Boys and Ghouls

H.P. Lovecraft wrote in the horror and sic-fi pulp magazines of his day.  A writer's writer, mass appreciation of him came after his death as his influence found its way into an abundance of horror writing and horror movies through the years. And so, he is the subject of this episode of Boys and Ghouls.  Join Kat and Marshall as they discover the source of many of the spooks and chills they've lov...

Does what scared us as kids still hold up?  Join the duo as they explore this topic and share what frightened them as little boys and ghouls. This classic episode was originally recorded as part of the “Something Wicked This Way Comes” installment of Boys and Ghouls.  But, the coverage of this topic came out so fun and nostalgic as to release it on its own, along with Kat’s spooky gab about her ti...

Terrifying and Oscar winning, “The Silence of the Lambs” gets its own episode with the Boys and Ghouls duo.  Listen in as they pretty much go through the entire movie, scene by scene, spoiling all the way. Hear Kat take a feminist perspective on the movie with its unmatched lady-hero, and hear Marshall as he lets you know what it would have sounded like if original-choice actor Sean Connery had pe...

Ray Bradbury wrote the book and then screenplay for “Something Wicked This Way Comes” about a sinister carnival that preys on the desires of a small town in yesteryear Illinois.  As well as a master of horror, Bradbury was a master of nostalgia and simpler times.  And, way back in the simpler times of 2012, recorded in tribute of Bradbury’s passing, the Boys and Ghouls duo dedicated an episode to...

The Thing movies are put under a microscope in this chilling episode of Boys and Ghouls.  Join Kat and Marshall as they follow the franchise from its origin as the story “Who Goes There?”, to the classic RKO movie, “The Thing From Another Planet” to John Carpenter’s bleak masterpiece “The Thing” and its ambitious prequel of the same name. From the icy south pole, to the north pole, then to the sou...

The Ghost of Christmas Past has brought you to this classic December 2012 “Boys and Ghouls” episode, all about the spooky side of the joyous Christmas season. Join Marshall and Kat as they guide your sleigh from the eerie appearance of Jacob Marley’s ghost to the 1984 Santa slasher “Silent Night, Deadly Night” to novelty monster Christmas albums. Then, Kat gives Marshall the highlights and the scr...

Witches in the movies, witches who ride brooms, and witches who don’t ride brooms are discussed in this spellbinding episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat details the witch hunt of 1692 Salem and the more recent witch hunt of the West Memphis Three.  Then, Marshall bridges the gap between the movie “I Married A Witch” and television’s “Bewitched”. Before the hour is through, Marshall will m...

Revenge is a dish best served at Thanksgiving (according to Kat) and so way back in historic times (2012) the Boys and Ghouls duo made their November episode all about revenge. Listen in to this classic episode when Marshall and Kat took two very different approaches to the concept that drives so very many horror movies.  While Kat brought to the table her experience watching “I Spit On Your Grave...

Halloween and its varied history is effectively explored by Kat and Marshall in this treat of an episode. Follow along as they trace Halloween’s history from its Celtic roots, to its union with Catholic holidays, to its exportation to America where it became a night for fortune telling and mischievous  pranks.  Listen in as the duo explore the holiday up to its present form of costumes and candy. ...

“Halloween” the 1978 slasher and Halloween the enchanting holiday is the topic of this classic Boys and Ghouls episode from all the way back in October of 2012. Join Kat and Marshall as they discuss John Carpenter’s horror masterpiece and everything that makes it Kat’s favorite movie.  Marshall, who can’t leave well-enough alone, breaks down Michael Myers’ motivation in “Halloween” if it were a st...

Classic monsters sharing the screen, getting along or getting into fights.  That’s the topic of this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Join Kat and Marshall as they follow the mixing of the classic creatures from “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf-Man”, through “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and then forward forty years to “The Monster Squad”.   Also, we take a look at the song that stands out abov...

Horror movies set in schools was the topic of this early “Boys and Ghouls” episode.  From teenage werewolves, to eerie conformity, to all the dangerous objects in a classroom. Originally released in September of 2012, this examination of the terrors of educational institutions is the first to be exhumed from the “Boys and Ghouls” episode graveyard. So, take a look back at the time that Marshall an...

