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Trick or Treat Radio

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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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Ep 428

TorTR #428 - Panda Bears and Joker Stares

Episode | 177 min | Oct 9, 2020

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It's 1999 and over the course of one 12-hour shift at a Massachusetts hospital, a junkie podcaster, his scheming co-hosts and a group of black market organ-trading criminals start a heist that could lead to their collective demise. On Episode 428 of Trick or Treat Radio class is in session once again as we are joined by our good buddy Professor Jay to discuss 12 Hour Shift, from director Brea Grant, starring Angela Bettis! We also talk about collecting for collections sake, the challenges and benefits of running a virtual film festival, and MZ’s 31 Days of Halloween Horror Film Challenge! So grab your favorite panda bear, cut a sweet rat tail into your hair and strap on for  the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Wearing a sweatshirt with no shirt, Professor Jay, Ares redecorating, Scream Factory’s Friday the 13th Box Set, “I don’t need to know anymore about that”, Crystal Lake Memories, Evil Dead II, Transformers, what’s in the box?, Joker action figure, San Diego Chicken, Worcester Red Sox, Phillie Phanatic, Gritty, Bad Motherf*cker wallet, Would You Rather, Jeffrey Combs, Baywatch, Sasha Grey, MZ’s Halloween Film Challenge 2020, Creep 2, Peachfuzz, Charlotte Film Festival, Kinderchomper, Mike Scholtz, FantasticFest, Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor, piracy in online film festivals, wrestling territories, Psycho Goreman, A Mighty Wind, Christopher Guest, Almost Heroes, John Candy, Mascots, Jamie Lee Curtis, 12 Hour Shift, Brea Grant, Angela Bettis, Zoom calls, Kurando Mitsutake, Heroes, May, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Mick Foley, Nurse Jackie, pill-popping nurses, “the rock that’s important”, sociopaths, eating cheetos and sipping on a slurpee, musical montages out of nowhere, Hubie Halloween, Adam Sandler, The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw, The WNUF Halloween Special, The Old Gods of Appalachia, Creatures Features, Cobra Kai, Spookers, Cop Out, My Backpack Totoro, and Smoke Drink and Get Divorced.

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Ep 427

TorTR #427 - Fast Times at Ravenshadow High

Episode | 143 min | Oct 2, 2020

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Friendly podcast hosts move to a small town to enjoy a better quality of life and raise their MonsterZero with strong social values. But when neighbors throw a very strange party, nothing is as it seems in their picturesque neighborhood. On Episode 427 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Spiral, a Shudder Exclusive flick from director Kurtis David Harder. We also talk about the MonsterZero Halloween Film Challenge and tell you how you can participate and potentially win a prize for trying to hang with MonsterZero on his 31 Days of Halloween this year! We also discuss the Charlotte Film Festival, inclusivity, and the importance of creating challenging conversations around art. So grab your cloak and mask, open the doorway to debauchery and follow us to the conduit of chaos and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: MonsterZero’s Halloween Film Challenge 2020, the scariest movie ever made, A Serbian Film, Yanni, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, we’re watching you, Law and Order Season 78, Huggybear, Black Dynamite, Black Devil Doll, Tubi, Shudder, Netflix, streaming horror films, 31 Days of Halloween, Charlotte Film Festival, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Kinderchomper, Diana Porter, Werner Herzog, San Diego Chicken, Macho Man Randy Frankenstein, Priest Hunter, Dynamo Marz, Skip Shea, Birthday Blackout Bacchanalia, cloven hooves, Aqualad becomes Tempest, Creepygirl’s birthday, Spiral, Green Lantern, Grave Encounters, Colin Minihan, Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, Ari Cohen, the selfishness of Americans, same-sex relationships, pre-internet age, counter-culture, Jordan Peele’s Twilight Zone, 52nd Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, NC-17, inclusivity in media, Queer as Folk, The L Word, Sons of Anarchy, Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, Antebellum, Arkansas, Vince Vaughn, Random Acts of Violence, Nick Gage, bad cop worse cop, advocate or embarrassment, and The Quarenstain Bears.

