• We’re wrapping up week 4 of ANIMAL ATTACK MONTH with my guest, Paul Jordan, co-host of the SCARED GAY! podcast. This week, we’re talking about the 1972 so-bad-it’s-good eco-horror classic, FROGS! We also talk horror in theatre, the horror show that is the state of Florida, and what’s happening in Sam Elliot’s denim-denim-denim pants. LET’S GO RICK OR TREATING! [PS: Moving forward the show will be released on a bi-weekly schedule, so look for the next episode in TWO WEEKS!]…

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  • This week I'm joined by the host of Australia's favorite horror podcast (allegedly), Danny Boy, from THE CREEPY CRAP PODCAST for week 3 of Animal Attack Month. We're discussing the Ozploitation classic RAZORBACK. We also talk about the writer's strike, being a Nielsen family, and I embarrass myself again with my inability to deliver a convincing Australian accent. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…

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  • Kevin Lane, host of SPILL YOUR GUTS, returns to the pod to discuss horror cons, meeting celebrity heroes, and the questionable ethics behind giving a gorilla a martini to calm her nerves on a bumpy plane ride.  In the second week of ANIMAL ATTACK MONTH, Ricky can't stop eating sesame cake and Kevin can't stop drinking green drop drink as we discuss the 1995 action/adventure romp, CONGO. All aboard the hot air balloon -- LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…

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  • I'M BACK, SPOOKIES! THIS FRIDAY, MAY 5TH--my guest host this week is an actor, a writer, a horror aficionado, AND a professional merman! 🧜‍♂️ Chris O'Brocki (AKA Merman Christian @merman_christian) is helping me kick off ANIMAL ATTACK MONTH by joining me to discuss the ambitious CGI, overwrought dialogue, and massive wetsuit budget of 1999's delightfully ridiculous DEEP BLUE SEA! 🦈 (And also Thomas Jane's arms 💪) Let's go RICK OR TREATING!…

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  • SHEETAR!! This week I'm joined by new friends Rachel & Ariel, the hosts of The MORE DEADLY Podcast, to discuss the epitome of 1987 absurdism and excess: Jackie Kong's BLOOD DINER! We also talk about spooky West Hollywood music venues, my spotlight-stealing cat, and my taste in problematic men with hypnotic mind-controlling powers. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…

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  • I'm joined by my friend Esta Rosevear, who also happens to have been my high school theatre teacher, to discuss the 1956 classic THE BAD SEED. We also discuss life in the theatre, life as working entertainment critics, and mama's boys with snazzy penmanship. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…

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  • Colin Holmes returns to the pod to talk SCREAM FEVER as we rank each installment of the franchise from our least to most favorites. We also discuss my scary upstairs neighbors, post-Marvel Sebastian Stan, and my distaste for Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Let's go RICK OR TREATING!…

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