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Treat: our episode on having a howlin' good Halloween party. Trick: It's from this time last year. Back before the world itself was the real horror. Step back in time and come party with us for ever and ever and ever

After a ridiculously long sabbatical, we're back, baby! We're older and more decrepit than before, but still the lovable, tipsy idiots of yore. This time we're cracking open the sarcophagus on Mike Flanagan's "The Fall of the House of Usher" in all its Poe-y glory. Pop a Ligadone and join us. And ignore those sounds coming from the basement. It's probably nothing.

We're baaaack. After quite a hiatus, we are back with some (admittedly quite drunken) thoughts on Stranger Things, Season 4. Included also are the songs that will save us from Vecna's claws, the songs to call his dragonbats, an attempt to gain sponsors by shit-talking their products, and a rousing fake DnD campaign that for some inexplicable reason includes Isaacs both Chris and Oscar. For the fir...

For Valentine's Day, this episode is all about love on the screen. It's a little off the regular path for us, but we dive into it anyway. This one includes a related playlist of our favorite love songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4kHvBhWjZUj8r3s7G6jxCc?si=-H70AamhT5y8wdb9bcQ4wg

Where do you get those wonderful toys? This time around we're all about scrapyard inventors and their crazy creations. From Back to the Future to Fury Road to for some reason Cinderella (I don't remember why exactly; we were drinking), it's all here. Also, Geoff seems to think Reepicheep is a strain of weed, so cannabis breeders, have at it.

It's oh so satisfying when the antagonist gets theirs. Sometimes we sit through entire movies, novels, or presidential administrations waiting for the sweet sweet schadenfreude. Come for the intro by Chuckles the Murder Clown (a throwback to the Clowns episode), stay for the noble kickstarter effort to hire Bonnie Bedelia to punch Trump in the face. Or tase him. Her choice. And you'll never think...

The Thing. The Fly. Slither. The horrific onscreen transformations we gleefully chat about in our only episode to feature a content warning due to general grossness. NSF(N)L, which is obviously "Not Safe for Naked Lunch". It's a long one - we have a lot of thoughts, most of them truly disgusting.

Love em or hate em, clowns are a part of the horror landscape. From Pennywise to Sweet Tooth, you just can't escape the funhouse. Celebrate Halloween with us as we poke around in the cotton candy-filled abdomen of the scary clown genre in this autopsy. Ira also introduces Chuckles, the Murder Clown. Your carnival experience may never be the same.

If you were in a movie and lost an arm or a butt, what would you replace it with? Do you wonder how we, drunken idiots, would answer that question? If yes, click play. Spoiler: might be sharks or ceiling fans.

In this episode we explore movies about isolation, quarantine, and the way our tenuous understand of "society" breaks down under pressure. We use 10 Cloverfield Lane as a jumping off point, moving on to The MIst, Night of the Living Dead, Cabin in the Woods, Alien, and other films about people trapped together, making increasingly wacky decisions. Leila communes with snot otters and Bears McCreary...

In this podcast series I sit down with uber fans of music I also enjoy to see what deeper meaning it has for them and why they love it so. In this episode I interview Jennifer and Nick, a couple whose love for Tool predates their relationship and forms the foundation for many of their memories and experiences. Jennifer's Essential Tracks: 1. Forty Six and Two - Ænima 2. Ænima - Ænima 3. Schism - L...

In this podcast series I sit down with uber fans of music I also enjoy to see what deeper meaning it has for them and why they love it so. In this episode I interview Jess about her love of singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens, and how/why his music has influenced her. Tracks (title-album): 1. Mercury - Planetarium 2. Mystery of Love - Call Me By Your Name sdtk 3. Visions of Gideon - Call Me By Your N...

Taking it back to where we started - 1980s fantasy movies, shows, and games. We discuss big hits, under-the-radar VHS favorites, and the greatest movie never made.

So we recorded this episode a few weeks ago, it's a bit dated now. We're all happy for Parasite, which was such a long shot we didn't even talk about the possibility of it winning anything. Come find out what our picks for the Big Categories would be, and find out our picks for best movies of 2019 and the decade prior are. What movie does Ira describe as "kicking my heart right in the balls," and...

Note: This episode was recorded last summer after a beach trip and filming-location pilgrimage, but shelved due to technical problems with Leila's mic. She sounds weirder than normal! But we love this movie so much, we had to unearth this, our Aster-cast. Ari holds us, and feels like home to us. And not just because his name is Ira's name backwards. So we’re just going to ignore the bear and get o...

Let’s talk about lycanthropy! The howliest, hairiest denizens of the horror pantheon, werewolves are generally relegated to ensemble roles where they back up other, suaver monsters, but we’re shining some Halloween moonlight on these shapeshifters of the night. So grab your silver bullets, pull on your red flannel shirt, and come with us into the forest under the full moon as we search for tales o...

Tis the season for spooking, and we're inviting you to spend some time with us in the creepy old mansion at the end of the lane. What's that noise? Let's each take a candle, split up, and see if we can figure out the mystery that lies within. Could it be the Scooby Gang? Restless, perhaps malevolent dick-ghosts? Or maybe it's just the BooGees, ready to serenade us into the great beyond. Whatever w...

Get out your s'mores and join us by the campfire. In the woods. Away from civilization. What was that? Did you hear a noise? I'm sure it's nothing. Have another brewski. On this episode we're discussing our favorite hot, sweaty, bloody summer flicks. From Camp Crystal Lake to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, if it's a muggy, mosquito-and-psychopath-filled night where drunk teenagers are making dumb...

Horror scores and soundtracks can make a movie. In this episode we break down some of our favorites.

Jordan Peele's follow-up to Get Out, Us examines the tethered, shadow selves of everyday Americans. We discuss themes and talk about other movies with doppelgangers. We may not be who we say we are, but how would you prove it?* *Our one criticism is that despite being set in the 80s at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, there is a noted lack of sexy sax man in this film.

Grab your crucifix to fend off the children of the night in this episode, devoted to bloodsuckers. What are the rules? The characteristics? The Archetypes? We span the positive and negative types, from relentlessly arty to gleeful splattery, quoting (mostly Bill Paxton) as we go. You might even learn something about Romanian history. Discussion Topics: Bram Stoker's Dracula, Salem's Lot, Only Love...

The horror movies of Sam Raimi... The Dutch Angle. The Voice of Legion. The Delta 88. The maniacally possessed animal. The staggering amounts of gore. The Housewares of S-Mart. And of course the practical effects. All so groovy. JOIN US!

Come, join us as we squelch into movies and games about the undead. Can paper straws cause the zombie apolcalypse? Will Joan Cusack be there to call the ghouls assholes? Are zombies a prepper's wet dream? Does Ira still hate Pontypool? Did we ever find Johnny? Give it a listen for all the answers, from A to Zed. And find out why "Train to Busan" punched our hearts in the guts.

We know next to nothing about professional wrestling, but we know we love the Netflix show GLOW. Comedy, drama, engaging characters, and backflips off the turnbuckle - we're there for it all. Put on your favorite Shitpope album, bake some pies of rage, and join us as we return from summer hiatus and tag team about the sleeper hit. This is a great video by Super Eyepatch Wolf that explains the draw...

Of course we have to weigh in on the phenomenon - "Black Panther: The one superhero movie even Geoff liked". This is a hopeful, fun, beautiful, cool as hell, kick-ass movie with a message. It's hard to get all that into one film. Spoilers, maybe? Is there anyone on earth who hasn't seen this movie yet? Music used: Ludwig Göransson - Black Panther Original Score Kendrick Lamar, SZA - All The Stars