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Ep 514

TorTR #514 - I Don’t Give A Folk About Friendship Sandwiches

Episode | 165 min | Jun 3, 2022

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In an isolated mountain village in 19th century Macedonia, a young man is kidnapped and challenged to make the perfect sandwich or be turned into a witch by an ancient spirit. On Episode 514 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss You Won't Be Alone, a Macedonian folk horror flick from director Goran Stolevski! We also run the gamut of fandom as we discuss Star Wars, Batman, Professional Wrestling, the definition of retcon, and the haircut heard round the world. So grab your favorite book of folklore, don’t forget to do a loop, a hoop, and a swoop, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Wolfenshadow, wolf-eater, a loop a hoop and a swoop, Lobo, Ravenshadow’s haircut, the Michael Reinventionshadow tour, AEW Double or Nothing, the three P’s, Doc Brown, Anarchy in the Arena, Jericho Appreciation Society, Forego the Bow, CM Punk, MJF, wrestling works, Adam Cole doesn’t look like a wrestler, Rancid, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Eddie Kingston, Young Leia, turning the prequels into a four minute movie, Little Moisture Boy, definition of retcon, Moses Ingram, the prequels, leaving the Millenium Falcon behind, Stranger Things, where is Macedonia?, You Won’t Be Alone, Goran Stolevski, Macedonian Folklore, Noomi Rapace, animal violence, folk horror, Take Shelter, Horror in the High Shelter, Michael Shannon, Double D, Patreon Takeover, big bag of holding, Mama Juana, wellness days, The Batman, Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz, Andy Serkis, not my Riddler, not my Batman, Paul Dini, Gotham Knights, is there a definitive Batman story?, Steve Rogers, Captain America, controlling your own narrative, First Time Mic Drop, Mike Mignola, friendship sandwich, seasoned curly fries, a bombolayo sandwich, founding father Samuel L Jackson, the Boston Celtics, and loneliness for supper.

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Ep 513

TorTR #513 - The Age of Ignorance

Episode | 151 min | May 27, 2022

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During the bright American summer, a group of podcast hosts reveal their dark and controversial takes on popular culture. While exploring their newfound voice, their innocent discussions take a dark turn and strange things begin to happen. On Episode 513 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Innocents, a Norwegian thriller from director Eskil Vogt! We also find out who has a steaming hot take on a very popular property, we have the semi-reoccuring conversation about Jon Cryer’s best film roles, and we find out what New Mutants through a Stephen King lens would look like! So grab your favorite English Muffin, fill those nooks and crannies, practice your newfound superhuman abilities, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: RIP Ray Liotta, Gene Wilder, Gene Hackman, the REAL Lex Luthor, Mule Kick to the Taint, Michael Rosenbaum, Lenny Luthor, Jon Cryer, Martha Stewart is Getting Out, Dudes, Amy Heckerling, Penelope Spheeris, Gangrel T-Shirt, Police Navidad, embracing your inner heel, Ivan Drago, Baby Creed, Stone Cold Steve Austin, banned in Germany, Apt Pupil, Scott Bakula, The Pringles to the Prequel, set phasers to stun, beards make you look older, Just for Men, Ra’s al Ghul, Captain America is from Brazil, Kenobi, Star Wars Celebration, Val Kilmer, Andor, The Adventures of Mo Mosa, The Mandalorian, Jude Law, Skeleton Crew, Ponda Baba, nooks and crannies, Rough House Publishing, Derek Rook, IFC Midnight, The Innocents, Eskil Vogt, norwegian horror, New Mutants through a Stephen King lens, at what age were you when you made your worst decisions?, the freedom we had as children, telekinesis, empath abilities, Ian Ziering, organic dialogue, Noomi Rapace, You Won’t Be Alone, Goran Stolevski, Jack Sparrow hand motions, Boba Fede Alvarez, Gwen Stefani, Sugar Ray, and Crusting the Uncrustable.

