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Trick or Treat Radio

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Ep 456

TorTR #456 - Sex Packet Free Fall

Episode | 168 min | Apr 23, 2021

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Following eight years in the life and career of an independent podcast, supported by dozens of interviews, posing one question: how have we not killed each other yet? On Episode 456 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our good buddy Professor Jay to discuss the documentary Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business from director Justin McConnell. We delve deep into the world of independent film, festivals, film markets and what it takes to make a compelling documentary. Of course there is the typical madness you’d come to expect from us, fear not! So grab your clapboard, get busy in a Burger King bathroom, shout action, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Booster and Beetle return!, Professor Jay’s triumphant return, vaccinations, phantom pain, Charlotte Film Society, Independent Picture House, Back Alley Film Series, film festivals in a post-COVID world, Cannes, Sundance, SXSW, Lucky, Benny Hill, Police Academy and Porn, watching a lot of films, Ghosts and Goblins, Kid Icarus, Sega Genesis, Jarret Blinkhorn, filming in the middle of winter, inner-anxiety, Diana Porter, Darling Pet Monkey, Nick Esasky, Braun Stroman, Ian Holm, Blood Pigs, Septic, Brian Paulin, Denny’s Sampler, COVID Cantina, free Chinese food, Digital Underground, MZ’s Coffin Corner, RIP Shock G, Sex Packets, prostate exams, Human Centipede, anal bleach, Moving Violations, NASCAR in your underpants, Larry Fessenden, Justin McConnell, Clapboard Jungle, Lifechanger, Arrow, Colin Geddes, Robert Rodriguez, Kevin Smith, El Mariachi, Steven Kostanski, Quentin Tarantino, Image Comics, Adam Wingard, Jon Watts, James Gunn, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson, Darkman, Guillermo del Toro, Graham Skipper, Travis Stevens, Folk Horror, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, being the director and subject of your own documentary, Hearts of Darkness, Frontieres Film Market, Battleship, Edgar Wright, PCU, Jon Favreau, Michael Moore, American Movie, Morgan Spurlock, Free Solo, Fisher Stevens, Shadow Stevens, Willy’s Wonderland, Jakob’s Wife, Nicolas Cage, Five Nights at Freddy’s, eff the Banana Splits, Shudder, Alex de la Iglesia, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, Wild at Heart, Perdita Durango, and relaxing for your art.

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Ep 455

TorTR #455 - Vaxxing and Relaxing

Episode | 170 min | Apr 16, 2021

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A suburban podcaster fights to be believed as he finds himself stalked by a threatening listener who returns to his house night after night. When he can't get help from his co-hosts, he is forced to take matters into his own hands. On Episode 455 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Shudder Exclusive film Lucky from Director Natasha Kermani, and Writer/Star Brea Grant! We also talk about what Tom Cruise as Optimus Prime would look like, the difference between listening and hearing, and we have another unfortunate edition of MZ’s Coffin Corner. So jab yourself with your vaccine of choice, make some noise, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Vaccinations, pipecleaner arms, Ravenshadow lifting, second Easter or belated?, exchanging streaming services on the holidays, Ravenshadow’s password, Wrestlemania, WWE Hall of Fame, W.C. Fields, Sean Waltman, Scott Hall, The Pretty Reckless, Gerard Butler, 300, Keanu Reeves, Space Jam, Mad Magazine, Lebron James, Bad Batch, Barb Wire, Roger Corman’s Fantastic Four, Star Wars Vintage, Star Wars Holiday Special, partying with Carrie Fisher, Them, Mac and Me, Harrison Ford, $700 Optimus Prime, Peter Cullen, Joseph Stalling, talking all raw, Raiders of Atlantis, Grabbers, RIP Enzo Sciotti, Timothy Quill, golden age of Italian Horror, Giannetto De Rossi, Lucky Natasha Kermani, Brea Grant, After Midnight, Jeremy Gardner, Preacher, toxic masculinity, second wave feminism, Alice Sweet Alice, Howard Stern, luck vs hard work, Son, The Stylist, longbum, Star Wars Bounty Hunter, What If?, Dengar, IG-88, Bossk, NKHJ, The Kliq, vehemently, Russians we know, Verotika Mars, Big Bosskman, The Wrong Idiot, and Vaxx to the Future.

