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Wow… where do we even begin with this one? Episode 272 of Trick or Treat Radio was one of the craziest episodes in recent memory. We were joined in studio by singer Niki Luparelli and The Deadites own Mz. M, with a surprise drop in from Ares. We get the lowdown on all of Niki’s upcoming gigs and then we discuss the horror/comedy flick from director Tyler McIntyre, Tragedy Girls. We also speak with the head honcho over at Eibon Press and Rotten Cotton, Shawn Lewis! Shawn tells us all about the upcoming releases of Maniac and Laserblast on his VHS Comics imprint. Dynamo has a dress rehearsal for the upcoming Deadites show, Ares yells at millenials to get off his lawn and we have some top notch voicemail from our awesome listeners. So grab your Joe Spinell rookie card, show off your Cannibal Holocaust tattoo and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: #SausageSandwich, Haunted Speakeasy, Niki Luparelli, Bull Mansion, David Boobie, The Trick or Treat Radio Masquerade Extravaganza, Blonde Side of the Moon, 20s music, Onyx, Rock and Shock, burlesque, Ravenshadow’s wallet AGAIN, Luparelli Supremacy, the poop clock has been reset, Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Banana Fingaz, Tyler McIntyre, Tragedy Girls, social media, #CumPassionate, Negasonic Teenage Warhead, Storm, Stephen Romano, Kevin Durand, Slaygoth, Classic NES, Dave Foley, Patchwork, film tie-ins, Blue Underground, Curtain Society, X-Men, subverting the final girl trope, Matt Fraction, Brian Michael Bendis, using visual cues for exposition, MZ’s Cannibal Holocaust tattoo, Derek Rook, MZ’s brush with fame, Maniac comic is better than boobs, Chili’s, besties on a killing spree, Maniac, Blade Runner 2049, Joe Spinell, William Lustig, Laserblast, Charles Band, physical comics, VHS Comics, Rotten Cotton, Eibon Press, Bottomfeeder, Zombi, Gates of Hell, Black Devil Doll, Bind Torture Kill, Kane Hodder, Shoctober from Down Under, Down Undies, Marz has a dress rehearsal for The Deadites show, how we wind down from shows, Fuck Harvey Weinstein, The Boston Strangler, An American Werewolf in London, Beetlejuice’s homeless father, Paperbacks from Hell, Grady Hendrix, John Carpenter’s The Fog, Autobots vs. Gestapocons, Poe’s Eldorado as read by First Time Mike, Phantasm: Ravager, practical balls, Green Lantern of Sextor 2814, millennials, Lyana vs. Ares, Ares being an old man, Joe Spinell rookie card, and the amazing Maniac and Laserblast Limited Collector’s Edition comics!

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Episode 271 of Trick or Treat Radio kicks off our favorite month of the year so we will have a cavalcade of Deadites and other spooky guests all month long! For the first show of the month though, one guest just wasn’t enough though so we… actually two guests wasn’t enough either so we have THREE special guests join us throughout the show! First up we have our boy Tim from Korea checking in with us to talk about films- old and new and the crazy state of the world. Next up we have Sam Furst from Monsters Are Good who may be even busier than us! Finally, the delicious whipped topping for the show is the hilarious Kevin Barbare. Kevin is the creator of Rock and Shock and he will give us the lowdown on the upcoming convention! We also review the period horror flick, The Limehouse Golem and play our amazing listener voicemail. Oh and we have a surprise Rock and Shock announcement! So grab a flight to Rock and Shock, put on your best period costume and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Blade Runner 2049, Leatherface, the Las Vegas tragedy, Tim from Korea, living your life not in fear, Tom Petty, The Endless, Spring, Resolution, BiFan, Psycho Documentary, The Last Circus, Alex de la Iglesia, Meatball Machine, Wonder Wallet, Tourist Trap, Dead and Buried, Monsters are Good, Sam Furst, classic horror toys, Salem MA, B-Movies and Burgers, Tragedy Girls, Faculty of Horror live podcast, The Frighteners, The Bride of Frankenstein, Comikaze, Hall of Comics, Monster Movie Mondays, James Remar, Rock and Shock, Ministry, Kristina Klebe, Victor Crowley, Kane Hodder, Derek Mears, Kurando Mitsutake, Derek Rook, Ravenshadow’s wallet, you might be a Ravenshadow, Ghosted, Star Trek: Discovery, Bill Nighy, got Turkish Van?, Jane Goldman, MZ’s cat, Kick-Ass, The Limehouse Golem, Alan Rickman, Sweeney Todd, pod people, Stirring Spit: MZs autobiography, The Movie Sommelier, Phantasm IV, air sharkies, gong-a-bong, Kevin Barbare, James Remar, Adam Green, Pollyanna McIntosh, Sam and Dynamo’s origin story, The Rocking Dead, Holliston, Niki Luparelli, Curse of Chucky, Super Dark Times, Annabelle Lee, Jason, Tim Cappello, the vagus tragedy, MZ catnapping, the state of Korea, Legacy of Thorn, and recommendations for Volume III of the Trick or Treat Radio Greatest Hits!

