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Trick or Treat Radio

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TorTR - 2024 Year End Special

Episode | 147 min | Jan 2, 2025

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We continue a long-standing tradition of revisiting the films we discussed the previous year. 2024 was one of the most solid years in film since we started doing this show over 12 years ago. We experienced tense theological discussions, body horror the likes we have not seen before, the dead coming back to life to teach us how we should live, a séance on life television, hardcore tub licking, depressing old eastern European life, action-packed monkey men, and plenty of throwback 80s goth aesthetic with truly likeable characters! We individually attempt to distill all that into a somewhat coherent list of 13 films that we will combine with our Patreon Supporters’ lists to make a master list for the show. To find out which film got the coveted top spot on the list, you’ll need to tune in! So grab your post-it notes to scrawl a list of films on, dance naked around someone else’s house like you owned the place, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous year end show!

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Ep 648

TorTR #648 - A Monopoly on Bad Religion

Episode | 234 min | Dec 27, 2024

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A hard smoking hero stops off to see his dealer to test a new drug before heading off for a night of theological discussion, well hung vampires, and french heretic-klers. After that, the night takes a surreal turn. On Episode 648 of Trick or Treat Radio we wrap up 2024 and this year’s December Double Feature Cram Jam with our buddy Rocky from the band Knowman. We discuss the films Heretic and MadS and Rocky has a gift for the listeners. So grab your favorite holy book, take excessive amounts of brown drugs, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: 2024 year in review, folk horror, indie horror, big hollywood jackoffs, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Destro, Ravenshadow’s glow up, E.T. Eddie Torres, Anne Margaret, The Frighteners, the corpse of Jared Leto, I’m Afraid of Americans, receiving holiday cards, horror not getting enough credit, Nosferatu, Robert Eggers, Bill Skarsgard, Nosferatu the Vampire, Willem Dafoe, Ralph Ineson, Lily-Rose Depp, Yoga Hosers, “Mr. Perfect” Paul Orlock, Red Sox Swap, Penis Pokey, Waldenbooks, Knowman, GFY, Evil Corny, Monk Blood, Turok, 65, A Quiet Place, A24, Scott Beck, Bryan Woods, Sophie Thatcher, Hugh Grant, Chloe East, Topher Grace, Scooby-Doo, get down with the wetness, robot handies, Mazzy Star, The Church of the Subgenius, Monopoly, The Landlord Game, Under the Book of Heaven, Andrew Garfield, monotheistic vs. polytheistic religions, Book of Mormon, Bad Religion, Barbarian, Shutter Island, MadS, David Moreau, Ils, french extremity films, films shot in one take, Go, Night at the Roxbury, drug culture films, The Crazies, The Strangers, Nick of Time, Running Time, Rope, Judgment Night, night in the life of, “I’ll Be Your Bucket of Piss”, Y2K, Kyle Mooney, 28 Days Later, the Green Lantern hierarchy, Aaron Pierre, we need to address the honky in the room, Memento Prick, Old Long Dong Orlock, Little Orphan Orlock, A Monopoly on Control, turn the sausage, the cousin of a banger, don’t snort your sausage, and don’t chap your banger.

