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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 72: Universal Monsters Series - Creature From the Black Lagoon and The Shape of Water Jun 20, 2018

Show notes

We close out our Universal Monsters series with a splash! We watched Creature From the Black Lagoon and Guillermo del Toro's gorgeous The Shape of Water!

Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)

Film historian commentary with Tom Weaver

"10 Aquatic Facts About Creature From the Black Lagoon" by Mark Mancini, Mental Floss

"The Fantastic Mystery of Millicent Patrick" by Vincent Di Fate, tor.com

The Shape of Water (2017)

"A Fairy Tale for Troubled Times" BluRay featurette

"How Guillermo del Toro's Black Lagoon Fantasy Inspired Shape of Water" by Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter

Monster Kid Mailbag #10 Jun 14, 2018

Show notes

Serial Killers: The Method and Madness of Monsters by Peter Vronsky

Female Serial Killers: How and Why Women Become Monsters by Peter Vronsky

Random Movie Roulette - @RMRoulette

Thematic Elements - @them_elements

Horror Business - @thehorrorbiz666

The Launchpad Podcast - @launchpadpod

Bloody in Love - @bloodyinlove

2Guys Talking Horror - @2GTHorror

Exploding Heads - @EHHorrorPodcast

The Cracked Ones - @macabre_mouse

Toon in Pod - @tooninpod

For Dying Out Loud

Episode 71: Ozploitation! - Long Weekend & Body Melt Jun 06, 2018

Show notes

In our latest Patreon Pick, Pete brings us two fantastic Ozploitation movies from his home country - Long Weekend and Body Melt!

Long Weekend (1978)

Producer/Cinematographer commentary

"Is 1978's Long Weekend the greatest Australian Horror Film Ever Made" by Lee Gamblin, ComingSoon.net

"The Savage Stack: Long Weekend (1978)" by Jacob Knight, Birth. Movies. Death.

Bonus Episode: The Lost Test Pattern Episodes May 30, 2018

Show notes

We're taking the week of Memorial Day off and dusting off the first two episodes of Test Pattern! This was actually a two part episode that I recorded specifically for the radio before I realized I couldn't do this alone and asked Jacob to be part of the show. You'll probably be able to see why after listening, but hopefully the diehard Test Pattern listeners will get a kick out of the first version of the show!

Episode 70: Don't Drink the Water - Cabin Fever (2002) & The Bay May 24, 2018

Show notes

A Test Pattern PSA: DON'T DRINK THE WATER! We watched Eli Roth's original Cabin Fever and the fantastic found footage film The Bay!

Cabin Fever (2002)

Director/actor commentary

"14 Flesh-Eating Facts About Cabin Fever" by Jennifer M Wood, from Mental Floss

The Bay (2012)

"Barry Levinson's The Bay is a Fictional Horror Movie Meant to Save the Real Chesapeake" by Jon Bowermaster, from HuffPost

Monster Kid Mailbag #9 May 19, 2018

Show notes

Random Movie Roulette - @RMRoulette

Thematic Elements - @them_elements

Horror Business - @thehorrorbiz666

The Launchpad Podcast - @launchpadpod

Bloody in Love - @bloodyinlove

2Guys Talking Horror - @2GTHorror

Exploding Heads - @EHHorrorPodcast

The Cracked Ones - @macabre_mouse

Toon in Pod - @tooninpod

For Dying Out Loud

Episode 69: Keep Calm and Watch British Horror - Hot Fuzz & Attack the Block May 09, 2018

Show notes

Godzilla level patron Annette curates a fantastically British double feature with Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz and the sleeper hit Attack the Block!

Sources for this episode:

Hot Fuzz (2007)

Director/writer commentary

"Edgar Wright - How to Do Visual Comedy" from Every Frame a Painting

Attack the Block (2011)

Director/actor commentary

Monster Kid Mailbag #8 May 02, 2018

Show notes

Edgar Wright's "Don't" Trailer

Beetlejuice 2 Fan Poster

Random Movie Roulette - @RMRoulette

Thematic Elements - @them_elements

Horror Business - @thehorrorbiz666

The Launchpad Podcast - @launchpadpod

Bloody in Love - @bloodyinlove

2Guys Talking Horror - @2GTHorror

Exploding Heads - @EHHorrorPodcast

The Cracked Ones - @macabre_mouse

Toon in Pod - @tooninpod

James Dean YouTube Channel @jamesd7004

Episode 68: Monster Mash - The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen & Van Helsing Apr 25, 2018

Show notes

After a couple of weeks of very dark subject matter, we lighten things up with two monster-filled action horror films of dubious quality!

Sources for this episode:

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)

"Looking Back at The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Movie" by Phillip Tibbets, Den of Geek

"What Went Wrong: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" by Shalimar Sahota, Box Office Prophets

Monster Kid Mailbag #7 Apr 23, 2018

Show notes

Not even a power outage could stop us from putting this one out! (Sorry it's late, guys!)

The Thing Musical by legolambs

Common Shiner's Social Mediasochist by Lowbarcomedy

The Do It Yourself Giallo Generator

Random Movie Roulette - @RMRoulette

Thematic Elements - @them_elements

Horror Business - @thehorrorbiz666

The Launchpad Podcast - @launchpadpod

Bloody in Love - @bloodyinlove

2Guys Talking Horror - @2GTHorror

Exploding Heads - @EHHorrorPodcast

The Cracked Ones - @macabre_mouse

Toon in Pod - @tooninpod

James Dean YouTube Channel @jamesd7004

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