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Trick or Treat Radio

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Ep 485

TorTR #485 - Prick Jagger’s Got The Bends

Episode | 146 min | Nov 12, 2021

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A young and modern podcast gets invited to explore an ancient and haunted show. During the course of the episode they undergo a serious change of plans when they awaken a dark spirit due to their tepid response to Basket Case! New Guest November returns and this year we kick it off with Bret and David from The Swearwolves podcast to discuss the film, The Deep House from directors Alexandre Bustillo and Julien Maury! Are these guys our long lost brothers from the other coast?! We also discuss whether Thriller or Bad was the better album, there is more Dr. Loomis insanity, and there is even some Pinball talk! So grab your fancy breathing apparatus, submerge yourself in your drink of choice and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Swearwolves, Michael Jackson, Thriller, Bad, which album was better, KISS, KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park, Culture Club, Koko B. Ware meets Parliament Funkadelic, G.I. Joe, Martin Scorcese, John Landis, Vic Morrow, Smooth Criminal, it’s a generational thing, Michael Jackson impersonator, Basket Case, Belial, John Carpenter, Halloween, The Thing, Dr. Loomis, MZ the Master Debater, Sean Cunningham, Friday the 13th, CGI handicapped placards, Undercover Brother, arcade/pinball, Phoenix, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Monster Bash, Dracula, Sean Clark, Ghostbusters, Addams Family, Loomis Parked First, 30 Fathom Grave, Failure, James Jagger, Camille Rowe, House of Wax Off, One Direction, Mick Jagger, The Deep House, Alexandre Bustillo, Julien Maury, Found Footage, drone shots, Speed, Leprechaun in Space, dark movies, underwater haunted house, Dario Argento, Inferno, Michael Myers Repellent, CM Punk, Checkhov’s Breathing Apparatus, The Girl on the Third Floor, House of Jizm, the MZ whisperer, filming in real time, Nightshot, Idris and Jessica Elba, an Egg McGuffin, The Belial Bunch, Nite Owl and the Other Chick, Ham and Grape Jelly Sandwiches, Salt Water Taffy, is The Sandlot a Baseball movie or a coming of age movie?, Raiders of the Lost Ark, go back to your Cheerios, Steven Spielberg, E.T., Close Encounters of the Third Kind, language lessons, Titane, Zombie Grrlz, Weekend at Ares’, Disney+ Day, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Dune, Alejandro Jodorowsky, David Lynch, The Eternals, Quasar, Star Wars: Visions, Bossk, Dexter, wellness checks, Raw, Julia Ducournau, Titanium, and Swearwolves Not Werewolves.

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Ep 484

TorTR #484 - Nighty Knight to Jesus Wick

Episode | 175 min | Nov 5, 2021

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A fantasy retelling of a medieval story of an ultra-violent, epic fantasy set in a land of auditory magic follows co-hosts from different backgrounds and cultures battling against a malevolent takeover. On Episode 484 of Trick or Treat Radio Evil Corny is back for another Patreon Takeover! This time around he chose the rotoscoped animated fantasy epic, The Spine of Night and the Arthurian legend of The Green Knight for us to discuss! We also air some more dirty laundry in the middle of a film discussion, discuss the history of rotoscope, and find out which disaster befell the god of war this week. So grab some snacks at the nearest alcohol store, prepare to go on a fool’s journey, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Fawlty Towers, Evil Corny, Kubrickian, Patreon Takeover, caterpillars, John Deere, Stephen King, Chris Pratt, Will Smith, Super Mario Bros., The Incal, Taika Waititi, The Metabarons, Stephen Scarlata, Scarlett Johannson, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Akira, Star Wars, What We Do In the Shadows, Extra Special Halloween Special, Discord, the alcohol store, bubbalah, Jack Palance, Shane, how do you fix fire?, The Black Knight, Martin Lawrence, The Spine of Night, Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, Max Fleischer, A Scanner Darkly, The Congress, rotoscoping, Cab Calloway, Wizards, Ralph Bakshi, Paul Dini, Anthology Films, Superman Cartoons, John Candy, Fist of the Northstar, animation for adults, Heavy Metal soundtracks, Fritz the Cat, Metalocalypse, Heavy Metal Magazine, cosmic horror, Patton Oswalt, Lucy Lawless, contradictory statements, Ving Rhames, Buttcrack, Art Spiegelman, Maus, The Green Knight, David Lowery, Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Casey Affleck, A Ghost Story, Ralph Inseson, Summer School, Arthurian Myth, King Arthur, Guy Ritchie, Morgan le Fay, First Knight, Camelot 3000, Alan Moore, Grant Morrison, Merlin, The Fool's Journey/The Hero’ Journey, Orange Cassidy, A.V.H.J, Erin Kellyman, Alicia Vikander, The Night House, David Bruckner, Hellraiser, The Lamont Configuration, Jesus Wick, Willy Nobody, eating off a silver platter, The Rocky Overhang, and A Scanner Dorkly.

