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Ep 697

TorTR #697 - Tapping Out of the Long Talk

Episode | 193 min | Dec 5, 2025

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A group of middle-aged friends compete in an annual contest known as "The Long Talk," in which they must maintain a certain talking speed or get silenced forever. Strange things begin to happen when the friends start to become entangled in quantum mechanical machinations. On Episode 697 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by our old friend Double D for our December Patreon Takeover! He selected the films The Long Walk and Coherence for us to discuss. We also continue the age old debate of practical FX vs cgi, talk about the works of a little known author named Richard Bachman, and try to make sense of quantum mechanics. So grab your best talking shoes, pack plenty of extra glowsticks, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Modern Horror franchises, Paranormal Activity, films that wear out their welcome, James Wan, Double D, Patreon Takeover, the Pale Paul Mooney of Podcasting, It: Welcome to Derry, Creepshow, practical fx vs. CGI, The Thing, The Shining, John Carpenter, Roblox gift cards, Minecraft, umbilical trauma, Fallout 76, Borderlands 2, Horizon, London After Midnight, Horror Express, Telly Savalas, All Hallow’s Eve, 30 Ways to Die, Amanda Seyfried, American Horror Story, Dark Shadows, They, House of the Dead, Wolfcop, Dark Match, Dr. Giggles, Brendan Fraser, Carrie, Psycho, Jurassic Park, Darryl Hannah, Splash, Jason Goes to Hell, The Prince of Darkness, Trick or Treat, Body Bags, Don Calfa, A Haunted House, The Toolbox Murders, Spider Gates, Stranger Things 5 Vol. 1, Cobra Kai, WCUW, Ian Ziering, Sleepaway Camp, Wet Hot American Summer, Kimbo Slice, Wilfred Brimley, de-aging vs. recasting, Ready or Not: Here I Come, Samara Weaving, Lisa Frankenstein, Police Academy, Mad Max, The Thorn Trilogy, Teen Wolf, Thanksgiving, Dead Heat, Party Girl, City of Lost Children, Smallville, Frozen Caveman Lawyer, Stephen King, Frank Darabont, The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Richard Bachman, R.L. Stine, Ryoki Inoue, Battle Royale, The Running Man, The Long Walk, Rango Unchained, Coherence, James Ward Byrkit, Nicholas Brendon, Emily Baldoni, blue nostrils, Clue, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, quantum mechanics, Twilight Zone, Jordan Peele, Us, Animal Man, Grant Morrison, Caught Stealing, Darren Aronofsky, Austin Butler, Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia, The Last Gentrification of Gotham, and Coherence and Incoherence: A Memoir, and Ricky Schrodinger’s Cat.

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Ep 696

TorTR #696 - Going off the Rails on a Gravy Train

Episode | 162 min | Nov 28, 2025

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The Kingdom of Podcasteon is under siege by the Trick or Treatites, heralds of the long-dead sorcerer MonsterZeronon. When our hero recovers a cursed amulet from a corpse-strewn battlefield, he's marked by dark magick and hunted by monstrous assassins. To survive, he must break the curse by listening to a forbidden audio file. On Episode 696 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss Deathstalker (2025) from director and friend of the show, Steven Kostanski! We also welcome MZ back from the dead, react to the trailer for Night Patrol the upcoming film from Ryan Prows, and we reminisce about the sword and sorcery films from our childhood! So grab your cursed amulet, form your questing party, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Black Friday, Yu-Gi-Oh, Taylor Swift, Thanksgiving, Jonestown, Nightmare on Elm St. Hot Fuzz, Jaws, A Quiet Place, Shaun of the Dead, Bloody Disgusting, World’s End, exceeding expectations, Alien: Resurrection, Shark Attack, Haunted Mansion, Bleed With Me, The Devil’s Triangle, Bog Creatures, The Boy Behind the Door, Piranha, Vamps, Raptor, End of Days, Constantine, Robert Goulet, Horror Hotel, Tina Turner, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, The Devil’s Daughter, I Walked With a Zombie, Mad Monster, Zombies of the Stratosphere, Leonard Nimoy, In Search Of…, Nightmare, Tom Hanks, Freaky Tales, Pedro Pascal, Willy Dynamite, Sesame Street, RIP Udo Kier, Three Stooges, The Editor, Mike Bironas, Chiller, The Italian Invasion, Phenomena, Flesh for Frankenstein, Greystone Park, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, The Three Stooges, Night Patrol, C.M. Punk, Ryan Prows, Justin Long, Lowlife, The Unknown Comic, Astron-6, Steven Kostanski, Deathstalker, Slash, Patton Oswalt, Beastmaster, Army of Darkness, Ray Harryhausen, Clash of the Titans, Freddy’s Dead, practical FX, Manborg, Yogurt meets Orko, Bear McReary, Frankenstein, and the Autobot Matrix of Leadership.