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Ep 454

TorTR #454 - Flying High at Area 54

Episode | 146 min | Apr 9, 2021

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When a young podcaster contracts a mysterious illness, his mother must decide how far she will drive to bring him the supplies he needs to stay alive. On Episode 454 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film, Son from Writer/Director Ivan Kavanagh! We also talk about the proper way to get your COVID vaccination, cursed puppet shows, and the hottest place to party, Area 54! So grab your favorite pair of sequined hot pants, try not to spit up too much blood, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: Shudder, Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, Castle Graybeard, Adams Family, Arachnaphobia, MZ vaccination report, eye of the beholder, what does MRI mean?, Ravenshadow’s triumphant appearance on the Movie Massacre podcast, smoking helmet dome, the COVID life cycle, Three’s Company, The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, Studio 51 or Area 54, Xenomorph, Wes Borland, the MZ infomercial of the week, Teeel, Tom Wilson, cameo, Jim Smith, Barry Horowitz, Superman: Red Son, Speed Racer, Emile Hirsch, Andi Matichak, Bad News Bears, Gods giving birth to children, ballin’ on a budget, Uncrustables and Cigarettes, Resident Evil, Parliament Funkadelic, medium sized Big Show, bad blood fx, annoying kids, opinions, The Canal, Quarantine Titans, free shots, Double D, Kobayashi Maru, primo gange, pot delivery, Rosemary’s Baby, Son of Rosemary, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, puppet shows in Tiny’s basement, MZ eating ants, eclairs covered in ants, choking on the chicken, Brood X, “gypsy mawths”, Gangrel and The Brood, shrunken head, stairway snake, Beetlejuice, John Cicada, ribbed ankle cuffs, Cavity Colors, Hydrocodone, “make me get that happen”, and Creepshow.

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Ep 453

TorTR #453 - The Lair of Lost Scalps

Episode | 162 min | Apr 2, 2021

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A lonely podcaster becomes obsessed with the lives of his listeners and descends into murderous madness. On Episode 453 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Arrow exclusive film, The Stylist, the feature film debut of director Jill Gevargizian! We also find out MZ’s thoughts on the Arrow streaming app, we discuss all the great stuff boutique labels have been putting out, and the awkward conversations that occur during haircuts. So grab your sharpest pair of shears, hop on a call with the Legion of Zoom, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Ben Wheatley, In the Earth, MZs new technology, Arrow’s streaming app, sleazy porn, Batpussy, Brad Dragonsack, Force Insensitive, From the Canopy, Movie Massacre, favorite comic cinematic adaptations, There’s Always Vanilla, Return of the Killer Tomatoes!, Return to Horror High, George Clooney, John Astin, Why Don’t You Just Die!, wiggle that wire, Battle Royale, boutique film labels, Six String Samurai, Vinegar Syndrome, Winterbeast, Fatal Exam, Kong vs. Godzilla, Adam Wingard, Thundercats, Starro, Suicide Squad, Gingerweed Man, Charles Band, Full Moon, Schneider-Man, One Day at a Time, smoking is a pre-existing condition, The Stylist, Jill Gevargizian, Najarra Townsend, Contracted, made for TV Jean Grey, Maniac, MZ’s Toxic Avenger theory, good foley, second bedtime, giallo vibes, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, May, Corrosion of Conformity, Pepper, Queen of Black Magic, Jurassic Park, Jason X, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Session 9, Single White Female, Silence of the Lambs, Legion of Doom 2000, Droz, Pandora, The Legion of Zoom, and Pfizer Soze.