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Ep 512

TorTR #512 - Explain Me to Me

Episode | 195 min | May 20, 2022

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Prince Amleth is on the verge of becoming a man when he is brutally forced to listen to Trick or Treat Radio by his uncle. Two decades later, Amleth is now a Viking who's on a mission to get revenge on his uncle for subjecting him to such vile auditory poison. On Episode 512 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Arkham Josh to discuss the Viking era revenge tale,  The Northman, from director Robert Eggers! We also dissect toxic masculinity- in the Viking Age and also modern day, we learn the real way to say Bjork, and we find out which Hollywood family faction is the most dominant! So grab your sword and board, go into a berserker rage, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Seeds of discontent, foreshadowing boy, COVID-19, MonkeyPox, eating bananas and tossing poop, getting chicken pox late, “explain me to me”, a hairy threepio, Mario and Zelda, Rush, Poison, Tootskee and the Czar MC, Skid Row, Tom Waits, Still Hellboyin’, monologue or diatribe?, Ewan McGregor, Stranger Things, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Cadbury Ares, are you down with the force?, Quarantine Titans, documents in triplicate, True Blood, Alexander Skarsgard, who would win in a fight: Baldwins or Skarsgards?, celebrity family survivor series, how to pronounce Bjork, Kurt Loder, Robert Eggers, Sugarcubes, full frontal with little dialogue, Training Day, Ethan Hawke, TV’s Purge, Eric Stoltz, Conan, the brutality of Berzerkers, toxic masculinity, moral ambiguity, how corrupt is Rhode Island?, Batman, vengeance, Shakespeare, Hamlet or Amleth, Bloodsport, The Longest Yard, Thor Bjornsson, Game of Thrones, Maniac Driver, The Sadness, Romero Zombies, The Crazies, 28 Days Later, Willem Dafoe, Evil Dead: The Game, Extreme Prejudice, Vestron, Ash vs. The Deadites, The Black Dahlia Murder, Trevor Strnad, The Spine of Night, Ralph Bakshi, The Last Matinee, giallo, The Deep House, Dario Argento, Inferno, horror icons, kick a muppet, there’s just too much content, Chutes and Lathers, he’s a good Skarsgard, and The Hyper-Crazies.

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Ep 511

TorTR #511 - No-Selling the Sadness

Episode | 205 min | May 13, 2022

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A podcast is trying to reunite with their old friend amid a city ravaged by a plague that turns its victims into deranged, bloodthirsty sadists. On Episode 511 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, The Sadness from director Rob Jabbaz, streaming exclusively on Shudder now! We also connect up with one of our friends who also happens to be one of our favorite directors, Kurando Mitsutake! Kurando talks about his latest film Maniac Driver, and gives some early info about his next project! So grab a comic off the shelf, flip through it so you can be an expert, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Kurando Mitsutake, listening to podcasts in the morning, Michael Rosenbaum, Talk is Jericho, Square One Mall, Super J-Cup, Japanese wrestling, the benefits of the showercap, Gorillas in the Midst, Meryl Streep, Beard Caps, an attempt at a 4-way, a quick schvitz, the Sopranos community, Spinal Tap 2, Christopher Guest, Rob Reiner, I am Brute, Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show, Break Like the Wind, Kids in the Hall, The Sadness, Rob Jabazz, The Crossed, Garth Ennis, making films in a post-pandemic world, Aliens, zombies, voodoo, Thanagarian Snare Beast, chehkov’s shears, fry basket to the face, Y the Last Man, the limitations of the Chinese government on media in their country, gory AF, zombie buggery, flipping through comics, moons over my-hammy, Gilberg, calling spots, Robert Eggers, The Northman, Reel Gore Releasing, Steve Aquilina, Machine Girl, Asami, real-time remote film editing, Lion-Girl, bringing sexy back to comics, Tokyo City Hall, the Fukushima nuclear disaster, guerrilla filmmaking, Nissan President, political subtext within exploitation films, Taxi Driver, William Lustig, Hayate, Karate Kill, Gun Woman, giallo, My Apocalypse Now, Monster Fest, Action USA, Miami Connection, Zatoichi, Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf, hard boiled film noir, William Lustig’s Maniac, Junji Ito, living out your days in Maine, Frason: the new horror icon, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, imagination running wild brother, The Nation of Fabrication, Diabolik DVD, Lady Terminator, The Batman, visions of Hot Dogs in your head, all beef baby, what’s your favorite olive?, and Schvitzing Bullets.