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On Episode 270 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined again by Andrea Subissati, one of the hosts of The Faculty of Horror Podcast and the Executive Editor for Rue Morgue Magazine! Faculty of Horror will be doing a live podcast in our neck of the woods in October and Andrea gives us all the details and talks about what's going on with The Faculty of Horror and Rue Morgue! We also review the indie Horror/Comedy, Night of Something Strange and discuss this week's question; what is your favorite infectious disease film? We pick our favorites and play voicemail from the listeners to hear theirs! Marvel at our discussion about the fine line between tastefully offensive and just plain poor taste! Recoil in fear at a new Trick or Treat Karaoke song! Rejoice as we hear from a listener for the first time! So grab a copy of Rue Morgue Magazine, put on a surgical mask to protect yourself and strap on for the world’s most infectious talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Rue Morgue Magazine, Faculty of Horror, American Psycho, Pontypool, The Crazies, Contagion, George A. Romero, The Living Dead trilogy, 28 Days Later, Cube, Cinema Salem, Tragedy Girls, Jarret Blinkhorn, Signal to Noise, Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, Live Podcasts, Salem MA, audio woes, Troma, the bad side of fandom, Death Note, Kirk Hammett, Pomeranians, Adam Wingard, The Shape of Water, Lloyd Kaufman’s Twitter rampage, tastefully offensive vs poor taste, bad FX makeup, stereotypes in poor taste, Night of Something Strange, Guillermo del Toro, Sunshine, toilet humor, “bungle”, And the Band Played On, narrative built around gags, Evil Dead quotes, Terror Firmer, Toxic Avenger, Killer Condom, Tromeo and Juliet, low budget cinema, exploitation cinema, Hugh Hefner, The Happening, our favorite infectious disease films, Rec, It Follows, stink bugs, Julie or Joe MeowMeows, Jakey-Poo’s birthday, watersports, Intravenus de Milo, Fuller House, Ravenshadow is a Panther, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, your favorite golem, “I Am A Real Golem”, Quentin Tarantino, Death Proof, Planet Terror, Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood, Jeepers Creepers 3, Victor Salva, separating art from the artist, and Dynamo’s belt.

