The Spooky Doings Podcast

Spooky Doings: Maxxxine with Angelica Florio

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!

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Spooky Doings: Bishop Kaun

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 interested in acting in a horror film, if he would survive a horror movie, which character from a genre picture he'd want to fight & more!

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Spooky Doings: Prequels

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 characters, casting against type, the creature behind THIS Winky's, Chelsea has a lot of babies & more!

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Spooky Doings: Under Paris

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 respectful discourse, how many penises sharks have, Rick does a Guillermo Del Toro impression, shitting in the Seine river, munitions in that river, numerous references to Jaws & the potential for a sequel & more.

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Spooky Doings: Grady Hendrix

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 Guide to Slaying Vampires & more.
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Spooky Doings: Current Scream Queens

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, film controversies, cinematic first impressions, standing up for yourself, solidarity & more!

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Spooky Doings: Horror Movies About Making Movies with Max Bank

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 films, nasty grindhouse films, encouraging others to watch films that they haven't, Joey Lawrence at craft services, Max being in a short film at this year's Tribeca Film Festival & more!

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Spooky Doings: Dane Elcar

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 never, ever poke a mysterious orb!

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Spooky Doings: Species

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 feel we should have a TRIGGER WARNING for sexual assault. Thanks, movie. We get into product placement, president Richard Belzer, how this movie is a horny version of The Thing, the return of nipple tendrils, which cast members returned & more!

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Spooky Doings: So Bad It's Good

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, differing opinions, the importance of watching movies with your friends & more!

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