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TorTR - Extra Special Halloween Special 2021

Episode | 128 min | Oct 31, 2021

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For the tenth installment of The Extra Special Halloween Special, we strip down some of the pomp and circumstance of the previous year to bring a bigger focus on Halloween. We kick things off with a rendition of “The Hearse Song” by us and our Patreon supporters. Then we dive into the meat of the episode with discussions on our spooky paranormal and supernatural encounters, terrible Halloween costumes and much more! So grab your worst Halloween costume, download the Randonautica app, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous Halloween special!

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Ep 483

TorTR #483 - Don’t Go Chasing Water Fowls

Episode | 170 min | Oct 29, 2021

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Reeling from an unexpected announcement that one of his co-hosts is moving, Ravenshadow is left alone in the lair of lost swag. He tries as best he can to keep it together -- but then nightmares come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house calling to him, beckoning him with idiotic allure. On Episode 483 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Night House, the latest film from Director David Bruckner! Things get heated as stories of death and dismay are aired, we find out whether or not movies actually need to happen, and a weeks-long mystery is solved. So grab your favorite ancient game console, throw up the double freedom rockets, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Horror auctions, Adam Computer, ColecoVision, The Atari 400, the Leonardo DaVinci of podcasting, Haunted Hillando, Haunted Maze, MZ moving to Maine, Devil’s Night Blackout Tapes after party, caterpillar poison, The Langoliers, hillbillies and inbreds, the Tom Brady of lifting boxes, Ring of Honor, AEW, Danhausen, Escape the Undertaker, Bandersnatch, The New Day, Demolition, idiot proof, John Carpenter, too hot for Pandora, chloroform, Wesley Willis, Lorazepam, Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Night House, David Bruckner, losing your smile, double freedom rockets, Jamie Clayton, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women, Rebecca Hall, The Mandarin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Crooklyn, Sarah Goldberg, benching a bookshelf, “on the rocks is fine”, Don’t Go Chasing Water Fowls, ghost stories, endings explained, Soda Popinski, Indiana Jones, Raiders of the Lost Ark didn’t need to happen, Buffalo Stance, Ben Lovett, Luke Piotrowski, Ben Collins, sitting on the edge of your toes, Hellraiser, Patreon Takeover, Timo Tjahjanto, Bubblegum Crisis, V/H/S/94, The Green Knight, The Spine of Night, Shudder, Synapse, Limited Edition of Demons I & II, Dario Argento, Deep Red, Body Count, ahead of the game but behind the times, The Lamont Configuration, the grimace reaper, sitting on the edge of your toes, and Taking the Karen to School.

