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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 67: A Brutal End - The Road & It Comes At Night Apr 11, 2018

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We explore post-apocalyptic dystopian futures with The Road and It Comes At Night, in an episode curated by Godzilla level patron Skoll Hati!

Sources for this episode:

The Road (2009)

"The Road Takes Desolate Journey From Page to Screen" by Hugh Hart, Wired

Oprah Winfrey interview with Cormac McCarthy, June 6, 2007

It Comes At Night (2017)

"Why the director of It Comes At Night hopes audiences 'don't catch on' to his technological tricks" by Tasha Robinson, The Verge

"It Comes at Night's director on What to Make of the Movie's Ambiguous Ending" by Jeffrey Bloomer, Slate

Monster Kid Mailbag #6 Apr 08, 2018

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"I Lost My Virginity to David Bowie" by Laurie Mattix, as told to David Kaplan, Thrillist

"Naked and Alone in the Ocean at Night" by Dave Good, San Diego Reader

"The Odd Death of Michelle Von Emster" BuzzFeed Unsolved

"The Bizarre Death of Elisa Lam" BuzzFeed Unsolved

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

Crossover Cast: Italian Horror - Twitch of the Death Nerve & Tenebrae (with Aaron and Matt from the Launchpad Podcast) Apr 04, 2018

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We're joined by Aaron and Matt from the awesome Launchpad Podcast to discuss two Italian horror masterpieces - Twitch of the Death Nerve and Tenebrae!

**Be sure to check out our guest spot on the Launchpad Podcast - out TODAY!**

Sources for this episode:

Twitch of the Death Nerve (1971)

Mario Bava: All the Colors of the Dark by Tim Lucas

"Looking Back at A Bay of Blood" by Ryan Lambie, Den of Geek

"The Bay of Blood That Mario Bava Inspired" by Brian Collins, Birth Movies Death

Tenebrae (1982)

The New Catholic Encyclopedia

"Argento" by Alan Jones, Cinefantastique

Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy-Horrors as Seen Through the Eyes of their Protagonists by Luca Palmerini

Dario Argento by James Gracey

Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento by Maitland McDonagh

The Launchpad Podcast with Aaron and Matt

Follow @launchpadpod on Twitter and Instagram

Like Launchpad Podcast on Facebook

Listen on iTunes, Stitcher, and Google Music, or on the website!

Episode 66: Jeffrey Dahmer - My Friend Dahmer & The Jeffrey Dahmer Files Mar 28, 2018

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We examine the case of Jeffrey Dahmer through the lens of the recently released bio pic My Friend Dahmer and the narrative documentary The Jeffrey Dahmer Files.

Sources for this episode:

Jeffrey Dahmer:

Stone Phillips interview with Jeffrey Dahmer, Lionel Dahmer, and Joyce Flint, "Dateline" NBC 1994

"How Systemic Racism Fueled Jeffrey Dahmer's Killing Spree" by Arthur Tam, Logo

The Shrine of Jeffrey Dahmer by Brian Masters

My Friend Dahmer:

"Jeffrey Dahmer's Childhood Friend Talks About His Graphic Novel My Friend Dahmer and its New Movie Adaptation" by Abraham Riesman, Vulture

Monster Kid Mailbag #5 Mar 23, 2018

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Episode 65: The Wolf Man (1941) and (2010) Mar 21, 2018

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We howl at the moon as we look at the original Wolf Man from 1941 and the 2010 remake!

Sources for this episode:

"The Harmful History of 'Gypsy'" by Jessica Reidy, Bitch Media

"History of the Werewolf Legend", History.com

"Werewolf Legends Around the World", Historic Mysteries

The Wolf Man (1941)

Film historian commentary with Tom Weaver

Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr., The Wolf Man Legacy Collection

"The Wolf Man (1941)" by Jim Stafford, TCM

"12 Howling Facts About the Wolf Man" by Mark Mancini, Mental Floss

Episode 64: Witchy Women - The Witch & The Autopsy of Jane Doe Mar 14, 2018

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Godzilla level patron Elizabeth cast a spell and curated a FANTASTIC episode for us! "From ghoulies and ghosties and long legged beasties and things that go bump in the night, the good lord protect us" - We watched The Witch and The Autopsy of Jane Doe!

Sources for this episode:

The Witch (2015)

"How Robert Eggers Combined History and Childhood Horrors in The Witch" by Ryan Anielski

"Dressing The Witch: An Interview with Costume Designer Linda Muir" by Sam Ankenbauer

"Black Phillip: The Real Story Behind the Breakout Goat from The Witch" by Seth Abramovitch

The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

"Director Andre Ovredal on performing The Autopsy of Jane Doe" by Katie Rife

"Interview: Andre Ovredal Dissects The Autopsy of Jane Doe" by Howard Gorman

"Autopsy of Jane Doe: How an actress played dead for horror film" by Clark Collis

"This is why we can't have nice things: The Witch and horror's gatekeepers" by Jason Coffman

Monster Kid Mailbag #4 Mar 07, 2018

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Episode 63: Mock Docs - Digging up the Marrow & What We Do in the Shadows (with Shin Godzilla Patron Louis) Feb 28, 2018

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We're joined by Shin Godzilla Patron Louis (from Random Movie Roulette) to talk about two mock horror documentaries - Adam Green's Digging Up the Marrow and the fantastic What We Do in the Shadows!

Sources for this episode:

Digging Up the Marrow (2014)

"How Adam Green's Digging Up the Marrow Turned into a Real Life Horror Show" by Clark Collis, from Entertainment Weekly

"Adam Green on Getting Personal and Chasing Monsters for Digging Up the Marrow" by Patrick Bromley, from Daily Dead

"Q&A: Adam Green on Digging Up the Marrow Part 1" by Ken W. Hanley, from Fangoria

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

"What We Do in the Shadows", short

"SCA Presents: What We Do in the Shadows"

"Out of the Shadows: My Father's Suicide", TedX Talk with Cori Gonzalez-Macuer

Find Louis online!

@LouisOreo
Articles for Heroic Hollywood
Louis's column on The Purchase Beat, "Off the Beat with Louis Otero"

Random Movie Roulette

Monster Kid Mailbag #3 Feb 22, 2018

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