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We look to the skies as we revisit Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction and examine two films based on "real life" alien abductions - Fire in the Sky and Alien Abduction Sources for this episode: "Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction" (1995) "How an Alien Autopsy Hoax Captured the World's Imagination for a Decade" by Nathalie Lagerfeld, Time "The Story Behind the Alien Autopsy Hoax" by Joe Nickell, Live Science Fire in the Sky (1993) "The Story of Travis Walton and Fire in the Sky" by Matt Molgaard, Dread Central    

Monster Kid Hotline and listener questions Reviews and new patrons What We've Been Up To The Sandman Vol 1: Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman Phenomena (1985) Four Flies on Grey Velvet (1971) Black Sunday (1960) Thematic Elements Podcast Launchpad Podcast City of the Living Dead (1981) Graveyard Smash Podcast Shadow of the Colossus Trivia Name a horror movie featuring a werewolf Name a movie with a twist ending

We return to the Hallowed Halls of horror to celebrate the work of Dick Smith with two hellish films - one classic (The Exorcist) and one cult classic (The Sentinel)! Sources for this episode: Dick Smith Movie Magic: Dick Smith Jordu Schell interviews Dick Smith Part 1 and Part 2 "Dick Smith, Oscar Winning Make Up Artist Dies at 92" by William Yardley, The New York Times   The Exorcist (1973) Director's commentary, William Friedkin Writer's commentary, William Peter Blatty "The Fear of God: The Making of the Exorcist", 25th Anniversary DVD edition "The Exorcist: Cultural Impact" "The Exorcist: 10 Creepy Details From the Scariest Movie Ever Made" by Anthony Breznican, Entertainment Weekly "13 Great Movie Posters You Didn't Know Were Inspired by Famous Artworks" by Dicte Houmoller   The Sentinel (1977) "Satan at the Door: The Sinister Events Surrounding The Sentinel" by Jeffrey Konvitz, The Lineup "The Sentinel: Hell on the 5th Floor" by Donato Totaro, Off Screen "Since You've Been Gone: An Interview with Crist

Monster Kid Hotline and listener questions Reviews and new patrons What We've Been Up To The Video Game Years, Amazon Prime The Losers Club Podcast Ernest Goes to Podcast Evil Ernie: Youth Gone Wild by Brian Pullido People's Temple, People's Tomb by Phil Kerns "Boardwalk Empire", HBO Random Movie Roulette Podcast Monster Party Podcast, Horror Obscura Vol. 2 Count Chocula mini review Trivia Name a movie based on an urban legend. Name a body horror film. Name a horror film which takes place in England. Name a horror film which features a priest or other holy man or woman.

In this episode, we look back at two ghost movies from 1999 - The Sixth Sense and Stir of Echoes.  As with our The Lost Boys/Near Dark episode, these movies were released a few months apart, and the first film released greatly overshadowed the second. Sources for this episode: The Sixth Sense (1999) "15 Twisted Facts About The Sixth Sense" by Roger Cormier, from Mental Floss "Music and Sound Design", making of featurette "Reaching the Audience", making of featurette "A Conversation with M. Night Shyamalan", making of featurette "Rules and Clues", making of featurette Stir of Echoes (1999) Director's commentary "Kevin Bacon: The Sixth Sense completely fucked release of Stir of Echoes" by Joey Nofli, Entertainment Weekly

In our first episode of SEASON 2, we talk about our favorite episodes (and listeners' favorites), give out listener awards, and talk about upcoming changes for 2018!

To close 2017, we discuss (and by discuss, I mean gush over) our two favorite movies of all time - The Thing (Tab) and The Fly (Jacob)! Sources for this episode: The Thing (1982) "Requiem for a Shape-Shifter: Mick Garris Interviews John Carpenter", The Thing Scream Factory Collector's Edition "Terror Takes Shape", making of documentary The Fly (1986) "11 Transformative Facts about The Fly" by Andrew Lasane, Mental Floss "Beyond the Veil of the Flesh: David Cronenberg's The Fly" by Matt Zoller Seitz, Indie Wire "33 Things We Learned From David Cronenberg's The Fly" by Jeremy Kirk, Film School Rejects "Looking Back at David Cronenberg's The Fly" by Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek

This week, return to the haunted libraries of Test Pattern for a Tomes of Terror episode, featuring Peter Straub's chilly classic Ghost Story and the 1981 film adaptation of the same name.  Sources for this Episode: Ghost Story (1980) "From Page to Screen: Author Peter Straub Talks Ghost Story" by Del Howison, The 13th Floor

