The Spooky Doings Podcast

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss religious themed horror movies in a loose & freeform way that wasn't encouraged by either of their religious upbringing. Of course, we start with The Exorcist & follow it up with The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The Prophecy, Frailty, Fallen, The Vigil, Saint Maud, The Omen remake, Immaculate & more. We also get into Rick's displeasure of his new...

Angelica Florio returns to the podcast to discuss the end of Ti West's trilogy. We go HEAVY ON THE SPOILERS giving flowers to Mia Goth, Giancarlo Esposito, Larry Fessenden & the rest of the cast.  Also, Angelica explains what brat summer is, we talk about religious upbringings, giallos, daddy issues & more! Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!

Spooky Doings would like to thank All Elite Wrestling for this episode. Rick talks with former Ring Of Honor 6 man tag champion Bishop Kaun about his love of horror. We talk about when he first fell in love with the genre, if it influences his in ring work, some of his favorite films, his appreciation of practical effects & more. We also discuss how witchcraft is believed in Cameroon,  if he's...

Chelsea & Rick talk about some of their favorite prequels & how difficult it is to pull them off & make the stakes matter on this SPOILER heavy episode. We discuss Final Destination 5, Red Dragon, Orphan: First Kill, The Nun & Saw X! We also get into last year's SAG/AFTRA strike, Devon Sewa being our president, Chelsea's middle school sleepovers, cowboy church, the evolution of cha...

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss the new sharksploitation flick Under Paris & their different opinions of the film. We explain why our reluctant shark correspondents weren't part of this chat, the environmentalist characters in the movie, the characters Rick refers to as "sea pigs", 1 of whom Chelsea develops a romantic attachment to, evolution & catacombs. We also talk about re...

On this we've episode exhumed from the vault, Chelsea & I chat with author & screenwriter, Grady Hendrix! We discuss which parts of his books, My Best Friend's Exorcism & We Sold Our Souls scared us most, Satanic Panic, directed by Chelsea Stardust, how he's his own harshest critic, the after life, Rick's holy war on Ikea in regards to Horrorstor, his new book The Southern Book Club's...

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick give figurative flowers to the current batch of scream queens that are tearing it up on screen! We sing the praises of Sydney Sweeney, Jessica Rothe, Samara Weaving, Melissa Barrera, Kathryn Newton & Jenna Ortega. We didn't realize how much love we'd give to the Radio Silence players. It Just ended up like that. We also talk about beverages, erotic thrillers...

Max Bank returns to the show to talk with Chelsea & Rick about horror movies about making movies! We chat about New Nightmare, Starry Eyes, Mute Witness, Urban Legend: Final Cut, The Last House On Dead End Street, One Cut Of The Dead, Peeping Tom & The Taking Of Deborah Logan.  We also discuss Max performing improv with Spooky Doings, Rick's dislike of most children in horror, Jedi snuff f...

On this episode, Rick talks with the writer & director of Brightwood, Dane Elcar. We discuss how Rick won a copy of the movie at Final Exam Trivia, the origins of this time loop film, overachieving on a micro budget, cast members Dana Berger & Max Woertendyke & a lot more! We also talk about an eclipse, filming with rona protocols, exterior shoots, iphone earbuds & how you should n...

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss Species & it's sequel. Chelsea explains how an international work trip was the impetus for this chat, Rick talks about seeing it in the theater, the connection these films have with Friday the 13th, young Michelle Williams, how Michael Madsen was fine back in the day, how films in the 90s were very sexy & more! Then we discuss Species 2 & we...

Chelsea returns to talk with Rick about the movies we know are so bad that they're good! That is to say we understand that these movies are subpar but we love them regardless. We get into Bless The Child, Slumber Party Massacre 2, House Of Wax, Demons, Dead Silence & New York Ninja. We also discuss our eighth anniversary improv show, artificial intelligence, roasting those that we love, differ...

On this episode that we've exhumed from our vault, Rick is joined by filmmakers Roman Chimienti & Tyler Jensen to discuss their documentary Scream, Queen: My Nightmare On Elm Street. We discuss the life & legacy of the film's subject Mark Patton, the polarizing opinions towards Freddy's revenge, horror conventions, Shocker, LGBT horror & so much more! This was a great chat & it was...

On this episode, Rick chats with writer/director Tyler MacIntyre about his movies Tragedy Girls & It's A Wonderful Knife. We discuss night shoots, working with Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Craig Robinson, Timothy Murphy & Justin Long. We also get into his feelings regarding 1 of his films being on the cover of Fangoria after reading that magazine in his youth, special effects, havi...

Our dear friend, Brianna Sig, returns to the podcast to talk about a film that Rick feels could heal America. That film is Cocaine Bear! We discuss our initial reaction to hearing about the movie, the comedy, the gore & the performances. Rick shares a story about being on a set with Ray Liotta. Brianna talks about seeing it with her Soraia bandmates & wanting to take blow sniffing bear cub...

This is a wonderful conversation with writers, directors, actors, editors, producers that comprise the Adams Family, Toby Poser & John Adams. We discuss where their love of horror begins, learning to make films with their children, realism & improvisation in their movies, making their own music, maneuvering within the guilds, filming in upstate New York, tributes to Lemmy & more. Also...

We've brought another episode out of our Spooky Doings archieves! Chelsea & Rick chat with the singer of Soraia in Spooky Doings studios. ZouZou enlightens us on her rock journey & how our biggest obstacle can be ourselves. We discuss the creative process, Steve Van Zandt, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, Dead Reckoning Club, performing, vinly & try to tempt ZouZou to come back for a tutorial epis...

On this episode, Rick welcomes writer/director, Jenn Wexler, back on the podcast along with writer, Sean Redlitz, to talk about their film The Sacrifice Game. We have a SPOILER HEAVY conversation about the evolution of that movie, filming in a Canadian abbey, attending a screening with some of the fantastic cast & their family, their writing process & more. We also discuss music by LA Witc...

On this episode, Rick welcomes writer/director, Jenn Wexler, back on the podcast along with writer, Sean Redlitz, to talk about their film The Sacrifice Game. We have a SPOILER HEAVY conversation about the evolution of that movie, filming in a Canadian abbey, attending a screening with some of the fantastic cast & their family, their writing process & more. We also discuss music by LA Witc...

In honor of their new fil Sacrifice game premiering on Shudder, we've gone into the Spooky Doings Vault again to unearth this episode from 2019 when Chelsea & Rick welcomed co-writer & director Jenn Wexler & producer Heather Buckley to talk about their punk rock slasher The Ranger. We get into national parks, 80s dreamland, dads in film, the fantastic cast, getting through night shoots...

Chelsea returns to the show to talk SPOILER HEAVY about the latest installment of the Saw franchise. She tells Rick that people walked out of her showing, he tells her how he's frequently compared John Kramer to Batman, Jigsaw going south, returning characters, traps, goo goo muck & gagging noises. We also hear about Chelsea's international travels, robo calls, scammer morality, other assessme...

On this episode, Rick welcome Jason Farr from There It Is Podcast to talk about Ti West's House Of The Devil. We get into the 80's, satanic panic, Greta Gerwig, The Fixx, nasty looking on set pizza, Jeff Grace's score, respectful disagreements about the film, nudity in horror & more! We also get into Screaming Jay Hawkins, performing improv at Magnet Theater, the snuggle effect, jump scares, T...

Angelica Florio returns to talk with Rick about Barbarian! We get deep into Zach Cregger's subterranean masterpiece, the preview that didn't spoil anything, the performances by Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, Richard Brake & Matthew Patrick Davis' horrific Mother. We put ourselves in the shoes of these characters & ponder how we'd fare in this situation. We also get into Ja...