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Ep 695

TorTR #695 - Freaky Tales of Cochlear Kegels and Stunt Dilskis

Episode | 219 min | Nov 21, 2025

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An escaped mental patient embarks on a murder spree after escaping from an institution in 1987 Oakland, CA. He encounters a group of punks and they all regale each other with tales about their shared love of movies, people, places and memories beyond our knowable universe. On Episode 695 of Trick or Treat Radio we have another Patreon Takeover, this time with EF Contentment! EF has selected the films Freaky Tales and Nightmare (1981) for us to discuss! We also talk about underdog films, video nasties, and the romantic sleaziness of big cities in the 80s. So grab your favorite 80s mixtape, equip your favorite Nazi smashing weapon, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Patreon Takeover, EF Contentment, High Spirits, Steve Guttenberg, Liam Neeson, The Buggering, Crying Game, Neil Jordan, Blood Diner, Night Patrol, The Unknown Comic, Billy Barty, The Being, Ryan Prows, Lowlife, C.M. Punk, Justin Long, Ricardo Zarate, Mike Nichols, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, Stargate, DTS audio, SDDS, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Ali, The Gulp of Mexico, Skydance Paramount, Howard Dean, Mike Dukakis, Roman Polanski, G.I. Joe, “Bubba”, Univeral Healthcare, Sara Ottoman, Ryan Gosling, Half Nelson, Sugar, Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck, Freaky Tales, Captain Marvel, Go, Mystery Train, Pulp Fiction, Maniac, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Green Room, the punk rock hip-hop and metal scenes, Lost Boys, Ishtar, Raising Arizona, Radio Days, Tom Hanks, Sid and Nancy, Big Trouble in Little China, Breaking Away, Top 5 Underdog Movies, Roger Ebert, Repo Man, David Cronenberg, Quentin Tarantino, Megadeth, Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, plagiarism vs. homage, Nancy Reagan, TOO $HORT, Jay Ellis, Blade, The Fury, Brian De Palma, Three Days in the Valley, Nightmare, Romano Scavolini, Video Nasty, Trick or Treats, Death Wish Club, Basket Case, Alice Sweet Alice, Astron-6, Steven Kostanski, Deathstalker, Patton Oswalt, Daniel Bernhardt, Brain Dead Studios, Once Bitten, Lake Placid, Transylvania 6-5000, Razorback, Lifeforce, Gremlins 2, The Funhouse, Demon Witch Child, Night of the Demon, Jim Carrey, and generational trauma.

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Ep 694

TorTR #694 - Creature Comfort Kool-Aid

Episode | 162 min | Nov 14, 2025

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Dr. Johnny Wolfenstein, a brilliant but egotistical producer, brings a podcast back to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation. On Episode 694 of Trick or Treat Radio we have a Patreon Takeover featuring our good buddy Evil Corny! Corny selected the films Frankenstein (2025) and Opus for us to discuss! We also figure out what a good retelling of a classic tale needs to have, react to trailers for the films Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, Dracula (2026), and we talk about our favorite Guillermo del Toro films! So grab a cup of communal Kool-Aid, stitch up a collection of body parts, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Eli Roth, Ice Cream Man, Clint Howard, Inglorious Basterds, broflake, Evil Corny, From the Canopy Podcast, The Mad Ghoul, Alice Sweet Alice, Play Misty For Me, Assault on Precinct 13, Slumber Party Massacre, Creepshow, Alone in the Dark, The Faculty, Shadow of the Vampire, Seed of Chucky, Blood Paradise, Ronny Yu, Jennifer Tilly, John Ritter, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, The Crazies, Silent Hill, Pitch Black, Rhonda Shear, Wallace Shawn, Dial M for Murder, Damien: The Omen 2, Kim Hunter, The Kindred, Bad Ronald did a Basement Jack, Billy Jacoby, Frosted Flakes, Just One of the Guys, I Walked With A Zombie, Sam Rockwell, Gore Verbinski, Jojo Rabbit, Gentleman Broncos, The Bride, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Shape of Water, Francis Ford Coppola, Leonardo DiCaprio, Blacula, Idris Elba, William Marshall, Good Luck Have Fun Don’t Die, Dracula, Luc Besson, Leon the Professional, Guillermo del Toro, Blade II, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone, Frankenstein, Hulk, Robert Eggers, Macho Man Randy Savage, Jeff Fahey, Body Parts, Mary Shelley, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Opus, Juliette Lewis, John Malkovich, Amber Midthunder, Mark Anthony Green, Rosario Dawson, Billie Holliday, Too Much Swash Not Enough Buckle, The Modern Brometheus, and Alabaster Peak.

