'Longlegs' is a (satanic) panic

NPR | By Glen Weldon,

Hafsa Fathima, Jordan Morris, Kristen Meinzer, Jessica Reedy, Rommel Wood

Published July 15, 2024 at 9:58 AM EDT

Maika Monroe in a scene from <em>Longlegs</em>. — Maika Monroe in a scene from *Longlegs*.

They're calling it the scariest movie of the year. The new horror film Longlegs follows FBI special agent Lee Harker (Mika Monroe) tracking a serial killer in the 1990s. If that sounds like familiar ground, consider this – the clues she follows hint at the involvement of the occult in general and Satanism in particular. And the killer in question: Nicolas Cage, uncaged.

Recent Stories

WRVO runs on listener support.

WRVO is now well into its second year without federal funding. Through it all, our mission has stayed the same: serving central and upstate New York with trusted journalism, vital local coverage, and the diverse programming that informs and connects our communities. Listeners like you are what keep journalists on the ground, asking the hard questions that matter to our region.

Stand with public media and make your gift today. You'll be supporting more than yourself. You'll be supporting everyone who depends on WRVO as a trusted resource and civic cornerstone in central and upstate New York.

Support WRVO now