Misery: The Complete History of Annie Wilkes | Horror History

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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

About Horror History
Horror History is a series that analyses specific characters, monsters, places or events in the fictional worlds of your favorite horror franchises.

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