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Trick or Treat Radio

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Ep 437

TorTR #437 - Slightly Better Than Waterboarding

Episode | 186 min | Dec 11, 2020

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The world’s most dangerous podcast stages a massive takeover at a remote country home, which turns out to be haunted, and the hosts are picked off in bizarre, surreal ways one by one. On Episode 437 of Trick or Treat Radio we have another Patreon Takeover show and this month Carlitos is in control and he picked a couple of doozies. First up we discuss the 1977 Japanese Cult Classic, Hausu! Then we tackle the Filipino action flick BuyBust! There is also a lot of new TV show news, and plenty of surrealist cinema and action movie talk! So grab a fresh slice of watermelon, keep an eye out for Biggie Chen, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Nor’easter, Carlitos, Patreon Takeover, CDB or CBD, Bananafingaz, watermelons, new Marvel and Star Wars shows, Armor Wars, Tom Cruise as Iron Man, Vestron Video, Evil Dead, Slaughter High, that’s not Apple Juice, Groot, The Lando Show, Dial D For Dementia, Colt 45, Donald Glover, Patty Jenkins, Taika Waititi, the cable vs streaming debate, HBO to the Max, the COVID Kid, Cobra Kai Season 3, brazilians, the Amazons, The Clapper, David Koresh, Broadcast of the Apocalypse, Ravenshadow’s award, Hausu, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Criterion Collection, Japanese cinema, Gritty, Takashi Miike, The Facts of Life, Suspiria, Rogue Squadron, WTF Japan?, matte paintings, Miami Connection, violence against children in film, Jaws, dreams translated to film, Xavier Mansion, Huck Finn, Tom Sawyer, The Night Comes For Us, Cult of Muscle, BuyBust, Blade II, Brandon Vera, Anne Curtis, Erik Matti, Gagamboy, Filipino action, Leonardo Decapitation, choreography problems, Royal Rumble, Ravenshadow’s favorite Dick, Filipino Kelly Ripa, living in a post-Raid world, “the fabric movie”, the Al Bundy new show, the identity of the first Blackout on the Blackout Tapes, Jailbreak, Robert Rodriguez, Asian Trash Cinema, Winston Lights and Roppongi Nights.

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Ep 436

TorTR #436 - James Hong Can Do No Wrong

Episode | 159 min | Dec 4, 2020

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'Bad boy' podcaster Michael Ravenshadow lets fame get to his head and turns into a ferocious beast, ripping other podcasters to shreds. Will he sink his teeth into his latest episode, or succumb to the dangers of this glamorous lifestyle? Episode 436 of Trick or Treat Radio is our first in December 2020, so that means the return of Double Feature Cram Jam! To kick it off this year we will be discussing May the Devil Take You Too from show favorite director Timo Tjahjanto and Beast Mode from directors Chris Freeman and Spain Willingham! We also preview our next Patreon Takeover episode, we discuss celebrities we look like and there is lots of demonic possession! So grab your favorite podcasting buddies collectible, do the spider walk to your nearest podcast listening device, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Poultrygeist, chafing, hug bros, the MZ body pillow, podcasting buddies, Blackout Tapes Extravaganja, Castle Freak, Stuart Gordon, Monsterpiece Theater Movie Club, Up All Night, “Mayham”, The Burbs, cleaning the gutters, overalls and a cable knit sweater, staying up till 6am, The Night Comes For Us, Timo Tjahjanto, May the Devil Take You Too, Chelsea Islan, Sam Raimi, Indonesian Evil Dead, demon possession, Memento, Army of Darkness, New Mutants, lights out sequences, humans moving in unnatural ways, violence against children, A Serbian Film, Shudder, Hausu, Patreon Takeover with Carlitos, Nobuhiko Obayashi, BuyBust, Beast Mode, C. Thomas Howell, James Duval, Leslie Easterbrook, James Hong, Ray Wise, Police Academy, the insensitivity of Soul Man, Leslie Nielson, The Outsiders, Tropic Thunder, Trading Places, Rae, Shit Sandwich, Get Shorty, Three Amigos, The Man in the Iron Mask, Dave, celebrities we look like, insider humor, Korean Hall of Fame, Whippets, Memories of Murder, Bee Gees, evidence is cool, WB’s entire 2021 film slate on HBO Max, Relentless Demonic Mayhem, and The Huxtable Proxy.

