Jack-o’-Lantern Press Podcast

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella invites listeners to Halloweeniacs.com to continue in the Halloween fun over there…

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella set sail in this episode with a ruthless bunch of pillaging pirates, discussing some spooky pirate stuff to check out for the summer. “Spooky” music track at 00:00:33 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Pirate Cove ASMR Ambience: https://youtu.be/Q3HhVgXmKMQ?si=7Pucxl_5Uub-qsB5...

Mike, Tom, Matt and Greg discuss the upcoming release of NECA’s Ben Cooper trick-or-treater action figures..  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Halloweeniacs pod on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halloweeniacs/id1635060504 -Halloweeniacs pod on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3zHKVG4BGhu689zPnjbHg1?si=dZHkoDIORkO50Ds1GfcNww   -Halloweeniacs YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/@Halloweeniacs3...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella shares an old-time radio classic, Inner Sanctum: “Murder Comes at Midnight.” “Spooky” music track at 00:00:39 and at 00:34:21 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: - “ Inner Sanctum” radio shows on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5JhNZvt1f25WEMpCNUvCWv?si=0zaP4xjzTqm-6HAIpTmgww   - “ The Shad...

Mike, Matt and Greg share their favorite Halloweeniacs shows and moments of 2023.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -“A Halloweeniacs New Year” pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halloweeniacs/id1635060504?i=1000591748268 -“The Addams Family” pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halloweeniacs/id1635060504?i=1000597365471 -“Icons of Halloween” pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/halloweeniacs/...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella shares a Christmas Eve tradition — Orson Welles’ radio dramatization of “A Christmas Carol.” “Spooky” music track at 00:58:09 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -”Ghostly Christmas Carols” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-o-lantern-press-podcast/id1373336307?i=1000460045899   -...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella is a guest on the Nightmare365 podcast with Matt Douglas as they share their thoughts about the post-Halloween blues and what they do to get out of the funk.  “Spooky” music track at 00:47:49 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -”Thanksgiving Monsters” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...

Happy Halloween! JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella, and Nightmare365’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas share scary stories for Halloween in 2023.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Nightmare365 Dempsey House video: https://youtu.be/oJ412NHrEZE?si=XqAr15UzNUb3XH6u -Tom’s story — the full record on YouTube: https://youtu.be/usSV3OZmgjw?si=UQjDp1Wa-1ckZzuN -Mike’s story comes from the Scary S...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella, and Nightmare365’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas share their thoughts about this Friday, October the 13th.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Friday the 13th lore: https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th -USA Today article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/12/what-friday-13-th-means/11023681002/   -Movie masks trivia: https://geekmom.com...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella converse with their dad about  Ygor. “Spooky” music track at 00:00:13 and again at 00:29:58 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Ygor article: https://universalmonstersuniverse.com/2020/12/24/in-defense-of-old-ygor-and-the-argument-for-being-a-universal-monster/   -Ygor shirt: ht...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella, and Nightmare365’s Matt Douglas talk with Adam from TheGreatPumpkinProject.com about the rules of Halloween.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -The Great Pumpkin Project: https://www.thegreatpumpkinproject.com/   -”It’s Halloween” book: https://www.amazon.com/Its-Halloween-Jack-Prelutsky/dp/068814733X -“The Augusting of Halloween” blog:  https://www.odd...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella briefly profile the Killer Klown from Outer Space.  “Spooky” music track at the head of the show is by Andrew G. View more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Weta clowns video: https://weta.org/watch/shows/origin-everything/true-origin-killer-clowns -Mental Floss article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas talk about websites that get them in the Halloween mood.  Trick-or-Treat Bag music at 00:51:40 is from Royalty Free Zone: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeutaHQ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Greg’s sites: https://halloweencountdownlive.com/ https://frightfind.com/ https://www.zombiepumpkins.com/ https://bloody-disgust...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella talk with the infamous Turner Classic Movies Film Festival Sisters about classic monster movies everyone should see. “Spooky” music track at 00:00:26 and again at 01:42:34 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio -Our Sponsor:  Nightmare365.com -Take part in the Monster Revolution by joining the Monst...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella hang out with Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas to talk about things they dislike about Halloween.  Trick-or-Treat Bag music at 00:46:46 is from Royalty Free Zone: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeutaHQ SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Trick-or-Treat Bag Items… Matt’s item: https://www.amazon.com/Scarecrow-Walked-Natalie-Savage-Carlson/dp/0...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella each share an item from their trick-or-treat bags, one that howls and one offering a room for the night. Trick-or-Treat Bag music at the head of the show is from Royalty Free Zone: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeutaHQ “Spooky” music track at 00:22:11  is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio TRICK-OR-...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella briefly profile ChatGPT.  “Spooky” music track at the head of the show is by Andrew G. View more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -The threat: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CniPDcdvFGr/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=   -GPT-4 PDF download: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2303.12712.pdf   -School ban: Schools ban ChatGPT AI too...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella hang out with Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas on the eve of Halfway to Halloween Month to talk about their favorite icons of Halloween.  SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Halloween symbols explained: https://kinghalloween.com/halloween-favorites/halloween-symbols-explained/   -”Dark Night of the Scarecrow” movie: https://www.youtube.com/...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella hang out with Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas to discuss the Addams Family, perhaps the first family of Halloween. SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Addams of Fandom: https://addamsfamily.fandom.com/wiki/The_Addams_Family -Addams Foundation: https://charlesaddams.com/ -Addams Fest Westfield,NJ: https://www.addamsfest.com/ -Paper model: h...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella talk about the EC Archives, including “Tales from the Crypt,” “The Haunt of Fear,” “The Vault of Horror” and “Weird Science.” “Spooky” music track at 00:00:26 and again at 00:54:00 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -“Crypt” documentary: https://youtu.be/wC32aQxXh0M (excerpt at...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella hang out with Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas to discuss Halloween gifts at Christmas, and they reflect on the Halloweeniacs this last year and offer goals for the New Year. -”Transylveinya Traveler” book:: https://www.amazon.com/Transylveinya-Traveler-Monsters-Werewolves-Scientists/dp/1096544717/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=trans...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella discuss what everyone should have on their Christmas lists for Franken Claws. “Spooky” music track at 00:06:50 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Franken Claws image: https://www.ebay.com/itm/113843345606 -EC Archives 1: https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/785/ec-archives -”Th...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella talk with splatter horror writer Brian G. Berry, author of “Thanksgiving Day Massacre” to bring in the turkey of all holidays. Music about 7 minutes in is from Royalty Free Zone: Royalty Free Zone: https://www.youtube.com/user/TeutaHQ Music about 45 minutes in is from Free Halloween Music: https://youtu.be/5whB_Zs8A7E “Spooky” music track...

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella hang out with Nightmare365.com’s Matt Douglas and Greg Douglas to discuss Halloween haunts, attractions and events. “Spooky” music track at 01:02:31, 01:05:38, 01:08:03 and again at 01:13:16 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Most terrifying haunts: https://www.onlyinyourstate....

JackoLanternPress.com’s Michael Picarella and Tom Picarella briefly profile Frankenstein’s Monster. “Spooky” music track at 00:58:25 and again at 01:01:13 is by Andrew G. Check out more of his work at: http://bit.ly/andrewg_portfolio SHOW HIGHLIGHTS: -Fandom: https://monster.fandom.com/wiki/Frankenstein%27s_Monster -Frankenstein/Ygor: https://universalmonstersuniverse.com/2020/12/24/in-defense-of-...