The Spooky Doings Podcast

Spooky Doings: Most Disliked Characters

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss those characters in horror that we can't wait to see them get got. Unfortunately, you can't always get what you want. We talk about characters in I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Babadook, Orphan, The Mist, Carrie, Urban Legend & Texas Chainsaw Massacre. This 1 was in the works for a while & we got VERY strong opinions on how awful & aggravating these characters can be.

Make sure to stick around because Rick comes back to add a bonus section! After recording this episode, he watched Dashcam & discovered a character that puts all the ones they spoke about originally to shame. There's a new queen of the mountain & she is a true trash person. 

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Spooky Doings: Emily Hagins

On this episode, Rick talks with director Emily Hagins. We talk about how her love of horror began, her film Sorry About The Demon, which is on Shudder, mixing comedy & horror & filming under rona protocols.

We also get into how she started making films at a young age in Austin, the wonders of Frito Pie, covering your actors in goo goo muck, comedic tone, which films she'd pair her movie with if it were playing at a drive in & more!

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Spooky Doings: X & Pearl with AngelicaFlorio

Angelica Florio returns to the podcast to talk with Chelsea & Rick about Ti West's most recent films. We talk about what order 1 should watch the films, Pearl being an unreliable narrator, When Harry Met Sally references in X & more!

We also talk about our interpretations of the films, how the prequel was filmed immediately after the first film, movie making during a pandemic, Rick confuses Australia & New Zealand, & how everybody on this show is a star!

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Spooky Doings: Necromantic Brew Company

On this episode, Rick welcomes Ralph Mandarino from the Necromantic Brew Company. Ralph mentions how his love of horror began, how he began brewing gluten free beer & combined it with his love of the macabre, the decision to open a horror themed brewery on Long Island & more!

We also discuss introducing your friends to horror films, planning great double features, the Terminator 2 video game, trivia days at the brewery, making non-drinkers like Rick welcome at a brewery, the love for Zapp's chips from New Orleans & more!

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Spooky Doings: Smile with ZouZou Mansour

ZouZou Mansour returns to the podcast because she wanted to talk about Smile. Rick & Chelsea weren't gonna say "no" because it's always a pleasure chatting with the singer of Soraia.

SPOILER ALERT!!! We talk about everything in the film! We discuss Sosie Bacon, Kyle Garner, recognizing Robin Weigert as Calamity Jane from Deadwood, jump scares, predicting the fate of a cat & more!

We also discuss anxiety, theater audiences that won't shut their fucking mouths, generational trauma, ZouZou seeing the movie while on tour with the band, their new album Bloom, recording in Sweden, their upcoming tour & finding those dates at https://www.soraia.com/

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Spooky Doings: Terrifier 2 with Ari Spence

Ari Spence returns to the show to talk with Rick about her Terrifier obsession. We SPOIL everything about this independent horror film that deserves all it's success. We discuss director Damien Leone, star & former podcast guest David Howard Thornton, new scream queen Lauren LeVera, Chris Jericho & practical effects.

Rick also talks about suffering from insomnia, how the clown cafe is his nightmare, Ari posits theories about Art The Clown, how Siena's costume reminds Rick of Angela from Spawn comics, the little pale girl, just the tip, what we hope to see in the sequel & more!

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Spooky Doings: Bubba Ho-Tep tutorial

On this episode, Rick & Chelsea update you on where they've been lately before getting into the topic. Chelsea wanted to show Rick Baz Luhrman's Elvis, so Rick insisted on having a double feature & pairing it with Bubba Ho-Tep, his favorite Bruce Campbell movie. Chelsea had never heard of this film but was ready to learn!

We get into the wonderful tale of the king of rock & roll teaming up JFK to stop a mummy from feeding on souls in an old folks home. We discuss the former president's performance by Ossie Davis, Chelsea's lack of empathy & dislike of scarabs, why she thought this was a martial arts movie starring Elvis Presley prior to seeing the DVD case, Rick's experience in old folks homes & using improv to make those situations better, our interpretations of the movie, tentative plans to visit Graceland & more!

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Spooky Doings: Tom McLoughlin

On this episode, Rick has a great conversation with writer/director Tom McLoughlin. We discuss his work on Friday the 13th: Jason Lives. Sometimes They Come Back, They Came From Outer Space & She Wolf Of London.

We also talk about Universal Monsters, nude scenes, respecting your cast, Dino De Laurentiis, music, attending Camp Blood at the Mahoning Drive In, interacting with fans, the latest update of the Friday the 13th franchise & more!

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Spooky Doings: Halloween Ends

On this SPOILER HEAVY episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss the polarizing Halloween Ends. We ponder the fate of Laurie Strode, Haddonfield, Allyson & the long running franchise. We examine trauma, being justice involved & how some viewers didn't enjoy the film.

We also discuss title card font, awful children, murder apprenticeships, Chelsea's justified anger at Rick & not giving the audience what they want in favor of giving them what they might need.

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Spooky Doings: The Lighthouse with Michael Stevens

Sexy Mike Stevens from Every1 Is Hot podcast returns as guest host to talk to Rick about Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. We get into tales of living with Mike during a pandemic, the possible origins of mermaids, how A24 does weird shit, The VVitch, performative masculinity & mariner superstitions.

We also discuss how Venom is an abusive romantic comedy, the problems of alcohol, recipes, if the entire film is a Jacob's Ladder scenario & more!

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