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Ep 510

TorTR #510 - The Ghost of Bill Finger

Episode | 208 min | May 6, 2022

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When a sadistic podcast host begins running down the reality in a comic book film, the Vegan King of Wales is forced to investigate the podcast’s hidden corruption and question why he stayed awake until 5am for this debacle. On Episode 510 of Trick or Treat Radio we have our May Patreon Takeover. Joining us this time around is Linus, straight from the UK and staying up way too late to discuss The Batman with us. We are also haunted by the ghosts of Batman past, we find out exactly what Buckfast is, and there is a rare emotional, tender moment on the show. So grab your cape and cowl, down a pint of mosh pit juice, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Bangers and Mash, Buckfast, across the pond, Linus, Bristol UK, the Ravenshadow watch method, God Save the Queen, Neal Adams, Linus Fitness-Centre, shoegaze, Shore Drive Records, writing an EP is the new making a mixtape, Death by DVD, GGTMC, Talk Without Rhythm, Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, PTO for yard work, Edward Ravenhands, Sam Raimi, Spider-Man, imperial conditioning, behind the facade, Warrant, X, Maniac Driver, Kurando Mitsutake, The Northman, Robert Eggers, Hamlet meets Conan, Benedetta, Paul Verhoeven, Starship Troopers, Hollow Man, Kevin Bacon’s transparent ding dong, what good can invisibility powers achieve?,  Designated Driver Man, real life superheroes, The Last Kingdom, plugging the show you’re on, Teeel, the role of pets in our lives, Matt Reeves, Let Me In, Cloverfield, The Batman, Robert Pattinson, the meaning of chuffed, is France part of the UK, Good Time, Tim Hunter, Batpole envy, shark repellent, the king of low hanging fruit, Muse, Christopher Nolan, Batman ‘66, dreadlocked Joker, Patrick Batman, pulp film reality, the bat chin, comic book films based in reality, Ra’s al Ghul’s Ninja School, Dark Night Dark City, Zodiac, Mike Mignola, Heath Ledger, memorable musical themes, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, Gotham Knights, Bat Guano, Jason Bored, Barry Keoghan, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, The Sadness, The Batman, Zoe Kravitz, Batman Hush, Jeph Loeb, nocturnal animals, and smells like bat spirit. 

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Ep 509

TorTR #509 - The World Through Giallo Eyes

Episode | 214 min | Apr 29, 2022

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In 2022, a group of middle-aged podcasters set out to make an exciting episode with some highly anticipated films, but when their reclusive, elderly former co-host catches them in the act, the hosts find themselves fighting for their lives. On Episode 509 of Trick or Treat Radio we welcome back the vulgar guru of horror, MZ and the always knowledgeable and intelligent Arkham Josh to discuss X from director Ti West, and the latest film from Kurando Mitsutake, Maniac Driver! We dig into the extensive shared knowledge of our guest co-hosts to have an in depth discussion about 70s horror and Giallo films. So grab your 16mm camera, slip on your black gloves, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Reunion, purified in the waters of Lake Minnetonka, summer squatters, don’t check the attic, loose wires, Dr. Do-Little, old ladies, peaches and plums, boogie down, Tiger Lily Records, Strawberries Records, Steve Drake Band, Mariah Carey, Dance Singles on Vinyl, record companies as tax scams, ghost apps, “boy class”, May the 4th, X, Ti West, The House of the Devil, Mia Goth, Jenny Ortega, Kid Cudi, Brittany Snow, women’s lib in the 70s, criss-crossing trajectories, dual roles for actors, Pearl, 4:3 aspect ratio, Chekhov’s Crocodile, In A Valley of Violence, Lars Von Trier, Nymphomaniac, montage of penises, pinky violence, Kurando Mitsutake, Maniac Driver, Japanese Giallo, Zoom In: Sex Apartments, Nikkatsu erotic films, Diabolik DVD, The Sadness, a different take on the giallo tropes, black gloved killers, gel colored lights, Mario Bava, Dario Argento, Tenebre, Lucio Fulci, Cat in the Brain, The Bird With the Crystal Plumage, Strip Nude For Your Killer, Terror at the Opera, Phenomena, Sleepless, Keith Emerson, Stelvio Cipriani, sleazy af films, Taxi Driver, Goblin, indoor plumbing, the pizza discussion in the green room, Patreon Takeover with Linus - The Vegan King of Wales, The Batman, Bizarro Ravenshadow, Heart+Knife, Sex Porn and Cocaine, digging deeper into depravity, the helmeted hero, and a dark sleazy treat.

