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EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS 🤩

The legacy of EMMET OTTER’S JUG-BAND CHRISTMAS is somewhat complicated and confusing for me, almost 50 years later. It was first released on CBS on December 4, 1977. I was 3 years old and recall already being a huge fan of THE MUPPET SHOW and SESAME STREET at that age. This unique special is also from the mind of Jim Henson, who produced and directed it. EMMET features hand-puppets (Muppets), marionettes, and even has an introduction from Henson’s most famous…

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#56 House of 1000 Corpses (w Preston Fassel)

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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CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) 🤩

When I was a little girl, I distinctly remember watching CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON in 3D on WPIX, a then-independent station out of New York City. I didn’t recall the year or much about the movie except that we had to go to Burger King to pick up the red & blue 3D glasses and that after I saw the film, I was terrified to bathe for a couple of days. Recently I saw that in honor of the…

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SMILE 2 😊

PREMISE Global pop star Sky Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and explicable events. She’s forced to face her past as these events escalate everything surrounding her life. THE GOOD STUFF NAOMI SCOTT – There’s a big difference between what is referred to as a scream queen and just a good actress in a horror movie. Scream Queens encompass all the traditional things that have defined scream Queens over time (sex appeal, loud screaming, girl next door type of image). Scream…

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FROM S2 REVIEW 😊

While FROM S2 100% sticks the landing, it sadly fails to engage as it breaks the cardinal writing advice rule from Matt Stone and Trey Parker. Through episodes three to seven, audiences are stuck having scenes play out with the “and then” moments at the end rather than the “therefore.” If you haven’t watched the video, I’ll try to explain. In EVERY scene in a movie or TV series, there must be direct causation of an interaction you see on…

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#53 The Mummy (w/@ScreamKingKyle – Kyle Poppert)

Kyle Poppert (AKA TikTok's @ScreamKingKyle) joins to discuss the beloved cinematic bisexual awakening for millennials everywhere:  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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