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Apr 2019
1h 46m

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Child...

Blank Check Productions
About this episode
Writer, Emma Stefansky (Thrillist), joins Griffin and David to talk about 2016's fantasy flop: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. Together they examine the peculiarities of the children, the novel by Ransom Riggs, crossbows and famous people who are EVEN hotter in person.  Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @ ... Show More
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