book has her bring a rat in a trap with its back broken and she squeezes it out of its misery before throwing it against the wall. Paul later assumes that she viewed all of the people in the hospital as rats unable to ask for a release from the misery they were in. Thinking to Stephen King's comment on addiction, you can see Annie as a potential solution to all this misery, yet ultimately she does caused the death in the end. I'm still trying to figure out what the skunk means.
Didn't realize there were so many little crossover details between Misery and The Shining. The Shining is tied with Pet Sematary as my favorite of King's so far, so now I've got to read Misery now too. haha
In the books at least she mentions the overlook hotel and the evnts that happened there
The shining even connects to it
“There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves.” Yeah. So stop waiting, Paulie - the only elf that’s going to show up here is that all-time heavyweight, Annie Wilkes."
And she's one heck of an evil.
I can't believe you remember that line haha
@@CZsWorld Lol It sort of jumped out at me during the read.
I read this book in grade school. In fact, I read The Shining, The Firm, The Client, and The Amityville Horror as a grade schooler too. It makes me happy to know that I'm not the only weirdo with a lifelong horror and thriller obsession in the Chicago area.
I am absolutely in love with you’re Steven king analysis (plural?) You always refer to the books. I’ve read them all since the shining at age 11. No movie can do the stories justice and never scared me. The books however kept me up at night sleeping with a light on. Thank you! I love these!
Books however keep me up at night sleep with a light on
@@tayloranderson7547 lmao are you really just copying people's comments
My Favorites by Steven King r Pet Sematary and Carrie
Annie can't be evil if she killed the ice age baby
Good point
CZsWorld Annie is the true hero
@@DogPerson626 lmao
@@rodrigosandoval5632 but she didn’t though..
@@dacstudios1168 its called a joke 😐 people these days
Just saying, I got those raycons, and they broke almost immediately... And I've been trying to email, call, and tweet at them... But they won't reply. It sucks, I was loving them, but their quality of production and customer service blows.
Shame :/
Yeah they aren’t a real brand i saw a video on it and they discovered that they buy cheaper earphones and rebrand them
Well that's disappointing
Lukizoo wait, seriously?
You sure? I've always heard great things
I grew up watching the movie version whenever they played it on network tv; censored with commercials albeit, but for me, Annie Wilkes is just as terrifying as Pennywise the Clown, Ghost Face, or Chucky. This deep dive into one of Stephen King's most sinister characters is gold. CZsWorld, I'm your number one fan!
Imo, I'd say Annie is way scarier than Pennywise. Sure,Penny is a scary mythical being,but he's fiction, he's not real. Annie could be anyone you know or don't know , especially if they're someone you'd expect to help you heal yourself and get up on your feet.
I'd say that "toxic fandom" is just a modern variant of an age-old issue: Fanaticism.
That is where the word "fan" comes from, after all. It just differs where a fanatic will anchor themselves. Be it philosophy, morality, religion, politics, or Steven Universe, fanatics pour so much of themselves into their chosen vice that they start to identify themselves as part of it, causing their perception of reality to become more and more distorted as they eject any opposition to their delusion from their lives.
It's not entirely unlike how a cult operates, except they do it to themselves.
* cough * swifties *cough * * cough *
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Annie Wilkes is the scariest monster that the dark mind of Stephen King has ever created, in my opinion.
I'd say Patrick Hockstetter is up there too. His hard solipsism I find to be a very disturbing lens to live life. Also, the segment in 'IT' where he SPOILER:
Murders his baby brother has stuck with me ever since I read it.
@@theoverthinkingalien224 Yeah, Patrick Hockstetter is also up there, and for that he earned himself one of the most disturbing deaths in IT. 🎈
@@theoverthinkingalien224 u
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You're kidding
@@diouranke No I'm not.
All the other monstrous villains of King multiverse; Pennywise, Kurt Barlow, Randall Flagg are fun for me to read, but the thing is, the story of Misery is so realistic, minus the part where Annie mentions the Overlook Hotel of the Shining.
Annie Wilkes is a special kind of Stephen King villain. You wouldn't expect a nice number one fan nurse to become such a monster.
Stephen King's monsters are definitely more powerful than Annie, but that doesn't make them scary.
even though the movie is 11 years older than me, I somehow managed to read the whole book before ever seeing a clip of the movie. The book and movie has its differences but your video gives me such nostalgia to the way she was portrayed in the book and I love it
"Reached 0 hp" "little chonker" had me rolling for a sec
I didn't know Castle Rock had a young Annie story for it. I've been meaning to watch it for a long while now.
