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TorTR #224 - In a Valley of Radio Silence

Episode | 180 min | Nov 11, 2016

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On Episode 224 of Trick or Treat Radio our intrepid hosts are given ten gallon hats, six shooters and left to fend for themselves in a town called Radio Silence. At the local watering hole, the boys order the last four burritos in town and are attacked by the Burrito Bandits; Matt, Chad and Tyler. When the hosts offer to share their burritos, a truce is reached and they become the Slightly Adequate Seven! They band together to destroy the bloodline that will eventually lead to an evil dictator in the year 2016! Well sorta... we review the Ti West film In a Valley of Violence, talk with Radio Silence about their new podcast The Crawl, and their film work and we play YOUR voicemail! So take a bite of your burrito, hug your dog, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: The Crawl Podcast, Ti West, Larry Fessenden, John Travolta, Stephen Graham Jones, Re-Animator, Westerns, killing animals in film, MZ’s procedure, how crazy America is, Devil’s Due, Radio Silence, Adam Wingard, V/H/S, Stitcher Radio, burritos, infant cameos, House of the Devil, The Innkeepers, 20th Century Fox, the Billy Idol head thing, Kurt Russell might have seen MZ in a movie, Southbound, Brad Miska, Faculty of Horror, Wednesday Night Wars, David Bruckner, anthology films, purgatory, Marz/Evil Corny 2020, Marz on painkillers, our most reviewed director, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Chad Villella, Tyler Gillett, Krull, Colorforms, PETA Parker, Ravenshadow’s run-in with the paperboy, chat not working, Michael Winslow Ravenshadow, old west towns, The Sacrament, John Wick, effective poster art, Quentin Tarantino, Abbie the dog, El Santo, Outside the Cinema, Curse of the Undead, The Last Final Girl, and Zombie Sharks with Metal Teeth.

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TorTR #223 - Slim Jim Saturday Night

Episode | 199 min | Nov 4, 2016

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Episode 223 of Trick or Treat Radio is the kick-off of New Guest November! Joining us to review the latest flick from Kevin Smith, Yoga Hosers is our good buddy Mark Scheetz from the Punchfarm Podcast! Mark tells us all about tacos and beer and what they’ve been up to on Punchfarm. We have a discussion about the 1985 horror classic from Stuart Gordon, Re-Animator. If that’s not enough for you, you’ll also find out the true meaning of “High Art”, learn what the hell a Red Bill is, and hear from our awesome listeners! So grab your reanimation reagent, your sauerkraut blood, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: The Pit and the Pendulum, Jeffrey Combs, what to do with your HorrorPack extras, Radio Silence, Mz's butt photo skills, PunchFarm’s Marzvember, Red Bull, Kevin Smith, letting your hair down, Red State, movies for 16 year old girls, MZ and Morbid Vision Films, Ti West, "I'm the Man”, Beyond Re-Animator, a father’s worst fears, High Art, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Gigli, Ralph Garman, popcorn balls, Mallrats, Kevin Smith fan cred, Move Them Dead Bones, The Frighteners, PunchFarm Nikki's Halloween costume, the timeframe of influential films, Canadian teen drama, Guy Lapointe, Justin Long, the hotel sex controversy, Tusk, the World Series, the movie watch-a-thon between Corny and Dane, a boot, Dogma, Bride of Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, the champions, Ravenshadow’s hair, press-a-fiss, classic Kevin Smith films today, the mole joke, Ravenshadow’s High School dealer, dialog driven films, Red State, MonsterZero’s childhood movie rituals revisited, Re-Animator, what Mark has been lifting, interrupting MZ, In a Valley of Violence, Galaxy San Juan, Smodcast, and Slim Jim.

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5th Annual Trick or Treat Radio Extra Special Halloween Special

Episode | 144 min | Oct 31, 2016

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The Extra Special Halloween Special has returned for the fifth year! How in the world could the fifth in the series possibly top the previous four?! By copying ideas from the first episode, of course! This year, we build the ultimate Halloween playlist and update it for 2016! We took submissions from our listeners and added our own and put it all together to make the best possible Halloween mixtape you'll ever listen to! In addition, we speak with the man that plays Mick Taylor in the Wolf Creek films and TV series, Aussie actor, John Jarratt! To top it all off, we play a game of Mixtape Massacre and turn it into a drinking game for all of you to play along at home with! So crank up the ultimate playlist, crack open an adult beverage and strap on!

