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As Summer wraps up with these dog days of Summer underway, we've got time to get back in the water one more time this year. Join us as we head back to another roundtable discussion on Aquatic horror and this time we are focusing on aquatic creature features! Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog.

We have been podcasting for well over 8 years now, which naturally has had us watch quite a few movies along the way.  Join us for a little relaxed-fit discussion on some of our favorite and least-favorite selections we've covered so far. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

It is time for more Dead End Sequels and this time we are taking a look at "An American Werewolf in Paris" (1997 - Vinny), "American Psycho II: All American Girl" (2002- Grizz), "The Return of Swamp Thing" (1989 - Professor)  and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" (1990 - Toddy). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Summer is in full swing, so we are headed back to Camp Arawak with a revisit to the Sleepaway Camp Franchise! Strange, funny, at times off-putting and charming but always entertaining - this franchise shows its uniqueness throughout - so please join us for the conversation as we take a look at the original trilogy and the much later 4th film. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Man oh man, thanks for listening!

As we rapidly approach the heart of summer, we are taking a look back at the "Summer blockbuster" over the years.  Now a staple of the seasonal zeitgeist and a source of great wonder for young viewers, movies like  "The Omen" and "Jurassic Park" have become more than just water cooler talk but rather event viewings and true summer escapism. Join as we start with the 1975 birth of the blockbuster with "Jaws" and work our way through the years; looking at not only what the biggest blockbuster was but also the big horror release as well. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Its time for a new episode but a familiar format as we jump into another Mash, so you already know the drill! Four random movies picked by each of us to take a look at and this time we are talking about: The Funhouse (1981 Grizz), Bones (2001 Toddy), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1997 Vinny) and Lifeforce (1985 Professor). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Just in time for Prom season, we have returned with the Prom Night Franchise and this time it is just a few days early!  With schedule complications this month, we preferred to get this to you a little earlier rather than late - so be sure to grab your date to the dance and listen to us navigate the unusual Prom Night movies. Now available on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening! 

We are back with another True Crime episode and this time we are taking a look at "The Onion Field". "The Onion Field" was not only an important piece of True Crime writing in the early 70s but it was also adapted into a 1979 film as well, both centering around the tragic events that took place on March 9, 1963. Be sure to join us as we take a look at the case, the book, and the movie now. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

On this next installment of Horror Documentaries we are discussing "Direct to Video: Straight to Video Horror of the 90s" (2019 - Toddy), "Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched: A History of Folk Horror (2021 - Professor), "Haunters: The Art of the Scare" (2017- Vinny) and "American Movie" (1999 - Grizz). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

We return with our next installment of our new Monsterpiece Theater series and this time we are taking a look at the underrated 80's werewolf flick "Silver Bullet" (1985) and Edgar Wright's comedy-horror classic "Shaun of the Dead" (2004). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

We are back with a festive revisit to the "Leprechaun" franchise just in time for St. Patrick's Day! Listen in for new perspectives and old hate, as we navigate the 8 franchise entries and are joined again by our good friend and former co-host Jason McCullough. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Annnnnd the new episode is........Horror at the Oscars! It's Academy Award season and we thought we would take a minute to look back at the Academy's fickle history with our beloved Horror genre. We discuss the short list of genre winners and even some worthy contenders that didn't get their nominations. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Listen in as we jump into our next mash episode and this time we are taking a look at "Great White" (2021-Toddy) "Trollhunter" (2010-Grizz), "Don't Go in the House" (1979-Professor) and "Terrifier" (2016-Vinny). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Nine years ago on our first night of recording and our second episode, we focused on the work of Rob Zombie. A permanently polarizing artist, join us as we revisit his filmography after nearly a decade of additional work and viewer reflection, alongside two different voices this time. Available now on iTunes, podbean, mixcloud and our blog. Thanks for listening!      

Introducing our new series: Monsterpiece Theatre! Over the course of over 200 episodes we have covered a lot of movies but in the process have also overlooked giving certain classics their deeper deserved focus. On this first installment we are taking a look at two sfx classics in  "An American Werewolf in London"(1981) and "The Thing"(1982). We hope you enjoy and as always, thank you for listening! Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog.    

The new year has arrived but it’s still the same old shenanigans here! Join us for another mash as we take a look at Head of the Family (Vinny), Frankenhooker (Professor), Edge of the Axe (Grizzly) and Spookies (Hot Toddy). Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening and Happy New Year!

We’ve made it to 200 episodes! Join us as we take this opportunity to look back on our journey so far. We also take a break from our usual antics to share a little more about ourselves and our interests outside of the horror world. Thanks for listening all of these years and we hope you enjoy this episode. Happy holidays!

Join us for our next true crime installment as we take a look at the case of spree killers Charles Starkweather and Caril Fugate alongside “Badlands” , a 1973 film which was very loosely based on their story. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening and Happy Holidays!

We are back with a relaxed roundtable discussion on another subsection of genre cinema and this time it is alien encounters. We avoid the well-known large scale attack on civilization movies and instead take a look at smaller-scale encounters ranging from little towns to the individual.  We also discuss some of the notable events that permeated the American culture and created a market for movies like these to thrive. Available now on iTunes, podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!

Halloween is over but for most of us the interests stay the same and so we return on this episode to a topic we haven't done in a while: dead end sequels - which we define as franchise that was beginning but quickly ended after the first sequel. On this installment we take a look at: "Dr. Phibes Rises Again"(1972-Vinny), "The Descent: Part 2" (2009-Grizz), "Shock Treatment" (1981-Toddy) and "Pet Sematary Two"(1992-Professor). Available now on iTunes, Podbean and our blog. Thanks for listening!