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Trick or Treat Radio

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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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Ep 424

TorTR #424 - Riding Dirty at 11:30

Episode | 162 min | Sep 11, 2020

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The lone survivor of an enigmatic podcast incident hasn't returned home alone. Hiding inside his body is a dangerous personality waiting to be released at 11:30 every night. On Episode 424 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Sputnik, a Russian Sci-Fi Horror flick from director Egor Abramenko! We find out Ravenshadow was dragged into the future kicking and screaming, we dive into the world of Sci-Fi Horror, and a nonsensical argument breaks out and no one knows who is on who’s side! So grab every last ruble you own, take a bad picture of your favorite food, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Greasy Strangler, Rufus and Ronaldo, Growing Up On I Spit On Your Grave, Scream, Walking Dead, Whateverman, looking like Cheech sounds like Chong, wish.com, chubby fingers, MZ telling stories, Lucio Fulci, dollar store pregnancy test, pictures of food, Chicken Cordon Blau, eating grown up meals off of plates, scramby eggs, Fridays from hell, Case-A-Dion, microwavable grits, Alan Moore/Grant Morrison Black Magic, Monsterpiece Theater Movie Club, Host, short run times on films, Goldthwait-ian tone, big ups to my Cosmonauts, Zangief, famous Russians, Sci-Fi Horror, Sputnik, Egor Abramenko, Magic, supernatural machinations, Charlie Sheen, Arrival, Denis Villeneuve, BJ and the Bear, Tang, Ravenshadow as the last man on earth?, The Cold War, when Kurt Russel beat Russia, effective jump scares, Alien, October Guard, Russian GI Joe, Wil Wheaton, Two Dudes One Pod, You Down With O.C.P?, Rent-A-Pal, Picard, River Phoenix, Cobra Kai, Johnny Lawrence, no Rubles unspent, The Next Karate Kid, Lucifer, number one show on Netflix, William Zabka, the quintessential 80s heel, The Ring, Carrie, Predator, Mark Metcalf, the movie with the nose, baddest movie villains, Random Acts of Violence, Morbid Tales, Fetus, Brian Paulin, how to order a quesadilla, Quesadilla for Dummies, and The Comical Misadventures of Whateverman.

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Ep 423

TorTR #423 - Random Acts of Silence

Episode | 138 min | Sep 4, 2020

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A pair of podcasters begin to notice scary similarities between the characters they portray on air and horrific events that occur in real life. On Episode 423 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Random Acts of Violence, a Shudder exclusive slasher from Director Jay Baruchel! We also talk about the loss of Chadwick Boseman -- Rest in Power, Bill and Ted Face the Music, and allowing honesty to guide your art. So grab your preferred flavor of serial killer cereal, pick out the most gruesome kill scene in your favorite issues of Slasherman, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Wakanda Forever, RIP Chadwick Boseman, Jack Kirby, Jackie Robinson, Blade, Matrix, Shaquille O’Neal, Kazam or Shazam, Shazzan, Kaboobie the Flying Camel, Don Messick, Alex Toth, Patreon supporters, Bill and Ted Face the Music, 8 years of excuses, sugar hole, maple syrup, Discord, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, The Monsterpiece Theater Movie Club, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Wesley Snapes, Ravenshadow thinks he’s a movie champion, Tales From the Podcast, six six six stripes, Vanity, James Remar, Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, Image Comics, Cool World, Comic Book The Movie, Random Acts of Violence, Slasherman, Jay Baruchel, Jordana Brewster, Dario Argento, Suspiria, Inferno, pleasing the fans, honesty in art, Cabin in the Woods, Hart D. Fisher, Serial Killer Cereal, Dahmer-Os, Hack/Slash, Jesse Williams, Craig T. Wilson, High Tension, Goon, Sam Neill, Kyle Hotz, Sputnik, Alabaman Peter Pan, Shudder, A-List, what is a mudroom?, Cobra Kai, “I don’t want to think about things I don’t want to think about”, Loomis, The Boys Season Two, High Score, Try Hard 2: Try Harder, and “Some Wizards Are Always Trying Ice Skate Uphill.”