That aside, man...Annie was so messed up! I just rewatched the movie earlier this year. As a kid watching, she legit scared me. The hobbling scene will always make me shudder and close my eyes. I knew that for the novel it was an axe, but it had to have been so much worse. I can't imagine that kind of pain. Rewatching the movie, to me, Annie was showing signs of biploar disorder (which was kind of mentioned in your video). As a kid back then....she was just the crazy lady.
Great video here! I'd actually lost track of this channel and a few months ago, watched some of your videos on the IT characters. At least now I can subscribe.
I know what you mean! If I ever hear (or read) the name, "Kathy Bates" or see her face on any movie or show, I immediately picture her standing at the foot of the bed, holding the sledgehammer up high.
As a kid, it was my first realization how people can be so "evil" without having to be bad for the sake of being bad, or the villain, just because the story needed a villain. It was the first thing that showed me that sometimes, people do evil and messed up stuff, because they think its what is "supposed" to be right, and "good" and "bad" aren't always black and white. But MAN, did she scare me badly!
No joke, I always imagined her as Pennywise's wife, when I was a kid. The 2 scariest characters I knew when I was little. Probably still the 2 scariest, IMHO! Lol
Is it wrong of me to be endlessly fascinated by how out of control his hair is getting?
I'm in love with the hair!
Easy, Annie
I'm someone with borderline personality disorder and it's still amazes me that I've been with someone for almost 8 years he's so good to me and sometimes I treat him so bad but I have the foresight to realize it and try to control my outbursts. I feel like as I get older it's a little easier to control the borderline outbursts but I feel like other mental health issues that I have are getting worse. I know I'm getting a little deep here on in Annie Wilkes video but I feel like I had to put my say in the comments here on how it feels to have bpd and a relationship.
Annie are you ok?
Are you ok? Are you ok Annie?
Kathy Bates did a great job, she won a Oscar for her role as Anna.
Oh did she? Nobody knew that, so thanks for letting us know. 🙄
@@sunnyjim1355 2 years late to comments old dusty.
@@sunnyjim1355it's been 5 months and your comment still smells salty 💀💀
11 daysss@@lolilikefrogs8509
@@Undrconstold dusty lmfaoooooo
I'd love to see you cover the "hellraiser" series....from "hellbound heart" to "the scarlet gospel". Cilve Barker is a WEALTH of material for this series \m/
I have never seen any of the hellraiser movies. I just recently read the the hellbound heart. I became hooked.
Clive Barker is phenomenal. The two books that fascinated me as a teenager are The Great and Secret Show and Weaveworld. Epic, incredibly imaginative storytelling from my recollection.
I'm guessing because these books haven't been made into movies or TV shows yet so there aren't any visual media for CZsWorld to use for his videos. Stephen King is a successful and prolific writer, but Clive Barker is on another level with his horror fantasy. Stephen King is much more commercially appealing in terms of his name and adaptability of his stories.
I think Clive Barker would be a harder sell. His novels are that much more complex and dark.
I love the connection you made with her BPD. I suffer from severe BPD myself which may be why after reading (and subsequently watching) Misery when I was 12 I was obsessed with her. In todays terminology I guess you say I used to "stan" Annie. I was actually furious when she died.
I fee the folly of that now as an adult, but adding in the fact that it still is one of the best novels I have ever read, was really captivating for me.
@Blue Sky NO! I WON'T GO BACK TO THAT PLACE!!
@Blue Sky NO! I WON'T GO BACK TO THAT PLACE!!
Captivating for me
Without knowing it, I read both The Shining, and then Misery both for the first time, in short succession of each other. And it’s very accurately put that they are almost like companion pieces. They have more intersection than you think.
💯 I also just happened to read them closely together, and yes!
@@augustbrown9711 I love it! I love that I’m not the only one who got that experience. If I find people new to reading Stephen King, I always suggest that they either read them together, with The Shining being first. Or if I see someone reading either book, I’ll ask if they read the other already, and then mention that they are sort of like companion books, and encourage them to read/re-read the other book after.
Ironically, when I first started reading King, I started with Carrie. Because I love the movie with Sissy Spacek. And that was his first published book 😊
@@missmarie_8790 That’s a great idea! I also read the Shining first, but I read The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon in between them! I still read them so close together, that The Shining was still so fresh in my memory. And that’s so crazy, because the first book I ever read of his was actually Carrie when I was 15 because I loved the movie and because it was his first book.
The Shining and Misery are so fucking brutal in such similar, yet different ways, they definitely parallel each other! I can definitely see King’s struggle with addiction projected into his writing. The Overlook and Annie both being manifestations of his addiction. And that’s only one layer! King is amazing.
