The Spooky Doings Podcast

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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Spooky Doings: Either/Or with Amanda Stafford

Amanda Stafford returns as guest host. She & Rick have compiled several topics & give their opinions on which of the options they are presented & why. It's a lovely conversation between 2 friends that respect each other's ideas. We need more of that these days.

We get into It, Pet Sematary, The Munsters, The Addams Family, werewolves, witches, The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, clown noses, our return to the improv stage at Magnet Theater October 30 & more!

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Spooky Doings: Hated/Revisited

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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Spooky Doings: Nope With John Ross

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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Spooky Doings: Superior Sequels with Ro Rovito

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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Spooky Doings: Multiverse Of Madness with Ari Spence

Spooky Doings: Paul Downey

Spooky Doings: Fresh Tutorial With Angelica Florio

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!

Spooky Doings: Jolene Richardson

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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Spooky Doings: Texas Chainsaw Massacre with Ro Rovito

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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