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Ep 647

TorTR #647 - Supinate, Contaminate, and Hallucinate

Episode | 191 min | Dec 20, 2024

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An old friend returns home and is terrified to discover that everyone in the world who listens to his friends’ podcast has died. Now he and the hosts must uncover the secret of this global epidemic before there are no more listeners left. On Episode 647 of Trick or Treat Radio we do a special Patreon Takeover edition of the December Double Feature Cram Jam! This month we are joined by Double D and he has selected the film Salem’s Lot (2024) and the streaming series The Edge of Sleep for us to discuss! We also give our thoughts on the trailer for James Gunn’s Superman, we talk about Stephen King adaptations, and the effects of sleep depravation. So grab your vampire killing utility belt, load up on Modafalyst, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Horror being snubbed by the Academy, the short list, The Substance, Alien Romulus, James Gunn’s Superman, Krypto, Henry Cavill, Brandon Routh, Nicolas Cage, Will Smith, Chris Pratt, Nosferatu, Nicholas Hoult, Kraven the Hunter, Phoebe Cates, Private School, Matthew Modine, Kevin Kline, Lex Luthor, Xenophobia, Dragnet, Emil Muzz, Mark Waid, Grant Morrison, Jack O’Halloran, Kraven the Hunter, Stephen Scarlata, Greatest Films Never Made, Requiem For a Dream, Christopher McDonald, making concessions, William Sadler, Tobe Hooper, Salem’s Lot, Stephen King, Dark Tower, Edris Alba, The Boys, Nicholas and Cameron Crovetti, Boston Red Sox, sleepy New England towns, The Sandlot, eye charts, Markiplier, The Edge of Sleep, Asian Caucasian Persuasion, Day Five, sleep depravation, “what are you looking at dick nose?”, Basket Case, Nightmare on Elm St. Part III: Dream Warriors, Mark Fischbach, the Old Gods of Appalachia, The Magnus Archives, QCode Media Podcasts, We Got You by the Short List, Milking the Bologna Gum Drops Dry, We Are the Lowest Common Denominator, and The Edge of Creep.

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Ep 646

TorTR #646 - Ain’t No Party Like a Search Party (Because a Search Party Don’t Stop)

Episode | 184 min | Dec 13, 2024

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In a world where no one speaks, a popular podcast has lost its ability to entertain. As they hemorrhage listeners they may have found a solution in a young man with suicidal tendencies who likes to recite films with extraordinarily long titles. On Episode 646 of Trick or Treat Radio we continue on with our December Double Feature Cram Jam by discussing the films Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person and Azrael! We also discuss films with long titles, potential show format changes, and we dive into modern vampire lore! So grab your favorite brand of bagged blood, try as many times as it takes to escape that crazy cult, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The scent of death, Taco Bell, Diablo Sauce, Focus Features, Robert Eggers, Nosferatu, Heretic Perfume, what does Nosferatu smell like?, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, long films names, Night of the Day of the Dawn of the Son of the Bride of the Return of the Revenge of the Terror of the Attack of the Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 2: In Shocking 2-D, Roger Corman, Borat, Lolita, Stanley Kubrick, longform podcasts, format changes, criticizing the brother rating scale, Skeleton Crew, Arrested Development, Max Rebo, Toxic Avenger, Lloyd Kaufman, Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., Suicidal Tendencies, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, French-Canadian films, tackling suicide in cinema, Bela Lugosi, Vampire lore, Lisa Frankenstein, Abigail, Sara Montpetit, Felix-Antoine Benard, Ariane Louis-Seize, dogs humping cats, James Brown, Cyndi Lauper, sweet vampire stories, Capri Sun Blood Bags, What We Do In the Shadows, The Smiths, Azrael, E.L. Katz, Simon Barrett, Samara Weaving, The Rapture, Descent, Neil Marshall, The Edge of Sleep, Salem’s Lot, The Substance, Poor Things, The Brutalist, The Fable of the Throbbing Genius, In Podcasting Everyone Can Hear You Breathe, and This Vampire Life.

