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Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas! We start with the introduction to Ebeneezer Scrooge and his first encounter with a ghost - his old business partner, Jacob Marley... "The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan "A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

We're joined by Daniel to talk about two films from a true auteur, Park Chan-wook, Thirst and Stoker! Sources Thirst (2009) "Park Chan-wook" by Keith Phipps, The AV Club "Director Biography", PR Packet for Thirst "Park Chan-wook Explores Self, Dream in Thirst" by Lee Hyo-won, The Korea Times   Stoker (2013) "SDCC 2010: Wentworth Miller Interview - Resident Evil: Afterlife, Plus Updates on Stoker and Uncle Charlie" by Christina Radish, Collider  

We're joined by Ed on the long-awaited tribute to the ultimate monster kid - Guillermo del Toro - with his masterpiece, The Devil's Backbone and his love letter to Gothic Romance, Crimson Peak! **Just a word of warning, due to the nature of having a guest, Ed's audio includes a bit of Jacob's and my responses overlapping with his talking.  I tried to preserve the audio of whoever was carrying the conversation at the time, so there may be some volume and quality differences throughout the episode, but I've made every effort for the quality to be as good as possible.  Thanks for your patience and understanding!** Sources "How Guillermo del Toro Deals with Trauma" by Storytellers "Guillermo del Toro: How Objects Tell the Story" by Little White Lies "The Gothic" by The British Library The Devil's Backbone (2001) Director's commentary "Que es fantasma?", Criterion featurette "Spanish Gothic", Criterion featurette "Director's Interactive Notebook", Criterion featurette "Summoning Spirits", Criterion featurette “Des

Come with us to Betty Boop's Halloween party! We've got six more spooky cartoons for your Halloween tricks and treats! Cartoons: “Bimbo’s Initiation” (1931) https://youtu.be/iAThMCwckS8   “Wot a Night” (1931) https://youtu.be/D5veVBWNxYw   “Betty Boop’s Hallowe’en Party” (1933) https://youtu.be/cOFWwsWV9UA   “Shiver Me Timbers” (1934) https://youtu.be/Fo_yWp9AYV8   “The Case of the Stuttering Pig” (1937) https://vimeo.com/341388635   “Hyde and Hare” (1955) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6h9tac

Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts. Pumpkins of witches are there to roast. You may think, they scare me; you're probably right. Black-cats and goblins on Halloween night! - TRICK OR TREAT We examine the true tale of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers with the original Halloween and the 2018 remake! Sources: Halloween (1978) "A Film to Remember: Halloween (1978)" by Scott Anthony, Medium "The Making of John Carpenter's Halloween" by David Konow, Consequence of Sound "15 Terrifying Facts About John Carpenter's Halloween" by Sean Hutchinson, Mental Floss Director/Writer/Star Commentary with John Carpenter, Debra Hill, and Jamie Lee Curtis    

It's that time of year again.  We journey into the darker parts of Ray Bradbury's mind with The October Country.

As the man himself said, "Every day is Halloween", and we're celebrating this Halloween season with two movies that show the gradient of Tim Burton's style - Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow! Sources: Beetlejuice (1988) "15 Things You Might Not Know About Beetlejuice" by Kristy Puchko, Mental Floss "The Untold Truth of Beetlejuice" by Brian Boone, Looper   Sleepy Hollow (1999) "What 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics" by Elizabeth L. Bradley, The Smithsonian Magazine "Legends of The Headless Horseman", ClassicBecky's Brain Food Director's Commentary "Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend", featurette

We kick off our Halloween programming with a tribute to Jim Varney and the preeminent Hill William, Ernest P. Worrell with Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Scared Stupid, and "Hey Vern,It's Ernest - It's Scary Things!" Sources: Episode 16: Doctor Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Goes to the Podcast Episode 16B: Even More Dr. Otto, Ernest Goes to Podcast Episode 9: Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Podcast Episode 9B: Even More Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Podcast Jim Varney and Ernest "Jim Varney (1949-2000)", Biography "Hey Vern, It's the Ernest P. Worrell Story" by Jake Rossen, Mental Floss "Know What I Mean, Ron?" by Gabe Bullard, The Bitter Southerner "Marketing in Ernest" by Ernie Smith, Tedium  

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We're going back to school and we're taking Mia with us!  Return to the hallowed halls of the horror that is high school with Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty! Sources: Disturbing Behavior (1998) Director/Writer Commentary "Disturbing Behavior is a Shining Example of Studio Manhandling" by Frank Calvillo, Cinapse   The Faculty (1998) "The Faculty (1998) - An Underrated Classic Turns 20!" by Kenn Hoekstra, PopHorror  