Godzilla level patron Mad Max curates an episode that is truly a cut above the rest - a chainsaw cut!  We dissect The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Pieces! Sources for this episode: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) "The REAL Story Behind The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Notorious Killer Ed Gein" by David Ian McKendry, The 13th Floor "The Shocking Truth", making of documentary Pieces (1982) "Pieces embodies the vulgar pleasures of exploitation horror" by Alex McLevy, The AV Club

This week, MechaGodzilla level Patreon subscriber Ryan makes us laugh with two chilling comedies - Clue and Haunted Honeymoon! Sources for this episode: Clue (1985) "30 Years Later and Clue The Movie is Still a Work of Cult Genius" by Priscilla Frank, The Huffington Post "Clue Ending Explained: Why There are 3 Endings and What Happens in Each" by Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend  

This week we join forces to bring you a tale of two houses! Our movie choices go head to head with Tab's pick Hausu vs. Jacob's pick horror comedy cult classic House! Sources for this episode: Hausu (1977) "Constructing a House", Criterion Collection making of featurette  "You'll Never Watch the Weirdest Horror Film the Same Way Again" by V Renee, from No Film School "The Curious Case of Nobuhiko Obayashi's Hausu (1977), or: How to Describe an Indescribable Movie" by Sam Prime, from Fantastic Fest

This week, MechaGodzilla level Patreon subscriber Armando takes us into the dark world of French Extremity with two brutal films - Inside (2007) and Martyrs (2008). Sources for this episode: Films of the New French Extremity: Visceral Horror and National Identity by Alexandra West  

We talk the king of the monsters with MechaGodzilla level Patreon subscriber Chris! It's the OG Godzilla versus Shin Godzilla in a battle of epic proportions! Sources for this episode: Godzilla (1954) Commentary by film historian David Kalat, Criterion collection Akira Takarada interview, Criterion collection Haruo Nakajima interview, Criterion collection "The Unluckiest Dragon" with Greg Pflugfelder, Criterion collection "Godzilla: Why the Japanese Original is No Joke" by Tim Martin, The Atlantic  

We catch up with an old friend as we go back to We Play All the Classics with the classic masterpiece The Bride of Frankenstein!  And ... if you wanna date, look no further than our second feature - Frankenhooker! Sources for this episode: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Commentary with film historian Scott MacQueen, Legacy Collection "She's Alive: Creating the Bride of Frankenstein", Legacy Collection featurette "Why is Bride of Frankenstein often analyzed as a gay parable?" by Jeff Saporito, ScreenPrism Ernest Thesiger's Embroidery Frankenhooker (1990) Director's commentary

Nurse your Halloween candy hangover with a lighthearted look at two movies aimed at children (with plenty of horror elements and references, of course!) Sources for this episode: Paranorman (2012) Writer/Director commentary "Peering Through the Veil", BluRay featurette

Happy Halloween, monster kids!  We talk about our favorite spooky animated shorts from Disney and beyond!  

We break out the Ouija board and contact the spirits of our childhood selves to explore two ghost story movies that terrified us as children. Sources for this episode: The Changeling (1980) "A Denver House That Inspired a Horror Film" by Katie Rudolph, Denver Public Library "The History of a Denver House That Inspired a Horror Film" by Katie Rudolph, Denver Public Library "Cheesman Park: Haunted by Fun (and angry ghosts, probably)" by Byron Graham, Westword Lady in White (1988) Director's commentary

It's almost Halloween, kids, and we're watching two movies that were panned upon release, but that have devoted cult followings.  Are Halloween III and Night of the Demons tricks or treats? Sources for this episode: Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) Director's commentary "Halloween III: Season of the Witch Deserves Another Look" by Jim Knipfel, Den of Geek "The Unpopular Opinion: Halloween III: Season of the Witch is the Best Halloween Sequel" by Chris Evangelista, SlashFilm "Schlock & Awe: Halloween III: Season of the Witch" by Kyle Anderson, Nerdist Night of the Demons (1988) Director/cast commentary "Night of the Demons Deserves More Recognition as a Camp Masterpiece" by Eric Langberg, Everything's Interesting Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6 PM Eastern - http://wuml.org/ Bloody in Love Horror Podcast - https://bloodyinlove.com/ 

Fred's Patreon Pick was The Feast Trilogy and it is a grotesque carnival of monster viscera, barf, and inventive deaths!  Get ready for a wild ride! Sources for this episode: Feast (2005) "Project Greenlight", season 3 Feast II: Sloppy Seconds (2008) Writer/Director commentary Feast III: The Happy Finish (2009) Writer/Director commentary

We discuss our Monster Kid Marathon lists and pick our favorites from listeners' lists!