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Ep 482

TorTR #482 - Dumbing It Down For Those In the Back

Episode | 159 min | Oct 22, 2021

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A horrifying story of a podcaster's experience in a public restroom. What could be possessing this co-host might not be what he makes it out to be, and why exactly did he blackout? On Episode 482 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Medium, the latest flick from director Banjong Pisanthanakun, streaming exclusively on Shudder! We also talk about Boglins, the belief in spirits, and the tired tropes and interesting subversions in possession films. So grab your most valued personal artifact, get all dressed up in your best collared shirt, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Nightmare on Elm St house, Creepshow, MZ’s private life, MonstahXpo, Rough House Publishing, Morbid Vision Films, Dr. Chris, Ralph Dibny, Halloween III, Sexy Tom Atkins, that’s no beard that’s a merkin, Boglins, Tim Clarke, the Power of the Force coin, Star Wars toys, Y the Last Man RIP, Preacher, FX on Hulu, Dune, 31 Days of Halloween, David Lynch, Jodorowsky’s Dune, binging an entire movie, Death Note, Devil’s Night Party, Blackout Tapes After Party, Manray, college shirt, Miss Goth Massachusetts, Zardoz, Faust, Der Golem, MZ’s bathroom adventures, Banjong Pisanthanakun, The Medium, Shutter, Trick or Treat Radio’s OnlyFans, carving pumpkins, documentary or found footage?, Donnie Yen, dumbing it down for those in the back, possession films, found footage fatigue, textbook possession 101, The Exorcist, a sexsational trilogy, The Tempter, Orgy from Hell, why are women always getting possessed?, fuzzy math, Ares is not a young female, Repossessed, Eric Bana, Joel McHale, Talk Soup, Deliver Us From Evil, Fallen, Army of Me, The Mist, Sons of Steel, David Bruckner, The Night House, Robert Pattinson masturbating, “it’s not a cum shot it’s a warning”, Andy Serderkis, DC Fandome, The Batman, Good Time, Cedric the Entertainer, 3 hour detective story, Paul Dano, The Flash, Micahel Keaton, Working Stiffs, Johnny Dangerously, darkness sets in, James Wan, Just Mayo, Haunted Hillando, reciprocating saw, PWI Top 500, the October sleepover, night vision denouement, The Secret of Nim, and I’d rather be in Thailand.

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Ep 481

TorTR #481 - Sons of Steel Magnolias

Episode | 174 min | Oct 15, 2021

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Trick or Treat Radio, podcast and men of peace, are trapped by a fascist government and accidentally transported into the future to witness the results of nuclear devastation. Their grim discovery that they are directly responsible leads them to travel back from the future to save mankind from destruction. On Episode 481 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Ozploitation cult classic film Sons of Steel from director Gary L. Keady! We also talk about the upcoming 2 hour Veggie Masher commercial, some of our favorite cult classic films, musicals?! So grab your leather pants, avoid nuclear destruction, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: RIP Rock and Shock, MonstahXpo, that’s not a city that’s a marina, hanging and banging, Rough House Publishing, MZ and his “friends”, Ravenshadow’s superstitions, Penny Dreadful, defrosting Uncrustables, Steel Magnolias, Conor Sweeney, Veggie Masher, Astron-6, In The Earth, Talk Without Rhythm, FriGay the 13th, Swearwolves, Pick Me Podcast, New Guest November, Radio Silence, Scream franchise, Ready or Not, living in a movie, VoyeurDorm, Ravenshadow getting a new doctor, boutique releases, Code Red, Vinegar Syndrome, Synapse, Severin, Grindhouse Releasing, Miami Connection, John Carpenter, Ozploitation, Black Alice, AC/DC, Lobo, Jim Van Bebber, My Sweet Satan, Fire and Ice, Heavy Metal Yahoo Serious, Lucker the Necrophagus, Post Apocalyptic setting, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, Repo! The Genetic Opera, 90 minute long music videos, Motley Crue, Krokus, Road Warrior, LOL out loud, Paul Bettany, mini me, Max Headroom, Lawnmower Man, Gary L. Keady, Stanley Kubrick, 80s style being recycled, wearing a bandana to hide your hairline, Tammy and the T-Rex, Australian Linnea Quigley, Oscar, Sylvester Stallone, Tim Curry, Quentin Tarantino, rissole and vegemite, tasty pasty, a strong hit of nostalgia, looks cheap and feels cheap, Nothing But A Good Time, balding Bret Michaels, Brother Eye, Trick or Treat Radio Pantheon, Manborg, Gun Woman, Raiders of Atlantis, Morgan Freeman Masturbation Sessions, Forbidden Zone, Richard Elfman, Future Kill, Danny Elfman, H.R. Giger, Shutter, Shudder, The Medium, V/H/S/94, Help with Odin’s Medical Bills, Psycho Patrick, Sugar Hill, opinions are like…, Creepshow, Resident Evil Village, Frankenstein’ Army, The Last Broadcast, smelling toast, and evacuated or evicted?

