DEEP CUTS Episode 33: When Characters Do Distasteful Things

When characters must do awful things, does it get yucky for the creator? While we can only speak for Scott, it certainly does. 

What about Thomas Harris, the creator of the horrifying Hannibal Lechter? What about the writers of Marvel’s Loki during the Avengers movies? How many innocents died off-screen due to Loki’s maniacal mechanizations? Hint: it was a lot.

Scott and ARealGirl Herself dive deep into this critical part of storytelling.

• Deep Cuts is created by Scott Sigler and A B Kovacs
• Produced by Steve Riekeberg
• Production Assistance by Allie Press
• Copyright 2025 by Empty Set Entertainment 

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