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Ep 693

TorTR #693 - Why Should the Living Take the High Road?

Episode | 167 min | Nov 7, 2025

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A dysfunctional group of friends run a radio show of some renown. The producer of the show attempts to innovate by creating a new ad to promote the show, which somehow ends up triggering a zombie outbreak. On Episode 693 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the Indonesian zombie flick The Elixir from director Kimo Stamboel! We also have a mini retrospective on James Gunn and his humble beginnings with Troma, we react to the very pretty trailer for the upcoming film Reflections in a Dead Diamond, and talk about trying to make your zombie movie stand out from the pack. So grab a bottle of magical elixir, RSVP to the circumcision party, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Shout/Scream Factory, Gruv, Zohran is All Elite, welcome new listeners, The Mask of Fu Manchu, The Son of Dracula, Lon Chaney Jr., Demons of the Mind, Robocop 3, The Bone Collector, Alien Uprising, Christy, Red Letter Day, Basement Jack, Hansel and Gretel, Corin Nemec, The Green Mile, House on Haunted Hill, The Faculty, Lord of Illusions, Hemlock Grove, Robert Patrick, Terminator 2, The Faculty, Fire in the Sky, The Card Player, Manitou, Day of the Animals, Baron Blood, Lisa and the Devil, Ghostbusters 2, Henry Hall, The 13th Guest, The Peacemaker, John Cena, Tim Meadows, Man of Tomorrow, Checkmate, ignorance can hurt, James Gunn, Tromeo and Juliet, Lloyd Kaufman, Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie, Ron Jeremy, Lanterns, Reno 911, The State, Kerri Kenney, Joe Lo Truglio, Nick Swardson, Wet Hot American Summer, Sleepaway Camp, Super, Movie 43, RIP Diane Ladd, Stacey Keach, Reflections in a Dead Diamond, Helene Cattet, Bruno Forzani, Guy Fawkes, The Elixir, The Sadness, Train to Busan, Shaun of the Dead, Kimo Stamboel, The Jerk, Rob Jabbaz, Warm Bodies, Fido, Pontypool, The Battery, circumcision party, Mel Brooks, Dawn of the Dead, The Night Comes For Us, Spinal Tap, the old Castle Wolfenstein, Patreon Takeover, Evil Corny, Frankenberry, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Opus, The Elixir Initiative, and sitting on the edge of your toilet.

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TorTR - Devil’s Night Extra Special Halloween Special 2025

Episode | 160 min | Oct 31, 2025

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It's Devil's Night and what better way to spend the evening than with the World's Most Dangerous Podcast?! On this year's Extra Special Halloween Special we will have a totally mundane normal show. We don't want to summon any demons, ghosts, or otherworldly being… again! We will be joined by some friends, and there are sure to be some surprises! It's the night before Halloween and there is no better way to party! Don’t get tricked this Halloween, this is the treat you’ve been waiting for! 

