Scary Spirits Podcast

Welcome to the third episode of The Scary Spirits Podcast Presents: Wicked Ramblings, an entertainment podcast that strives to answer the twisted questions currently burning a bright hole in your dark soul. On this episode our hosts continue their conversation with Maximus Bryant, a haunt actor from Springfield, Ohio to talk all about the ins and outs, the ups and downs and the tricks of the trade of being an actor in a haunted house.

Some of the topics covered and questions asked of our special guest this episode include:

• How should a haunt actor handle an aggressive customer?
• What is an appropriate age for a child to enter a haunted house?
• What is a Home Haunt?
• What is the Ohio Haunters Association?
• Have you ever had an experience that made you think that the haunted house you were working at was actually haunted?
• What is the most enjoyable thing about being a haunt actor?
• What is some good advice for aspiring haunt actors?
• Marching Band – What instrument did Maximus play in High School?
• Early Halloween costumes – What were Maximus’ and our hosts’ first Halloween costumes?
• Are most haunt actors paid?
• The Dent Schoolhouse – frightsite.com
• Are there many haunted houses in Ohio? – thescarefactor.com
• The Haunted Attraction Network – hauntedattractionnetwork.com
• Plus there is still time to enter our contest!

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Celebrating the full moon that occurs on the day this episode comes out, Greg has chosen the 1932 film starring Fay Wray and Lionel Atwell, “Doctor X” for our viewing enjoyment this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Cannibal Cocktail”. The recipe that Greg found on food.com is below.

Cannibal Cocktail Recipe

• 1 oz tequila
• 2 oz white grape juice
• 2 – 5 drops of grenadine

Instructions:

1. Combine tequila and juice in a shaker with ice.
2. Pour into rocks glass and top with droplets of grenadine.

A Brief Synopsis: New York City reporter Lee Taylor is doing a piece on a series of grisly, cannibalistic murders that have all been committed under a full moon. Police soon begin to suspect that the murderer works at the lab of Dr. Jerry Xavier, a mysterious Long Island researcher who is doing an investigation of his own. Antsy for an inside story, Taylor breaks into the lab, where he meets and falls in love with Dr. Xavier’s daughter Joanne.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• The Brady Bunch – Greg makes a reference to a classic episode of the TV show that aired from 1969 until 1974.
• Novelty Handheld Buzzers – Did they really give people a shock?
• Sternocleidomastoid – What is it? Where on the human body is it located?
• Deltoid Muscle – Dr. Karen teaches us about this body part as well.
• Spilling Salt – Exactly why are you supposed to throw salt over your shoulder if you spill it anyway?

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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On this very special episode of the Scary Spirits Podcast Greg and Karen are joined by Brent Hilvitz and Tom Massmann, two of the actors that appeared in this weeks film, “Curse of the Blue Lights” from 1988. Join Greg, Karen, Brent and Tom as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Blue Light Special” cocktail. The recipe that Karen found on cocktailbuilder.com is below.

Blue Light Special Cocktail Recipe

• 3/4 oz apple schnapps
• 1/4 oz vodka
• 1/4 oz blue curacao liqueur
• pineapple juice

Instructions:

1. Shake

A Brief Synopsis: A group of teenagers drive out of town above an old graveyard on Make-Out Hill. While there they notice two mysterious blue lights floating around black surroundings. When the kids investigate they discover demonic creatures living under the ground, creatures destined to bring an Ancient demon God back to life.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• We are having a contest! Email us to win!
• How were our actors cast in the film?
• How did our actors get into acting?
• What were our actor’s favorite and least favorite scenes to film?
• Were our actors paid for there work in the film?
• Why doesn’t Brent have a IMDB credit?
• Given the chance, would our actors go back and do it all over again?
• Greg works in a “Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park” reference.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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This week for our viewing pleasure Greg, being a huge fan of Sir Christopher Lee, and because Karen thinks vampires are “cool”, has selected the 1973 Hammer film “The Satanic Rites of Dracula”. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Black Death” cocktail. The recipe that Greg found on haveacocktail.com is below.

Black Death Cocktail Recipe

• 1 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz blue curacao
• 1/4 oz butterscotch schnapps
• 1/4 oz coffee liqueur
• 1 oz Everclear

Instructions:

1. Stir the ingredients together in a whiskey sour glass, and drink through a straw.

A Brief Synopsis: When vampires infest London, a property speculator turns out to be Dracula himself. The count plans to annihilate human life through a new strain of bubonic plague. Van Helsing, a professor who has gained his doctorate by studying evil, discovers the plot and along with a group from Scotland Yard attempts to put an end to it.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Bubonic Plague – Dr. Karen gives us all kinds of facts about the bubonic plague.
• The Sabbath of the Dead – Who knew that such a thing existed? Apparently it occurs around Thanksgiving in the United States.
• Hawthorn Tree – Did you know that it could kill vampires?
• Peter Cushing & Sir Christopher Lee – Were they BFF’s?
• Star Wars – Our hosts can’t watch a Peter Cushing film without referencing Star Wars.
• Hammer Films – Where did they get that name anyway?
• Iron Maiden – While talking about Hammer Films, Greg makes a reference to “The Beat Over Hammersmith”.
• Def Leppard – Karen makes a reference to the Def Leppard song “Armageddon It”.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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Continuing her quest to watch all of the Universal classic monster movies, Karen has chosen the 1933 film “The Invisible Man” for our viewing enjoyment this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Jack Frost Cocktail”. The recipe that Karen found on theblondcook.com is below.

