Test Pattern: A Horror Movie Podcast

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Episode 46: Disney's Dark Experiment - The Watcher in the Woods & Something Wicked This Way Comes Oct 04, 2017

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We discuss two movies from a strange period in Disney history in which the House of Mouse started making scary live action films directed at a larger audience.

Episode 45: The Displaced Man - The Wicker Man (1973) & Don't Look Now Sep 27, 2017

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We take trips to Scotland and Venice and discover that there is a level of horror in being an outsider in a strange land. Sergio's Patreon Pick launched us into a double feature of British films from 1973 - The Wicker Man and Don't Look Now!

Sources for this episode:

The Wicker Man (1973)

"The Wicker Man (1973) - Defining of the Folk Horror" by Adam Scovell, Celluloid Wicker Man

"Schlock & Awe: The Wicker Man Makes Hippies Seem Real Scary" by Kyle Anderson, Nerdist

The Wicker Image

Don't Look Now (1973)

Director commentary, Criterion Collection

"Don't Look Now: Looking Back", Criterion Collection featurette

"Something Interesting", