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Trick or Treat Radio

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Ep 572

TorTR #572 - Never Go Full Skarsgard

Episode | 193 min | Jul 14, 2023

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Seven Black friends go away for the weekend and end up trapped in a cabin with three straight white podcast hosts. Will the friends’ patience, restraint, and knowledge of horror movies help them survive the night? Probably not. On Episode 572 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Horror Comedy flick The Blackening from director Tim Story! We also discuss negative portrayals of race, we play tons of listener messages, and we find out what AI thinks of us! So grab your favorite board game token, make sure you don’t go full Skarsgard, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Mall of America, Onionhead’s Revenge, Chicken Pox, Nathan Fillion, G’Nort, favorite Green Lanterns, Guy Gardner, Bill Burr, Superman’s Origin, ChatGPT, Ravenshadow according to AI, Sarah Silverman, Chris Golden, the dangers of AI, content is king, WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike, Ravishing Ravenshadow, Daniel Craig, Brad Dourif, Gustaf Skarsgard, Peter Sarsgaard, Boxborough Comic Con, GI Joe, Charlie Hunnam, playing with your action figures, Master Diedrich Bader, The Brave and the Bold, Night of the Living Dead, Demons II, Jim Crow era BS, Juneteenth, The Blackening, Tim Story, Jordan Peele, Sinqua Walls, Friends, Living Single, rounding up to Italian, Tony Atlas, Behind the Bastards, Cracked.com, terrible stereotypes in wrestling, Mizark Henry, internalized misogyny, reevaluating your beliefs, unlearning what you know, Fantastic Four, Ari Aster, Midsommar, Beau is Afraid, Sisu, the theatrical experience, Rick Jones, body swapping with Captain Mar-Vel, Brooklyn 45, We Are Still Here, Ted Geoghegan, Walter Cronchitis, Getting Duked, An Apples to Asses Comparison.

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Ep 571

TorTR #571 - God Tier Weirdos

Episode | 186 min | Jul 7, 2023

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A wearer of a parasitic mask with black magic sheds blood on Halloween. Years later, a killer with the same profile haunts a group of podcast hosts, who then must fight fear, overcome personal struggles and unmask the murderer before someone yucks their yum. On Episode 571 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Rachel from the Zombie Grrlz Podcast to discuss the slasher Bad Girl Boogey from 18 year old filmmaker Alice Maio Mackay! We also pitch our latest film idea- The Expendables of weird actors, we talk about queer and trans themes in film, and you may just find a rare moment of eloquence within! So grab your most stylish cursed mask, get ready to attend the weirdest speed dating event ever, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Jaws, The Kill Room, Insidious, Amityville Prison, upcoming horror films, the Empress, The Zombie Grrlz Podcasting Dynasty, logging in the Bay Area, The Stream Queenz, Dead By Daylight, Nicolas Cage, More Deadly, Jagged Mind, police tape on the front door, plastic cockroaches, Maniac, Eibon Press, Vinegar Syndrome, Rough House Publishing, Black Honey, podcast ENTERtainer, Foof Ighters, Christopher Walken, Crispin “Hellion” Glover, Vincent Schiavelli, Michael Cera, Michael Berryman, Emo Phillips, UHF, Jeff Goldblum, Tommy Wiseau, Elijah Wood, Juliette Lewis, Tim Curry, Professor Triple X, Courtney Love, Valkyrie Mingle, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Ezra Miller, The Flash, A-List, So Vam, Bad Girl Boogey, Alice Maio Mackay, pride.com, American Hustle, Giallo influence, scalping, gory deaths, LGBTQ+, horror with trans and queer themes, seances, superfluous, manifest destiny, The Mask, Tubiholics Anonymous, The Wachowski Siblings, hateful rhetoric, The Eyes of My Mother, MonsterZero passing out, the sunken place, punk indie horror, El Goro, T Blockers, Preston Fassel, The Blackening, Tim Story, Bad Boy Bubby, Nick Castle, Halloween, the continuation of MZ’s feud with the San Diego Chicken, Moe’s Toyroom, Sinister Creature Con, Bananafingaz, The Baseball Bunch, the Mount Rushmore of Hate, seeing friends family grow, RIP BacaChewy, Baby Nihilism, and A Rare Moment of Eloquence.

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Ep 570

TorTR #570 - Dropping Cornish Acid

Episode | 194 min | Jun 30, 2023

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On an uninhabited island off the Cornish coast, a wildlife volunteer's daily listen to the world’s most dangerous podcast turns into a metaphysical journey that forces her as well as the listener to question what is real and what is a nightmare. On Episode 570 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by regular guest co-host Arkham Josh to discuss the Cornish film Enys Men from director Mark Jenkin! We also tell our favorite Mel Brooks stories, we talk about our favorite films that begin with the letter ‘P’, and we talk folk horror. So grab your 16mm clockwork camera, go through your daily routine over and over, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Severn Summer Sale, Joe Spinell, Cornish language, folk horror, The Isle of Corny, RIP Julian Sands, Vibes, The Office, Ken Kwapis, Peter Falk, Made, Jon Favreau, PCU, Steve Vai, Crossroads, Porno Holocaust, comparing Julian Sands to Vin Diesel, The Killing Fields, Arachnaphobia, Happy Birthday Mel Brooks, Spaceballs, George Lucas, The Producers, 12 Angry Men, Blood In Blood Out, Golden Girls, Estelle Getty, Bea Arthur, Night of the Demons, Golden Palace, Cheech Marin, Threes a Crowd, David Lynch, Elephant Man, Eraserhead, Twin Peaks, Bill by Force, Outside the Cinema, Misfits of Horror, The Beef Barn, Roast Beef and Records, Pimp of Promotions on a Pole, Perrier, Enys Men, Mark Jenkin, Cornwall, filibuster, projecting films, having an appreciation of celluloid, 70s films, Alien Autopsy, Jonathan Frakes, Sprockets, Skinamarink, The Outwaters, Blueprint for Survival, Folk Horror, May Day, Mary Woodvine, A Field in England, Ben Wheatley, The Wicker Man, Alfred Hitchcock, Michael Bay, Groundhogs Day, friends giving spoilers, The Spoiler, Bomboleyo Hit the Floor, Animal Kingdom, Sheer Terror, I Spoiler, The Ghost Stories for Christmas, Donald Pleasance, I see lichen people, The Phantom Pooper, and a polite goodbye.

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Ep 569

TorTR #569 - Wake Up and Smell the Landmines

Episode | 147 min | Jun 23, 2023

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When an ex-soldier who discovers gold in the Lapland wilderness tries to take the loot into the city, a group of podcasters attempt to get him to support their Patreon by any means necessary. On Episode 569 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film Sisu from director Jalmari Helander! We also discuss bands that look one way and sound another, violent action films, and new friend of the show, Sammy Tix! So grab your best nazi killing weapon, put on some grease paint and tall boots, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Happy Birthday to Bruce Campbell, Phil Collins, Peter Cetera, what is Chicago good for?, Phil Spector, Lana Clarkson, Shannon Tweed, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Dusty Rhodes, Ace Frehley, Ghost, Sleep Token, Bee Gees, Tom Selleck, Kirstie Alley, Michael Crichton, Silent Night, Deadly Night, The Cannonball Run, Never Too Young to Die, Vanity, Tara Buckman, Incarnate, Radical Comics, The Last Days of American Crime, Molly Hatchet, Lansdowne St in Boston, Jonathan Papelbon, UHF, Sammy Tix, C Thomas Howell, Soul Man, Sisu, Jalmari Helander, Jorma Tommila, Ruggero Deodato, does the dog die?, Quentin Tarantino, Doc Savage, John Wick, Rambo, The Phantom, Charlize Bronson, Folk Horror, Enys Men, The Pixies, Made Out of Hell, A Vehicle for Violence, Silent but Deadly, and the Mount Rushmore of Hate.

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Ep 568

TorTR #568 - Socio-Political Seance

Episode | 184 min | Jun 16, 2023

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Three podcast veterans, best friends for many years, gather together to support their producer after he sees a horrifying video, and the metaphoric ghosts of their past become all-too-literal. On Episode 568 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Shudder Exclusive film, Brooklyn 45 from director/writer Ted Geoghegan! We also have an extended Coffin Corner, we celebrate MZ and Wolfie’s birthdays, and we discuss the need to constantly re-examine the way you think. So grab your favorite bandana, wrap it around your head, hold hands to form a circle, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Deadstream, steel book releases, embarrassing yourself at WalMart, bloated coffin corner, Jackson Pollock, what’s on Ravenshadow’s head?, the unsung hero, Bed Intruder Song, RIP Sheiky Baby, B. Brian Blair, Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash, Kliq This Podcast, Dark Side of the Ring, Iron Sheik stories, Magnum T.A., Ric Flair, Kayfabe, CM Punk, the kick of kicking out cords, The King of Kicking Out, RIP Treat Williams, Dead Heat, Joe Piscopo, Brion James, movie mashups, Red Heat, Red Dead Heat, The Phantom, Billy Zane, James Remar, Darkman, The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, Renny Harlin, Andrew Dice Clay, Where in the World is Barry Sobel?, Ian Ziering, Beverly Hills 90210, Marty Feldman, Anne Ramsay, Throw Momma From the Train, Annie Ross, Pump Up the Volume, Superman III, They’re Watching, Brooklyn 45, Ted Geoghegan, Larry Fessenden, The Ranger, Ezra Buzzington, Kristina Klebe, movies that could be a stage play, Two Witches, A League of Their Own, Pencil Pushers, military veterans, The Hateful Eight, Victorian setting, Clue, Jeremy Holm, The Rocketeer, Timothy Dalton, World War 2, bias overruling logic, seances, the prequel to Brooklyn 99, Sisu, 12 Angry Men, Renfield, Muppets, Electric Mayhem, Peter Jackson, and the Feebles becoming Muppet canon.

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Ep 567

TorTR #567 - Renfield, Bring Me My Cocaine

Episode | 201 min | Jun 9, 2023

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Renfield, the tortured aide to history's most narcissistic podcast is forced to feed his masters’ debaucherous habits. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is ready to see if there's a life outside the shadow of The World’s Most Dangerous Podcast. If only he can figure out how to end his codependency. On Episode 567 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our good buddy Rocky from the band Knowman to discuss Renfield from director Chris McKay! We also talk about the history of Dracula, the correct way to eat a hot dog, and we create AI art of ourselves. So grab your stakes, holy water, guns, and any other vampire killing paraphernalia you want, pick up a six-pack of Dracula Blood, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Happy Birthday Robert Englund, Nightmare on Elm St., Dead and Buried, Strangeland, improved Rocky, Rockenstein down by the docks, Awkwafina, extravaganja, Pixies, nitrous oxide shots, is a hot dog a sandwich?, eating tampons, sauerkraut and onions, favorite mustard, potato sticks, emo Bill Paxton, AI Art Generator, Emo Phillips, Dario Argento, old man buying a lottery ticket dance, Renfield, Chris McKay, Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, The Dark Universe, Universal Studios, Dracula (1931), Dexter Fletcher, Christopher Lee, Vampire films, Monster Squad, CGI Blood, Ben Schwartz, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Van Helsing, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Nosferatu, Ralph Ineson, Bill Skarsgard, Green Knight, Robert Eggers, Shadow of the Vampire, Godzilla, Smurfs, Bootsie Bunsie Pookie, codependent relationships with caterpillars, Wes Craven, Vampire in Brooklyn, What We Do In the Shadows, Wiccan Tumblr, Rocky Overhang, Time Bandits, The Story of Ricky, The Unbearable Weight of Talent, Frank Langella, Joe’s Apt., BD Wong, Bela Lugosi, Brooklyn 45, Shudder, Ted Geoghegan, drunk Creepy Girl, severed limbs as javelins, The Blackening, Tim Story, Yorgos Lanthimos, Poor Things, Knowman, Dr. Strangeballs, The Shadow Sausage Council, A Triumphant Ooze, and a Miscarriage of Draculas.