Jack Frost Cocktail Recipe

• Light corn syrup or honey for rimming glasses
• Flaked coconut for rimming glasses
• 2 cups ice (more or less depending on desired consistency)
• 2 oz pineapple juice
• 1 oz blue curacao
• 1 oz vodka or light rum
• 1 oz cream of coconut

Instructions:

1. Rim the glasses: Pour a thin layer of corn syrup onto a plate and dip the rims into the corn syrup, then dip in coconut flakes.
2. In a blender, blend ice, pineapple juice, blue curacao, vodka and cream of coconut until desired consistency is reached.
3. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

A Brief Synopsis: While researching a new drug, Dr. Jack Griffin stumbles on a potion that can make him invisible. When he reveals his new ability to his old mentor and his fiancée, it’s clear that a side effect of the potion is insanity. Jack goes on a violent rampage, and the police struggle to hunt him down, unable to see their target, while his mentor and his former partner desperately try to devise a plan to capture him.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• 1933 Special Effects – Karen explains how they made Claude Rains invisible.
• Monocane – The main ingredient in the serum that turns Jack invisible. Is it a real chemical?
• It’s a Wonderful Life – Henry Travers, who plays Dr. Cranley also portrayed the angel Clarence in “It’s a Wonderful Life”.
• Renfield – Dwight Frye, Karen’s “favorite” universal actor played Renfield in Dracula. In this film he is a reporter.
• Invisibility vs Being Able to Fly – Which superpower would our hosts choose?

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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Welcome to the second episode of The Scary Spirits Podcast Presents: Wicked Ramblings, an entertainment podcast that strives to answer the twisted questions currently burning a bright hole in your dark soul. On this episode our hosts are joined by Maximus Bryant, a haunt actor from Springfield, Ohio to talk all about the ins and outs, the ups and downs and the tricks of the trade of being an actor in a haunted house.

Some of the topics covered and questions asked of our special guest this episode include:

• Are there different types of haunt actors? If so, what are the differences?
• What skills are important to be an effective queue line actor?
• Is a haunt actor’s goal primarily to scare, or entertain?
• What traits are important to being a good haunt actor?
• Should a haunt actor have a signature character?
• Is there any special training that is required to become a haunt actor?
• Does performing in plays in school, or being a part of a theater department make a person a better haunt actor?
• How should a haunt actor handle a customer who likes to heckle?
• And more!

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Celebrating the 49th anniversary of it’s premier, Greg has chosen the 1973 film “The Legend of Hell House” for our viewing enjoyment this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Drunk Ghost Cocktail”. The recipe that Greg found on shakedrinkrepeat.com is below.

Drunk Ghost Cocktail Recipe

• 2 oz coconut rum
• 1 oz vanilla vodka
• 1 oz coconut cream
• 4 oz 7up or Sprite lemon lime soda

Instructions:

1. Fill a shaker with ice.
2. Pour in the coconut rum, vanilla vodka and coconut cream.
3. Shake well, make sure coconut cream is well mixed.
4. Strain into a glass.
5. Top with lemon-lime soda.
6. Garnish with a Ghost Peep and enjoy!

A Brief Synopsis: Scientist Lionel Barrett and his wife, Ann, lead a team into the infamous Belasco House, supposedly haunted by the victims of its late owner, a notorious serial killer. Though the rational Barrett does not believe in ghosts, the other members of his group do, including devout spiritualist Florence Tanner and psychic medium Benjamin Fischer, who has been in the Belasco House before and seen what horrors can befall those who enter it.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Mediums – Did you know that there are different types of Mediums? Karen explains the differences.
• Horseshoes and Jarts – It is a wonder that our hosts survived their childhoods.
• KISS – Greg makes a reference to their classic “Destroyer” album.
• The Carol Burnett Show – Greg makes a reference to the classic TV show. If you are of a certain age, you should recognize it.
• Ed and Lorraine Warren – Early pioneers in the field of paranormal investigation.
• The Empire Strikes Back – Clive Revill (Lionel Barrett) was the voice of Emperor Palpatine in the original version.
• Batman – Michael Gough (Emeric Belasco) portrayed Alfred in the Batman films from 1989 to 1997.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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All music on the Scary Spirits Podcast is provided by the band “Verse 13”. Please check them out. You can listen to all their music on their Bandcamp page.