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Ep 645

TorTR #645 - Never Mime the Bollocks

Episode | 213 min | Dec 6, 2024

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Set in the 1990s, this episode follows a murderous mime and his sitcom family. When rogue podcasters crash the set, the family tries to overcome the odds in time to be home for Santa’s arrival. On Episode 645 of Trick or Treat Radio we kick off our 2024 edition of the December Double Feature Cram Jam by discussing the films Terrifier 3 and Krazy House! We also quote 80s comedies, talk about the cultural impact of horror slashers, and run through the details of our first ever Patreon Promotion! So grab your white grease paint, tune in to your favorite sitcom, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Sam Raimi, Darkman, The Fifty States of Fright, Breakfast Club, Fantastic Four, Springtime for Hitler, Vietnam War, burning bras, Neil Degrasse High Mike Tyson, Dave Foley, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Nosferatu, Love At First Bite, Once Bitten, Howard Storm, Stuart Charno, Just One of the Guys, Friday the 13th Part 2, Christine, Joyce Hyser, Deborah Goodrich, House, William Katt, Cobra Kai, William Zabka, Cyndi Lauper, Wildcats, Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes, Blade, Goldie Hawn, Nipsey Russell, Bubba Smith, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, James Brown, If Loving James Brown is Wrong I Don’t Want to be White, lead copay, the American Healthcare system is f*cked, South Park, Sicko, Michael Moore, Blair Witch moment, Terrifier 3, Damien Leone, David Howard Thornton, Art the Clown, John Wick, the horror pantheon, The Joker, reflections of our society, communicating with emoji, Brainscan, gore with supernatural elements, 100% more mutilated cock, Nick Frost, Alicia Silverstone, a medicine ball with feet, Krazy House, Steffen Haars, Flip Van der Kuil, 90s sitcoms, Azrael, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, Patreon Contest, Hot Sauce Challenge, Full Eclipse, Mario Van Peebles, Passenger 57, A Ghost Story For Christmas, Talk Without Rhythm, Scrooged, there is no prequel to Dracula, out-Jokering the Joker, who gives a shit about sympathy, mime is money, and Aren’t the Clown.

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Ep 644

TorTR #644 - The Incredible Melting Flimflam Man

Episode | 172 min | Nov 29, 2024

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A group of podcasting misfit hosts must fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every podcast in the world. On Episode 644 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the film Street Trash (2024) from director Ryan Kruger! We also talk about what we’re thankful for, the complete dearth of good Thanksgiving horror, and the surprisingly in depth sociopolitical commentary in melt films. So grab the last case of Tenafly Viper, make sure all your internal organs stay inside your body, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Blood Rage, Thankskilling, Pilgrim, The Last Thanksgiving, The Amityville Thanksgiving, Eli Roth, Grindhouse, Moving Violations, Wendie Jo Sperber, Babes, Fred Willard, Brian Backer, Ned Eisenberg, Bill Murray and his brothers, hot sauce challenge, Canadian Thanksgiving, a bag of nickels, oil tank, Slumber Party Massacre, Juan Soto, Boston Red Sox, The Comeback, Gluten Free Winston Lights, Nic O’Tine, Smoker in the Streets and Toker in the Sheets, Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon, In A Violent Nature, Ozempic, Iron Lung, Aristocrap, the original Street Trash, Lightning Video, J. Michael Muro, Cape Town South Africa, Street Trash, Eraserhead, Melt Films, Body Melt, Spookies, film shot on 35mm, Sean Cameron Michael, Donna Cormack-Thomson, Fried Barry, Gary Green, Sockle, Cheddar Goblin, Frankie Freako, Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls, Mac and Me, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation, Chuck Palahniuk, socio-political commentary, horror characters you care for, live action erections getting stuck in the door, super soldier serum, characters you want action figures of, Screambox, December Double Feature Cram Jam, Krazy House, Terrifier 3, New Kids Nitro, New Kids Turbo, Damien Leone, Art the Clown, Nick Frost, Alicia Silverstone, new Thanksgiving traditions, Tigers Are Not Afraid, avoiding evil at work, my riz is flowing, and Tofurkery and Tomfoolery.