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TorTR #222 - Infinite Chafing 8000

Episode | 225 min | Oct 28, 2016

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On Episode 222 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined in studio by our good buddy and filmmaker Michael Neel to discuss what he’s been up to lately, his films and the Drive-In Horrorshow book contest giveaway. For our film review, we check out the fifth installment of the Phantasm series with Phantasm Ravager. We also check off one of our bucket list items, get into the Halloween state of mind and play YOUR voicemail! So grab your four barrel shotgun, shine up your skullet and strap on! Stuff we talk about: Don Coscarelli, our favorite Australians, converting nerds to wrestling, Ravenshadow’s stunted creation, OTC's international snack tasting segment, Reggie Bannister, Wattpad, Drive-In Horrorshow, Macho King, Infinite Santa 8000, Cult of Muscle, Halloween cupcakes, Rue Morgue, Countdown to Halloween, Phantasm series, Drive-In Horrorshow trading cards, Angus Scrimm, the trials of converting a web series into a film, bad green screen, what horror franchise has the best first 3 entries, The Slumber Party Massacre, adapting your screenplay to prose, Dynamo’s painkillers, the Giovanni Lombardo Radice controversy continues, broken teeth blowjobs, silver shamrock masks, OTC Reviews, November’s shows theme, remembering Ravenshadow's classic Facebook settings, innuendo, the horror fans guide to Pro Wrestling, Space Monkey, Satchel app, Cornelius and Dane’s movie off, 12:15, David Hartman, and Rocky and her nunchucks.

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TorTR #221 - Bullsh*t Artists

Episode | 205 min | Oct 21, 2016

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On Episode 221 of Trick or Treat Radio we take you to school as we are joined by our good buddy and film buff, Professor Jay! The Professor was excited to join us to review the bizarre comedy/horror, The Greasy Strangler. We recap our weekend at Rock And Shock and discuss The Deadites live show! We also hear about your convention experiences in our feedback segment, we hear about MZs latest Halloween costume, learn whether or not Jay is truly a Professor or a lecturer and whether we’re a bunch of smart individuals or really just bullshit artists! So grab your morning coffee, put extra oil in it and strap on! Stuff we talk about: Back Alley Film Series, Charlotte Film Festival, The Greasy Strangler, Pink Flamingos, Italian wisdom, John Water, Michael Neel, repeatedly doing a joke until it's funny, Napolean Dynamite, dressing for success, Reverend Scott, Survival of the Film Freaks, Rock and Shock, Ghost Watch, podcasting naked, Unchayned, Jarret Blinkhorn, A Long Night of Short Horrors, Carved, positive convention experiences, the disputed two time table champion, Bill By Force, Outside the Cinema, Throwdown Thursday, fake dinks, the McFarlane proposal, The Trick or Treat Radio Masquerade Extravaganza, Elm St. Kids Movie Club, Jim Hosking, Jim Ross, Bullshit, Karate Kill, Video Dead, Phantasm Ravager, Ravenshadow’s eating and ordering techniques, Talk Without Rhythm, being a smoothie, shitty beer, getting laid in a hotel, Ric Flair and Halle Berry, Ravenshadow’s early show days, Dynamo’s Countdown to Halloween, Mixtape Massacre and Chow Daddy.

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TorTR #220 - El Macpherson’s Australian Excursion

Episode | 234 min | Oct 14, 2016

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Episode 220 of Trick or Treat Radio has enough content for two episodes, but we somehow manage to squeeze it into one! We are joined in studio by super villain supreme Sir Isaac and have a surprise visit from the man of 1000 voices, Kevin Barbare! We review the Canadian indie action thriller, The Demolisher, speak with our buddy and filmmaker Immortal Alexander to discuss his upcoming Deadites documentary. We also preview the upcoming Rock And Shock weekend and take a look at the board game, Mixtape Massacre from our friends over at Bright Light Media! Phew! That’s not all though, we also mention everyone we know from Australia, we play your voicemail and make an international love connection! So grab your favorite movie jacket, hold on tight to your necklace, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: Rock and Shock, The Outside Corner Podcast, NHL, Josh's panels, Nicole Kidman, Mandrills, the influence of Nicolas Winding Refn, Deadpool, John Kervin, The Demolisher, Phantasm, Dynamo's Dad, plot holes, Fight Ring, The Greasy Strangler, MonsterZero’s tuck dance video, what Ravenshadow smells like, Jacko, Russell Crowe, Mike Tyson, The Fixx, Australia, The Chayn Gang, Punchfarm, A Long Night of Short Horrors, The Accountant, Baseball fandom, Arnold's political backings, 31, girls digging on Ravenshadow, Johnny and MonsterZero's Fantasy Baseball league, favorite action figures, Horrormade.com, Corny vs Dingo Dane, Patreon, Optibotimus, The Misfits, Gwar, BMX Bandits, Mixtape Massacre, Professor Jay, John Vulich, The Deadites documentary, vigilante justice, Survival of the Film Freaks, The Cove Music Hall, WAAF, the original feedback contributor, genie in a bottle, and getting banned in Germany.

