At The Devils Ball

We usually seek to be vaguely Apolitical on At The Devils Ball, but now is not the time to do so. So with Election Day coming up tomorrow, we discussed David Cronenberg's moody adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dead Zone," focusing on the shocking similarities between Stillson and our "President" Donald Trump. 

Listen to Sammaeal and Nathaniel chat with guests Nastassia, Paul, Mary and Sammy's lovely Wife Jenn discuss a myriad of Halloween specials from years past, including Garfield, Charlie Brown (which we get way too dark with) and The Simpsons. Nathaniel also spills his beer, there are recording errors and hilarity occurs. 

It's nearly Halloween, and that means we dive into the holiday favorite Trick R treat! Nathaniel and Sammeael are joined by Nathaniel's BFF from High School, Nastassia! 

At The Devils Ball participates in the 2020 All The Horror Podcast event! Nathaniel and Sammaeal discuss Haunt with the host of "The Best Little Horror House in Philly" podcast, with topics including Extreme Haunts, Trust in relationships and the ups and downs of this Shudder original!

Nathaniel and Sammaeal tackle the nostalgia tour internet darling "The Monster Squad," discussing child characters, adult problems in kids horror, and the love of Universal Monsters!

This week, Nathaniel's old pal Janice joins him and Sammaeal to unpack the wonderful "Night of the Demons." We discuss "Grease" references, deep readings into mundane moments, and, of course, Halloween. 

Sammaeal and Nathaniel have an in depth interview with filmmaker Addison Binek on his new (yet to be fully released) B-Ape-Movie tribute, PSYCHO APE!, his Roasterpiece Theater movie riffing exploits, and his all around internet brand. 

Amok Amok Amok! Tune in this week as Nathaniel (who thinks the film is mostly a charming and inoffensive little film) and Sammaeal (who hates the film) discuss Hocus Pocus with guest Mary Steadman! It's a fun episode, discussing the cast, Mick Garris, and whether or not the character of Max shouldn't be in the film! 

 Mick Garris appreciation month comes to a close with his first collaboration with Stephen King, Sleepwalkers. Listen to Nathaniel, Sammaeal and guest Paul from The Strange Highways Podcast as they grapple with Attack Cats, Incest, and possibly create the next new hashtag trend: #babyhead.

Nathaniel and Sammaeal continue their trip through the seminal work of Director Mick Garris with this Made-For-TV adaptation of Stephen King's Desperation, where we discuss how awesome the cast is, the overt Christian themes and how gifted technically Garris is. 

Nathaniel and Sammaeal get a little punchy but manage to remain positive in this second part to Mick Garris' magnum opus "The Stand."  We discuss problems with social reconstruction after the end of the world, precient political allegories and Nathaniel accidentally calls Randall Flagg "Donald Trump", like, three times.

Our Mick Garris appreciation month rolls on with the first of two episodes on his 1994 TV Mini-series "The Stand." Sammaeal and Nathaniel discuss plagues, religion, and the various social issues this mini-series presents, for better or for worse!

Sammaeal and Nathaniel discuss the 1997 TV mini-series The Shining as "Mick Garris Appreciation Month" kicks off.  

Sammaeal officially becomes the co-host of At The Devils Ball, just in time to tackle the generally maligned "remake" of A Nightmare on Elm Street.

This episode, Nathaniel talks with his pal Sarah Sinn about Homoerotic subtext, Nuclear Families, and how Nightmare on Elm Street 2 just might be a Haunted House film. Keep it positive, keep it constructive, keep it all with love.

Listen to Nathaniel discuss feminism, abortion, humor and strong female characters in the most maligned Nightmare sequel with his old pal BR Sevigny!

A positive and constructive conversation on the polarizing film "Freddy's Dead:The Final Nightmare." It is also a work in progress, as this is our first time, so please forgive some minor audio blips.