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Ep 566

TorTR #566 - The Creepy Euro-Horror Crazies

Episode | 207 min | Jun 2, 2023

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A world renowned Creepy Girl intercedes in the lives of three young men as they all have to defend themselves against elderly blood-seeking hot topic witches. On Episode 566 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined for our June Patreon Takeover by Creepy Girl! She picked two of her favorite horror films from 2022 for us to discuss. We start out with Two Witches from director Pierre Tsigaridis and then discuss Old People from director Andy Fetscher! We also talk about the old Fango Message Boards, steamy romance films from the 80s, and the fear of getting old and being abandoned. So grab a novelty Ouija Board from your local Department Store, take a drink from the nearest water fountain, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Monster Cereal Crew, Carmella Creeper, Monster Mash Remix, Creepy Girl Patreon Takeover, Police Academy, Steve Guttenberg, Fangoria Message Boards, Evil Dead, Wrong Turn, “bubblah”, Trick or Treat Radio Meetup, AEW Double or Nothing, WWE Wrestlemania, putting wrestling moves on your family, Shining Vale, Courtney Cox, Sherilyn Fenn, Two Moon Junction, Richard Tyson, Kingpin, Herve Villechaize, Sleepwalkers, Milla Jovovich, Kuffs, The Wild Life, Boxing Helena, Bill Paxton, Art Garfunkel, Mia Sara, Dina Meyer, Birds of Prey, Fright Night, Yellowjackets, Two Witches, Hot Topic witches, Pierre Tsigaridis, Kristina Klebe, Rebekah Kennedy, I Trapped the Devil, Euro-Horror and Italian Horror influence, Peter Strickland, In Fabric, Single White Female, Kentucky Witches, the ongoing negative stereotype of witches, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Gerald Gardner, Arrow, movies that end with To Be Continued…, Old People, Andy Fetscher, DNR, The Crazies, George A. Romero, old folks home, neglecting our elders, William Shatner, The Amusement Park, the lost Romero film, Way of the Gun, Benicio del Toro, Ryan Phillipe, Rob Zombie, Def Comedy Jam, French Extremity, Randall Flagg, The Stand, Fried Bragg, Creep Show Radio, Rabid Grannies, Masha Masha Masha, Die With Your Boots On, Reese Feces, Skinny Girl Margaritas, and Puritan Turd Huffers.

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Ep 565

TorTR #565 - From the Outpost to the Outhouse

Episode | 172 min | May 26, 2023

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After a violent attack, a group of friends search for a distraction in the excitement of a podcast job, but are quickly overwhelmed by their self-deprecating sense of humor. On Episode 565 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Outpost, the feature film debut from the always hilarious Joe Lo Truglio! We also discuss the 43 year anniversary of The Shining, we marvel over the astounding amount of great films from 1980, and we reveal films on our list of shame! So grab an old rusty axe, try to peel those fake wooden display fruits, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Shining’s 43 year anniversary, Stanley Kubrick, Scatman Crothers, Black Honey, Steve Van Samson, Rough House Publishing, Derek Rook, MZ’s Bucket List, green bananas, Brooklyn 99, The Attic of Obscurity, Superman II, the films released in 1980, Midnight Madness, Fatso, Dom Deluise, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie, Cannibal Holocaust, Dabney Coleman, Short Time, The End, Burt Reynolds, Oliver Reed, Gangrel, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, The Sandlot, Major League, Bad News Bears, Jackie Earle Haley, A Nightmare on Elm St remake, Freddy Krueger, list of shame, Fright Night, Night of the Demons, Zombi, Cemetery Man, reconnecting with old friends, Outpost, Joe Lo Truglio, Beth Dover, Butterfingers, Dylan Baker, Promising Young Woman, Willem Dafoe, The Lighthouse, RIP Ray Stevenson, Punisher: Warzone, Kevin Nash, My Demon’s Name is Nervewrecker, Jordan Peele, East Bumf*ck Idaho, Grendel, Beowulf, Menagerie Troi, Desperately Seeking Vigilance, Tension on a Tower, and the Final Girl Hotline.