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On Episode 269 of Trick or Treat Radio we talk about another divisive film in It Comes At Night. This film directed by Trey Edward Shults and distributed by A24 was loved by some, hated by some. We do a deep dive and give our thoughts on the film and since it warrants it, provide a spoiler-filled wrap up. Did we love it or hate it? You might be surprised. We also discover the meaning of the word ‘prolific’, get into arguments fairly quickly, and we find out just what makes Marz blush! So grab your gas mask, wait around for something to happen and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about it: Having a tournament named after you, Mae Young Classic, how have crotch chops aged?, Kobayashi Maru, Toxic Avenger IV: Citizen Toxie, Apocalypse Soon, Cabin Fever, Survival of the Film Freaks, Septic, Morbid Visions Films, the meaning of the word prolific, lazy vs. busy, Letterboxd, how Uber works, Dead TV, Cold Prey 1 & 2, Muse’s Knights of Cydonia, Teeel, Dynamo not driving, the animated Swamp Thing TV show, Marz’s reliance of friend’s film thoughts, A24 Marketing slogans, The Lobster, The Witch, It Comes At Night, Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, Harry Dean Stanton, driving without a license, The Innkeepers, Niki Luparelli and the Gold Diggers, Joel Edgerton, bumped into Ravenshadow, Russian Westerns, Degeneration X, Attitude Era, the Twist, Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, Jarret Blinkhorn, The Cove Music Hall, Julie MeowMeows, Trey Edward Shults, Krisha, The Babadook, decisive or divisive, The Walking Dead, Kid ‘n Play, what makes horror scary?, I.T. Comes At Night, Cabin in the Woods, Marz blushing, Night of Something Strange, 3 Dev Adam, Bryan Singer, gross jokes, post-apocalyptic setting, The Hysteria Continues Podcast, Tiny Wight’s snacking habits, The Curtain Society, Conscience Clay, band jobs and broomsticks, the lava game, sleepovers, futons and croutons, and The Prolific Prophylactic.

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On Episode 268 of Trick or Treat Radio we talk a whole lot about comic books and superheroes, focusing on our favorite films in the genre, but not the usual suspects, we exclude all Marvel and DC Comics from the discussion! We also review the Russian superhero film, The Guardians (Zashchitniki), MZ and Marz get into a heated discussion and MZ tells us all about his HasCon experience! So don your tights and cape, Transform into a Mirage and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: The Creeper, HasBRO, Rick and Morty, Marz doesn’t think Julie MeowMeows is real, HasCon, Transformers, Sandman, Stan Bush, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Bronies, Headmasters, Susan Blu, CHIKARA, Marz’s Stan Bush claim to fame, Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Megatron, Mirage, El DeBarge, the Mirage song, Clive Barker, who Dynamo would wait in line to meet, Bob Backlund, Blue Beetle, getting worked into a (photo)shoot, Magic, underwear talk, boxers or boxer briefs, Russian films, Nightwatch and Daywatch, Darkman, Philosophy of a Knife, Come and See, Cutty Cutty Fastman, is violence brutality or gore?, Captain America: Winter Soldier, does budget equal good choreography?, vocabulary budget, It Comes At Night, Mandroid, The Crow, Toxic Avenger, Phantom, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, The Incredibles, Manborg, A History of Violence, The Rocketeer, Mystery Men, Sky High, Kurt Russell, Bruce Campbell, The Kids in the Hall Fucking Wonder Woman, Superfuzz, Flash Gordon, Spawn, Tank Girl, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Ghost World, Super, Kick-Ass, Road to Perdition, Dick Tracy, The Maxx, Oldboy, Dredd, Danger: Diabolik, Quantum and Woody, Ninjak, X-O Manowar, The Tick, Doctor Mordrid, Misfits of Science, The Shadow, It, Castle Rock, the adventures of Drive Jacket Mark, and the Ravenshadow smoking .gif.

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On Episode 267 of Trick or Treat Radio we do a creature double feature! We kick it off with the American reimagining of the divisive Death Note from Director Adam Wingard and Netflix. We also talk about The Transfiguration, the indie vampire film from first time director Michael O'Shea. We debut the latest Evil Streaks song, Marz goes nuts on some internet troll and we dig into the thin line between passionate fandom and insanity. So grab your favorite VHS vampire flick, write some dirtbags name in the Death Note and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Super no vacancy, Rock and Shock, Drive Jacket Mark, Hurricane Ravenshadow, El Boro, Dynamo’s Twizzler trick, SARSquatch, Hascon, Stan Bush, Peter Cullen, Chris Benoit, infinity gauntlet, brony, nerd fandom, Star Wars, My Little Pony, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Death Note, Adam Wingard, Netflix, Willem Dafoe, The Evil Streaks, Myra, Australian Crawl, more than meets the eye, Transformers, Julie MeowMeow’s birthday, Lakeith Stanfield, Nat Wolff, Unsolved Mysteries, 100 Bullets, Yankee Diddler, perfect films, Kuso, Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake, hate masturbating, King Kong, Godzilla, Dr. Zevia tastes like racism, stupid petitions, Johan Solo, The Transfiguration, Michael O’Shea, Eric Ruffin, Martin, Let The Right One In, Chloe Levine, Elm St. Kids Movie Club, Wonder Woman, It, slide whistle, dating at the dog park, You’re Next, Phantasm, killing kids on film, Hurricane Irma, Kong: Skull Island, Blair Witch, vampire flicks, tropical storms, The Mummy, The Joker, Martin, brownies, Milo, MZs social schedule, Larry Fessenden, Ares, Guardians, Lloyd Kaufman, OTC 500, remakes, Dynamo’s gift, Marvel Superhero RPG, pop skull, the new Tori Amos, being in cahoots, Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata, the new National record, whitewashing, things to do in Vegas, Dr. Strange’s Ancient Ones, buying drugs, and the fine line between being a passionate fan and an asshole.