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Ep 480

TorTR #480 - The Cult of the Veggie Masher

Episode | 177 min | Oct 8, 2021

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After the discovery of a mysterious VHS tape, a brutish group of podcast hosts launch a high intensity discussion on the five short films, only to discover a sinister cult dedicated solely to the mashing of delicious vegetables into a tasty mouthwatering paste! On Episode 480 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the latest entry in the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/94 featuring the directorial talents of Jennifer Reeder, Chloe Okuno, Steven Kostanski, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, and Ryan Prows! We also discuss the hottest current binge-worthy show, the latest in 1990s technology, and the weird targeted ads Ravenshadow has been getting lately. So mash some veggies, be kind, rewind, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Hellraiser, David Bruckner, Jamie Clayton, Lament Configuration, Clive Barker, The L Word, MZ the old maid, Squid Game, M.C.  Escher, As the Gods Will, Takashi Miike, does South Korea have hair dye?, Ben Grimm, “It’s Clobberin’ Time”, Stargirl, Voice Messaging From Beyond, The Shade, JSA, Infinity Inc., James Robinson, greatest DC TV show, Resident Evil, Milla Jovovich, Malignant, The Isle, Clown Motel, 31 Days of Halloween, The Great Facebook Outage, conspiracy theories, the algorithms really work, condoms for goats, cake farts, Christian Mingle, Farmers Only, our Discord, erotic readings, the bag phone, the V/H/S franchise, V/H/S/94, Steven Kostanski, Conor Sweeney, Astron-6, tracking static lines, Hail Raatma, The Tunnel, Jennifer Reeder, Chloe Okuno, Bloody Disgusting, Giger, The Howling, Dee Wallace, taping TV shows off VHS, the meme of the cable era, Canadian Thanksgiving, Abe Froman, Olive Garden, Osh Kosh B’Gosh, gardening, Simon Barrett, Timo Tjahjanto, Mumble Jana, Lowlife, Ryan Prows, Oklahoma Bombing, Viy, The Vigil, The Last Broadcast, The Tunnel, The Zombie Army, and The Squidward Game.

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Ep 479

TorTR #479 - No Strangers to Gimmick Infringement

Episode | 181 min | Oct 1, 2021

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Enthusiastic podcast hosts recruit an old friend to accompany them on a venture into their collective past, in search of the mythical and horrifying Kobayashi Maru. On Episode 479 of Trick or Treat Radio we have another Patreon Takeover, this time it is our old friend Double D! He selects two found footage films for us to discuss; The Last Broadcast from 1998 and The Tunnel from 2011! We also reminisce a bunch, talk about the early days of internet marketing, and play the game, which idea came first! So grab a bottle of Mama Juana, charge up your camcorder batteries, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Live from the Derelict Dormitory, the legend of the Kobayashi Maru, Found Footage films, NCW history, White Claw, Dr. Joey Tron, backyard wrestling, the infamous trip to New Orleans, calling your spots, the best of 3-disc set, BB40, booking your own matches, The Bronze God, grill match, Destitute Park, Necronomicon MA, Jerry Lewis, Quarantine Titans, Star Wars Comics, Lobot, Morris Day and Jerome, Ravenshadow’s roof revamp, Mama Juana, The Last Broadcast, Stefan Avalos, Lance Weiler, The Blair Witch Project, IRC, Jersey Devil, early internet marketing campaigns, Broadcast News, Forensic Files, Doom Patrol, X-Men, investigative reports, Cannibal Holocaust, Unsolved Mysteries, Current Affair, talking heads, Fact or Fiction, The Tunnel, Carlo Ledesma, Enzo Tedeschi, The Descent, As Above So Below, Grave Encounters, The Devil’s Doorway, David Byrne, 31 Days of Halloween, The Divine Comedy, Dachra, seeing the monster, sight shaming, flashlight talk, Lovecraftian Horror, revealing the monster, methadone mile, The Wire, Michael Hutchence, INXS, Luke Arnold, Paranormal Activity, Nightshot, V/H/S/94, Shudder, Ryan Prows, Timo Tjahjanto, Simon Barrett, Chloe Okuno, Jersey Shore Devil, Jennifer Reeder, Conor Sweeney, mockumentaries, Prince of the City, The Crypt Keeper, Treat Williams, and The Kobayashi Marunion.