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Ep 452

TorTR #452 - Dream The Uncrustable Dream

Episode | 173 min | Mar 26, 2021

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A podcast producer takes part in a sleep study that becomes a nightmarish descent into the depths of his mind and a frightening examination of his aversion to chicken salad. On Episode 452 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film Come True from writer/director Anthony Scott Burns! This retro-futuristic nightmare is an examination of the self and of our nightmares. Speaking of nightmares, we find out that Ravenshadow not only has a first bedtime, but a second bedtime! What the everloving hell? There is also plenty of discussion of sandwiches, and the strange effects of melatonin. So grab your favorite frozen sandwich, place it next to your nightstand to thaw, and strap on your sleep study suit and check out the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Blackout Tapes, The Snyder Cut, Justice League, MZ’s shirtless appearance, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Superman and Lois, Cake, trepidations, Silver Spoons, Fuck Ricky Schroeder, Peepsi, Josssssss Wheedon, Queen of Black Magic, The Devils, Powerblocks, Hydrocodone, Uncrustables, thaw and eat thing, second bedtime, how to make your own PB&J, your grocers freezer, the effects of melatonin, Doomsday Clock in Watchmen, mothersmucker, Fluffernutter, food in a basket, April Fools Day, Axel Braun, Martian Milfhunter, Jocelyn Donahue, Holidays, retro futuristic 80s aesthetic, Tron, sleep studies, short term memory loss, chicken salad, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, H.R. Giger, Eraserhead, PILOTPRIEST, Matt Mahurin, sleep paralysis, The Nightmare, Room 237, Rodney Ascher, Weekend at Bernies, Terminator, Night of the Living Dead, George A. Romero, Electric Youth, Tiffany Helm, Phillip K. Dick, Blade Runner, Total Recall, low key chaos, Contracted, Der Samurai, IFC Midnight, Chinese Checkers, Najarra Townsend, Brea Grant, Journey to the West, Bad Boy Bubby, analog technology, Guillermo del Toro, the Quarantine Titans, Wet Dreams Come True, putting the cauc back in caucus, and Dial D For Dead Air.

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Ep 451

TorTR #451 - Hunky McNuggets and The Temple of Justice

Episode | 148 min | Mar 19, 2021

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A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his podcast community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity that wants to take his place on the show. On Episode 451 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Vigil, from first time feature director Keith Thomas! We also unfortunately find out MZ’s new porn name, we get deep into religious horror, and we find out what was so important that stopped Ravenshadow from going to CCD as a child! So grab a candle to light your way, don’t forget to pick up your Hunky Boy Reel Meal Deal, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Fade to Black, Queen of Black Magic, Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker, Bill Paxton, Vaccinations, Weird Science, MZs new porn name, Brad Dragonsack, Hunky McNuggets, Battle Royale II, Joe Piscopo, old photos of us, Creepy Girl’s infatuation with MZ, Rufus Testy-Swell, #TheSnyderCut, Justice League, special Blackout Tapes, Falcon and Winter Soldier, Fantasy Baseball Draft, The Cell Block Six NotForNothins, trash talking, Edgar Allan Renteria, Reach-It-Off Renteria, double Picard, Giallo, Alabama is international, Promising Young Woman, Parasite, the Trick or Treat Radio Oscar curse, Mark Murray’s Kickstarter, Rudy Ray Moore, Mixtape Massacre, Def-Con Comedy Jam, trailers that show too much, skipping CCD for GI Joe, Judaism, The Vigil, Firestarter, Keith Thomas, Dave Davis, The Exorcist, religious horror, catholic exorcism films, the history of the funeral parlor, Demon, dybbuk and mazik, Roman Polanski, Repulsion, Nightwing, Chuck Dixon, Come True, Superman and Lois, TV Guide, MZ’s Coffin Corner, RIP Yaphet Kotto, Yakov Smirnoff, Japanese Giallo, Pinku Eiga, female prisoner scorpion films, Sex and Fury, Canadian time exchange rate, A Pinecone Enema, and Writing Fighting and Smiting.

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Ep 450

TorTR #450 - Kurando Kills It

Episode | 223 min | Mar 12, 2021

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For Episode 450 we spent the entire episode with our friend, and one of our favorite working filmmakers, Kurando Mitsutake! We get the scoop on his upcoming Japanese Giallo film Maniac Driver, we have the world premiere of the opening theme to the film, and we even get a glimpse into the future of his next film. Plus, Kurando joins us for a special discussion of the classic flick Tenebrae, from maestro Dario Argento! There is plenty of Giallo talk, Kurando does a round of Q&A with listener questions, and we put our pocket change together in an attempt to fund his next film! So grab your black gloves, show off your disarming arterial artwork with a Lone Wolf and Cub amount of blood, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Kurando Mitsutake, Age of Samurai, Hayate, Netflix, Karate Kill, Chinese Kung Fu, Tae Kwon Do, what has Kurando been up to?, Gun Woman, Samurai Avenger, making films during a pandemic, abandoning a film, Ares’ Security, Japanese Studio films, Battle Royale, Japan is 5 years behind America, Japanese video stores, Stranger Things, American Beer, Cobra Kai, Cobra, Stallone, Robocop, cult groups, Tango and Cash, Tokyo Shock, Tokyo Gore Police, Nikkatsu, Sushi Typhoon, Machine Girl, world premiere of the opening theme from Maniac Driver, Pinku eiga, shooting a film in 4.5 days, falling asleep on set, Japanese Giallo, sexual deviation murder mystery, social commentary in horror, Tenebre, Dario Argento, John Wick 3, Goblin meets Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter, John Saxon, Daria Nicolodi, Asia Argento, Scarlet Diva, style vs substance, Suspiria, Nunsploitation, Two Evil Eyes, Masters of Horror, Italian film industry, Lamberto Bava, what happens to the film industry in a post-COVID world?, Spaghetti Westerns, Giuliano Gemma, Samurai films, Yojimbo, Sergio Leone, Fulci’s Zombi, Arnold Schwarzenegger, international stars doing Japanese commercials, Charles Bronson, Tommy Lee Jones, JCVD, Brian de Palma, Dressed to Kill, Shogun Assassin, Giallo Mark Hamill, that dog was a dick, Monstermania, Edgar Allan Poe, the benefit of an amazing stunt coordinator, Devilman, Go Nagai, WW2 Movies, remakes, Uncommon Valor, Robert Stack, Monsters Don’t Get to Cry, David Bowie, Scorpions, Ennio Morricone, Ugly Betty, SAG, George Takei, kissing Vanessa Williams, Takashi Miike, Sukiyaki Western Django, Mario Bava, Blood and Black Lace, Bird With the Crystal Plumage, black gloved killers, Torso, Lizard in a Woman’s Skin, Profondo Rosso, Sergio Martino, TVCU, Don’t Torture a Duckling, Stage Fright, Don’t Look Now, What Have You Done to Solange, Kwaidan, Masaki Kobayashi, Paul Verhoeven, The Real MCU, Disarming Arterial Artwork, and A Lone Wolf and Cub Amount of Blood.

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TorTR #449 - Promising Young Parabellum

Episode | 168 min | Mar 5, 2021

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A seasoned podcast haunted by a tragedy in their past takes revenge on the predatory hosts unlucky enough to cross their path. On Episode 449 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by old friend of the show, Arkham Josh! Josh does his best to add some intelligence to our film discussion this week as we talk about Promising Young Woman, the feature film debut from director Emerald Fennell! We also talk about important must-see films, giallo/eurohorror, just how relevant the cover of Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power is to this week’s film discussion, and we have a big announcement about Episode 450! So grab a bottle of coffee milk, check your toxic masculinity on the way in, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: Lou Doppler radar, telemarketing, the bragging God, Warwick: it’s no worse than Providence, Cianci Sauce, Coffee Milk, cardigan, Hubble telescope, Superman and Lois, racist frogs, Michael Rosenbaum, troubleshooting Tuesdays, MZ’s problems, Tyler Hoechlin, Randy from Lowlife, hate symbols tattooed on your face, Joe Weider, Young Rock, Pop Culture Purgatory, The Crow, Ravenshadow needs a handler, John Wick 3, Black Knight, Tombstone, Super Dave, Mark Dacascos, Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell, Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham, rape revenge subgenre, Adam Brody, the experience of walking through the world as a woman, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Molly Shannon, Britney Spears’ Toxic, Last House on the Left, I Spit on Your Grave, House on the Edge of the Park, Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power, exploitation films, Drive, not your Dad’s revenge film, Megan is Missing, A Clockwork Orange, Vulgar, Alfred Molina, don’t be a dick if you have a dick, Maniac Driver, a night with Kurando Mitsutake, Karate Kill, Gun Woman, Eurohorror, Horrible Doctor Hitchcock, Burial Ground, Gates of Hell Trilogy, Man From Deep River, Giallo, 35mm prints, Rock n Shock, Brain Damage, old trailer reels, staring at the ceiling is the new Picarding, Queen of Black Magic, The Boxer’s Omen, Tenebre, Dario Argento, Star Wars Trilogy on the big screen, Psycho Goreman, Hard Candy, Porno, Fangoria, Parasite, Impetigore, Indonesian Horror, VFW, Joe Begos, Fred Williamson, Banana Splits, Five Nights at Freddy’s, The Editor, Udo Kier, discogs, and the Pied Piper of Debauchery.

