Cocktail Party Massacre

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GAME ON: KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE with Final Girl contestant Matt Conner Mar 14, 2019

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Step right up. Step right up. Come one. Come all -- to the greatest show on Earth. Cocktail Party Massacre, that is. Grab your popcorn, your cotton candy and your crazy straw 'cuz things are about to get wacky up in here. Psychiatrist and NC Comicon Panel Director Matt Conner joins us to battle our slasher in three rounds of trivia on Killer Klowns From Outer Space, an 80s celebration of 50s sci-fi horror. Will Matt emerge victorious? Or will we bury him beneath the circus big top? Tune in to find out.

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PREGAME QUICKIESODE with MATT CONNER of NC COMICON Mar 07, 2019

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Forget John Connor. Forget Sarah Connor. There is only..Matt Conner, our latest Final Girl contestant. Before Matt dukes it out against our slasher in next week's game show, though, he joins us to talk about -- among other things -- his role and experiences as panel director for the NC Comicon system AND (asserting his expertise as a brilliant psychiatrist) why certain horror movies imprint on our minds when we're young. It's a fun discussion that totally sets the stage for next week's whimsical episode centered around Matt's childhood favorite: Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Stay tuned, kiddies!

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The 'Women in Horror Month' QUICKIESODE Feb 28, 2019

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It's the last day of Women In Horror Month and -- just a forewarning -- this is a far more serious episode of CPM than usual. In this Quickiesode, Brock hijacks the podcast studio to discuss why 'Women in Horror Month' means so much to him. He mentions some of the special women in his own life, some of his favorite female horror icons, and many of the real life women in horror who've impacted his life -- from musicians and artists to other podcasters. ***Trigger warning*** He also talks about sexual assault. Be patient with the somber tone of this episode. More love, light and fun is around the corner.

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GAME ON: DEMON KNIGHT with Final Girl contestant, Josh Irizarry Feb 19, 2019

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We're dropping this sh!t early and in the dead of night...like we're Beyonce or something. That's right. We're bypassing the pre-game Quickiesode this week, kiddies, and getting straight to it. Our cocktail party guest and Final Girl contestant is Josh Irizarry, a HUGE fan of Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight. But don't take his word for it. Listen as Josh battles our trivia slasher in three round of Demon Knight trivia. He won't have a sacred relic filled with Jesus's blood to protect him, though, so he'll have to use his wits alone. Listen in and see whether Josh earns the title of Final Girl -- or gets sucked to a hell worse than a world without Dick Miller (RIP).

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GAME ON: SCREAM with Final Girl contestant Beto Feb 14, 2019

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This one is a nail-biter, kiddies. Beto from the Boys, Booze and Blood podcast joins us as Kilrook Manor to challenge our diabolical slasher in three rounds of trivia on SCREAM. And what a challenge! The two go tit-for-tat, but there can only be on survivor. Will Beto live up to his Gale Weathers fantasy, or will Pickens gut him like a fish? I'M NOT TELLING, SILLY! Listen and find out.

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PREGAME QUICKIESODE with Beto from the BOYS, BOOZE AND BLOOD podcast! Feb 07, 2019

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Do you like scary movies? What's your favorite scary movie? Well, top of the list for next week's Final Girl contestant is SCREAM (1996). Yes, our cocktail party guest, Beto (from the Boys, Booze and Blood podcast) requested a Wes Craven heavy-hitter, so our Horror Trivia Slasher is sharpening an assortment of weapons getting ready for next week's hopeful kill. In other words, get to know Beto while you can -- because next week, we may find out what his insides look like.

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GAME ON: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST 2: FREDDY'S REVENGE with Final Girl contestant Ryan L Terry Jan 31, 2019

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If you don't like the second entry into the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, you MUST listen to this episode. We're joined by Renaissance man, Ryan L. Terry, who feels the sequel is a surprising standout. But even though Ryan's one of our biggest fans, that won't keep him safe from our slasher, a diabolical killer who's fiending for a chance to slaughter Ryan in three rounds of Freddy's Revenge trivia. Will we have a new Final Girl at the end of our game? Or will Ryan end up in the Kilrook Manor graveyard?

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PREGAME QUICKIESODE with Ryan L. Terry Jan 24, 2019

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Continuing with our A Nightmare of Elm Street theme, Final Girl contestant, Ryan, joins us to discuss the second entry of the franchise, Freddy's Revenge. But before we start the actual cocktail party, we pre-game with Ryan...so we can learn more about the person we're trying to kill in a deadly game of horror trivia. Get to know this cutie now, because he may not be around much longer.

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GAME ON: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) with Final Girl Contestant Michelle Hanson Jan 17, 2019

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Michelle Hanson from the Syndicated Nightmares podcast joins us at Kilrook Manor for a cocktail party gone terribly awry. She came to discuss Wes Craven's 1984 horror classic, A Nightmare on Elm Street, but -- per usual -- the party was crashed by an unexpected guest. Even though Michelle's a huge Freddy freak and her favorite final girl is Elm Street's own Nancy Thompson, will she be able to fill Nancy's shoes against our very own trivia slasher??? FIND OUT!

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Screen Queens Quickiesode Jan 14, 2019

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Surprise, bitch. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of our Screen Queens Quickiesodes. Admittedly, it HAS been a while, so we decided to drop a Quickie for you. In this bonus episode, Brock and Pickens share their favorite horror moments and experiences from 2018, and they divulge the movies they hope knock our socks off in 2019. Ho-hum. Plus: Pickens is sober. So...um...that's different.

***SPOILER ALERT: We embarrassingly fail to mention Jordan Peele's US, which Brock is particularly stoked to see.

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