Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast

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**Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast**

A bi-weekly look at the monster movies, TV shows, cult films, and horror stuff that keeps YOU up at night! In the days before syndicated stations and 24 hour programming, television stations often showed old monster movies hosted by local on-air talent. It is in this spirit that “Test Pattern” is made – a little bit spooky, a little bit silly, but always informative! Jacob and Tab have a new topic each week, with a focus on the macabre offerings shown on television starting in the mid 1950s, favorite creature features, and B-movies (with occasional forays into the outer realms of horror).

Latest Episodes:

Episode 100: Ted Bundy Apr 05, 2019

Show notes

We examine the case of America's most notorious serial killer, Ted Bundy.

Sources:

The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History by Kevin M. Sullivan

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

"Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes"

"20/20" Season 41 Episode 22: "Bundy"

Episode 99: Cult of Personality - The House of the Devil & Starry Eyes Mar 02, 2019

Show notes

Tab curates an episode that's all about sacrifice ... We watched The House of the Devil and Starry Eyes!

Sources

The House of the Devil (2009)

"Ti West, The House of the Devil" by Nick Dawson, Filmmaker Magazine

Starry Eyes (2014)

"Catching Up With the Makers of Starry Eyes" by Evan Dickson, Bloody Disgusting

Monster Kid Mailbag #17 Feb 27, 2019

Show notes

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and talk about our favorite romantic films!

Monster Kid Projects

Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud
James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster"
Pete's band The Smart Folk
Andrew Tibbs - My Horror
Anonymous Gamer's RWBY/Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover story
Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML

Episode 98: Wear Protection - Shivers & It Follows Feb 14, 2019

Show notes

We're sending you a Test Pattern valentine by way of a warning - Be sure to wear protection. We watched David Cronenberg's Shivers and It Follows!

Sources

Shivers (1975)

"Looking Back at David Cronenberg's Shivers" by Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek

"Shivers" by Patrick Lowe, Canuxploitation!

Faculty of Horror - Episode 32 I Want Your Sex: David Cronenberg's Shivers (1975)

It Follows (2014)

"Here's Why You Missed the Scariest Part of It Follows" by M.J. Pack, Thought Catalog

"Exploring the horror of It Follows: David Robert Mitchell interview" by Ben Rawson-Jones, Digital Spy

"References in It Follows Set the Tone" by Andy Hoglund, The Huffington Post

Dag Sodholdt's It Follows analysis series for Montages

Episode 97: Return of Anime - Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone & Persona 3 No. 1 Spring of Birth Feb 06, 2019

Show notes

In an episode curated by Godzilla level patron Anonymous Gamer, we further explore the world of anime with Neon Genesis Evangelion 1.11 You Are (Not) Alone and Persona 3 No. 1 Spring of Birth!

Monster Kid Mailbag #16 Jan 24, 2019

Show notes

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and talk about our favorite superheroes!

Monster Kid Projects

Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud
James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster"
Pete's band The Smart Folk
Andrew Tibbs - My Horror
Anonymous Gamer's RWBY/Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover story
Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML

"Sex Robot Molested at Electronics Festival, Creators Say" by David Moye, The Huffington Post

Episode 96: Metamorphosis - The Human Centipede & Tusk Jan 17, 2019

Show notes

Jacob brings us an episode that explores metamorphosis at the hands of mad doctors with The Human Centipede and Kevin Smith's Tusk!

Sources

The Human Centipede (2009)

"Human Centipede: Director and star of the year's most disgusting horror film spill their guts" by Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly

"A Q&A with Tom Six About His Barf Bag Classic, The Human Centipede" by Steve Dollar, Paste

Tusk (2014)

Director's commentary

Smodcast Episode #259: The Walrus and the Carpenter

"The SModcast Origin Story Behind Kevin Smith's Tusk" by Jason Steele, Interrobang

"Kevin Smith says Tusk is the only movie he's ever made while stoned" by James Kim, The Frame

Johnny Cash and Michael Parks - Oklahoma Hills

Monster Kid Mailbag #15 Jan 11, 2019

Show notes

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and talk about our favorite stuffed animals!

Monster Kid Projects

Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud
James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster"
Mia's (@superspecs) podcast We Know What You Did on Fear Street
Pete's band The Smart Folk
Andrew Tibbs - My Horror
Anonymous Gamer's RWBY/Neon Genesis Evangelion crossover story
Listen to @DJBadHombre spin metal on Thursdays at 6PM Eastern - The Stress Factor on 91.5 WUML

"The Wars That Inspired Game of Thrones" - TED-Ed

"Inside the Killer Whale Matriarchy" - TED-Ed

"Why You Should Read Edgar Allan Poe" - TED-Ed

Episode 95: Psycho Killer Q'uest-ce Que C'est - The Silence of the Lambs & American Psycho Jan 09, 2019

Show notes

Shin Godzilla patron Jordan (@bundyisback) joins us to discuss two fantastic movies about serial killers - The Silence of the Lambs and American Psycho!

Sources:

Articles discussing the problematic nature of Buffalo Bill

"My Auntie Buffalo Bill: The Unavoidable Transmisogyny of The Silence of the Lambs" by Jos Truitt, Feministing

"The Not-So-Hidden Transphobia in Silence of the Lambs" by Savannah Staubs, The Sociological Cinema

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Commentary with Jonathan Demme, Jodie Foster, Ted Tally, and John Douglas

"Jodie Foster Appealing, but not Silence of the Lambs" by Gene Siskel, The Chicago Tribune

"But Dino, I don't want to make a film about elephants ..." by Jill Bernstein, The Guardian

"Dr. Lecter Will See You Now" by Rod Lurie, Empire

"Derek Jacob, Daniel Day-Lewis Almost Played Hannibal Lecter in Silence of the Lambs" by Brent Lang, The Wrap

"20 Facts About Silence of the Lambs That Might Make You Crave a Nice Chianti" by Cindy Davis, Pajiba

"Ted Levine is Not a Bad Guy" by Patrick Z. McGavin, The Chicago Reader