BEWARE OF THE BLOB! We watched the original 1958 The Blob starring Steve McQueen and the special effects-laden 80s remake! Sources: The Blob (1958) "It Creeps and Leaps" by Kim Newman, Criterion "The Strange History of the Blob Movies" by Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek Director Commentary Producer Commentary

JXDill (along with his sidekick, Charleton Heston) is the Ghost of Monster Kid Yet to Come as he shows us what the world could end up like in two excellent dystopian future films from the 70s - The Omega Man and Soylent Green! Sources: The Omega Man (1971) "The Omega Man" (1971) by Sean Axmaker, TCM "Introduction to the Omega Man", featurette "The Last Man Alive - The Omega Man", featurette JXDill also provided substantial research.   Soylent Green (1973) "Why Soylent Green is More Relevant Than Ever" by Jim Knipfel, Den of Geek JXDill also provided substantial research.  

We're going ape with our new series! We're working our way through the Planet of the Apes franchise and starting with the first two films! Sources: Planet of the Apes (1968) and Beneath the Planet of the Apes Behind the Planet of the Apes documentary "Evolution of the Apes" featurette Planet of the Apes text commentary

We return to the dystopian near future to complete the story of Max Rockatansky with The Road Warrior and Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome! Sources: The Road Warrior (1981) "18 Things You Never Knew About The Road Warrior" by Gary Susman, Moviefone.com "The Craziest Stories About The Making of Mad Max and The Road Warrior" by Abhimanyu Das, Gizmodo   Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) "10 Things You May Not Know About the Mad Max Films" by Seb Patrick, BBC America

Join us as we journey to the Land Down Under for a dystopian look at a future where biker gangs rule and Doof Warriors ride.  We watched Max Max and Mad Max: Fury Road! Sources: Mad Max (1979) "60 Mad Facts About the Original Mad Max Films", Yahoo Entertainment The Madness of Max, behind-the-scenes documentary   Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) "In Search of Our Better Selves: The Rebirth, Redemption, and Road Warriors of George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road" by Tim Pelan, Cinephilia & Beyond "George Miller Demanded That the Doof Warrior's Guitar Was Real", Fact Fiend "Maximum Fury: Filming Fury Road", featurette "Mad Max: Fury on Four Wheels", featurette "The Road Warriors: Max and Furiosa", featurette "The Tools of the Wasteland", featurette "The Five Wives: So Shiny, So Chrome", featurette "Fury Road: Crash & Smash", featurette

We're joined by Brandon from Varicon Video to talk about two much maligned virtual reality gems from the 90s - The Lawnmower Man and Brainscan! Sources: The Lawnmower Man (1992) "Inside the Forgotten Movie That Scientology, Stephen King, and Silicon Valley Made Possible" by Ian Failes, Thrillist "The Lawnmower Man at 25: The Groundbreaking VR Film" by Ian Failes, VFXV   Brainscan (1995) "John Flynn: Out for Action" by Harvey F. Chartrand, FOCO "Brainscan" by T. Ryder Smith, trydersmith.org          

The thrilling conclusion to our latest Tales of Terror with James! We discuss Tales From the Darkside: The Movie! Sources: "Revisiting the film of Stephen King's Tales From the Darkside" by Rebecca Lea, Den of Geek "The Real Creepshow III: Tales From the Darkside: The Movie at 25" by Jacob Q. Knight, comingsoon.net  

James returns for another installment of Tales of Horror! This time, we're talking about Twilight Zone: The Movie! Sources: "Twilight Zone: The Movie and the Disaster That Changed How Films Are Made" by Kayleigh Donaldson, syfy.com "A New Dimension of Filmmaking" by Robert Weintraub, Slate "A Look Back at Twilight Zone: The Movie, 35 Years Later" by Rob Kirchgassner, The Agony Booth

Louis joins us to talk about two very personal films, which both happen to be remakes! Sources The Ring (2002) "Remake Man" by Tad Friend, The New Yorker "The Ring Production Notes" cinema.com "The Ring Review" by Roger Ebert, rogerebert.com "Sadako's Secrets: Explaining Ringu at the Asian Art Museum" by Mark Frey, Japan Exchange & Teaching Program Evil Dead (2013) Director/Cast Commentary "Evil Dead the Reboot" featurette "Making Life Difficult" featurette "Directing the Dead" featurette  

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and say a very happy birthday to Jacob! 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 Anonymous Gamer's RWBY/Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover story Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML