The Spooky Doings Podcast

CHELSEA IS BACK!!!!!

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick watch movies they had previously hated to discover if they feel the same way about them or if opinions have changed. We discuss Apt Pupil, Carrie (2013), Sleepy Hollow, Victor Crowley & In The Mouth Of Madness!

Chelsea also fill us in on why she was away, we discuss Buffy's marriage, film test audiences, female directors, toxic fandom, how Tim Burton just takes other intellectual properties & makes them weirder & ask the most important question, do you read Sutter Cane?

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On this SPOILER heavy episode, John Ross returns as guest host to talk with Rick about Jordan Peele's most recent film, Nope. We discuss Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Keith David & how Rick thought Michael Wincott was dead.

We also get into how Hollywood can be exploitative, safety meetings, monkey pals, Rick & Morty, comparing Peele to Quentin Tarantino & more. Listen to the plugs for BIG NEWS that probably shouldn't be announced yet!

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Ro Rovito returns as the guest co-host for this episode & we opine about sequels that we enjoy more then the original. Rick gets repetitive as we discuss Scream 4, Hatchet 2, Aliens & Friday The 13th 4!

We also get into The Joker's appearance in Exorcist 3, a boyhood crush on Judie Aronson, how James Cameron pitched Alien$, how sequels should continue until the characters end up in Manhattan or space & how wonderful Megan Gray from Magnet theater is plus a lot more!

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On this episode, Chelsea & Rick reunite with Spooky Doings performer Angelica Florio & educate her a little more in horror curriculum. We talk about Fresh on Hulu in a SPOILER heavy conversation. We get into getting dickmatized, online dating, unsolicited dick pics, toxic masculinity & more.

We also talk in depth about the movie made by the talented Mimi Cave, Daisy Edgar-Jones & Bucky Barnes being the Daniel Day Lewis of this generation. Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 start boop!

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick welcome costume designer & co-host of the To Dye For Podcast Jolene Richardson to the show. We discuss her Fangoria article about Vera West, Universal horror, the overlooked importance of wardrobe, working on The Last Drive In with Joe Bob Briggs & Darcy The Mail Girl.

We also talk about Rick finally resuming work, set life, Jolene's virtual lectures for the Huntington Cinema Art Centre, unions & most importantly THE WAGE GAP!

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There's a new film featuring Leatherface that's available. So Chelsea & Rick welcome a special guest to talk about it. He's a hall of fame inductee & former world champion. The Texas Rattlesnake comes to Spooky Doings to stomp a mudhole into the podcast & walk it dry.

OK, that's not what actually happened.

Ro Rovito joins us as Stone Cold Steve Austin for an improvised review of the latest Texas Chainsaw Massacre. After that we discuss why Ro disliked the movie, what Rick enjoyed about it, Chelsea's mixed feelings, gentrification, doo-doo pipes, the gory deaths, Ro's podcast, which you can learn about at https://www.badguysbsides.com/ & more.

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This episode features another tutorial. Rick had never heard of Cherry Falls but he'd heard Chelsea talk about it. So they watched it & discussed this hidden gem from the early 2000s. They talk in depth about the film's plot. the performances by Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn & Brittany Murphy's understated potential for being a scream queen. We get into why Rick hadn't heard of this movie, the potential for a revival or remake & how much they enjoyed it.

Chelsea also informs Rick about the events surrounding Brittany Murphy's death, Rick's beef with Michael Douglas, the similarities to Zodiac & Malignant & more!

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On this episode, after an improvised review of Scream 5, Chelsea & Rick spoil the hell out of the latest installment of the franchise. We get into new characters, old favorites, easter eggs, gore, Wes Craven & more.

We also discuss Rick's theory that Scream is modern American giallo, typecasting, sub-Reddits, the desire to watch the film again, the heart of this movie that separates it from other requels & more!

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