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On Episode 266 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by the one and only Donna Matrix of The Deadites to help us review The Mummy from 2017 featuring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella. Was Universal's attempt to kick off a cinematic universe using their famous monsters a success? Dynamo also prepared a Top 13 list of his favorite Universal Monster Movies, we hear from some listeners about their favorites as well, and we find out that Marz has a taste for action figures! So grab your ancient dagger, avoid the ghost clap and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: The Dracular Spectacular, Ares’ Whiskey, dat Riggs movie, Tobe Hooper, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Spanish Dracula, stagey dialogue, Spanish Mahoney, The Deadites I Wish It Would Rain cover, Scarface, Rock and Shock, Ravenshadow’s math, Joel Osteen, the mob, comic math, Universal Monsters, Dynamo’s Top 13 favorite Universal Monster Movies, The Creature Returns, Game of Thrones, Wonder Woman, Red Skull, Lon Chaney, doing shots, the Hollywood rewrite machine, too many producers with their own agenda, Ravenshadow’s method for ordering dinner, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Buckaroo Banzai, The Spanish Rapscallion, Morris Day and The Time, watching the live show, The Mummy, Sofia Boutella, Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, Indiana Jones, Ravenshadow’s weedwacker, Dark Universe, blumhouse, Ricky Business, playing with the boys, Pulp Heroes, Wonder Woman vs. Tom Cruise, ghost STDs, Gods and Monsters, Bill Condon, Son of Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, Frankenstein, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, The Wolfman, Myra, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, Papa Roach, Mary Shelley’s birthday, Frankenstein, The Bride of Frankenstein, Curse of the Undead, Monster Force, Kenner: 5th food group, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, MonsterZero’s defensive mode, Marv Wolfman, James Whale, and The Dummy.

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On Episode 265 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by a surprise guest co-host as Ares literally showed up at our door minutes before showtime! He joins us for an interesting review of the recently released zombie flick, It Stains the Sands Red from director Colin Minihan and Dark Sky Films. In addition, we discuss our favorite cinematic zombies and consult our listeners to hear their opinion on the topic. MZ has a near meltdown, Ravenshadow watched the film, Wolfenstein laughs, we learn that Ares is America’s Sweetheart and we find out Marz’s secret to “beating” cancer! So do the bird, send more cops and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Cartwheels as a mode of transportation, Zombie fatigue, It Stains the Sands Red, Las Vegas, Colin Minihan, rape scenes in horror, The Vicious Brothers, Brittany Allen, Land of the Dead, Extraterrestrial, Grave Encounters, Morris Day and the Time, Mz. M, I Spit On Your Grave, low hanging fruit, Universal Monster Movies, rape revenge, Dust Devil, Richard Stanley, NecronomCON, The Bassinet of Life, shark vs. zombie, Walking Dead, Ares, Rock and Shock, Island of Dr. Moreau, Cult of Muscle, Bub the Zombie, Tar Man, Return of the Living Dead, Jason Voorhees, Contracted, Toulon Rouge, Michelle Bauer, Puppet Master 3, George Kennedy, Demonwarp, Friday the 13th game, Yanni, Creepshow, The Blind Dead films, the current state of the world, Trick or Treat Radio Greatest Hits, Mindi Clark, MZ’s shirt, Cromcast marketing ideas, Summerslam, why those guys didn’t come to Summerslam, Prince, Ricky Schroeder's stepmom, Tom Cruise, Ravenshadow’s video, Ares’ new branding, The Bird, juggernaut, zombie cliches, Re-Animator, Dead Alive, Juan Riedinger, and your favorite cinematic zombies.