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Ep 692

TorTR #692 - Hot for Creature

Episode | 163 min | Oct 31, 2025

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A collection of Devil’s Night-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning the Trick or Treat Radio hosts into a struggle for survival of their cinematic sanity. On Episode 692 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the latest installment in the V/H/S franchise with V/H/S/Halloween! We also discuss the anatomy of a good horror anthology entry, fear shame a very specific demographic, and react to the Shelby Oaks trailer. So grab a can of Diet Phantasma, pick out a single non-phallic candy bar, do the thorazine shuffle, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Putting on weight, Jason Milhouse Voorhees, Camp Crystal Lake, Peloton, GGTMC Flick Pick of the Month, Outside the Cinema, Thorazine Shuffle, The Return of the Evil Dead, Q, Trick or Treats, Return of the Living Dead 3, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Necronomicon, Terror Firmer, The House on Haunted Hill, Saw, Frankenstein’s Bloody Nightmare, The Zombie Diaries, Terrifier, All Hallow’s Eve, Gothika, The Hills Run Red, It, See No Evil 2, Tucker and Dale Versus Evil, Pandorum, Alien Resurrection, Beetlejuice, Winona Ryder, Open House, Hack-o-Lantern, Jaws, Richard Dreyfus, Demon Under Glass, Fear the Walking Dead, Ghosts and Goblins, Mike Flanagan, The Chayn Gang, Ween, Chris Fleming, snacks at Trader Joe’s, Metallica, Testament, Chuck Billy, fear shaming, people afraid of the HBO Feature Presentation intro, V/H/S/Halloween, Falcor, overly lactatious, Anna Zlokovic, Bryan M. Ferguson, Hellblazer, Sandman, Paco Plaza, REC, Lidsville, Casper Kelly, Charles Nelson Reilly, chloroform, Michelle Pitt-Norman, R.H. Norman, Rick Baker, Summer School, Damien Leone, House of Dynamite, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Kowakian Monkey Lizards, dia de los muertos, Ghosts and Goblets, Cosmic Transition, and Shiny Deadly Chaos.

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Ep 691

TorTR #691 - Don’t Call it a Throwback

Episode | 152 min | Oct 24, 2025

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The littlest narco visits his home town and is roped into a babysitting gig. Meanwhile, the local sheriff, after receiving a piece of evidence in the mail, falls into an increasingly desperate scavenger hunt involving a trio of offensive radio personalities. On Episode 691 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the throwback horror flick Night of the Reaper from director Brandon Christensen! We also talk about what made 80s horror special, reminisce about the early days of video game consoles, and do a live trailer reaction for the upcoming Sam Raimi directed film Send Help! So grab your VHS camcorder, try not to be an asshole and pull a Hedgehog out of its hole, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein, Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Shape of Water, The Phantom of the Opera, Double Dose of Degenerates, Darby Allin, Jon Moxley, AEW, Deltron 3030, Virus, dystopian hip hop, Drugs Schmugs Who Needs ‘Em, Necronomicon Championship Wrestling, Psycho Patrick, Astroboy, The Vampire Lovers, Lady Frankenstein, Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, The Sender, Bats, Messenger, The Witch’s Sabbath, Forget Me Not, Paranormal Activity, Restricted Area, Tone Deaf, The Empty Man, The Littlest Vampire, Jonathan Lipnicki, Dark Places, Blood Orgy of the Damned, The Whistler, Dead on Sight, Flight 666, Suzanne Snyder, Weird Science, Judy Aaronson, Jeff Goldblum, Shrunken Heads, Trick or Treats, Popcorn, Amityville 3D, Christopher Lloyd, The Littlest Narco, Tobe Hooper, Lifeforce, Revenge of the Cheerleaders, Nightbreed, UHF, Oldsmobile Delta 88, Larry Drake, Mike P. Nelson, Joe Begos, Christmas Bloody Christmas, Silent Night Deadly Night, Demonic Toys, RIP Ollie, Night of the Reaper, Brandon Christensen, Clown in the Cornfield, throwback 80s horror, “what’s less than Tubi?”, Jim Cornette, A Nightmare on Elm St., Atari 2600, Centipede, Atari 5400, Atari 7800, Genesis, Robbie the Robot, Paco Plaza, REC, V/H/S/Halloween, Smallville, RIP Ace Frehley, and Punxsutawney Kill.