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Ep 508

TorTR #508 - Nefarious Supervillains in Outbreak Outfits

Episode | 174 min | Apr 22, 2022

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In a zombie-infested New England wasteland, soldier Steven has dedicated his life to tracking and capturing survivors with Boston accents in hopes of finding a cure. On Episode 508 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Steve Van Samson; Author, Roughian, and one of the Hosts of the Retro Ridoctopus Podcast! Steve will help us discuss all the Aussie Zombie Mayhem of Wyrmwood Apocalypse from Kiah and Tristan Roache-Turner! We also discuss school lunches, the theory that Ares is secretly a Dwarf, and the importance of representation in film. So grab your best zombie apocalypse outfit, smear the vegemite on thick, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Steve Van Samson, Rough House Publishing, the Retro Ridoctopus Podcast, Stan Bush, dewbacks, school lunches, uncrustables, Lance Henriksen, James Brown, Homeless John Constantine, stories around the Denny’s table, Swarm of Eyes, Derek Rook, Homeless Comics, the secret recipes behind school lunches, Thorin, Lair of the White Worm, The Bone Eater King, Marrow Dust, Mark of the Witchwyrm, dark fantasy, the swamp of handjobs, sword and sorcery, Conan, Robert E. Howard, Greg Staples, don’t go chasing waterfalls, Hallmark Horror, MonstahXpo, Halfway to Halloween, Rock and Shock, Scare-A-Con, Lisa Wilcox, Tyler Mane, Bob Eggleton, Famous Monsters of Filmland, a walking tub of The Stuff, Bombo-Radio, Ender’s Game, flipping to a movie on the same scene every time, Savage Beach, Back to the Future, Miami Connection, Robocop, The Eternals, Moon Knight, the sampler of sadness, The Batman, Wyrmwood Apocalypse, Tristan and Kiah Roache-Turner, Aussie Horror, narrative shorthand, Ares dropping science, Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead, less than stellar CGI, Australian Eric Bana, Earth OU812, The Last Man on Earth, representation in genre film, Dr. Strange, how marketing can misrepresent a film, Dawn of the Dead, Chris Jericho, The Night Eats the World, The Battery, The Girl With All the Gifts, Planet Terror, Zombeavers, bezerker dwarf from Moria, “It’s a beard thing”, passion with a plucky spirit, Undead, Spierig Brothers, Maniac Driver, Kurando Mitsutake, X, Ti West, MonsterZero, Arkham Josh, 30 Coins, Alex de la Iglesia, technical Tuesday, Jesus and the Technolocolor Flack Jacket, and You Can’t Be Wrong in the Multiverse.

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Ep 507

TorTR #507 - Truth is Stranger Than Crucifixion

Episode | 182 min | Apr 15, 2022

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Padre Goro, an exorcist who is exiled by the church to a remote village in Ohio where he hopes he is forgotten by his enemies, by podcasting with a bunch of unintelligible monsters. On Episode 507 of Trick or Treat Radio we have another Patreon Takeover and this time Jon R is programming the show! Jon has picked an episodic series for us to discuss, which is a first for us! We discuss the first two episodes of 30 Coins from director Alex de la Iglesia. Jon has also requested our buddy El Goro to join the discussion! We also veer off into talking about our history with religion, cows giving birth to human babies, spider babies, and some good ol’ comic book talk! So grab one of Judas’ silver coins, try not to botch an exorcism, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: 7/10 split, El Goro, Talk Without Rhythm Podcast, Eat the Rich, Airheads, Hero, Cherry Blossoms, Casablanca, Ravensahdow’s new technology, moving to Australia, Spider Baby, Spider-Man, Frog Man, Dagon, 30 Coins, Alex de la Iglesia, Spanish Bobby D, Eduard Fernandez, Megan Montaner, Macarena Gomez, Roman Catholic weddings, reading comics too much, religion being scary, When in Rome…, Day of the Beast, Catholicism in Spain, religious freedom, a cow giving birth to a baby, David Lynch, John Constantine, Golem, do not trust clergy, Jesse Custer, Joseph the Technicolor Dreamcoat, botched exorcisms, a rationalists approach, Call of Cthulu, Lovecraft, Xtro, Dead Alive, Father McGruder, Ralphs Diner, Bisque, Bane, Authority, Simon Bisley, Glenn Fabry,  Geriatric Terminator, The Badass Priest, You’re Your Own Barrista, Wicked Con, Steve Dillon, Garth Ennis, Hellblazer, Terry Gilliam, Jaberwocky, Red Dwarf, the bloke from Star Wars, Lobo, Real ID, Night’s End, Jennifer Reeder, Studio 666, Ravenshadow the barrista, delivering pizza to ECW, $15 burger, Our Flag Means Death, Rhys Darby, Taika Waititi, Warner Bros Discovery, WWF/WWE lawsuit, comic book sales are down, how to save the comic book industry, Quasar, Moon Knight, crypto, the Shadow of the Bat, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Punisher, King Arthur Myths, Avengers Prime, Justice League, do comic book characters ever truly die?, save Jason Todd, Mike Mignola, Wonder Man, Tim Sale, The Long Halloween, Dark Victory, Arkham Asylum, Dave McKean, Grant Morrison, and make mine HBO Max.