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TorTR #219 - Dirty Dingo Drunken Gropefest

Episode | 244 min | Oct 7, 2016

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On Episode 219 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by the man behind Monsters are good, Sam Furst! We couldn't think of anyone more appropriate to have in studio to review the latest Toho flick, Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence)! We also discuss what makes this time of year special for us horror fans and what sort of rituals we have to get into the Halloween spirit. But that's not all! We get a huge Deadites announcement, we find out about another podcast luminary returning to Rock and Shock, and we even give love life advice? So grab your Drive jacket, your Hunter S. Thompson costume and strap on! Stuff we talk about: The Great Blumpkin Charlie Brown, 12 Gauge’s dingdong, Larry Fine’s birthday, Karen Allen, Halloween, black cats, The Blob, Hunter S. Thompson, Dr. Ruth, Gremlins, Baskin, Mickey Keating, That’s Entertainment, El Goro's 31 Days of Halloween, Scare-a-con NY, Rock and Shock, Tara Reid, Dracula, movies that take place on Halloween, Godzilla, MonsterZero getting laid, Pod & Darling, our finishing video game moves, being conceived on New Year's Eve, Florida’s upcoming hurricane, Monsters are good, Grand Guignol Network, Hershey candy corn bar, blood pact etiquette, Immortal Alexander and The Deadites documentary, Deathgasm, Scanners, love advice from The Deadites, scary posters, Tony Timpone, Japan's earthquake history, Horror Express, Vampires, Funimation, Voodoo Poonani, Toho, Freaks, Bella, autumn weather, Age of Shadows, Fright Night, Creature Double Feature, the Spanish version of Dracula, The Mind’s Eye, the back catalog, our favorite toys growing up, The Demolisher, and the CHIKARA ticket giveaway.

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TorTR #218 - Massacre at Blinkbuster Video

Episode | 239 min | Sep 30, 2016

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On Episode 218 of Trick or Treat Radio the hosts have been replaced by a completely different set of hosts, the show format has been changed and the studio has been relocated to a different country. So that all means the show has to be different right? Nope, wrong! It’s the same damn show you all know and love! This week, our buddy Jarret Blinkhorn is in studio to review the IFC Midnight release, Antibirth and he also curates the newly rebranded Blinkbuster Video segment and digs deep into his archives to select the cult classic Nail Gun Massacre for us to discuss! We also get the scoop on Jarret’s upcoming short, Dynamo and MZ get into a heated debate and we get awesome voicemail from our amazing listeners! So grab the closest nail gun, do massive amounts of drugs, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: The Blair Witch, The Mind’s Eye, Ravenshadow vs. MonsterZero, Ray Dawn, Mountain Fury, Rock and Shock guest List, Miami Connection, bad/good films, JB Corn, VHS, bad body horror, Natasha Lyonne, VHS porn, Tekken, the Dynamo photo controversy, The Party at Kitty and Stud’s, Leonard Nimoy, The Elm St. Kids Movie Club controversy, 31, the debate, Blink’s new short, SPORTS!, Meg and Jennifer Tilly, Unchayned, killer one liners, terrible cops, Predator, Marz and Josh’s new movie, Long Night of Short Horrors, Antibirth, gratuitous nudity, IFC Midnight, In Search Of…, Chloe Sevigny, the Letterboxd war, drug movies, Nail Gun Massacre, the tuck dance, Rufus and Renaldo, MZ’s inability to get laid, behind the scenes of The Mind’s Eye, favorite horror show from the 70s - 90s, Scare-A-Con in Verona NY, understanding politics, Blood Pigs and Fetus story, the Trump of Trick or Treat Radio, Joe DiCanio’s latest film, Dynamo explains his Letterboxd rating system, yelling at Tiny Wight, The Trick or Treat Radio Masquerade Extravaganza, Tales From the Darkside, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, was Nail Gun Massacre ahead of its time?, Commando, bouncing ideas off Mz. Matrix, Tales From the Crypt, Hard Target 2, Cruising, A Nightmare on Elm St., Donnie Yen, Woodchipper Massacre, and the new Deadites T-Shirt!

