HOUSE OF THE UNUSUAL

"Behind the Magic of Johnson Smith Company: Craig Tarbek's Journey as a Mail-Order Mastermind" w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Mezmer #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic®   Today we have a very special guest joining us, none other than Craig Tarbek, the legend in mail order from the Johnson Smith Company. For decades, Craig has been bringing us the most unique and innovative products r...

Obscure Movie Night! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Jason #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic®  Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, and Jason as they discuss some of their favorite obscure movies, forgotten films, and flicks that just didn’t stick in the zeitgeist of the time. These great movies just don’t ge...

Collecting & Mail Order w/ Joe and Eddie #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic®  Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe and Eddie as they discuss the nature of their collecting, and the growing trend of mail order items. Everything eventually comes back around, from vinyl records, to VHS tapes, to sports cards. Now it’s t...

The Ghost Hypnotist w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, and Michael #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Michael as they discuss Michael’s new paranormal book, Ghost Trancer: A Hypnotist Among the Spirits, which can be found by clicking the link: https://www.amazon.com/...

Creature of the Unusual w/Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, and Michael #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Michael as they discuss the Creature from the Black Lagoon films, collecting pop culture memorabilia and comics books, and some of our favorite (or least favorite...

Missing Midnight w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #ChuckCaputoMagic® #Houseoftheunusual.com® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they discuss the lost film London After Midnight (1927) starring the famous Lon Chaney. It seems every year more and more lost films, shows, and radio programs are being dis...

Stories Untold! and Caputo's Strange Legacy? w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Jason #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Joe, Eddie, Chuck, and Cheri wish Chuck Caputo a happy 59th birthday and debate the impact of the 1970s. They explore how mail order catalogs, magic, and nostalgia have shaped t...

Nostalgic Throat Punch w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Jason #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Jason “The Karate Guy” Blakey as they roundhouse kick their way through the history of martial arts movies, action stars, mail order, cartoons, and more. It seems...

Monsters Attack! w/ Joe, Eddie, & Michael Mezmer #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, & Michael Mezmer as they discuss monster posters, magazines, movies, action figures. What are the new Neca Universal Monster figures set to his the shelves? Is Famous Monsters of Filmland m...

The 2023 Zone! w/Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #ChuckCaputoMagic® #Houseoftheunusual.com®  Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they bring in 2023 with a bang! We discuss The Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, Golden Age celebrities, and a few of our favorite black and white comedy shows. We thank every...

THE BRITISH ARE COMING! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they wrap up the the end of 2022. They talk about British comedy reminiscing in some classic Thames shows such as Benny Hill and Mr. Bean along with some classic movi...

Here Comes Santa! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #ChuckCaputoMagic® #Houseoftheunusual.com® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop-culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they give back to you, our friends, a little holiday gift...of personal information. Also, a special reading of Twas the Night Before Christmas House of the Unusual style....

Superman’s Kung-Fu Theater w/ Joe, Eddie, and Jason #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, & Jason as they Kung-Fu fight through some old Karate novelty pamphlets and discuss comic books and comic collecting. The three also dig into the history of Superman and his whacky prizes. H...

Dad, I want that toy! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they talk about the toys they loved when they were kids. Hear Cheri tell the world about her most beloved toy ShowBoat and the Sea-Monkeys that never came, still waitin...

Invasion of the Automatons! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri along with the legendary Micheal Mezner as they enjoy a trip down memory lane to the world of Automatons and Robots. Hear Chuck discuss his new robot invention, wher...

A UFO Took My Turkey w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic®  Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they enjoy turkey time at House of the Unusual. The group discusses their Thanksgiving Day plans, talks about movies, tv shows, and plans for the holiday weekend....

Mail Order Martial Arts w/ Joe, Eddie, & Jason #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, and Jason “The Karate Guy” as they roundhouse kick their way into the dark and mysterious world of mail-order martial arts. Did you ever purchase ancient Chinese fighting secrets or know someone...

No Vampire Teeth! w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, & Joseph #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, Cheri, and Eddie’s brother Joseph to discuss pop culture, collections, vampires, and Christmas. It’s a smorgasbord of fun! Don’t miss this crazy episode. ***Also, there are only 2...

Halloween Wrap-Up w/Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #ChuckCaputoMagic® #Houseoftheunusual.com® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they discuss the events of Halloween day, what they did, what they watched, and how much candy they ate. With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, the group t...

Halloween 2022 Spooktacular! w/ Joe, Eddie, & Michael Mezmer #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, & Michael Mezmer as they get into the Halloween spirit with Ben Cooper costumes and Monster Movies! The group discusses their favorite costumes, a history of Ben Cooper, and the...

Monster Bashing w/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they discuss Monster Bash, October 2022, and the adventurous time they had at the convention. The group will also discuss some spooky movies guaranteed to get you in the Hall...

A HAUNTING WE WILL GO! W/ Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri, and Mike Mezmer #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri, and Mike Mezmer as they travel back in time to discuss pop culture and Mail-Order. Mastery Mystery Robot Model Contest! Hurry! Entries must be...

Ghouls, Ghosts, and Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Chuck, & Cheri as they travel the cemetery road, through the spooky forest, and across the monstrous mountains, on their way to Halloween Town. It’s spooks, specters, ghosts, and gh...

Halloween Hammer Time w/ Joe & Eddie #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe & Eddie as they get into the Halloween season with gifts, gags, and monster conventions. The duo also discuss mail-order mysteries, horror magazines, and comic books. Don’t miss this discussion – your very col...

Robert the Haunted Doll w/ Joe, Eddie, Cheri, & Chuck #Houseoftheunusual.com® #ChuckCaputoMagic® Welcome to the House of the Unusual Podcast where magic and mystery meet classic pop culture. Join Joe, Eddie, Cheri, & Chuck as they hide in terror from Robert the Haunted Doll. Joe feels generous and buys the group a surprise from a 1940 Sears catalog. Don’t miss out on the fun! Mastery Myste...