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Ep 478

TorTR #478 - Dungeons and Dungarees

Episode | 169 min | Sep 24, 2021

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A notorious podcaster must venture into a strange, dangerous land wearing only his lucky jeans in an attempt to break an evil curse and rescue an abducted girl who has mysteriously disappeared. On Episode 478 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Prisoners of the Ghostland, the first American film from Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono, also starring Nicolas Cage! We also discuss exploding testicles, how wrong it is to crop your friends out of photos , and Ravenshadow’s latest fan crush. So grab your dunkaroos, hike up your favorite dungarees, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Evil Dead, getting stung by a bee, Niobe or Ryobi, dungarees, Duncaroos, TV Guide, Fruit Roll Ups, Ravenshadow’s tub, DNA contact tracing, is Ares dark?, how much would you suffer for your art?, Jibber Johnson, Cliff Burton, MonstahXpo, Derek Rook, pooping in your own yard, Elvira’s New Book Yours Cruelly, Elvira: Memoirs of the Mistress of the Dark, Michael Raisinbaum, cropping your friends out of photos, Nightmare on Elm St. 4, conventions are coming back, wearing out your triumphant return, Army of Darkness, Tokyo Tribe, Sion Sono, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Nicolas Cage, Sofia Boutella, Nick Cassavetes, Bill Moseley, Why Don’t You Play in Hell?, Broken Arrow, John Woo, Hard Target, JCVD, Baron von Belfast Maine, Face/Off, Quentin Quarantino, The Rock, Con Air, owing the IRS, Judge Dredd, Megacity, east meets west, Gaspar Noe, Climax, The Mummy, Lex Luthor meets Colonel Sanders, Mom and Dad, Battle Royale, Suicide Squad, Versus, the testicle speech, Raw Force, Gigli, Perdita Durango, Wild at Heart, phoneticologist, James Gandolfini, Martyrs Lane, Ruth Platt, psychosomatic treats, The Many Saints of Newark, Jon Bernthal, Walking Dead, Tagging and Bagging, and Nippleless Cage.

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Ep 477

TorTR #477 - Sickness Reveal Party

Episode | 161 min | Sep 17, 2021

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Ravenshadow lives in a large chateau, full of lost souls and the needy. In the day the house is bustling with people; at night it is dark, empty, a space for Ravenshadow’s nightmares to creep into. A small, nightly visitor brings him comfort, but soon he will realise that his little visitor has been leaving him unpleasant gifts in his shower. On Episode 477 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Shudder exclusive film, Martyrs Lane from writer/director Ruth Platt! We also discuss British Misery, the late great Norm McDonald, and a game of two truths one lie nearly tears the show apart at the seams! So keep the contents of your locket safe, put on your British Knights, and strap on for the potty at Ravenshadow’s with the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Nightmare Alley, Guillermo del Toro, Elvira’s 40 Anniversary special on Shudder, Candyman, Bombolayo backwards, ghost props, unreliable witnesses, Dr. Fate, MZ’s new car, “Mouth of the South” Michael Ravenshadow, potatoes for breakfast, Jasper Tales, RIP Norm McDonald, Dirty Work, Artie Lange, Don Rickles, Bob Saget, A Clockwork Orange, Tiny’s Haunted Maze, Dexter, The Matrix films, Carrie-Anne Moss, Fido, Memento, Don King & Larry King, Back to the Future, Blackout Tapes Telethon, Martyrs Lane, Ruth Platt, The Pianist, Kiera Thompson, child actors, Train to Busan, Colin McGregor, Devil’s Backbone, two truths and one lie, The Baseball Bunch, how adults handle grief, peeing in Ravenshadow’s shower, asthma attacks, avoid children animals and Gwar?, Sion Sono, Nicolas Cage, Climax, Sofia Boutella, Bill Moseley, Tokyo Tribe, Boys From County Hell, Wolfwalkers, Cypress Hill, what do you call a joint?, don’t get provocative, Alien on Stage, international podcast, The Empty Man, Quite the Miasma, 4 quid man, Psycho Goreman, Captain Amerigo Vespucci, the first ever Italian super soldier, The Secret Handshake, British Knights, Re-bath, passports for your feet, and British Misery.

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