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Ep 564

Tortr #564 - Keeping Up With the Kandarians

Episode | 226 min | May 19, 2023

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A twisted tale of three long-time friends whose podcast is cut short by the rise of flesh-possessing demons, thrusting them into a primal battle for survival as they face the most nightmarish version of friendship imaginable. On Episode 564 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the latest entry into the Evil Dead franchise, Evil Dead Rise from director Lee Cronin! We also talk about the strongest horror franchises, our affection for the first three Evil Dead films, and the greatest fight scene in cinematic history! So grab a copy of the Book of the Dead, wait six months for it to hit VHS, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Cannes Film Fest, Latin American Horror, the salacious three, taking the “D” out, Late Phases, Family, Adrian Garcia Bogliano, Here Comes the Devil, Michelle Garza Cervera, Straight Outta Cannes, Tlatelolco, Werner Herzog, Premium VOD, putting the “D” back in, Friday the 13th Part 9: Jason Goes to Hell, Hellraiser, an ensemble Ash, Cabin in the Woods, Evil Dead (2013), Army of Darkness, Harbor Freight, Psycho, the Scream franchise, Courtney Cox’s bangs, Radio Silence, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Child’s Play, Puppetry of the Penis, John Ritter, Skin Deep, glow in the dark condom fight, Ronny Yu, Freddy vs. Jason, Michael J. Anderson, ponytails and pouches, verbal cancer, Smoking Causes Coughing, Pontypool, Superman book report, chuffed, Jack Valenti, Evil Dead Rise, Jerry Maguire, GI Joe, how long it took for films to come out on VHS, Christopher Reeve, Lee Cronin, Evil Dead II, airbrushed abs, Doom, Duke Nukem, the Skywalker Saga, ram-o-cam, shaky cam, drones, Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Gabrielle Echols, Morgan Davies, Nell Fisher, Danny Elfman, Bridget Fonda, MZ’s hatred of child actors, violence against children on screen, Jurassic Park, elevators full of blood, Kandarian Demons, Hellraiser, Necronomicon Ex Mortis, The Mummy, Dino de Laurentis, Stephen King, Wrath of Cannes, punt a Teddy Ruxpin, taking the D out of demon, and what’s in the bag?

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Ep 563

TorTR #563 - The Great Pepperoni Shortage of 1994

Episode | 186 min | May 12, 2023

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When a group of psycho podcasters go on a murderous rampage after surviving a botched live show the previous week, only one Arkham occupant can calm their violent tendencies and restore order to the show. On Episode 563 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Arkham Josh to discuss the films The Third Saturday in October Part V and The Third Saturday in October Part I! We also discuss our favorite Twilight Zone episodes, we talk about the different eras of slashers, and we discuss lost films! So grab an iconic slasher mask, take comfort in the words of the poet laureate Pootie Tang, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: National Twilight Zone day, Arkham Josh, Eddie Torres, Film Festivals, Portland ME, beating kids at foosball, Time Enough At Last, Burgess Meredith, John Lithgow, Third Rock From the Sun, Richard Kiel, Star Trek, Fats & Corky, break down the walls of Jericho, Jelly’s, Kansas Bowling, Parker Love Bowling, Friday the 13th Part V, Howling V, The Third Saturday in October Part V, The Third Saturday in October Part I, Freddy Krueger, Nightmare on Elm Street, Franklin Jr., foot jobs, small town Alabama, college football, Happy Birthday To Me, Halloween, 70s grindhouse, wood paneling, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Jay Burleson, Phantasm, Scream, 90s slasher films, Child’s Play, New Nightmare, Candyman, Popcorn, Maniac Cop 2, Wes Craven, Blood and Black Lace, Mario Bava, A Dark Song, From Black, Darth Maul, the death of metal, the height of the slasher, lost film, Heavy Metal, Blade Runner, London After Midnight, The Hills Run Red, Poltergeist, Unmasked Part 25, Saturday the 14th, Psychos in Love, Sleepaway Camp 2, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Steel Panther, Lew Temple, the look of a killer’s mask, William Shatner, costume in a box, Ben Cooper, Evil Dead Rise, Lee Cronin, Misfits of Horror, Tennessee Hate Week, words of comfort from Pootie Tang, poet laureates, The Last Thursday in November, We Arrived Together, and Terror at 37 Feet.

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