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The Return Slot…OF HORROR! Presents: Michelangelo’s FRIDAY THE 13th Clubhouse/Basement Party Celebration of FRIDAY THE 13th! Join the gang for a super exclusive VIP celebration of everything FRIDAY THE 13th. Grab a drink, and raise your glasses to the one and only frog-boy, Jason, Voorhees’ a jolly good fellow.  Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

In this very special episode, Michelangelo calls a Staff Meeting after the video store closes on the only Friday the 13th of 2022. This is totally a mandatory staff meeting and not an excuse for Michelangelo to force Marika and Mickey to hang out with him after hours to talk about all things FRIDAY THE 13th . Join us as we pay our respects to Pamela, Jason, living legend Tom Savini, and a bunch of...

The gang is kicking back after a busy season at the video store. It’s round two of our holiday special, yes round two.  It’s a time for drinks, traditions, and a special Canadian Christmas Carol that is sure to warm the heart.  We welcome you to grab a libation of your own and join us to discuss winter traditions and what they mean to Markia, Mickey and Michelangelo. Merry Happy Winter Festivities...

The gang explores the true meaning of Christmas with writer/director Lewis Jackson’s one and only feature film, CHRISTMAS EVIL. Also know as YOU BETTER WATCH OUT and TERROR IN TOYLAND. Will the gang learn Harry’s tune or will they become duplicitous, cynical, corporate slaves? Find out in this special horrifying holiday episode! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @theretur...

The gang kicks off the winter holiday season with a classic, 1974’s BLACK CHRISTMAS. Also known as SILENT NIGHT, EVIL NIGHT, or STOP ME or STRANGER IN THE HOUSE. No matter what title you know it by, it’s a gem. Grab a drink, get cozy by the fire, and be prepared to hear some theories on what the gang thinks Jess’s fate might be as the credits roll. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on...

It’s that time of year again. Mickey feels the need to express gratitude for some reason and gets all sappy. Will Marika and Michelangelo join in? Only one way to find out. Crack open a beer or beverage of your choice, and join us in the basement for this special episode! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

This week, the gang just had to talk about Ti West, and Mia Goth’s immediate sequel, PEARL: AN X-TRAORDINARY ORIGIN STORY, 2022. Can West and Goth capture the magic of X again? Will PEARL have the gang pondering deep philosophical questions whilst scaring them silly? Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot…OF HORROR! is doing something a little different this week. Marika thinks it would be a grand idea to pick movies from the new release section of the video store. So get ready to talk about art, the soul, rural Texas, and adult film as the gang discusses Ti West’s 2022 Horror film, X. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot...OF HORROR! concludes its Halloween preparations with something deliriously different. Sometimes you just gotta go outside and experience life or perhaps…THE AFTERLIFE! The smell of golden foliage is in the air, the apples and pumpkins are begging to be picked, and everyone is ready for a good scare. Michelangelo leads a staff meeting to discuss fall activities in all their ghouli...

The Return Slot...OF HORROR! continues to prepare the Video Store for Halloween. In this terrifyingly-titillating bonus episode, Mickey leads a staff meeting to find the perfect Halloween Television Special. There might be tricks, but there will definitely be treats. Remember, kids, TV only rots your brain if you sit too far AWAY. So grab a bag of fun-sized candy and join us on the shag rug as we...

Join The Return Slot...OF HORROR! Again! As we prepare the Video Store for Halloween. In part two of this special-spooky bonus episode, Marika leads a staff meeting, continuing her quest to curate the perfect Halloween playlist. Want to listen to this ghoulishly marvelous playlist but can't stop by? Check us out on Spotify and search The Return Slot...of Halloween Playlist if you dare! Listen anyw...

