The Spooky Doings Podcast

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick welcome bassist Travis Smith for the first time & drummer Brianna Sig for a record breaking third time to discuss slasher films. If Halloween, Friday The 13th & Nightmare On Elm Street are the big 3, which franchise would we add to make it the big 4? We get into Scream, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Hatchet & Twilight for reasons only Travis understands. We also delve into drive-ins, barbecue, supernatural killers, sad trombone, making candles, Nick Cave, cinematic easter eggs, fake blood on set, slumber parties, Candyman, You're Next & more.

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On this episode Chelsea & Rick dive into their favorite horror TV shows after catching up a little with Red Dead Redemption 2. We discuss Harper's Island, Friday The 13th The Series, Scream on MTV, Freddy's Nightmares, The Exorcist, Constantine & how perfect Matt Ryan is playing that character. From there we get into True Blood, American Horror Story, Dexter & Rick tries to talk Chelsea into watching Doctor Who.

Keep the conversation going & tell us your favorites on https://www.instagram.com/spooky_doings/. We'd love to hear from you!

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We talked about it several months back. We made it happen! Gregory Hall returned to the podcast to discuss Night Of The Demons. We talk about the insurrection in DC, the greatness of Roger, Linnea Quigley, creative uses of lipstick, Rick's assertion that the 90's were a weird time, erotic dances by goth girls to Bauhaus, Greg's trailer for Karen, funerals, Chelsea booping a dead body & more!

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On this episode, Chelsea & Rick get into their favorite genre films. We discuss Stephen King classic adaptations of Misery & The Shining as well as how they compare to the novels. We also talk about The Lodge, Chelsea reminds Rick about Ravenous, 30 Days Of Night, the movie Rick thinks about when he hears the title Frozen, Dead Snow & more!

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Chelsea & Rick welcome Vikki Martin back to the show to talk about LGBT horror. We get into why Vikki suggested this theme, her fondness for The Babadook & why Rick is against Mr Babadook's involvement with Pennywise. We also touch on Jennifer's Body again (phrasing!), Chelsea stumps Rick with Cherry Falls, we talk about Elliot Page, Mark Patton, Sleepaway Camp, High Tension, Buffalo Bill & how everybody is happy santacon was cancelled.

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss some of their favorite genre twists. We discover they have different ideas of twists  that keeps the discussion interesting. We get into how Black Rock, directed by Katie Asleton, inspired this topic, Chelsea's fondness of Hostel Part 2, Rick wishing he could have gone into Psycho cold, Wolf Creek, From Dusk Till Dawn, Until Dawn, how The Wicker Man is Rick's favorite musical & how Chelsea has watched it's unfortunate remake numerous times.

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Spooky Doings & Final Girl improviser Shari Hazlett wanted to talk with Chelsea & Rick about Nick Cave. In the spirit of improv, we responded with "yes &". We discuss how we first heard of him, Shari's love of Grinderman, his work with the Bad Seeds, The Birthday Party, his soundtrack collaborations with Warren Ellis of The Dirty 3, seeing him perform, making mix tapes, how his novels might be intimidating & more.

Also, we have a very real moment when Shari gives us he election results.

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On this episode, Chelsea & Rick each picked 3 of their favorite horror icons to discuss. We hear Chelsea's admiration of Sarah Michelle Gellar & her work in The Grudge & Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Rick respects the work of Boris Karloff as well as how Frankenstein's Monster helped in the creation of the Screen Actors' Guild. Chelsea refers to Tony Todd as "a precious baby bean" while giddily talking about Candyman & Final Destination. Rick bows down at the alter of actor, director, stuntman  effects maestro Tom Savini. Chelsea applauds the long career of Danielle Harris while Rick wonders if she's some kind of immortal. Rick closes out with the late, great Debra Hill, who we feel doesn't get enough credit.

Stay tuned after the closing music to hear outtakes because Chelsea's cat was being a bastard.

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Rick doesn't like the term "guilty pleasure" so instead we're talking unpopular opinions with musician/artist Soda & improviser Max Bank. Chelsea reveals Rick's abiding shame while speaking on her fondness for Final Destination. Soda lauds the greatness of Rumpelstiltskin. Max admits his love for the later cinematic work of Rob Zombie. Rick feels Predator 2 is better than the original. Soda gets into his love of Masters Of The Universe. We also discuss Max Headroom, Leprechaun, Joe Bob Briggs, the importance of physical media & many other fun topics within a non-judgmental space of horror love because a community comes together.

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Our friends from Soraia, singer ZouZou Mansour & drummer Brianna Sig return to the podcast to talk with Chelsea & Rick about their obsession with Hannibal. We discuss how the show was ahead of its time, why Rick decided not to watch it, how many times ZouZou has watched it, Chelsea's love of Mads Mikkelsen, Brianna's thoughts on stags, the colors, the cinematography, the rewatchability of the show, which of our panelists would utilize hot sauce if engaging in cannibalism, comparing the show to the movies & novels, if Brian Fuller will actually get another season made & more.

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