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Ep 435

TorTR #435 - It’s Not Cranberry Sauce

Episode | 175 min | Nov 27, 2020

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Four young podcasters, just discovering their voices while held in a secret facility against their will, fight to escape their past sins and save their show. On Episode 435 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The New Mutants from director Josh Boone! Should this film still be locked in the Mouse’s vault, or should it be sitting on your shelf? Tune in to find out what we think! We also get into a deep discussion about what constitutes a comic book film, there are multiple arguments that get very heated, and we find out just who the angriest host really is! So grab your favorite leftovers, discover your mutant abilities, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Today’s stars on game shows, Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Chris Pratt, Will Smith, MZ’s intros, MonsterZero’s busy Thanksgiving, A Serbian Film, Pootie Tang, Louis C.K., Lance Crouther, Woody Harrelson, Iron Chef, Most Xtreme Elimination Challenge, Pootie and the Blowfish, Beat Takeshi, Fabian Nicieza, Castle Freak, Blood and Donuts, The Last Drive-In, Full Moon Films, Subspecies, Anders Hove, Cesar Faison, Pabst Blue Ribbon, David Lopan, half bath of beer, masturbation chair, huffing lotion, hating onions, blooming onions, Michael Rationshadow, Elongated Man Twister, COVIDMania running wild brother, The New Mutants, Josh Boone, Marvel vs. Marvel Studios, 20th Century Fox, the tangled web of Marvel properties, Chris Claremont’s X-Men, Medfield State Hospital, Colossus, The Stand, Stephen King, Randall Flagg, Anthrax, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Timecop, The Crow, Oldboy, side boob, Joss Whedon, bluebeans, finger tourettes, Captain America, Misfits of Science, Breakfast Club, X-Force, horror comics, Slender Man clones, Planes Trains and Automobiles, Blood Rage, Good Cob Bad Cob, and It’s Not Cranberry Sauce.

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Ep 434

TorTR #434 - The Nut Doesn’t Fall Far From the Tree

Episode | 150 min | Nov 20, 2020

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MonsterZero, an elite audio assassin, uses brain-implant technology to take control of other people’s voices to make them say stupid things. As he sinks deeper into his latest assignment, MZ becomes trapped inside a mind that threatens to make him sound intelligent! On Episode 434 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Possessor, the latest film from Brandon Cronenberg, the son of David Cronenberg! We also discuss our next Monster Piece Theater Movie Club event, we hear a special holiday song, and we find out what the hell yum yum bouncy bouncy means?! So grab your phone on your way to the bathroom at 2am, do a little bit of scrolling and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Beverly Bonner, Basket Case, Frank Henenlotter, Brain Damage, checking your phone while pissing, MZ’s stream, The Nation of Validation, a little bit of scrolling, MZ Halloween Horror Film contest winner CreepyGirl, Monster Piece Theater Movie Club, Belial, Picarding, Schindler’s List, Museum of Modern Art, The Void, Gabe Bartolos, Castle Freak, Bell Biv Devoe, nuts falling from trees, PBS, It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, body horror, David Cronenberg, The Fly, A History of Violence, Videodrome, Ed Harris, Road to Perdition, Andrea Riseborough, Panos Cosmatos, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Good Time, Sean Bean, Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor, It Comes at Night, Christopher Abbott, out horror-ing horror films, graphic nudity, losing control of your body, checking out the brajole, Michael Knight, Black Widows, “Hey Manatee”, yum yum bouncy bouncy, VHS Nightmare, Phantom Thread, The New Mutants, Peninsula, early christmas songs, Massacre at Central High, Synapse FIlms, holiday cards, Ares being a bad influence, Druggie Howser, Daniel Day Lewis, The Mandalorian, Ultimate X-Spanse, and Ivan Drago Hard.

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Ep 433

TorTR #433 - Come to My Resentment

Episode | 181 min | Nov 13, 2020

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EF is a renowned blogger whose fastidious life is disrupted by a seasoned, strong-willed group, who lead him into a nether-world of bizarre characters including a group of rich patrons whose desires are not only quirky but dangerous. On Episode 433 of Trick or Treat Radio we have another Patreon Takeover! This time, EF Contentment hops on board to navigate the murky waters of cinema as he chose two doozies for us to discuss. First up is the Romantic Drama, Phantom Thread followed by the 80s sleazy fever dream, Death Wish Club. We also discuss artistic inspiration, Chekov’s mushroom and we learn what assault with a friendly weapon is! So don your finest attire, visit the sleaziest club you can find, and strap on for a strange cinematic journey with the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: Larry King, Patreon Takeover, John Wick 3, Paypal, wearing your seatbelt, myspace, EF Contentment, Exiled From Contentment, Blood Harvest, Trick or Treats, the speed of mail delivery, Tubi or Not Tubi, Nurse Betty, Uncrustables, Juicy Fruit, yahd work, Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day Lewis, the first ever drama/romance film discussion on the show, Reynolds Woodcock Socks, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead, Bodysong, Richard Lynch, Rutger Hauer, Ralph Fiennes, Bobby DeNiro, Analyze This, Last of the Mohicans, method acting, artist vs. artiste, Derek Jeter, scones for breakfast, hardcore psycho, number 2 in Peru, Patrick Dempsey, Can’t Buy Me Love, Death Wish Club aka Gretta aka The Dark Side to Love aka Carnival of Fools, Night Train to Terror, Philip Yordan, amusement parks, last of the great lovers, seventies porn Steve Rogers, blue-movies, John Carpenter’s The Thing, 4th Dimension, Erskine Caldwell, Gretta, Dillinger, Humphrey Bogart, The Harder They Fall, Just One of the Guys, Elvis Costello, wrecking balls, grindhouse cinema, sleazy films, Hunter S. Thompson, Rent-A-Pal, Hosts, The Mortuary Collection, Gates of Hell, Lucio Fulci, and the Batman of muses.

