At The Devils Ball

Nathaniel and Sammaeal begin their five week David Lynch appreciation run, beginning with the incomparable Blue Velvet! Along with special guest Laurie Bowman, the guys unpack the themes of performance, simulation, dreams, and the journey to adulthood contained within Lynch's slice of Americana turned bad! 

Nathaniel and Sammaeal bring their "snowed in" theme to a close with Stephen King's "Novel for Television," "Storm of the Century." To help them grapple with this muddy but still somehow charming miniseries, the guys are joined by their good friend and frequent guest Nastassia! Topics include Maine accents, King extended universe connections, and whether or not Linoge was bluffing.

 Sammaeal and Nathaniel continue their "snowed in" theme with John Carpenter's Masterpiece "The Thing." Guest starring Terry Witherspoon of the "Strange Highways" podcast!

At The Devils Ball takes a shot at unpacking (and somewhat defending) the generally disliked prequel/soft remake of "The Thing!" Topics include visual effects, performances, gender inequality, and "what might have been." Featuring guest Micah C Brown!

Nathaniel and Sammaeal attempt to unpack Kubrick's somewhat polarizing adaptation of Stephen King's novel. Topics include style over substance, the performances of Nicholson and DuVall, and the extraordinary craft Kubrick brings to the table.

Nathaniel and Sammaeal end the year with one of the very few New Years related flicks, "End of Days!" They discuss Arnold Schwarzenneger, Action/Horror hybrids, character actors, and resolutions for 2021. Ring in the New Year in style with At The Devils Ball!

It's the At The Devils Ball Holiday Special, featuring Art Carney and Bea Arthur, entirely in Wookie! Nah, just kidding, it's Nathaniel and Sammaeal inviting their significant others Laurie and Jenn to join them in discussing the immortal Christmas movie classic "Scrooged" starring Bill Murray. We know it isn't a horror movie. It's our holiday special. Not yours. Happy Holidays!

A last minute change caused Nathaniel and Sammaeal to do yet another Holiday favorite: Joe Dante's Horror-Comedy, "Gremlins!" They are aided by the Mistress of the Menagerie, host of the Sinnful Sarah's Horror Menagerie podcast, Sarah Sinn! Together, the trio discuss the films anti-capitalist themes, animal rights, and personhood among non-humans. Give us a listen, won't you?

Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's House we go! Or don't go, as the case may be! Nathaniel and Sammaeal tackle a criminally underrated and under seen low budget "holiday" horror flick, "Dead End," where a trip to Grandma's house can be...muuuurrrdeeerrr!

At The Devils Ball starts discussing the Holidays with the modern day Holiday classic (or thereabouts) "Krampus!" 

Nathaniel and Sammaeal Numinae are joined by a group of guests for a second go around discussing the ending of the long-running series "Supernatural!" Topics include the contentious finale, Chuck as the final villain and where the story might go next.

As Nathaniel turns 39, he and Sammaeal tackle one of the best "bad" movies ever: the cult "classic" Spookies! Originally titled "Twisted Souls" and then changing cast and crew mid production, Spookies is a delightful mess of a film! Topics include troubled productions, fart monsters and visual effects! Enjoy, won't you?

After multiple weeks of "special" episodes, Nathaniel and Sammaeal are back with regularly scheduled programming. This time out, we examine the crazy Italian schlock cult classic "Demoni," directed by Lamberto Bava (with maybe an assist from Dario Argento). Comparisons to other schlock films, "character" assessments and the audacity of tossing a helicopter through a roof are discussed. Enjoy, won'...

After 15 years of excellence (and occasionally not-so-excellence), the cult favorite TV series Supernatural is taking its final bow. Join Sammaeal and Nathaniel as they talk with returning guests Nastassia "The Khaleesi" Richel, Jenn "Sam's far better half" Rich-Hartle and new guest Micah C Brown as they discuss elements of the show such as Masculinity, Daddy Issues and, of course, Destial. If you...

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.