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Spooky Doings: Saw X

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 assessments of the film saga & more!

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Spooky Doings: House Of The Devil with Jason Farr

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, The Satanic Temple, the hypocrisy of religious conservatives, how John Wayne was a cunt, Roommate X & more!

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Spooky Doings: Barbarian with Angelica Florio

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 Japanese toilets, midwives, diversity in improv, how Rick & Angelica met at Magnet Theater, believing women & the price of property in & around Detroit!

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Spooky Doings: Vault Episode With David Howard Thornton

We're unearthing this episode from 2019 when David Howard Thornton was our first guest! We talk about his Terrifier audition, Art The Clown, set life, the difficulties of low budget film making, sequels, Alabama & more!

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Spooky Doings: Stephen King Tours

After testing positive for rona, Rick conducts this digital chat with Jamie Tinker & Jennifer Miller of Stephen King tours in Bangor, Maine. We discuss what the impetus of our fandom was regarding the master storyteller, what our favorite King on camera roles are, how rain enhanced seeing the town that's the basis for Derry, people proposing at the storm drain where George Denborough met his demise, Rick giving Pennywise the finger, witnessing the Paul Bunyan statue & the standpipe, which of King's characters frighten us the most, safety during the tour, the King memorabilia at the tour shop, our love for Joe Hill, which of King's modern novels Rick should read next, King buying the local rock radio station & more!

We also discuss our favorite books as well as Stephen King film & TV adaptations like It, Mister Mercedes, Creepshow, Misery, Dolores Claiborne, The Outsider, Storm Of The Century, Stand By Me, Doctor Sleep & more.

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Spooky Doings: West Memphis 3

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick revisit true crime with the case of the West Memphis 3. Chelsea explains what compelled her to watch the Paradise Lost documentaries recently, Rick following the case since the 90s, we lament the murders of Michael Moore, Steven Branch & Mark Byers, talk about the wrongful conviction of Damian Echols, Jason Baldwin & Jesse Misskelley & the Alford plea that eventually released them from prison while covering for the failures of Arkansas law enforcement.

We also discuss our own teenage years as black clad misfits, the wide support for the 3 defendants, the corrupt & inept police that have still failed to catch a killer of 3 young boys, the importance of Joe Berlinger & Bruce Sinofsky & the ways the justice system constantly fails the poor in America. It's much heavier than our usual topics, but, we thank you in advance for listening.

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Spooky Doings: The Shining with Stephanie Kane

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick chat with trivia hostess & beer enthusiast Stephanie Kane about her favorite horror film, The Shining. We discuss Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece & Stephen King's issues with how his film was adapted, we compare the film to the source material, we give Wendy some justice because she's a strong character, performances by Shelley Duvall & Jack Nicholson, revisit how kids in horror movies are creepy, the numerous theories about the film & our opinions on its sequel, Doctor Sleep.

Chelsea also brings up Barbieheimer, we talk about how Rick & Stephanie met during horror trivia at Necromantic Brewery & how the rules had to be changed after he won, some of our favorite, harmless conspiracy theories & more!

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Spooky Doings: Jeremy Holm

Recorded on July 9 prior to the Screen Actors' Guild strike, Rick has a wonderful chat with Jeremy Holm. We discuss how a dirty cappuccino machine brought Jeremy into the horror genre, having the character of The Ranger written especially for him, being directed by Jenn Wexler, the possibilities of sequels, discussing the tenderness of the character with co-star, Chloe Levine & more!

Then we get into what has been Rick's favorite movie of the year so far, Brooklyn 45, in which Jeremy plays Archibald Stanton, working for director, Ted Geoghegan during a pandemic, the depth & richness of the characters, the atrocities of war, the potential of that film being performed live on stage, the ongoing writers' strike & then Jeremy compliments Rick & leaves him speechless!

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Spooky Doings: No 1 Here Gets Out Alive

CHELSEA'S BACK!!!! Our wonderful co-host returns to the show to chop it up with Rick. Our topic on this episode is our favorite films where everyone dies! We get into Final Destination 5, The Thing, the Dawn Of The Dead remake, Evil Dead, Cabin Fever & Hateful 8.

We also get into our opinions of fireworks, how both thought the other would choose to speak about Cabin In The Woods, DVD special features, Chelsea's feelings on 3D, Rick tells another tale of catholic school, Chelsea learns The Thing had a prequel, Rick attempts to explain Richard Cheese, PANCAKES, how actors whose careers are over become conservative to remain in the public eye & more!

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