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TorTR #217 - The Delicious World of El Souperbistro

Episode | 240 min | Sep 23, 2016

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Episode 217 of Trick or Treat Radio features two muscle bound cultists kidnapped and forced to face off against four mad raving halloween loving lunatics. When all hope seems lost, a legendary grue believer enters the fray to force them all to settle their differences! Jakey-Poo and CDR from the Cult of Muscle are the special guests recruited to review Rob Zombie’s latest flick, 31. Afterward, the Stan Lee of horror, Tony Timpone makes his return to the show to discuss what he’s been up to lately and do what he does best, talk horror. There is plenty of great listener participation, more MZ and Marz confrontations and some hot Rob Zombie takes! So grab your grease paint, your animatronic monster, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: The Cult of Muscle, MonsterZero broadcasting live, Larry Fine, Monsterpalooza, Rob Zombie’s 31, Titans, Conjuring 2, Fist of the North Star, Rama 1/2, Dennis The Menace, Daredevil Season 2, The Wailing, Transformers Headmasters, fighting games, David Patrick Kelly, Tony Timpone, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Brake, who stole our gore?, Shin Godzilla, Stranger Things, Fantasia International Film Festival, the eyes of mother, Train to Busan, the funny thing about Optimus Prime, Raven J’s portraits, Dead Man's Wharf, clowns, Fangoria Radio, House of 1000 Corpses, Halloween 1 & 2, Sheri Moon Zombie, Freddie ‘Boom Boom’ Washington, the current quality of Horror TV, The Devils Rejects, Tekken, Meg Foster, fender bender, Supernatural, Penny Dreadful, Stan Against Evil, Ash vs Evil Dead, Captain Clegg, Halloween Horror Nights, E.G. Daily, Chance in Hell, Murder World controversy, Phantom video, Pit Fighter, The Lords of Salem, Fangoria, survive or die, and Rob Zombie’s dialog.

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TorTR #216 - 88 Minutes Per Hour

Episode | 235 min | Sep 16, 2016

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Episode 216 of Trick or Treat Radio is a monster of a show! Although, I suppose it all depends on what your definition of a monster is, really. This week, our featured film review is a film based on a book, I Am Not A Serial Killer. We also have an in depth discussion about our favorite monsters. Who are they and why did we pick em? We break down the definition of what a monster is, we hear the answer to the question from our amazing listeners and we find out if Nosferatu can pilot an alien aircraft! So grab your Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, suffer for your art, and strap on! Stuff we talk about: Xenomorphs, missing meat, something MZ wishes to do, Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, Eaters of The Dead, Dynamo’s parenting skills, Gill-Man, what side of the Freddy and Dracula or Jason and Frankenstein argument do you fall on?, Manami Toyota, Neon Maniacs bad feud building, Dynamo and MZ’s experience on the set of a Morbid Visions Film, 31, horror fans’ love of over genrefication, Lady Gaga, what RavenShadow loves most, Christopher Lloyd, suffering for your art, Trashy Trio podcast, woman fighting men, Lucha Underground, what makes a monster, noble monsters, Dynamo vs horror fans, The Sendai Girls, Dynamo’s awful story, the traditional definition of a monster, MonsterZero in high school, CHIKARA, Serial killer fandom, the story behind The Big Scary Monster Hunts at Midnight, Ravenshadow's kids, Joey Styles, Cleo and Hercules freaks, Freddy's daughter, Dynamo's penis, The Deadites vs a traditional band, the Butterfly Effect, Tiny Wight’s sneezing vendetta, American Horror Story, what actually makes a god monster, Tremors, regrets, Marquis de Sade puppet movie, The Thing, The Bacatizer, The Tick, science vs supernatural, Jaws, the next icons of horror, The Old Ones, The Monster Squad, and The Elephant Man.

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