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Ep 432

TorTR #432 - Zombie Apocalypse on Story Mode

Episode | 162 min | Nov 6, 2020

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A podcast producer and his co-hosts battle hordes of post-apocalyptic zombies in the wastelands of an American Peninsula. On Episode 432 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, Peninsula, the sequel to Train to Busan from director Yeon Sang-ho. Can it live up to the lofty expectations, or is it another run of the mill zombie film? In additional to answering those questions, we also discuss a bit about The Mandalorian, MZ’s Halloween Horror Film Challenge and an exciting announcement about next week’s Patreon show! So grab your zombie handbook, freshen up your remote control car skills, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Cavity Colors, tech issues, Ares breaking stuff, Key and Peele, the election, The Extra Special Halloween Special, Derek Rook, Skeletr0n, Teeel, Jarret Blinkhorn, Skip Shea, Knowman, Ravenshadow’s love of breaks, Affidavit Hasselhoff, Steve Van Samson, Tales From the Crypt (1972), Hell House LLC, found footage, haunted attractions, MZ’s Halloween Horror Film Challenge, Patreon show, Phantom Thread, Death Wish Club, Night Train to Terror, Daniel Day Lewis, The Mortuary Collection, The Mandalorian, Timothy Olyphant, Deadwood, what is a bookmark?, Train to Busan, Korean accents, Psychokinesis, Seoul Station, Tony Timpone, Peninsula, Yeon Sang-ho, expectations for sequels, claustrophobic films, zombies, very sensitive zombies, post-COVID world, story mode zombie apocalypse, Cloak and Dagger, Romero Zombies, Land of the Dead, Barbarians, Evil, Samara Weaving, Ready or Not, second Tom Cruise,  Ash vs. Evil Dead, Talk Without Rhythm, Army of Darkness, A Glorious Age of Corruption, and a Macabre Menagerie of Mayhem.

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TorTR - Extra Special Halloween Special 2020

Episode | 184 min | Nov 1, 2020

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For the ninth installment of The Extra Special Halloween Special, we thought long and hard about how to make it bigger and better than ever! We decided to stream it live and turn it into a proper pandemic Halloween party! Then we add a heaping helping of Dynamo Marz, a shot of short films from some of the most talented filmmakers we know, a splash of some fresh new music tracks from incredible musicians, then we lace it with a few big announcements of upcoming projects, and pour it over contributions from our amazing Patreon supporters. Then we have the perfect Halloween concoction to serve up to you. For this one, we recommend watching the video so you can see all the visuals that go along with the episode. So grab a bottle from your bathtub beer stash, have a pad handy to take notes for Halloween history flash facts, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous Halloween special!

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Ep 431

TorTR #431 - Silver Shamschlock

Episode | 163 min | Oct 30, 2020

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An eccentric podcaster recounts several macabre and phantasmagorical tales that he's encountered in his undistinguished career. On Episode 431 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Shudder Exclusive Horror Anthology, The Mortuary Collection, from Writer/Director Ryan Spindell! We also unveil some details of our Extra Special Halloween LIVE Special and the after party, MZ can’t help but talk more about his hatred for the Halloween franchise, and there is plenty of horror anthology talk. So grab your favorite Silver Shamrock mask, do your very best Clancy Brown voice and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Michael Myers, Halloween franchise hate, Trick ‘r Treat, Weekend at Bernie’s, the benefit of power naps, what is a Hollywood horror film?, Ravenshadow in the attic, beer storage, armageddon beer, Grand Theft Abrams, Coors Banquet, Cobra Kai, 2020 Extra Special Halloween LIVE Special, Blackout Tapes After Party!, talk all raw, The House of the Devil, Haunt, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, The Changeling, The Void, Dario Argento, Deep Red, Session 9, David Caruso, Service Merchandise, The Oregon Trail, Millennium Falcon, Samhain, The Mortuary Collection, Clancy Brown, out of time films, The House of Secrets, what constitutes good hardcore?, Fisher Price: My First Horror Short, Fratboy Slim, AC/DC, The Ramones, Ema Horvath, 555 phone numbers, gunshots in cars, portmanteau film, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, Nightmare Cinema, Standing O, Sean Penn, Bad Boys, Peninsula, Train to Busan, Amicus Films, Creepshow, Demons, Nightmare City, Umberto Lenzi, VOTE, 31 Days of Halloween, Night of the Demon, Destroyer, The Boneyard, Lyle Alzado, Anthony Perkins, Encounters of the Spooky Kind, Sammo Hung, 12 Hour Shift, Beach House, Fade to Black, Ernest Goes to Camp, and Conal Cochran’s diabolical plan to kill kids.