Teen vampires turn a California beach town into the debatable murder capital of the world.  Join Kat and Marshall as they explore this premise in the 1987 horror-fun flick, “The Lost Boys”. From the young Coreys, to the jangle-when-they walk teenage toughs, to the mid-life romance of a pair of adults (though one of them is quite old)  "The Lost Boys" has managed to grow up along with its fans, pro...

The "Scream" series is explored in this episode.  From the game-changing first one, where everyone is a suspect but only killers had cell phones, to the fourth one where everyone had cell phones and is still a suspect. So, join our duo as they take a look at these mainstream, meta masterpieces and discuss the real psychos who have haunted our headlines as Kat looks for the answer to, "Do the movie...

The Slumber Party Massacre movies are examined, from the feminist claims of part one, to the single unsettlingly good scene in part three.  And through part two, which Kat has a crazy crush on (seriously, you guys, it might be love). So,  spend the night with Kat and Marshall as they discuss these three driller killer flicks as well as their own sleepover memories, and the horror movies (cable or...

Mummy movies are unwrapped in this episode.  From the classic Karloff mummy, to its more bandages-less fezzes follow-ups, to Hammer’s contribution, to Tales From The Crypt AND Tales From The Dark Side's mummies.  So, join Kat and Marshall as they explore the sub-genre of mummy movies like an Egyptologist exploring a cursed burial chamber. Also, Marshall and Kat share their recent visits to cemeter...

The Evil Dead films are explored in this episode.  That's the original "The Evil Dead", "Evil Dead II", "Army of Darkness", and the remake, "Evil Dead" (which is like the original but, among other differences, doesn't have the word "The" in its title). Join Kat and Marshall as they discuss what's in the movies and what the film makers had to endure to make them.  Both perspectives will send shiver...

The year 1984 and its contributions to spooky movies is explored in this totally awesome episode.  Join Kat and Marshall as they take a look at what was giving folks goosebumps thirty years ago. Along with big hair and Michael Jackson jackets, there were children of the corn, cannibalisitc humanoid underground dwellers, a dreamy slasher, and the "Where's The Beef" lady. Also, 1984 was the release...

A haunted house in the suburbs was the original and masterful take that "Poltergeist" gave to the haunted house genre.  No one in the audience could feel safe from noises in the night after Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper let them know that a house doesn't need creaking doors or secret passages to be haunted. Join Marshall and Kat as they explore that ranch-style haunted house with wall-to-wall c...

The spectral headless horseman and the unfortunate Ichabod Crane are the subject of this episode as we explore "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow".   Starting with the original story by Washington Irving, "The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow" has galloped through through the years, inspiring several incarnations.  This Boys and Ghouls episode looks at some of the best; the Disney version with Bing Crosby, the m...

The Friday the 13th franchise was too big to cover all in one episode, so we sliced it in two.  And now, the long-awaited second part of our critical look at the unstoppable slasher series is finally here!   Find out if Jason is really dead in “A New Beginning” or if he’s really un-dead in “Jason Lives”.  Discover which movie Kat liked least, “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” or “Friday th...

Families in horror films are served up and dished out in this valuable episode.  Listen in as Kat and Marshall anticipate the holidays by stuffing this hour with the cannibal family of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre", the inbred family of X-Files' "Home", the twisted "House of 1,000 Corpses" Firefly family, and the altogether ooky Addams Family. Also, Marshall shows off his loot from day-after-Hallo...

Halloween specials take over your televisions every October with spooks and chills and, often, a lesson at the end.  Kat and Marshall took a look at a few of these fun-for-the-whole-family gems so they could bring you a very special episode about very special specials.  So join us as we look deeply into It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown’s place in history, Tim Curry’s really sexy singing, whic...

The “Friday The Thirteenth” series is dissected in this timely episode.  For Kat and Marshall to discuss every movie in the franchise (or, the first ten, anyway) it would take two episodes.  So, that’s what they did. So, join us for part one of our exploration of Camp Crystal Lake’s only permanent resident, Jason Voorhees.  Listen in as Jason progresses from being a jump-scare at the end of part o...

Doctors in horror movies are exceptionally scary, with their sharp scalpels and pointed needles.  Join Kat and Marshall as they examine those fearsome physicians and dissect what makes them so chilling.  At the heart of this episode is 1992’s “Dr. Giggles”, which Kat watched over and over as a youth and Marshall is just seeing for the first time.  Will the deadly doctor’s post-mortem puns and medi...