[He/him/his] Ricky is a writer, actor, and singer. He's also the host of Rick or Treat Horrorcast, a biweekly horror movie podcast. He lives in a super haunted apartment in New York City above a giant, spooky cemetery with his evil cat, Renfield, and the ghosts of reasons he moved to New York in the first place. www.RickOrTreat.com
Guest host Preston Fassel (accomplished horror journalist and celebrated author) joins to discuss Rob Zombie's controversial 2003 grindhouse-inspired 1970's fever dream, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. We also discuss Preston's time working with Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and Dread Central, and his novels, which include "Our Lady of the Inferno" and "Beasts of 42nd St." It's a HELLbilly Halloween hootenanny – let's go RICK OR TREATING!…
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RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST is back from the dead! Refreshed, revitalized, and reformatted. In the show's grand return, insanely talented cinematic power couple Allan Piper and Jennifer Leigh Houston join to discuss their hilarious and spirited new horror/comedy, "eVil Sublet".…
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For New Yorkers, there’s perhaps no greater annoyance than a chatty cabbie. There’s a pre-established, customary silence maintained between driver and passenger that is both understood and entirely comfortable. Bearing this in mind, the premise of Christy Hall’s (IT ENDS WITH US, I AM NOT OK WITH THIS) new feature, DADDIO, opens with as cringy concept as the events of its remaining runtime. The film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival (where this journalist caught a screening), was heralded…
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The release of Ti West’s X in 2022 sent welcome shivers down the spines of horror fans hungry for something fresh and surprising. While the film drew heavily upon the gritty nostalgia of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE and other such exploitative horror films of the mid-to-late 70s, the nostalgia factor felt organic and justified. Add to that MIA GOTH’S remarkable dual performance as budding porn ingenue Maxine Minx and the withered, crazy, sex-crazed Pearl, and the film became an instant classic.…
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Artist, entertainer, and filmmaker Clover Welsh guest hosts to discuss Brian de Palma's controversial sexual thriller DRESSED TO KILL. We also discuss trans representation in horror, Hitchockian cinematic influence, and the ties that bind the horror genre to the queer lived experience. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
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Kyle Poppert (AKA TikTok's @ScreamKingKyle) joins to discuss the beloved cinematic bisexual awakening for millennials everywhere: Â 1999's classic action/adventure/horror, THE MUMMY! We also talk about the horror genre's influence as it blurs into other genres, what classifies as a "horror movie," and the reasons we ALL love Brendan Fraser. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
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This week I'm joined by Blaine & Austin Duncan, the brotherly hosts of HALLOWEEN LIVES! THE PODCAST OF MICHAEL MYERS, to discuss one of our favorites of the franchise: HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS!…
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Horror host and two-time Rondo-nominee STAN THE MECHANIC joins to discuss the 1992 queer staple of camp horror humor, DEATH BECOMES HER. We also talk the horrors of society's obsession with youth, Dean Cundey's oeuvre of sinister cinematography, and the utter perfection that is this film's cast. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
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Horror Journalist (and personal friend) Justin Lockwood joins me to discuss the queerly-beloved cult classic HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II. We also discuss demonic rocking horses, the intimidating power of a fully nude stalking scene, and which other classic horror films this one MIGHTÂ have borrowed from. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!…
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