@@augustbrown9711 I love King too! I haven’t read anything of his in a long while though. The reason why me reading Carrie first was funny to me, was because I had no idea it was his first book before I read it lol!
And I actually love the Angela Bettis version so much more now because of how much more accurate it is to the book. And I also just love Angela Bettis, May is one of my favorite movies, highly suggest if you’ve never seen it! 🖤
Oh damn, Annie is completely brutal.
Also, gotta love the Naruto Runner in the background.
Also, yeah, Annie being the crazed fan she is was ahead of its time.
Glad someone noticed it.
I had no idea what you were talking about, and was gonna have to skim through the whole video to find the Naruto Runner, but just so happened to look up and saw him in the background! Lol. I love coincidences like that. 😃 🙂
Only, it looks like the Naruto Runner has no head. Or am I just seeing it wrong?
38:09 Cuz to me, it looks like he has no head, or his back is broken in a really weird way.
BPD and Bi-Polar are two very different mental health conditions, although they do have some overlapping qualities and are quite often co-morbid. Having one or the other can cause extreme emotional distress, but having both could if not treated cause a lot more than that.
So what happened was for some reason someone once told me that they were the same thing and BPD was basically the polite way to say it. And for some reason I believed them. 😅 I've gone ahead and trimmed that line out, so it's fixed now! Everything else I mentioned was about BPD and the info comes straight from the sources mentioned in the video.
@@CZsWorld I appreciate your reply, thank you. By no fault of our own, we can become unintentionally ignorant by receiving/believing 3rd party misinformation. Especially when the topic doesn't affect us directly. I have many times in the past. Its what we do after, with that (mis)information that either has us feeding a lousy seed or planting a new one. I love your channel, it's actually one of my favourites, so keep being awesome. Stay safe. Keep hydrated. And wear a mask. Peace.
You wear a mask, wear it going to sleep even, it's up to you. But don't expect normal people fallow your madness.
@@dzesskujo61 Sure, each to their own.
For real life
King said Annie is his drug and alcohol addiction.. keeping him in place and forcing him to write stuff
Whenever I think of a remake and try to think of who could play Annie my mind automatically goes back to Kathy Bates because she was the perfect person to play her.
Borderline personality disorder isn't the same as bipolar. Two different conditions.
So what happened was for some reason someone once told me that they were the same thing and BPD was basically the polite way to say it. And for some reason I believed them. 😅 I've gone ahead and trimmed that line out, so it's fixed now! Everything else I mentioned was about BPD and the info comes straight from the sources mentioned in the video. Thanks for the correction!!
@@CZsWorld You mean "Somebody once told me the World is gonna roll me
I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
She was looking kinda dumb with her finger and her in the shape of an L on her forehead"
X Men hey now....your an All-Star @CZsWorld
@@CZsWorld Thank you so much. I was really worried because you have so many viewers that might misconstrue the two. There's a lot of misinformation out there about both conditions--as someone diagnosed borderline, I can say that the source you used was pretty accurate and well chosen--most articles just downright demonize people. You balanced analyzing Annie's character well with factual information, so it didn't add to mental health stigma.
Thanks for the info
I like how the outro said “I’ll see you in the next one assuming we stay inside” because it rhymes with his original one of “both survive” but with all the death going on from Covid it can be a nicer way of talking about surviving because you staying home helps you stay away from it
Bro thank you for explaining i had no idea what he meant 🙏🙏🤙
Huh
21:52 a parallel can be drawn between her attitude towards his possible escape attempt and her reasoning for not stealing morphine-based medicines from the hospitals. They wait to do anything when they suspect you until they catch you in the act.
The official Broadway Play by William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay, describes Annie as "Far more terrifying than anything of this world and all of the others." And in one scene, I think it was the one where she broke his legs, a director advice reads "Annie smacks her mouth as if she was eating something. As if she, outside of her own mind, was able to taste his fear."
Which, in my opinion, could indicate that she, at least in the broadway play, was under the influence of It or the deadlights.
He has fully become Emo Shaggy, PRAISE HIM!!
I never realized how amazing Kathy Bates is at acting until she became a regular on AHS
"2 more little chonkers took dirt naps instead of nursery naps" 💀💀💀 ZAC 😂😂😂😂 but unironically Kathy Bates portrayed Annie Wilkes so, so freaking well. I remember reading the book before watching the movie and thought to myself, "how could anyone play insanity that well?"
I love all of your videos! But I have to correct you on the bipolar/borderline thing. Though they share some similarities, they produce different symptoms and triggers. I really hate to be that person, but with the stigma still regarding people who struggle with mental illness it's always good to see accurate information being presented. With that said, I appreciate the time and effort you put into every one of your videos, your my favorite! (Don't tell FoundFlicks).
