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We’re staying in to watch the movies of the week!  Godzilla level patron Ryan M. has curated an episode featuring two TV terrors - Bad Ronald and Dark Night of the Scarecrow! Sources: Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) Director/Writer commentary Production documentary, featurette Q&A with Larry Drake, Tonya Crowe, and J.D. Feigelson, featurette  

In this episode, we reach out to your minds with our exploration of The Dead Zone and Scanners! Sources: The Dead Zone (1983) Commentary with Kim Newman and Tim Jones “Memories of the Dead Zone”, Blu-Ray featurette “Visions and Horror From The Dead Zone”, Blu-Ray featurette “The Look of the Dead Zone”, Blu-Ray featurette   Scanners (1981) "How They Made the Exploding Head in Scanners", CriterionCollection "Michael Ironside Remembers Narrowly Escaping Scanners Head Explosion Scene Unscathed" by Kevin Polowy, Yahoo Finance "Exploding Head Aside, Scanners is One of Cronenberg's Most Conventional Films" by A. A. Dowd, The AV Club "How They Blew Up That Head in Scanners" by Forrest Wickman, Slate

We discuss our 2020 Monster Kid Marathon lists and pick favorites from yours!

Godzilla level patron Stephen curates a sumptuous French meal with Raw and Climax! **We compare Raw to Contracted in the episode, but I accidentally called it Contagion and then we both called it Contagion the rest of the episode because we forgot the actual title. Sources: Raw (2016) "Q&A with Raw Director Julia Ducournau" by James Prestridge, Close Up Culture "Q&A: Raw (2017) French Director Julia Ducournau Speaks About Her Fascination with the Human Body", Victoria Advocate "Julia Ducournau Discusses Raw", BUILD Series "Raw Q&A with Julia Ducournau and Garance Marillier", Film at Lincoln Center   Climax (2019) "Gaspar Noe's New Horror Movie Was Way Too Disturbing For Some Viewers" by Tatiana Tenreyo, Bustle “Interview with Gaspar Noe: The master of provocation on his trippy dance masterpiece, Climax” by Maybelle Morgan, Wonderland Magazine “Alcohol Makes You Stupid: Gaspar Noe Sums Up His New Film Climax” Manuela Lazic, Vice "The Hidden History of Paris is Burning", Matt Baume "Reconstructing B

We're joined by Shin Godzilla level patron Pete to talk about two underseen and underrated Australian horror flicks - Patrick (1978) and Next of Kin (1982)! Sources: Not Quite Hollywood, Ozploitation documentary   Patrick (1978) Director commentary   Next of Kin (1982) Director/producer commentary Cast commentary Original ending featurette   Find Pete online: Twitter - @PeterIacono The Smart Folk - Bandcamp

We're joined by Hans (aka @DJ_BadHombre) to journey into the strange world of David Lynch with Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive! Sources: Blue Velvet (1986) "Blue Velvet" by Brian Eggert, Deep Focus Review "Blue Velvet - Small Town Horror Tale" by Ron Magid, American Cinematographer "Angelo Badalamenti", Criterion interview featurette "A Suburban Romance, Only Different" by Kristine McKenna, excerpt from Room to Dream, co-authored with David Lynch "Blue Velvet (1986)" by Jason Fraley, The Film Spectrum "Deconstructing Blue Velvet: A Master Class in Screen Direction", American Cinematheque "David Lynch: Creativity and Film", Masterclass   Mulholland Drive (2001) "David Lynch's Mulholland Drive Explained" by David Thomson, Esquire "Why Mulholland Drive is the Greatest Film Since 2000" by Luke Buckmaster, BBC Culture "Inside the Making of Mulholland Drive, David Lynch's Dark Freudian Masterpiece" by Lili Anolik,  Vanity Fair "The Rise (and Fall) of Hollywood", Now You See It   Find Hans Online Twitter - @DJ_BadH

We're joined by Jacob's sister Jen to get weird with Panos Cosmatos' Beyond the Black Rainbow and Mandy! Sources: "Mandy and Beyond the Black Rainbow Share a Lot More Than the Year 1983" by Clayton Purdom, The AV Club Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) "Interview: Beyond the Black Rainbow Director Panos Cosmatos" by Phil Brown, That Shelf "Journey Beyond the Black Rainbow with Panos Cosmatos" by Noah J. Nelson, Turnstyle "Interview: Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow)" by Joshua Miller, CHUD "Panos Cosmatos (Beyond the Black Rainbow" by Don Simpson, Smells Like Screen Spirit "Writer/Director Panos Cosmatos on his new film Beyond the Black Rainbow" by Jackson Truax, Living in Cinema "Panos Cosmatos, Beyond the Black Rainbow" by Scott Macaulay, Filmmaker Magazine "Beyond the Black Rainbow, Interview with Norm Li" by Allan MacInnis, Alienated in Vancouver   Mandy (2018) "Mandy: Edge of Darkness" by Iain Marcks "This One Scene in Mandy Makes it the Best 'Ban Men' Movie of 2018" by Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture "M

