This is the one where Richard obsesses on obsession, and Garrett revs his engine.

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Referenced media:

• “Psycho” (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
• “Raging Bull” (Martin Scorsese, 1980)
• “Crash” (David Cronenberg, 1996)
• “Eraserhead” (David Lynch, 1977)
• “The Fog” (John Carpenter, 1980)
• “The Thing” (John Carpenter, 1982)
• “Halloween” (John Carpenter, 1978)
• “In the Mouth of Madness” (John Carpenter, 1994)
• “Christine” (1983) by Stephen King
• “Cujo” (1981) by Stephen King
• “The Dead Zone” (David Cronenberg, 1983)
• “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (Amy Heckerling, 1982)
• “Starman” (John Carpenter, 1984)
• “Seven” (David Fincher, 1995)
• “Lost Themes” (2015) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes II” (2016) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes III: Alive After Death” (2021) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Lost Themes IV: Noir” (2024) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies
• “Transformers” (Michael Bay, 2007)

Audio quotation:

• “Christine” (John Carpenter, 1983), including “Show Me” (1983) by John Carpenter and Alan Howarth; “Pledging My Love” (1955) by Ferdinand Washington and Dony Robey, and performed by Johnny Ace; “Rock’n Roll is Here to Stay” (1958) by Danny & The Juniors; “Bad to the Bone” (1982) by George Thorogood and the Destroyers; “Beast of Burden” (1978) by The Rolling Stones, “Come On, Let’s Go” (1958) by Ritchie Valens, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7cZwlMg_K_R45al3eZG0GZmH2qUGMVpT; and “We Belong Together” (1958) by Robert & Johnny, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIo5eQ5dujk&list=RDNIo5eQ5dujk&start_radio=1
• “Applause Sound Effect”, posted by arival0, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfJn604GT4
• “Rebel Rebel” (1974) by David Bowie, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U16Xg_rQZkA&list=RDU16Xg_rQZkA&start_radio=1
• “Titane” (Julia Duccournau, 2021), including “Sarabande” by Jim Williams, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRW80bBvVD3UGB5oLC5tex1q6PAHh82XN
• “Seven” (David Fincher, 1995), including “Closer (Precursor)” (1995) by Nine Inch Nails
• “Halloween” (John Carpenter, 1978), including “Halloween Theme – Main Title” by John Carpenter, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4FY3NrhGg&list=RDpT4FY3NrhGg&start_radio=1
• “Vortex”, included on “Lost Themes” (2015) by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQvL6GLJiX92eLPlIg-k7epaWRuuSXPaX