The gang is preparing the video store for the most sacred of nights, All Hallows' Eve! We invite you to peek behind the orange and black velvet curtain to see how our kooky video store prepares for Halloween. We are discussing music, spooooky places, fun fall activities, and more. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The Return Slot concludes its off-beat celebration of Halloween with Michelangelo’s ‘Kookie Spookies’ pick from the ‘Mickey’s Off-Beat Halloween Movie Massacre’ section of the video store. What could be more Kookie than a Halloween party hosted by a collective of Brooklyn artists who want to murder the guest of honor in the name of art on All Hallow’s Eve? Join us as we talk about 2007’s MURDER PA...

Due to technical issues, we thought it appropriate to reissue the episode with corrections.  Michelangelo gets a horror movie recommendation that’s not exactly a horror movie, but it triggers something deep within his soul, something from his childhood, something that left its mark on him. We invite you to grab a drink and join us in the basement as we discuss Tim Curry’s genius, glitter, bubbles,...

The Return Slot continues its off-beat celebration of Halloween with Marika’s ‘Kookie Spookies’ pick from the ‘Mickey’s Off-Beat Halloween Movie Massacre’ section of the video store with 1985’s RETURN TO OZ . Is this movie too scary for kids? Is this a cult classic? IS THIS THE MOST PERFECT ‘KOOKIE SPOOKIES’ PICK OF ALL TIME!? Tune in to find out. Listen anywhere you get podcasts, and follow us on...

The Return Slot is carving into the Halloween Season with Mickey’s pick from the ‘Mickey’s Off-Beat Halloween Movie Massacre: Kookie Spookies’ section of the video store. Say that three times fast! Will 1988’s KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE be Kooky and Spooky enough to satisfy everyone’s Halloween desires? Is cotton candy better than ice cream? Are clowns really that scary? Grab and drink and joi...

It’s the eeriest, most frighteningly wonderful time of the year, and Mickey wants to do things a little differently. Instead of obvious movie choices for the Halloween season, Mickey wants to do something a little Kookie, a little Spooky, a little off the beaten path. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Mickey gets a horror movie recommendation from someone very special. Will 2020’s THE NIGHT HOUSE  be better than anything we could have expected? Will Marika come back to the store? Will the gang start releasing episodes regularly again? Find out this week! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

The gang is back!  Marika calls into the shop to talk about a horror movie recommendation she recieved from someone who is just getting into our beloved genre. Will this contemporary horror movie scare our pants off? Will Vincent D’Onofrio be in this thing for more than a minute? Find out this week as we discuss 2012’s SINISTER. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @theretur...

Marika has to leave town for a few weeks and needs to make sure Mickey and Michelangelo don't burn the place down... or get too lonely. She wants to know what everyone's Horror Comfort is. That special horror movie or book or creepy thing you keep going back to that makes you feel all warm and bloody inside. Join the gang for a cup of coffee before the store opens, and don't worry. All three will...

Michelangelo closes out the 'Sno' Place like Death' section with William Goldman and Rob Reiner's 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's 1987 novel by the same name, MISERY.  Get your smudge-free typewriter paper and Don Per-rig-non champagne ready, cause we're gonna burn some stuff this week. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Mickey needs to talk about John Carpenter's 1982 masterpiece, THE THING . Will the gang get along and have a productive conversation or will things devolve into a snowball fight? Find out this week with our second pick in the 'Sno' Place Like Death' section of the video store. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

It's winter. The nights are long and cold. A perfect time to venture into a bone chilling section of the store: 'Sno' Place Like Death' The first movie lurking in the snowy bluffs is David Slade's 2007 adaption of Steve Niles celebrated comic book miniseries of the same name, 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod  

Despite how busy the shop is, Michelangelo calls an emergency staff meeting/holiday party to discover the true meaning of winter solstice celebrations. Also, the gang talks about holiday horror movies. Merry Happy Winter Festivities! Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod

Marika's got genius on her with a brilliant pick from the ' S cary B ritish D udes' section of the video store. Grab a pint and a peanut, and join us in the safety of the basement as we rhapsodize over 2004's ode to Romero and company, SHAUN OF THE DEAD. Listen anywhere you get podcasts and follow us on Instagram @thereturnslot_ofhorrorpod