We're joined by Shin Godzilla level patron Louis to dive into the bizarre world of Junji Ito, with Uzumaki and Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack! Sources: "An Interview with Master of Horror Manga Junji Ito", Grape "The Junji Ito Interview: A Conversation with the Creator of Uzumaki" by Akiko Iwane, Baum Geist "Junji Ito Reacts to Anime Cats", Crunchy Roll "How Media Scares Us: The Work of Junji Ito", Super Eyepatch Wolf "The Horrifying Appeal of Junji Ito", The Artiface "Into the Spiral: A Conversation with Japanese Horror Maestro Junji Ito" by Mira Bai Winsby, 78 Magazine Twisted Visions: Interviews with Cult Horror Filmmakers by Matthew Edwards, pgs. 175-179    

We're wrapping up our look at the original Planet of the Apes franchise with a deep dive on the final film, as well as the live action and animated series that followed!  Help us send off the apes Test Pattern style! Sources: Battle of the Planet of the Apes (1973) "How Battle for the Planet of the Apes Ended a Franchise" by Don Kaye, Den of Geek "End of an Epic: The Final Battle", featurette

We're joined once again by James to talk about the Mario Bava anthology masterpiece, Black Sabbath! Sources: Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas Film historian commentary with Tim Lucas "Maestro of the Macabre: The 6 Most Influential Mario Bava Films" by Meagan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting Horror Europa with Mark Gatiss, BBC documentary "Color Me Bava", Fandor   Find James on Twitter - @CalamityJames4  

We get the last laugh with the silent classic The Man Who Laughs and Joker! Sources: The Man Who Laughs (1928) "The Man Who Laughs: The Scary Clown Movie That Inspired the Joker" by Jim Knipfel, Den of Geek "The Man Who Laughs Documentary", TheaterRaven "Conrad Veidt - Short Documentary", ConnieVeidt "The Original Masterwork: Victor Hugo's Les Miserables", Les Miserables (2012) featurette "Conrad Veidt Biography" by Bryce Coleman, TCM "The Rise", "The Rise & Fall of the Third Reich", The History Channel "Olga Baclanova Biography" by L. Paul Meienberg, olgabaclanova.com "The Cask of Amontillado Reading", Rev897   Joker (2019) "Joker's Joaquin Phoenix & Todd Phillips on Creating DC Character Study & Finding That Laugh" by Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline "In Joker the stakes are life and death, and comic book movies may never be the same" by Josh Rottenberg, The Los Angeles Times "The Joker Movie: Warner Bros. Wants Class, Cachet, and Maybe Leonardo DiCaprio" by Kim Masters and Borys Kit, The Hollywood R

In this edition of the Mailbag, we read your answers to the listener question, answer a couple of questions from you guys, and tell you what we've been up to! Monster Kid Projects Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster" Pete's band The Smart Folk Andrew Tibbs - My Horror Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML Superfight! Setting: Killer's basement Handicap: Surrounded by bear traps Jacob -Rage zombies, gain power from drinking blood Tab - Poltergeist, appears whenever name is said three times

Forget evil stepmothers ... this episode is all about evil stepfathers! We watched The Night of the Hunter and The Stepfather! Sources: The Night of the Hunter (1955) "The Big Idea - The Night of the Hunter" by Rob Nixon, TCM "The Essentials - The Night of the Hunter" by Jeff Stafford and Rob Nixon, TCM "Creating The Night of the Hunter" by George E. Turner, American Cinematographer "The Night of the Hunter" by Jeff Stafford, TCM "Behind the Camera - The Night of the Hunter" by Jeff Stafford and Rob Nixon "The primal pull of Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter" by Francine Prose, Library of America "Guillermo del Toro Presents The Night of the Hunter", CriterionCollection "Spike Lee TCM 2012 on Charles Laughton's The Night of the Hunter", Sekhar Ramakrishnan   The Stepfather (1987) "The Stepfather - 30 Years of Classic Values", Cryptic Rock "Forensic Files - Season 1, Episode 12: The List Murders", FilmRise  