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Ep 426

TorTR #426 - Sassy Like Freddie Blassie

Episode | 179 min | Sep 25, 2020

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Ravenshadow and Ares live by the orders of an Alabama-based podcast kingpin named Evil Corny, whom they've never met. But when an episode goes horribly wrong, the consequences are deadly. Episode 426 of Trick or Treat Radio is our first ever Patreon programmed show! For our maiden voyage, we are joined by longtime Patreon supporter, podcaster and friend, Evil Corny! Evil Corny has selected the films Antebellum and Arkansas to discuss for his Patreon picks. We also talk about Ravenshadow’s first ever Blackout Tapes, systematic racism in America, and we find out just what Ares does to calm down! So grab your favorite drug running buddy, don a fly red jumpsuit and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: From the Canopy Podcast, Hulk Mug, Kobra Kai, easily digestible, first ever Patreon programmed show, the debut of the Blackout Tapes, Motormaster, bong sound effects, Snyder Cut, Justice League, Joss Whedon, Raised By Wolves, Lovecraft Country, Key & Peele, Jordan Peele, Mad TV, Ratched, Mandalorian Season Two, Tales From the Podcast, effed up lightsaber, John Wick 3, My Own Private Blackout, water wiggle, Brandon Routh, Dorian Gray, wizard duel between Alan Moore and Grant Morrison, Wiccan Concubines, Janelle Monae, Antebellum, Prince, Hidden Figures, the Civil War, Jena Malone, typecast as a racist, the horrible history of racism in America, Gene Hackman, exploitation, the cycle of ignorance, vote or boat?, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Misty Knight, let's do the time jump again, Iron Fist, Goodbye Uncle Tom, Precious, Spiral, Colin Minihan, what does Ares do to calm down?, Michael Kenneth Williams, The Wire, Eden Brolin, Thor’s Brother, Liam Hemsworth, Clark Duke, John Malkovich, Vince Vaughn, chapter cards, Arkansas, Jonathan Davis, Cannonball Run, The Flaming Lips, Toxic Avenger, drug buying etiquette, Joe Bob Briggs’ wardrobe, St. Louis Cardinals, increasing interaction, directorial debuts, Cannonball Wrong and Jack-Off Lantern Guardian of Sector 69.

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Ep 425

TorTR #425 - Captain Rent-A-Pal

Episode | 164 min | Sep 18, 2020

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A lonely bachelor seeks an escape from the day-to-day drudgery of life, and discovers The Blackout Tapes. Hosted by the charming and charismatic Ravenshadow, the chat offers him much-needed company, debauchery, and friendship. But, Ravenshadow’s friendship comes at a cost most won’t be able to afford. On Episode 425 of Trick or Treat Radio we kick things off with a chat with old friend Professor Jay as he runs down the list of events for the upcoming Charlotte Film Festival. Then we take a trip back to the VHS era to discuss Rent-A-Pal, the feature film debut from director Jon Stevenson, starring Wil Wheaton! We have exciting announcements, nostalgia, and some coherent discussion about toxic masculinity and the declining health of loved ones! So grab your favorite VHS tape, eat a plate of lasagna with no pants, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Charlotte Film Festival, film festivals in a pandemic, genre cinema, Izzy Lee, The Devil’s Asshole, short films, You Cannot Kill David Arquette, Dinner in America, The Bunny Game, Adam Rehmeier, Skip Shea, Priest Hunter, Dynamo, 12 Hour Shift, Brea Grant, Angela Bettis, Mick Foley, Charlotte Film Society, Dogtooth, Bronson, Nicolas Winding Refn, Tom Hardy, RocknRolla, The Clone Wars, Ecco the Dolphin, The Blackout Tapes are riding dirty around 8:30, Discord, Riku’s Patreon support, inspirationing, Sanford and Son, WW84, Rent-A-Pal, Wil Wheat Thin, Wil Wheaton, Big Bang Theory, big ups to Aqualad, Transformers: Power of the Primes, weird Drew Carey, VHS Porn, video dating, MZ’s brick date, way back to 1990, Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future, J. Michael Straczynski, Rising Stars, Babylon 5, dementia, toxic masculinity, being a victim of our society, the Charles Durning point, Psycho, 9 1/2 Weeks, icing your ass with Tater Tots, Relic, Antebellum, Arkansas, Monsterpiece Theater Film Club, Midnight Pulp, our first ever Patreon show!, A Message From Space show, The Beach House, Cobra Kai, Sweep the Leg, Back to School II: School is Back in Session, and Goodbye Horses with Ted Levine!

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