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Ep 422

TorTR #422 - Wild Wild Witches

Episode | 144 min | Aug 28, 2020

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After a train robbery goes bad, a producer leading a gang of podcasters must survive the night in a ghost town inhabited by a coven of witches. On Episode 422 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Pale Door, a horror western from director Aaron B. Koontz and produced by Joe R. Lansdale! We also pay tribute to Joe Ruby, we discuss some of the frothing fanboy action from DC Fandome, and we talk a whole lot about supernatural westerns. So grab your cowboy hat and spurs, hum your favorite western theme and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Scooby Doo, Child’s Play, Horror Westerns, Discord, spoiler discussions, “Giants Don’t Die”, Tales From the Podcast, EyePhone, Ravenshadow Tech Support, Joe Ruby, Sandy Duncan, jumping the shark, DC Fandome, Suicide Squad, Shazam, James Gunn, Idris Elba, The Batman, Robert Pattinson, Darkseid, crap CGI, Superman II, studios meddling with final cut, Young Guns II, Bon Jovi, Boom Tubing Home, supernatural westerns, Joe. R. Lansdale, zombies overtook westerns, Rawhide, Bonanza, Stan Shaw, The Monster Squad, consigliere, Captain Lou, direct-to-video Keith Urban, stereotypical portrayal of witches, Shudder, Random Acts of Violence, Jay Baruchel, Fangoria Resurrected one more time, Kate “Acid Burn” Libby, Angelina Jolie, Timothy Hutton, David Duchovny, Fisher Stevens, Short Circuit, and Tubestone.

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Ep 421

TorTR #421 - Rub a Little Ares on You!

Episode | 160 min | Aug 21, 2020

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When a struggling podcast scores their first live show tour, life on the road proves tough when they are joined by a man-eating PostMasterZero as a roadie. On Episode 421 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Uncle Peckerhead, a punk rock horror comedy from Matthew John Lawrence, Epic Pictures and Dread Presents! We also unveil our newly formatted Patreon tiers, we learn just how difficult it is to find The Losers, and we find out what would happen if Buffalo Bill owned a sports franchise! So grab a rental chicken costume, make sure to pass your demo tape out to everyone and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: San Diego Chicken, Boston Brand, Deadman, Buffalo Bill as a sports commentator, the perfect Ares freeze frame, Sativa vs Indica, indacouch, Ravenshadow professional knob twiddler, knob diddler, cutting pickles, Hail Seitan, Johnny’s pickle injury, Ares narrowly avoids losing his beard, “you’re so fucking masculine, dude”, Just Rub Some Ares On You!, whiskey oil and pine, Def Leppard was better when…, Patreon changes, Discord, “wetting the palette”, we want to be your assholes, the conversation never stops, The Blackout Tapes return, Ravenshadow’s anniversary, The Losers, Preacher,  Arseface, Pork Chop Express, Booster Gold, Unlimited Merchandising, Uncle Peckerhead, Punk Rock Horror, Matthew John Lawrence, chainsmoking Candyman, The Crow soundtrack, scones, conceived in California, California Raisinshadows, dead baby stash, Ernest P. Worrell meets Sid Haig, Jeff Riddle, Chet Siegel, The Holy Mess, Beetlejaws, The Devil’s Candy, Green Room, Toxic Avenger II, The Pale Door, Joe R. Lansdale, Impetigore, DUH, PostMasterZero, Kevin Costner, Lucky Carlito, where in the world is that pervert MonsterZero, Uncut Gems, Doctor Sleep, Bliss, First Time Mike Quick Hit Reviews, Nightmare Cinema, Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot, Mayhem, Summer School film commentary, "Temporas and Tapas", and sowing Discord.

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Ep 420

TorTR #420 - Indonesian Pizza Hut of Doom

Episode | 165 min | Aug 14, 2020

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Ravenshadow with his new best friend, Rocky, try to survive without a lighter. They realize this far too late on such an appropriately numbered episode. Ravenshadow returns to a creepy village with Rocky to find a source of fire, unaware of the danger waiting for them. On Episode 420 of Trick or Treat Radio we bring in our buddy, Rocky, from the HIGH Council of Force Insensitive to check in and smoke up. We also discuss Impetigore, the latest Indonesian Horror flick from director Joko Anwar! We also finally give away a copy of Morbid  Tales, we talk about the best films to smoke to, and we find out where MZ was last week! So grab your flesh puppets, take the biggest hit you can stand and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast! 