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Ep 506

TorTR #506 - Straight Coffee No Pepto

Episode | 168 min | Apr 8, 2022

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An anxious shut-in moves into a haunted studio, and invites an old friend to perform an online exorcism which quickly takes a ridiculous turn. On Episode 506 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Mina Rose to discuss the Shudder exclusive film Night's End from director Jennifer Reeder! We also attempt to explain what ASMR is, we talk about the exploitation of victims, and as usual we manage to go to some pretty weird places. So grab your bottle of Pepto, reboot your router for your online exorcism, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Mina Rose, ASMR, is that a pack of Winston’s or something else?, Star Wars, Jizz Music, Casablanca, Coin Flip Sinema, Moon Knight, Moonknighting Podcast, The Batman, Legends of Tomorrow, Booster Gold, Donald Faison, Studio 666, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Lobo, Simon Bisley, Glenn Fabry, Preacher, Hellblazer, Danzig, Metal  Frazetta, Neil Hamburger, Nickelback, Michael Shannon, Man of Steel, Boardwalk Empire, Kate Arrington, Host, Zoom Seances, Night’s End, Shudder, Geno Walker, Jennifer Reeder, coffee and Pepto Bismol, Adam Driver, Benedict Cummabunch, “it’s never just a sixer”, being exploited, strapped to an inversion table, The Watcher or The Doer, Ares: God of Backpedaling, Ben Affleck’s flack, Patreon Takeover, Witching and Bitching, Rocky, Alex de la Iglesias, the crucifiction, The Last Kingdom, Seven Kings Must Die, Better Call Saul, Alexander Dreymon, The Killing of a Sacred Deer, getting an aggressive NKHJ, Thor: Love and Thunder, Guardians of the Galaxy, Cody Rhodes, WWE, AEW, Heavy Metal, Dredd, Talk Without Chief Wiggum, and Hamburger Helpless.

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Ep 505

TorTR #505 - Pat Smear: American Scream Queen

Episode | 207 min | Apr 1, 2022

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Legendary podcasters move into a Canadian mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 505th Episode with a familiar voice along for the ride. On Episode 505 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Rocky, co-host of Force Insensitive and the driving force behind the band Knowman to discuss the Foo Fighters film, Studio 666 directed by BJ McDonnell! We go off in so many directions that they can’t properly be encapsulated in this summary. Just tune in and get lost in the sea of madness. So grab your Kloo Horn, oil up your chainsaw when you hear the Lumberjack song, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: RIP Taylor Hawkins, Rip Taylor, Chris Rock vs. Will Smith, getting slapped vs. having your ear bitten off, the slap heard round the world, rockstar comedians, Dimebag Darrel, Hobo Gandalf, Moon Knight, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead, Spring, Don’t Press the Don’t Button, Resolution, Brian Michael Bendis, Synchronic, The Endless, Warren Ellis, Oscar Isaac, Batman, Dr. Fate, the cupcake van, F. Murray Abraham, Khonshu, Ewan McGregor, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Tatooine is the intergalactic Alabama, “I like Luke”, Just for Men, Jizz music, Spokesman of the Caveman of America, worst Jedi of all time, Candy Land, Hard Days Night, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, Foo Fighters, Studio 666, Pat Smear, BJ McDonnell, The Germs, The Go Go’s, 45 Grave, The Ramones, Rock n Roll High School, Slayer, Exodus, Survival of the Film Freaks, Jack Bennet, BJ McDonnell, Joel David Moore, that beard wasn’t built in a day, Kerry King, John Carpenter, Taco Bell, late night snacking, a Rubik’s Cube of sphincters, Gojira, Jackyl, Terrifier, Molly Thratcher, Christopher Walken, Unfrozen Caveman Ranger, Lionel Richie, Rush, 2112, Will Forte, Runaway, Gene Simmons, Jared Leto, Requiem for a Dream, Morbius, Tom Petty, Sunny Day Real Estate, Kurt Cobain, Nirvana, Probot, Max Cavalera, Dream Widow, Chevy Metal, Queen, Freddie Mercury, Alanis Morissette, V/H/S/94, Night’s End, Knowman, Black Light Clergy, and Qui-Gon Take Me Away.

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