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Monster Kid Mailbag #14 Dec 24, 2018

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 the toys we missed out on as kids!

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

Brightburn Trailer

Sonata in A major for Strings & Basso, Op 2, No 3 by Tomaso Albinoni

Test Pattern Christmas Special: More of Gravy Than of Grave - A Christmas Carol (1984), Scrooged, & A Muppet Christmas Carol Dec 19, 2018

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In this special episode, we're being visited by all manner of ghosts. We're learning the true meaning of Christmas with Charles Dickens' immortal story and three very different adaptations - A Christmas Carol starring George C. Scott, Scrooged, and A Muppet Christmas Carol.

Sources:

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

"Why Charles Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol" by Kat Eschner, The Smithsonian Magazine

"The Real Reason Charles Dickens Wrote A Christmas Carol" by John Brioch, Time

"Charles Dickens was a Real Life Ghostbuster and a Member of the World's Oldest Paranormal Research Group" by Charlotte Ahlin, Bustle

"Fathering Christmas: Charles Dickens and the (Re)Birth of Christmas" by Tom Pold, www.victorianweb.org

"Literature - Charles Dickens" by The School of Life

"Person of the Week: Dick Boyd" by Jim Doblin

Scrooged (1988)

"Scrooged is Still the Perfect Christmas Movie 30 Years Later" by Rob Harvilla, The Ringer

"22 Fun Facts about Scrooged" by Jennifer M. Wood, Mental Floss

"Scrooged is the best A Christmas Carol, Period" by Hanna Flint, SyFy Wire

A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

Director Commentary

"Steve Whitmire: Interview" by Muppet Central

"14 Facts About A Muppet Christmas Carol" by Kristy Puchko, Mental Floss

Episode 92: Your Number One Fan - Play Misty for Me & Misery Dec 12, 2018

Show notes

Godzilla level patron Ryan M. teaches us that hell hath no fury like a number one fan, with Play Misty for Me and Misery!

Sources:

Play Misty For Me (1971)

"Play Misty For Me (1971)", TCM

Misery (1990)

"Stephen King, The Art of Fiction No. 189" by Christopher Lehmann-Haupt and Nathaniel Rich, The Paris Review

"Inside James Caan and Kathy Bates' Misery reunion for EW" by Keith Staskiewicz, Entertainment Weekly

Four Screenplays with Essays by William Goldman, pg. 387, 388, 390

"Rob Reiner Takes on Misery" by Patrick Goldstein, The Los Angeles Times

"James Caan Enjoying His Misery" by Nikki Finke, The Los Angeles Times

"Misery Loves Company! Kathy Bates, James Caan reunite to discuss 1990 film" by Chris Serico, Today

"The Gruesome Inside Story of Misery's Terrifying Ankle-Bashing Scene" by Gwynne Watkins, Yahoo Entertainment

"I Never Was an Ingenue" by David Sacks, The New York Times

Monster Kid Mailbag #13 Dec 05, 2018

Show notes

In this edition of the Mailbag, we answer a couple of questions, tell you what we've been up to, and hear about a sinister dream involving the Monster Kids!

Monster Kid Projects

Hamish's horror movie review blog For Dying Out Loud
James D's (@jamesd7004) short film "The Monster"
Brandon's (@TheBrandonHardy) podcast Varicon Video
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

Musical Pieces Mentioned

Anonymous Gamer's Choices
- This is My Despair - Madoka Magica OST
- Crossing Those Hills - Final Fantasy IX
- Symposium Magarum - Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
- Home - Jeff Williams
- Anakin's Betrayal - John Williams
Tab's Choices
- Jupiter - Gustav Holst, The Planets Suite (played by Maiko Hiraoka)
- Nocturne in B-Flat Minor, Opus 9 Number 1 by Chopin
- Adagio for Strings by Samuel Barber (played by Leonard Bernstein)
- Divenire by Ludovico Einaudi
Jacob's Choices
- Neptune the Mystic - Gustav Holst, The Planets Suite
- Mars the Bringer of War - Gustav Holst, The Planets Suite
- Nocturne in E-Flat Major - Opus 9 Number 2 by Chopin
- November - Max Richter