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Ep 643

TorTR #643 - Siskel and Reacharound

Episode | 215 min | Nov 22, 2024

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A mysterious stranger, exiled from contentment, convinces a group of lonely podcasters that he's the perfect "everyman" and talks his way into becoming their co-host for the evening. What begins as innocent conversation takes a dark and violent turn. On Episode 643, we're joined by E.F. Contentment for a special Patreon Takeover! E.F. has chosen two fascinating films for us to discuss: Peeping Tom (1960) and Poison for the Fairies (1986)! We also explore exactly what AI knows about all of us, dive into The Mandela Effect (or do we?), and examine influential horror from the 60s! So grab your handheld 16mm camera, pack an extra vial of poison, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: End of year, Holiday Horror, sucking snowballs, Black Christmas, Bob Clark, Skynet, is AI smarter than Ravenshadow?, damp moist humor, ChatGPT, what does AI know about Trick or Treat Radio?, Publishers Clearing House, Ed McMahon, “Play it again, Sam?”, the Mandela Effect, American Family Publishers, Shazam, Sinbad, Blood In Blood Out, California Raisins, Mr. Peanut, Ben Franklin, Tabanero Hot Sauce Challenge, A-List, nonpareils, Honey Badger, live Patreon show, Patreon Takeover, Peeping Tom, Career Killers, Michael Powell, Mike Patton, Edgar Wright, Last Night in Soho, old Alexa, Psycho, Pelvis Presley, Mario Bava, Sliver, parallels between X-Men and Doom Patrol, Norman Bates, feeling sympathy for the killer, Alfred Hitchcock, Blood and Black Lace, One Hour Photo, Robin Williams, Powerman 5000, Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma, Strange Days, Ralph Fiennes, The Red Shoes, The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, The Stooges, The Banker, Robert Forrester, Handsome Peter Lorre, The Substance, Poison for the Fairies, Carlos Enrique Taboada, Even the Wind is Afraid, Audition, 70s Disney Films, Guillermo del Toro, Heavenly Creatures, Peter Jackson, Ghost World, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Wild at Heart, left-handed actors, Vinegar Syndrome, Street Trash, Ryan Kruger, First Time Niece, Exiled From Contentment, horror movie marathons, too good to be popular, synapses and synopsis’, why did VHS beat-off Betamax?, I’m only wearing my leatherman, chafing our way through the 90s, the Marty McFly attitude, and candy-colored lurid tales.

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Ep 642

TorTR #642 - Enjoy the Guilt

Episode | 216 min | Nov 15, 2024

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Fading podcast hosts takes a black-market drug: a cell-replicating substance that temporarily creates an older, significantly worse version of themselves. On Episode 642 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss The Substance, from director Coralie Fargeat! We also discuss iconic Black actors in horror, reminisce about pricey foreign-sounding ice cream, and examine the unfair societal expectations placed on women. So grab your Substance welcome packet, shoot up your activator, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: DTV Horror, Tubi, Terrifier, The Nun, The Joker, Popeye The Sailor Man, public domain horror, RIP Tony Todd, technical difficulties of the lungs, Frusen Gladje, The Cable Guy, how to pronounce French names, Candyman, iconic black horror actors, Dr. Giggles, Return of the Living Dead, Six Degrees Smallville, Night Court, Duane Jones, Ken Foree, Dukes of Hazzard, David Hess, Horror Noire, Shudder, Jordan Peele, Star Trek Deep Space Nine, Keith David, Eugene Clark, Land of the Dead, William Marshall, Pee-wee’s Playhouse, Blacula, King of Cartoons, Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, The Blackening, Wilfred Brimley, Scoville rating, Tabanero hot sauce challenge, Gringo Heat, Post-Spice Clarity, Vicodin, Demi Moore, The Substance, Coralie Fargeat, G.I. Jane, Frank Henenlotter, David Cronenberg, David Lynch, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda, Suzanne Somers, Peloton, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the duality of existence, Filmation, Masters of the Universe, Shazam, Brad Pitt, unfair beauty standards, John Carpenter’s The Thing, Shakespearian endings, Stanley Kubrick, The Shining, Top 13 Films of the Year, Peeping Tom, Poison for the Fairies, Criterion Collection, f*ck communism, Ivan from Kostroma, hail hydra, political differences, Arterial Spray, and getting a Cronenboner.

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Ep 641

TorTR #641 - Electile Dysfunction

Episode | 200 min | Nov 8, 2024

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A fever dream long form podcast that features Carlitos, a good friend with a brother rating of 10. When his family is affected by Indonesian Black Magic, he is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his memories of previous Patreon Takeovers so he may once again team up with Trick or Treat Radio to save his family. On Episode 641 of Trick or Treat Radio we are joined by Carlitos for his Patreon Takeover! This time around Carlitos has chosen the films Boy Kills World and Mystics in Bali for us to discuss! We also talk about potato balls, bad sequels, action comedy films, and Asian cult cinema. So grab your disembodied head before all your internal organs fall out, figure out a fitting voice for your inner dialogue, and strap on for the world’s most dangerous podcast!

