Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast

Latest Episodes:

A Christmas Carol: Stave 1 - Marley's Ghost Dec 19, 2019

Show notes

Tab reads Charles Dickens' immortal classic A Christmas Carol a chapter a night before Christmas!

We start with the introduction to Ebeneezer Scrooge and his first encounter with a ghost - his old business partner, Jacob Marley...

"The Story Behind Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol" by Hugh Mulligan

"A Christmas Carol: Glossary, Commentary, and Notes" by Rich Bowen

Episode 116: An Auteur's Eye - Thirst & Stoker (with Daniel!) Dec 15, 2019

Show notes

We're joined by Daniel to talk about two films from a true auteur, Park Chan-wook, Thirst and Stoker!

Sources

Thirst (2009)

"Park Chan-wook" by Keith Phipps, The AV Club

"Director Biography", PR Packet for Thirst

"Park Chan-wook Explores Self, Dream in Thirst" by Lee Hyo-won, The Korea Times

Stoker (2013)

"SDCC 2010: Wentworth Miller Interview - Resident Evil: Afterlife, Plus Updates on Stoker and Uncle Charlie" by Christina Radish, Collider

Episode 115: The Past Never Dies - The Devil's Backbone & Crimson Peak (with Edward William Polley!) Dec 06, 2019

Show notes

We're joined by Ed on the long-awaited tribute to the ultimate monster kid - Guillermo del Toro - with his masterpiece, The Devil's Backbone and his love letter to Gothic Romance, Crimson Peak!

**Just a word of warning, due to the nature of having a guest, Ed's audio includes a bit of Jacob's and my responses overlapping with his talking. I tried to preserve the audio of whoever was carrying the conversation at the time, so there may be some volume and quality differences throughout the episode, but I've made every effort for the quality to be as good as possible. Thanks for your patience and understanding!**

Sources

"How Guillermo del Toro Deals with Trauma" by Storytellers

"Guillermo del Toro: How Objects Tell the Story" by Little White Lies

"The Gothic" by The British Library

The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Director's commentary

"Que es fantasma?", Criterion featurette

"Spanish Gothic", Criterion featurette

"Director's Interactive Notebook", Criterion featurette

"Summoning Spirits", Criterion featurette

"Designing The Devil's Backbone", Criterion featurette

"The Devil's Backbone: The Spanish Civil War" by Mr Nerdista

Crimson Peak (2015)

Director's Commentary

"The House is Alive: Constructing Crimson Peak", featurette

"Hand Tailored Gothic", featurette

"Allerdale Hall: The Gothic Corridor", featurette

"Allerdale Hall: The Scullery", featurette

"Allerdale Hall: The Clay Mines", featurette

"Allerdale Hall: The Limbo Set", featurette

Edward William Polly

Twitter - @24FramesPod

Email - edward.polley@yahoo.com

Raggwood: A FolkTale by Edward William Polley

Nickoli: A Gothic Tale by Edward William Polley

It's the 2019 Test Pattern Halloween Special! Oct 31, 2019

Show notes

Come with us to Betty Boop's Halloween party! We've got six more spooky cartoons for your Halloween tricks and treats!

Cartoons:

"Bimbo's Initiation" (1931)

https://youtu.be/iAThMCwckS8

"Wot a Night" (1931)

https://youtu.be/D5veVBWNxYw

"Betty Boop's Hallowe'en Party" (1933)

https://youtu.be/cOFWwsWV9UA

"Shiver Me Timbers" (1934)

https://youtu.be/Fo_yWp9AYV8

"The Case of the Stuttering Pig" (1937)

https://vimeo.com/341388635

"Hyde and Hare" (1955)

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6h9tac

Episode 114: The Nights He Came Home - Halloween (1978 & 2018) Oct 31, 2019

Show notes

Black cats and goblins and broomsticks and ghosts. Pumpkins of witches are there to roast. You may think, they scare me; you're probably right. Black-cats and goblins on Halloween night! - TRICK OR TREAT

We examine the true tale of Laurie Strode and Michael Myers with the original Halloween and the 2018 remake!

Sources:

Halloween (1978)

"A Film to Remember: Halloween (1978)" by Scott Anthony, Medium

"The Making of John Carpenter's Halloween" by David Konow, Consequence of Sound

"15 Terrifying Facts About John Carpenter's Halloween" by Sean Hutchinson, Mental Floss

Director/Writer/Star Commentary with John Carpenter, Debra Hill, and Jamie Lee Curtis

Episode 113: Beware the Autumn People - The October Country by Ray Bradbury Oct 28, 2019

Show notes

It's that time of year again. We journey into the darker parts of Ray Bradbury's mind with The October Country.

Episode 112: Strange and Unusual - Beetlejuice & Sleepy Hollow (1999) Oct 15, 2019

Show notes

As the man himself said, "Every day is Halloween", and we're celebrating this Halloween season with two movies that show the gradient of Tim Burton's style - Beetlejuice and Sleepy Hollow!

Sources:

Beetlejuice (1988)

"15 Things You Might Not Know About Beetlejuice" by Kristy Puchko, Mental Floss

"The Untold Truth of Beetlejuice" by Brian Boone, Looper

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

"What 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow' Tells Us About Contagion, Fear and Epidemics" by Elizabeth L. Bradley, The Smithsonian Magazine

"Legends of The Headless Horseman", ClassicBecky's Brain Food

Director's Commentary

"Sleepy Hollow: Behind the Legend", featurette

Episode 111: The Tale of the Hill William - Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Scared Stupid, & It's Scary Things Oct 04, 2019

Show notes

We kick off our Halloween programming with a tribute to Jim Varney and the preeminent Hill William, Ernest P. Worrell with Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Scared Stupid, and "Hey Vern,It's Ernest - It's Scary Things!"

Sources:

Episode 16: Doctor Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Ernest Goes to the Podcast

Episode 16B: Even More Dr. Otto, Ernest Goes to Podcast

Episode 9: Ernest Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Podcast

Episode 9B: Even More Scared Stupid, Ernest Goes to Podcast

Jim Varney and Ernest

"Jim Varney (1949-2000)", Biography

"Hey Vern, It's the Ernest P. Worrell Story" by Jake Rossen, Mental Floss

"Know What I Mean, Ron?" by Gabe Bullard, The Bitter Southerner

"Marketing in Ernest" by Ernie Smith, Tedium

Bonus Episode #6: We Saw IT: Chapter 2! Sep 23, 2019

Show notes

WE SPOIL THIS MOVIE THOROUGHLY, SO LISTEN AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Episode 110: Sheep Go to Heaven - Disturbing Behavior & The Faculty Sep 19, 2019

Show notes

We're going back to school and we're taking Mia with us! Return to the hallowed halls of the horror that is high school with Disturbing Behavior and The Faculty!

Sources:

Disturbing Behavior (1998)

Director/Writer Commentary

"Disturbing Behavior is a Shining Example of Studio Manhandling" by Frank Calvillo, Cinapse

The Faculty (1998)

"The Faculty (1998) - An Underrated Classic Turns 20!" by Kenn Hoekstra, PopHorror