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On Episode 264 of Trick or Treat Radio we present to you the 9th edition of the Wednesday Night Wars! We team up with our podcasting brothers, Bill By Force and Mr. Chris from Outside The Cinema to discuss the Italian Lucha Libre flick, Goldface, The Fantastic Superman! Dynamo makes his triumphant return to the studio a week after surgery, Wolfenstein comes bearing gifts, and it wouldn’t be the Wednesday Night Wars without a little wrestling talk! So grab your remote controlled plane, team up with your best bud and strap on for the world’s most dangerous talk radio show! Stuff we talk about: Wednesday Night Wars, Mr. Chris’ awesome milestone, Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy, Hammerhead Jones, Outside the Cinema, smoking pot, quitting vices, Transporners, Social Distortion, Goldface the Fantastic Superman, Skid Row, NXT, rock show stories, The Down Boys, Survival of the Film Freaks, Black Emmanuelle, Italian cinema, Warrant, Morris Day and the Time, The Evil Streaks, Wolfie comes bearing gifts, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, The Original Movie Game, The Give Me Five Podcast, X-Force, autograph prices, Ernest films, Rock and Shock, Deadites 2020, Vinegar Syndrome, Bwana Beast, cult cinema, pulp, Lucha Libre films, Spinal Tap, Tom Jones, Viserace, 3 Dev Adam, Deadpool, Lothar, The Aquabats, El Santo, Jushin Liger, Michinoku Pro, NJPW World, G1 Climax, Antonio Inoki, Scream Factory TV, Dr. Bueno, Becky Cloonan, The Punisher, Tim Sale, Boston Comic Con, Pork Chop Express, Iron Mike Tyson, Captain Spencer’s Antique Puzzles, Buffalo Bill’s Custom Leather, Don Knotts, Supermen Against the Orient, The Eyes of the Tiger, Punch Farm Podcast, Rob Liefeld, Nosferatu, Apple getting into original streaming TV/Film, MoviePass’ new subscription price, and Lucha Fashion.

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On Episode 263 of Trick or Treat Radio we are without Dynamo in studio, but he calls in live from the ICU to update us on his condition. We review 68 Kill, the latest film from director Trent Haaga and IFC Midnight. We also do a Double Tap where we tell you all about the cool things we’ve been digging, we talk retro video game themes and MZ bring back the always compelling Transformers Talk! So grab some clothes from lost and found, take the $68,000 and strap on! Stuff we talk about:, how MZ hurt his back, Dynamo’s surgery, Ravenshadow’s extraction, Desperately Seeking Smokes, Weapon-X Dilbert, Rock and Shock, Paranormal Punchers T-shirts, Cromcast, Walt Simonson’s Thor, Mad Max, Even Dwarfs Started Small, MZ’s first week as a 1% North African, how much does cancer weigh?, MZ’s tea, Ravenshadow’s cliffhangers, Liev Schreiber, Godzilla, Haruo Nakajima, Shin Godzilla, 68 Kill, Trent Haaga, Deadgirl, Dr. Lestat, Troma, Matthew Gray Gubler, Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV, Boston Comic Con, Cheap Thrills, role reversal, Sheila Vand, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, After Hours, Chris Fuchman, Master Boot Record, Transformers Talk, BBC’s Vicious, Transformers: The Animated Film, Rodimus Prime, Shrapnel, The Legend of Zelda, Super Street Fighter, Takara Tomy Masterpiece, Dirge, Marvel Select Gambit, the definitive Gambit story?, Hammond Castle in Gloucester MA, monocle talk, Kuso, the real reason MZ couldn’t go see Brain Damage, and Methamatics.

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