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Ep 448

TorTR #448 - B Movie Messiah

Episode | 157 min | Feb 26, 2021

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A quiet drifter is tricked into a podcasting job at the now condemned Willy's Wonderland. The mundane show suddenly becomes an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic arguments. Expletives fly, verbal jabs land, titans clash -- and only one side will make it out alive. On Episode 448 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Willy’s Wonderland from director Kevin Lewis and starring Nicolas Cage! We also talk about which films demonic animatronics, what the true definition of kidnapping is, and which movies we’d want to see 4 hour cuts of. So grab your favorite energy drink, remember to take regular breaks, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Chumping at the bit, George A. Romero, little blue pills, A.N.T.s, Wandavision, Elizabeth Olsen, nerd talk and smokes, Mary-Kate and Ashley, Barney, who does MZ look like?, Facebook is a bunch of dicks, Red Skelton impersonators, gif or jif, Facebook jail, Zack Snyder, Justice League, HBO Max, Super Dave Osborne, Coming to America, Police Academy 2, 4 hour films, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Barry Lyndon, Stanley Kubrick, beating gods, Nicolas Cage, Willy’s Wonderland, Kevin Lewis, Joe Exotic, Banana Splits, Into the Spider-Verse, Fast Time at Ridgemont High, Popeye, sugary drinks, the drifter trope, Ares: The Motion Picture, demonic animatronics, Showbiz Pizza, Nicolas Cage cleaning bathrooms, what really is kidnapping?, professional animation, Primal Rage, Evil Dead II, King Kong, delinquents “I don’t know”, Freebird, Boss Level, Frank Grillo, Minari, Frank Zappa, what would we drive in a blizzard for?, 7-day weather report, Coney Island Hot Dogs, Jiu Jitsu, Robowar, Predator, Death to Smoochy, Out There, B-Movie Messiah, Bert and Ernie, The Muppet Show reboot, and Raising Las Vegas.

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Ep 447

TorTR #447 - Maud Than Meets the Eye

Episode | 139 min | Feb 19, 2021

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Having recently found God, a self-effacing young podcaster arrives at a plush home to care for a hedonistic dancer left frail from a chronic illness. When a chance encounter with a former colleague throws up hints of a dark past, it becomes clear there is more than meets the eye. On Episode 447 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, Saint Maud from A24 and first time feature director Rose Glass! We also talk about the recently announced American remake of Train to Busan, perception vs. reality, and Ares broadcasting on location… from his truck?! So grab your rosary, definitely do not drive in a blizzard to get needless things, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Grand Theft Ares, Timo Tjahjanto, Train to Busan remake, New Line Cinema, Salem, Key West half shirt, Ares on location, Mortal Kombat, Dr. Ruth, Kirk Cameron’s Godcast, biginthepants.com, Gojira’s upcoming album Fortitude, WandaVision, John Byrne, the hairbrush incident, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Children of Magneto, RIP Prince Markie Dee, Fat Boys, Disorderlies, braving a blizzard for porn, Shyla Foxxx, Weird Science Chet action figure, woods porn, blow up dolls, Wednesday TV series, Tim Burton, “it’s a party tape”, Joe Bob Briggs, sperm of the moment, Tammy and the T-Rex, Love Witch, St. Valentines Day, Jack Kirby, Texas, Taxi Driver, A24, Saint Maud, Morfydd Clark, Rose Glass, Jennifer Ehle, May, Adam Janota Bzowski, giallo, blink and you miss it fx, Masters of the Universe, perception vs reality, Goo Goo Dolls, Nicolas Cage, Bea Arthur, slow-paced character studies, Willy’s Wonderland, mamajuana, 40-somethings doing backyard wrestling, vaccinations, take your assholes to work day, and Buffalo Bill’s Bed and Breakfast.

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