Stuff we talk about: The Undertoker, Captain Bongerang, Spliff Flair, Seven, Liquid Sky, Wizards, Samurai Jack, Iron Chef, 420, boring old guys, fishbowling Wolfie, Naked Lunch, Cheech and Chong, handle your weed, Dexter, Half Baked, Tron, best movies to watch while high, Benny Hill, Sativa Claus, Jukebox Roulette, “playing with Jetfire”, Public  Affairs, MZ’s Porn, Hunter Hearst Hempley, “I’m All Out of Ass”,  Air Supply, door man at the comic store, tube tops and tank tops, channeling my Olyphant, Bukkake Rocky, Green Crack, Bliss, Primo Ganja with Flair, Unleash the Kraken, MZ’s eunuch neck shirt, fantasy baseball, George Romero, Impetigore, Joko Anwar, toll booths, “cellar phone”, Suspiria, the authority on Indonesian music, impetigo, Ghosts and Goblins, Golgo 13, “Oh my lord”, creepy puppet shows, Wayang, Caught Between a Rock and a Cornplace, organic dialogue, low expectations, passion with a plucky spirit, info dump narrative, competitive slap contests, Flash Facts, Shudder, Wicker Man, Uncle Peckerhead, Ravenshadow getting called out, Morbid Tales giveaway, In Search of Darkness, tech issues, the deadly drum roll, and affecting the infection.

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Ep 419

TorTR #419 - Fritos by Cigarette Light

Episode | 160 min | Aug 7, 2020

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Somewhere in the North Atlantic, late 1945. A life raft adrift at sea, and in it, the survivors of the 8 year anniversary show: With no food, water, or microphones, all seems lost - until an abandoned German minesweeper drifts ominously towards them, giving them one last chance at survival. After what might have been our longest episode ever last week, we keep things more low-key which is made easier by the disappearance of one of our hosts! On Episode 419 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Blood Vessel, the Australian monster-at-sea flick from director Justin Dix, we talk about horror on the high seas, pina coladas on a German boat and Indonesian Jones! So grab a bag of Fritos, light up a cigarette, come vibe with some bros on a boat, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The IP Address, where in the world is MZ?, Ravenshadow’s harrowing week, Hurricane Joe Isuzu, Ravenshadow’s mom bringing him wipes, the wacky neighbor, The Blackout Bacchanalia, a cat named spider, MVG, perseverance, standard issue showerhead, Scarface Remake, Al Pacino, what constitutes a remake?, snap into it, Scarface is a B-Movie?!, Serpico, how Italian is Ravenshadow?, Minesweeper, Leisure Suit Larry, Blood Vessel, Dead Snow, Overlord, Jojo Rabbit, Justin Dix, Boba Fett, Droid Technician for Star Wars, nazis as villains is good cinematic shorthand, achtung means what?, Brian DePalma, the holy hand grenade, disappointing practical FX, Ares Story Hour, Impetigore, Joko Anwar, Satan’s Slaves, tomahawks, Marlboro Lights, Peter Newman, Ares is a bad influence, The Mill Creeps, Lone Tiger, Trancers IV, Jake “The Snake” Roberts, wrestlers that never got a fair shake in Hollywood, Giants Don’t Die, Hawk the Slayer, G.I. Joe, Triple H, Heat Wave, The Chaperone, Blade III, Edge, Carlos Mecia, Highlander: Endgame, They Live, Roddy Piper, Dolph Ziggler, George “The Animal” Steele, Robert Maillet, Dave Bautista, friendship with Flair, the longest episode of Trick or Treat Radio ever?!, Mr. Brooks, William Hurt, The Village, Mr. Brooks, Dances With Wolves, eye drops and hops, and Social Dementia.

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