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Ep 690

TorTR #690 - Final Transformation of the Hideous Mutant Freakz

Episode | 173 min | Oct 17, 2025

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A vain smoker, his goodest boy, a vulgar guru of horror, and a producer end up at a mutant freak farm run by a weirdo scientist and get transformed into even more weird looking versions of themselves! On Episode 690 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the horror film Traumatika from director Pierre Tsigaridis! As an extra added bonus we have a discussion/love fest for the 4K remaster of the 1993 cult classic film Freaked from directors Tom Stern and Alex Winter! We also pay tribute to the legend of artist Drew Struzan, talk about the definition of a basement jack, and react to the trailer for Keeper the upcoming film from Osgood Perkins! This episode is dedicated to the memory of Ravenshadow’s sidekick Ollie! So grab a can of delicious macaroons, do not let out an ages old demon after being lectured about not doing so, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: RIP Ollie, Marty Jannetty, Deepthroat, Evil Dead, Edison’s Frankenstein, Hellraiser: Hellseeker, The Final Cut, Fear of the Dark, Return of the Living Dead Necropolis, Blood Guardian, House of Forbidden Secrets, Terrifier, Three From Hell, Mermaid Down, The Mortuary Collection, Stay Out of the Fucking Attic, Bailey Madison, RL Stine, Terminator, David Caruso, Britney Sparkles, Way of the Vampire, Code Red, The Horde, The Sandman, Flight 666, Amityville Harvest, Scream 2, Jekyll, Tanya Roberts, The Beastmaster, Basement Jack, The Fly, Zodiac, Damien: The Omen II, Child’s Play, The Phantom from Hollywood, The Castle of the Living Dead, Mother of Tears, Queen Kong, Son of Kong, Arabian Sweat Goggins, Night Gallery, Rod Serling, RIP Diane Keaton, Godfather, RIP to the legend Drew Struzan, Keeper, Guillermo del Toro, Osgood Perkins, Damien Leone, Traumatika, Pierre Tsigaridis, Sean Whalen, Ferris Bueller TV Show, Charlie Schlatter, Parker Lewis Can’t Lose, Ami Dolenz, Rebekah Kennedy, Emily Goss, AJ Bowen, Snapchat Horror, Brooke Shields, Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, The Idiot Box, UHF, Larry Bud Melman, Screaming Mad George, PCU, Jeremy Piven, John de Lancie, Lancelot Link: Secret Chimp, Freakz, Umbrella Entertainment, Albert Pyun, Arcade, Charles Band, David S. Goyer, Megan Ward, Bob Villa, Paul Lind, true cinematic bliss, Zygrot 24, The Jerk, Flinstones pushing cigarettes, Pawsitive Dog Role Models, The Goz and Gog Connection, and Benny Hill Inspired Seppuku!

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Ep 689

TorTR #689 - Black Light Alien Fight

Episode | 150 min | Oct 10, 2025

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A perfect storm of lousy news sees out-of-work podcaster Johnny Wolfenstein spiral into a bender, during which he claims to have been abducted by aliens, and fearing their return, he contacts his old friend MonsterZero to help him gear up for a black light alien fight! On Episode 689 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the neon-drenched, drug-fueled alien nightmare Jimmy and Stiggs from director Joe Begos! We also debate whether Waterworld is as bad as everyone remembers, watch the new trailer for the 4K remaster of the cult classic film, Freaked, and ponder if Eli Roth is a better ambassador for horror than he is a filmmaker. So grab your drug of choice, gas up the chainsaw, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Vinyl, horror soundtracks, Trust Kill Records, Saw VI, Halloween 3, Type O Negative, Mushroomhead, Nightmare on Elm St 4: Dream Master, Bela Lugosi, dimestore Jerry Lewis, Mr. Sardonicus, Children of the Corn, Universal Horror, Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie, Skull and Bones, Hillside Strangler, My Soul To Take, I Spit On Your Grave, Slice and Dice, Navy Seals vs. Zombies, Soul to Keep, Freaky, Wes Craven, Bella Thorn, Nick Cannon, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Prom Night 3, Michael Dudikoff, Alien, Sigourney Weaver, Ghostbusters, Copycat, The Village, Cabin in the Woods, R.L. Stine, Goosebumps, The Black Lagoon, Andromeda Strain, Ray Strickland, The Return of Dracula, The Night Watch, Night of the Bloody Apes, Santo vs The Evil Brain, Patrick Dempsey, Loverboy, Can’t Buy Me Love, Sixteen Candles, 3:00 High, Courtney Gains, Witchboard, Freaked 4K Remaster, Tom Stern, Alex Winter, Brooke Shields, Mr. T, Joey Lawrence, William Sadler, Randy Quaid, Bobcat Goldthwaite, Predator: Badlands, Dan Trachtenberg, Elle Fanning, Waterworld, Kevin Costner, Come and See, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldblum, Karen Allen, Vibes, Transylvania 6-5000, Satantango, 2001: A Space Odyssey, alien mayhem, Jimmy and Stiggs, Joe Begos, Matt Mercer, Stephen Scarlata, Bride of the Monster, Cannibal Holocaust, Kay Parker, Eli Roth, The Horror Section, Hostel 2, Thanksgiving, championing the Italians, Dream Eater, The Piano Killer, Don’t Go In That House Bitch, Traumatika, and what a wonderful Waterworld.

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