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We discuss two movies from a strange period in Disney history in which the House of Mouse started making scary live action films directed at a larger audience.

We take trips to Scotland and Venice and discover that there is a level of horror in being an outsider in a strange land.  Sergio's Patreon Pick launched us into a double feature of British films from 1973 - The Wicker Man and Don't Look Now! Sources for this episode: The Wicker Man (1973) "The Wicker Man (1973) - Defining of the Folk Horror" by Adam Scovell, Celluloid Wicker Man "Schlock & Awe: The Wicker Man Makes Hippies Seem Real Scary" by Kyle Anderson, Nerdist The Wicker Image Don't Look Now (1973) Director commentary, Criterion Collection "Don't Look Now: Looking Back", Criterion Collection featurette "Something Interesting", Criterion Collection featurette "Nicolas Roeg: The Enigma of Film", Criterion Collection featurette "Ophelia" by John Everett Millais      

In our latest entry in Tales From the 90s, we explore two excellent possession films - The Exorcist III and Fallen! Sources for this episode: The Exorcist III: Legion (1990) "All This Bleeding: William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III" by Chris Evangelista, from Paste "A 25th Anniversary Look Back at: The Exorcist III (1990)" by Jerry Smith, from Icons of Fright Fallen (1998) "Fallen (1998), from Forever Cinematic

We take a detour from horror this week to have a Bad Movie Night! Our late night double feature is She (1982) and Hell Comes to Frogtown!

SPOILERS AHOY! We float down to the sewer with the S.S. Georgie as we share our feelings (and those of our listeners) on the new IT!

We bear witness to two unique and disgusting transformations with Clown and Contracted!  

In this bonus episode, we talk about the 1990 ABC miniseries adaptation of IT.  (Even though we say we're not going to compare it to the book, obviously we do.  Apologies all around.) Sources: DVD commentary

We dive deep into a book that affected our childhoods ... and our nightmares - IT by Stephen King.

We perform a disappearing act in our next installment of We Play All the Classics with The Invisible Man and Hollow Man! Sources for this episode: The Invisible Man (1933) "The Invisible Man (1933)" by Pablo Kjolseth "The Invisible Man Revealed!" making of featurette, Invisible Man Legacy DVD Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory      

You guys are TOO awesome to get everything in the regular episode, so we've got some trivia answers, some amazing emails, and Patreon thank yous! Speaking of Patreon, if you want the TLDL version, skip to 48:18 for an announcement about new bonus content and new rewards!

Do you really know the people around you? We get paranoid with The Stepford Wives and Invasion of the Body Snatchers!

We launch into the vast unknown with two 90s horror films set in space - Event Horizon and Supernova!

In this bonus episode, we examine our histories with the IT novel and miniseries, as well as those of our listeners!   "IT Parade" by Daniel Kraus, from Book List Reader

We're on the highway to hell with the road horror classic The Hitcher and Death Proof, Quentin Tarantino's love letter to road thrillers and Russ Meyer films! Sources for this episode:   The Hitcher (1986) "Just the Two of Us: Robert Harmon's The Hitcher" by Blake I. Collier, from Mockingbird The Dollop Episode 57: Eric Red   Death Proof (2007) "The Case for Death Proof as Essential Tarantino" by William Dass, from Film School Rejects "In Defense of Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof" by Trevor Parker, from comingsoon.net    

Godzilla level Patreon subscriber Tommy curates a Hallowed Halls episode featuring King Ghidorah!  We watch Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster and Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah! Sources for this episode:     Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964): "Ghidorah the Three-Headed Monster (1964)" by Glenn Erickson, from TCM DVD Commentary      

We examine censorship in horror with a detailed look at the Hays Code, the demise of horror comics, and the video nasties era! Sources for this episode:   The Hays Code "The History of Hollywood Censorship and the the Ratings System" - Filmmaker IQ Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema 1930-1934 by Thomas Doherty Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration by Thomas Doherty The Celluloid Closet, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman “Morals, Markets, and ‘Horror Pictures’: The Rise of Universal Pictures and the Hollywood Production Code.” by Kyle Edwards, Oakland University The Demise of Horror Comics Tales From the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television The Horror! The Horror!: Comic Books the Government Didn’t Want You To Read by Jim Trombetta “Censors and Sensibility: RIP, Comics Code Seal of Approval, 1954-2011” by Glen Weldon, NPR “RIP The Comics Code Authority” by Douglas Wolk, Time.   Video Nasties Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Cens

We look to the skies with Night of the Comet (1984) and Maximum Overdrive (1986)! Sources for this episode: Night of the Comet (1984) "In honor of Night of the Comet, a Cult Time Capsule of 80s America" by Sherilyn Connelly, from The Village Voice Maximum Overdrive (1986) "How Did This Get Made? Maximum Overdrive (An Oral History)" by Blake Harris, from SlashFilm

We celebrate the 4th of July the Test Pattern way with two wildly different movies set on 4th of July weekend - Jaws & Return of the Living Dead! Sources for this episode: Jaws (1975) "Jaws (1975)" by Rob Nixon, TCM "Why Jaws is Essential" By Rob Nixon, TCM   Return of the Living Dead (1985) Director's Commentary, Return of the Living Dead "11 Firsts From Return of the Living Dead" by JD Gillam, from This is Horror

We prepare for the end of the world with John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy, featuring The Thing, Prince of Darkness, and In the Mouth of Madness!   Sources for this episode: The Thing (1982) The Thing: Terror Takes Shape, Making of documentary "Quentin Tarantino Reveals Hateful Eight Score Uses Unused Music by Ennio Morricone from John Carpenter's The Thing" by Kevin Jagernauth, Indiewire   Prince of Darkness (1987) Director's commentary

We play catchup and read all of your fantastic answers for Japanese horror, drugs in horror movies, and non-supernatural horror!