In an episode curated by Godzilla-level patron Jack (from Random Movie Roulette), it's the end of the world as we know it! We jump on the choppa with The Terminator and Miracle Mile! Sources: The Terminator (1984) "26 Things You Might Not Know About the Terminator Movies" by Ivan Cohen, Vulture "The Terminator at 30: An Oral History" by Joe McGovern, Entertainment Weekly "Epic Secrets About the Making of The Terminator" by Natalie Finn   Miracle Mile (1987) The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith - Miracle Mile: 30th Anniversary Q&A "Miracle Mile at 30: The Nixed Happy Ending and Alternate Casting Revealed" by David Weiner, The Hollywood Reporter

To give this episode some context, we recorded it about two weeks ago.  It felt performative and hollow to include a discussion about the murder of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests and then go to fun, lighthearted questions and games, so there is not a discussion about those subjects in this episode.  Black lives matter.  It's not up for debate and we are using Twitter, the platform where we are most active and have the most real time interaction, to tweet and retweet resources and information about anti-racism education opportunities, as well as ways we and our listeners can help. We have also donated to the Minnesota Freedom Fund and the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, and we encourage listeners with the means to donate to an organization promoting anti-racism as well.  We will continue to donate as much as we are able, and to various organizations that support this cause. Not sure where to donate? Here are some good choices: Campaign Zero NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund Black

While we know everything going on is more important, we wanted to offer this mental break to those that would like it. We talk to J about editing and get lost along the way!   Check out Catherine Mary Stewart as Bibi in The Apple - "Speed" After this episode, go listen to the "Return of the Living Dead" episode of The Greg Proops Film Club (and all the others)!   Music is "Supernatural" by Kevin MacLeod, Incompetch Find it at https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4446-supernatural Carpenter quotes from the documentary, Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue

In this episode, we're joined by Andrea to solve the Lament Configuration and explore the depths of hell.  We have SUCH sights to show you with Clive Barker's The Hellbound Heart and his film adaptation, Hellraiser! Sources: The Hellbound Heart (pub. 1986) “Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser”, featurette   Hellraiser (1987) “Hellraiser: Resurrection”, featurette “Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II”, Arrow Special Edition featurette

In this episode, we’re looking at the monstrous side of motherhood with Rosemary’s Baby and David Cronenberg’s The Brood. We know that Polanski’s history and crimes may make this an episode that some people decide to skip, or that some people may choose to skip to our coverage of The Brood.  We fully understand and respect that choice.  We will be talking about Polanski’s involvement in the making of Rosemary’s Baby only, but please know that we take his actions seriously and we did not decide to cover this movie without a lot of thought and consideration. Sources: Rosemary's Baby (1968) "Charles Manson's Hollywood #10: Roman Polanski after Sharon Tate", You Must Remember This Podcast "The Most Cursed Hit Movie Ever Made" by Rosemary Counter, Vanity Fair "The Apartment Building in Rosemary's Baby is Also a Star. Here's the Not-So-Secret Story Behind Its Name" by Lily Rothman, Time "Rosemary's Baby (1968)" by Jeff Stafford, TCM "#23: Mia Farrow in the 1960s, Part 1: Mia & Frank", You Must Remember This Pod

In this edition of the Mailbag, we read your answers to the listener question, answer a couple of questions from you guys, and tell you what we've been up to! Monster Kid Projects Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster" Pete's band The Smart Folk Andrew Tibbs - My Horror Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML Superfight! Setting: Arkham Asylum Handicap: All fighters are being hunted by Pinhead Jacob -Buffy the Vampire Slayer, knows her opponent’s only weakness Tab - AntiChrist, can summon scarabs to crawl under opponent’s skin

In this episode, we’re joined by Annette for a couple of movies focused on little old ladies … who are hellbent on revenge and murder!  We watched the iconic Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? and Lady in a Cage! Sources: Hagsploitation "Hagsploitation: horror's obsession with older women returns" by Anne Billson, The Guardian "A primer for the unexpectedly awesome Hagsploitation horror subgenre" by Rebecca Pahle, SyFy   Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) "A Timeline of the Real Feud Between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford" by Emma Dibdin, Harper's Bazaar "Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Bette Davis and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?", You Must Remember This "Best Actress 1947: Olivia de Havilland Fights Back", Be Kind Rewind "1936: Bette Davis Wins a Consolation Oscar", Be Kind Rewind "Bette Davis on The Sexes", PBS: Blank on Blank   Lady in a Cage (1964) "Olivia de Havilland: Lady in a Cage (1964)", Dark Lane Creative "Lady in a Cage: Early Devastating Home Invasion Film" by Dawn Keetley, Horror Homeroom