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Ep 430

TorTR #430 - Who Hosts The Hosts?

Episode | 158 min | Oct 23, 2020

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A family of podcasters fall victim to a series of violent murders when they invite the Conjuring House Hairdresser over for Xmas dinner. On Episode 430 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the British Horror flick Hosts, from the Writer/Director team of Adam Leader and Richard Oakes and Dark Sky Films! We also talk about creepy puppets from children’s shows, Wolfie’s upcoming appearance on Talk Without Rhythm and we get an update on MonsterZero’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror Film Challenge! So have Renfield fetch you your cane, scarf down some virtual pierogies and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Addams Family, Tim Burton, Host The Host or Hosts?, Blackout Tapes, thank you for making us your idiots, Scrabble, Themyscira, MZ’s haircut, The Dark Half, Spooky World, Manic Panic, dying your hair, The Fifth Element, The Conjuring house hairdresser, Cacophony of Chaos, Stuarts, The Mart, The Blue Meanies, Yellow Submarine, The Beatles, Smurf bukkake, Lady Evelyn, Waylon Flowers and Madame, Lady Aberlin, Intruder, MZ’s 31 Days of Horror Film Challenge, The Lost Boys, Army of Darkness, Johnny’s appearance on Talk Without Rhythm, Universal Studios, The Frog Brothers, Mindwarp, Bruce Campbell, Ray Harryhausen, The Three Stooges, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Sleepy Hollow, Ray Park Jr, Trick or Treats, what we do during the commercial breaks, Holidays around the world flash facts, living in sin, the Boba Fett of hunting, home invasion, Jarret Blinkhorn, Hosts, Adam Leader, Richard Oakes, Neal Ward, Samantha Loxley, sudden violence, The Night Comes For Us, fight or flight, Clancy Brown, The Mortuary Collection, Parasite, a virtual pierogi, the best film in the Halloween franchise, Tim Vigil, “Renfield fetch me my cane”, Vlada: A Dracula Tale, Dr. Chris, Dr. Joey Tron, Verotika, Glen Danzig, Kung Fu From Beyond the Grave, and The Descendants of The Strokers.

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Ep 429

TorTR #429 - Kind of Like the Amish, But Irish

Episode | 154 min | Oct 16, 2020

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A devout community suffering from a plague is torn apart by a dangerous middle aged podcaster that mansplains to everyone about the forces of witchcraft, black magic, and possession. On Episode 429 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw from writer/director Thomas Robert Lee! We also lament the lack of Rock and Shock this year, MZ let’s us know how he really feels about Adam Sandler films, and we get a big ol’ update on the MZ 31 Days challenge! So grab some items for your ritual, recite your incantation in your best Adam Sandler voice and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Rock and Shock, Fugazi app, stupid XSplit update, Stream Deck, Funaki, Friend Request, Chopping Mall, Barbara Crampton, Mean Gene Grey Rise Like the Phoenix, Blood Rage, Street Trash, Robert Rock and Shock, Killer Klowns From Outer Space, MonsterZero’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror Film Challenge, Tweeting and Beating, An Explosion of Fear, Suzanne Snyder, Reverend Scott, As Above So Below, Takashi Miike, Audition, Shutter, The Eye, Hubie Halloween, Adam Sandler, Salem MA, Chairman of the Board, Gallagher, Carrot Top, a verbal Rock and Shock, Ravenshadow’s physical, tuck video, The Village, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, witchcraft, witches, Big Barter, H.P. Witchcraft, mansplaining, Stanley Kubrick, Metropolis, “oh snoop”, who created the emoji, The Barn, Laid To Rest, Primal Rage, Vampire vs. the Bronx, Ron Jeremy, Minutes Past Midnight, The Cottage, Blood Vessel, Bedtime Stories, Talk Without Rhythm, The Bride, Sting, Clancy Brown, Quick Bites on Hulu, Key & Peele, Keanu, talking movies while holding dangerous tools, Coven-19, and The Precarious Dangler.

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