Thanks, for some reason someone once told me that they were the same thing and BPD was basically the polite way to say it. And for some reason I believed them. 😅 I've gone ahead and trimmed that line out.
Her yelling Cockadoodie Car got me ROFL 😂 forgot how much I loved this movie 🍿
Annie Wilkes is a metaphor for Mr. King's drug and alcohol addiction. Paul is Mr. King, and this story is brilliant and timeless. With so many people hooked on prescription narcotics, the feeling of euphoria comes with a horrible price not limited to self destruction or even death.
Here's the thing though, when it comes to "toxic fandoms," you're missing the fact that most of them aren't being continued by the author anymore. They're being continued by a corporation as part of a franchise by some guy they hired to do so. Authorial intent is no longer a factor, and this causes mistakes, no matter how minor, to chip away at the integrity of the story. It's only canon because some guy, not the original author, hired by the studio to cash in on the original, says it is.
Hey do a SHINING horror history.
Yessssssss
I hope that the way his hair is giving off that awesome shadow covering just his eye is intentional because it's just awesome!!! Even if it's a happy accident I still find it visually... well cool!!
No, my hair's just out of control haha
Don't think that I "Overlooked" that phenomenal tie!
Oh boy, Annie singing "She'll Be Coming Around the Moutain" is so apt. She went around that mountain for Paul unfortunately!
Do a deep dive into Delores Clairborne's history! It was out of form for King, less horror more of a psychological family drama but still Stephen King so it qualifies for your channel IMO!
Dolores would be an interesting character to study, as would the cop that knew she was guilty of killing her husband for years.
Anyone else notice a subtle Stephen King Cameo on the cover of "Misery's Return"?
I remember reading a news article where a crazed fan who claimed to have a bomb broke into Stephen King's house while his wife was home. His wife ran out of the house and called the police. Then years later another fan broke into his home claiming that King stole the plot to Misery. Just a year later another fan began parking a van outside King's home claiming King had killed John Lennon then in 2003 another man started stalking him leaving notes in his mailbox and harrassing his wife while she walked their dogs. Stephen seems to have no short supply of experiences with crazy fans.
I was wondering, could you do Casper’s horror history? Even though I don’t know much on How he became a ghost 🥶
“If only she knew that you only have to darken your clothes and strike a violent pose.”
But, dude, that’s only a maybe.
Mcr quote? And it's darken lol but Kay
chantel Anderson well I’m dumb
bipolar disorder is a mood disorder while BPD is a personality disorder. Very different
Thanks, for some reason someone once told me that they were the same thing and BPD was basically the polite way to say it. And for some reason I believed them. 😅 I've gone ahead and trimmed that line out.
@@CZsWorld lol thats funny! I wonder where there pulled that information outta?? Thank you for listening and editing! I love your channel :)
I just recently discovered your channel and have been marathoning your Horror History and Things You Missed series' during my free time. The amount of research and effort that goes into your videos is astounding - as a horror and Stephen King fan, I especially appreciate it. I'm excited to keep watching both old and new content!
I’ve got another example of that celebrity worship thing deficiency you brought up. A few years back a pro wrestler named Sonya Deville took part in a Cameo video where an obsessed fan asked her out and she declined. Apparently this guy got it in his head that they were in love and bragged to everyone he worked with that he was gonna ask her out and they’d live happily or whatever. Not long after that the dude found out where her and her best friend had been staying and planned on pepper spraying her and the friend, killing the friend, and “talking” with Deville about their relationship but both Deville and the friend woke up in time to catch the guy climbing their garden wall and called the cops. She had to be taken off of TV for a while after this to deal with the court room drama and you could tell from the few news reports from the trial that she was still very affected by this.
I’m loving this Castle Rock series so much.
Me too, it's awesome!
I love how he does try to get on an approachable level with his viewer's..and the kid is really good at breaking movies down and helping you see something you may not have seen when viewing it before hand....sometimes i will go and see of he has a review for a movie i want to see and will just click the beginning of it and from the first 30 seconds or so i can usually tell if it will be something i would like or to just not waste my time...he is a pretty entertaining guy for sure
He for sure let's you know if he does not like it within the first min...my favorite one is where he just blows a raspberry for like 30 seconds..he obviously hated that movie :)
Something it would like or just not waste
My. Time..... He is pretty guy for sure
Fantastic video man. I like how you’re going off the book and movie to create a great breakdown of a great book.
Cathy Bates is my Favorite Actress. Her preformance as Annie P E R F E C T I O N
Toxic Fandom: Bjork's cra-cra "fan" who sent her a bomb and then killed himself on a video. Scary af.