Stuff we talk about: The Devil’s Bath, folk horror, theatrical releases, Moe’s Toyroom, NECA, Jason, Michael Myers, Carlitos, Sinister Creature Con, Patreon Takeover, Nosferatu, Robert Eggers, Greg the Bunny, Count Blah, Longlegs, A Quiet Place: Day One, Demonwarp, Devil’s Doorway, Gala or gayla?, Dress Barn, Potato Balls, Exorcist II: The Heretic, bad sequels, Batman and Robin, Linda Blair, The Exorcist: Believer, Mike Flanagan, nicotine patches on a platter, Matt McCoy, Christopher Lee, Peter Bonerz, Harlan Williams, Ron Perlman, Gregg Berger, Bright Lights, Big City, peterbonerz69, Sam Raimi, Boy Kills World, Bill Skarsgard, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Rothe, Cameron Crovetti, Yayan Ruhian, Peter Jackson, Oldboy, They Live, big action set pieces, The Matrix, Enter the Dragon, Jet Li, The Protector, Ong Bak, Tony Jaa, Karate Kill, Goodnight Mommy, Casper Van Dien, Cheez Wizard, the difficult balance between action and comedy, the importance of set pieces in action films, H. Jon Benjamin, Spine of Night, Patton Oswalt, Monkey Man, District 9, Free Fire, Payday 2, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Mystics in Bali, Indonesian Horror, Gilbert Gottfried, Timo Tjahjanto, Suburban Commando, Nobody, The Big Four, The Crow, Nosferatu, Lady Terminator, The Boxers Omen, Mondo Macabro, Cannibal Holocaust, Uwe Boll, a pig with breasts, Indonesian Casablanca, Creepshow, Drug Traffic, film oddity, The Substance, Demi Moore, Mubi, Coralie Fargeat, Revenge, Ivan from Kostroma, A-Lister, The Sugarcubes, Bjork, Borscht Buddies, Peter Stalin, Ivan Hanks, Rage Against the Vagine, Borscht Buddies, and a spoonful of sugar makes the black magic go down.

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Ep 640

TorTR #640 - Countdown to the Calamity

Episode | 158 min | Nov 1, 2024

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Workaholic producer Wolfie is in an existential rut until one night he catches a bizarre ad for a party hotline hosted by a pair of strange singing balls: Rufus and Ronaldo. Could this be just the recipe to spice up his boring life? On Episode 640 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss one of our most anticipated films of the year, Frankie Freako from director Steven Kostanski! We also chat about how Halloween has evolved since our youth, express our adoration for Astron-6's filmography, and unveil a fresh take on a Halloween classic tune! So, dust off your most outrageous Halloween costume, channel your inner celebrity lookalike, and strap on for the world's freakiest podcast!

Stuff we talk about: Host, The Mole People, Rob Savage, quarantine films, found footage, Stephen King, C.H.U.D., Russian Roulette, handing out big candy bars, Entrepreneurial Tendencies, Halloween, Trunk or Treat, kids that don’t say trick or treat, we are the unswallowed nation, Howard Dean, human sized orange Ooompa Loompa, the ridiculousness of the 2024 US presidential race, Monster Mash parody Monster Hash, Trick or Skeet Radio, Ghost World, Thora Birch, Firstborn, RIP Teri Garr, El Goro, Marko Stunt, AEW Fright Night Dynamite, Ozzy Osbear, Action Pants FX, Conor Sweeney, Matthew Kennedy, Adam Brooks, Divorced Dad, Psycho Goreman, W is For Wish, Steven Kostanski, Frankie Freako, Kristy Wordsworth, Boglins, Eric Stoltz, Gary Busey, The Editor, Ghoulies, Gremlins, Weird Science, practical fx puppets, Hobgoblins, Ghoulies, Critters, Blitz//Berlin, balding rat tail hairstyles, Freaked, Carrie, Trick r Treat, go out and vote, Puppet Master, Patreon Takeover, Mystics in Bali, Boy Kills World, Bill Skarsgard, smoke a pound of mash, and Frankie Freako and the Freakettes.

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