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This week for our viewing pleasure Karen, being the cat person that she is, has selected the 1942 film “Cat People”. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Cat Tail” cocktail. The recipe that Karen found on makemeacocktail.com is below.

Cat Tail Cocktail Recipe

• 1 1/2 oz vodka
• 2 1/2 oz lemonade
• 1/2 oz St Germain Elderflower Liqueur
• 1/2 oz ginger syrup
• rosemary for garnish

Instructions:

1. Pour the vodka, ginger syrup and St Germain into a shaker with ice.
2. Add a sprig of rosemary.
3. Shake well then strain into a chilled cocktail glass full of ice.
4. Garnish with a lemon slice and rosemary sprig and serve.

A Brief Synopsis: Irena Dubrovna, a New York City–based fashion designer who hails from Serbia, begins a romance with marine engineer Oliver Reed. After the couple gets married, Oliver becomes concerned about Irena’s notion that she is cursed and may transform into a large cat in the heat of passion. Confiding in his beautiful assistant, Alice Moore, about his marital issues, Oliver unwittingly triggers Irena’s curse, with tragic results.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• Exotic pets – We learn that as a child Karen really, really, really wanted a Black Panther.
• Gilligan’s Island – Greg makes a reference to the classic 1970’s TV show.
• Black Panthers – Karen enlightens us with lots of facts about Black Panthers.
• 1940s Footwear – Karen discusses women’s footwear from the 1940s.
• Ginger Syrup – Our hosts each made their own ginger syrup for this episode’s cocktail. It is delicious.
• Mamluks – We learn all about these military slaves.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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It’s been a while since our hosts reviewed a film starring Fay Wray, so Greg thought it would be a good idea to watch the 1934 film, Black Moon this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Voodoo Sunrise” cocktail. The recipe that Greg found on cocktailbuilder.com is below.

Voodoo Sunrise Cocktail Recipe

• 2 oz of grenadine syrup
• 1 shot of vodka
• 1 shot of white rum
• orange juice

Instructions:

1. Pour rum and vodka into a collins glass.
2. Tilt the glass, and pour the grenadine down the inside.
3. Fill with chilled orange juice, and serve.

A Brief Synopsis: A young woman, who as a child lost her parents to a voodoo sacrifice, with her husband and daughter returns to the island where it took place, With disastrous aftermath.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• National Recovery Administration (N.R.A.) – An agency established by F.D.R. to eliminate “cut throat competition”. It was ruled unconstitutional in 1935.
• Schooner – What exactly defines a schooner anyway?
• Voodoo – Karen finds that this religion has similarities to others.
• In the film Juanita gets caught trying to sneak back into the house. Has either of our hosts ever been caught sneaking back in?
• Stevie Nicks – Karen makes a reference to Stevie Nicks as Juanita dances during the voodoo ceremony.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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Celebrating the birthdays of both Vincent Price and Sir Christopher Lee this coming Friday, Karen has chosen the 1969 film “The Oblong Box” for our viewing enjoyment this week. It was the first film that Vincent Price and Sir Christopher Lee starred in together. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Vincent Price’s New Fashioned Cocktail”. The recipe that Karen found on halloweeneverynight.com is below.

Vincent Price’s New Fashioned Cocktail Recipe

• 1 lump of sugar
• 3 dashes Angostura bitters
• 1 1/2 ounces light Canadian whiskey
• splash of club soda
• 1 twist lemon
• 1 cherry

Instructions:

1. Place the sugar in a glass.
2. Add the bitters and club soda, then stir with a spoon to dissolve the sugar.
3. Add the whiskey, ice cube and garnish with the twist and the cherry.

A Brief Synopsis: Julian hides his horrendously disfigured brother, Sir Edward Markham, in a tower where he is kept in chains. Anxious for freedom, Edward fakes his death with the aid of an immoral attorney, Trench, and a pill that puts him into a catatonic state. But the escape plan takes a treacherous turn when Julian unwittingly buries his brother alive — and he’s later unearthed by grave robbers under the employ of malevolent Dr. Neuhardt.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

• The Guinea – How much is it worth? Where did it’s name come from?
• The original Poe story – Very little from the original story by Edgar Allen Poe survive the film. Seems to be a reoccurring theme.
• Grave Robbers – How else would Doctors have gotten their cadavers to experiment and further medical knowledge?
• Vincent Price & Sir Christopher Lee – Did we mention that this is their first film together?
• Vincent Price & Sir Christopher Lee also share a birthday – May 27th.
• We learn that Karen wants to be buried in a fancy toe pincher coffin covered with leather and studs.

Our rating of the film:

This movie was OK. It took us 3 cocktails to get through it.

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