Here's a video about it th-cam.com/video/7FG8pNw_W_o/w-d-xo.html
@@tayoramirez5006 it’s terminated for violating the guidelines.
My favorite movie other than thinner! Ooo speaking of which, can you do a video on Thinner?
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CZsWorld do a video of the Torrance’s and Halloran! Please!
@@CZsWorld is that a yes?!🤩 Omg you're the first TH-camr to respond to me it is an honor!
@@creanjones be careful I don't think he wants his own Annie Wilkes
(joking obviously)
The lady at barns and Nobel was fantastic at being Annie 😂
I think it's super dope how you split the story up and only told each side instead of just repeating the story in each video 👌
It's weird that before I thought she didn't have a background story but watching this it make it more sense about her. Thank you!!!
Anyone else been waiting with baited breath for this?
Yep!
Me!!
Not I..
My breath was mildly fettered to be honest
Yep
CZsWorld I’m pretty sure you are my frother.. did you ever sleep with a hydrocephalic autistic woman named Swipper Trongus? She’s my mothr
Watching this video brought back the memories of reading this book for the first time. Has to be one of the best books I’ve ever read. Thank you
I really loved that “Teenagers,”reference
Actually if she had a real bad sweet tooth it's likely she was seeking an artificial means of mood elevation as sweets release feel good chemicals in the brain
Especially if she did this during periods of lows
So less impulse control and more trying to cheat her moods
Definitely, great point!
Absolutely. I'm clinically depressed and mentally hyperactive (what's now called ADHD) and can't afford to stay on meds. It's mostly manageable, but when the depression gets bad, I end up self-medicating with sugar. Yes, I know it's bad for me, in several ways, but it's better than withdrawals from the meds when I have to skip a month due to lack of money. SSRIs cause pretty weird, unpleasant withdrawal symptoms
That's what I do 🤷♂️
I have mild ADD and no depression but of course not always feeling well.
@@gretchen8100 oh geez, I'm on SSRIs right now and when I forget to take it or take it late I get fucked. Up. And I will always forget eventually, I'm a naturally forgetful person and I can't seem to get better. So I actually discussed titrating off of it this year with my therapist. I feel like I've plateaued with it and the side effects of (inevitably) fucking up the pill cycle is not worth it.
@Grace That was then.... once I left my ex, and was no longer paying his way, I got back on lexapro. And set a reminder on my phone so I never miss it. I'm in a much better place now, hope you get there too 🤗
It’s fitting that the movie lives up to its title. No matter how many times I watch it, it still fills me with suspense and dread. I pitied Annie, who seemed so nice and endearing. It’s amazing how someone you figured was as harmless as a housefly could be so dangerous. And Paul, that poor man has to live with this for the rest of his life. That last scene, with Paul seeing Annie with a knife...after supposedly killing her, was haunting to me as a kid.
I used to be a nursing assistant at a hospital for 4 and a half years. One of the nursing supervisors I worked with, she was EXACTLY like Annie Wilkes!!! Her behavior, attitude, demeanor and personality, Carbon Fuckin Copy! And, she was Elvis Prsley's Number One Fan and she was very open about it, with staff and patients. She even told a patient that she was Elvis' Second Wife.
i’m not sure if you’ll read this! but it’s an older movie but i would love for you to do thirteen ghosts 😭 and the backstories for all of them in one video lol. i’m not sure if they have detailed stories but i’d love to watch you go into it!!
Hey CZsWorld, I'm not sure if you've done it yet, but maybe do a Horror History on the characters of Stephen King's The Dark Half? It's a brilliant book, and rather underrated, with some really amazing characters!
Can you do The History of the Blair Witch characters?
ABSOLUTELY YES!!!
Great job. Your curiosity, planning, and execution aligned to make a wonderful piece.
You and dead meat James are two of my favorites you tubers! I love the background and effort you put in your videos!
Thank you so much for these Horror Histories! When I read books I have to read them more than once, because I can't remember everything the first time (it's not a comprehension issue, it's just that my recollection strengthens with repetition). Also when horror (or a lot of genres) get film adaptations, different details get absented. I liked horror before but now, your videos make me love horror.
Castle Rock season one was fantastic. Season 2 however and the whole backstory to Annie was fantastic even blending in with Salem's Lot and Season 1 as well was just awesome.
The three actresses who played Annie were great.
Misery was sheer terror. I normally don't have visceral reactions to horror movies but this had me screaming and crying, which I guess is a tribute to great acting!
I love the reference to the shining with the tie, just the little touch i needed
A+ use of Star Wars clip under "toxic fandom." Exactly what happened.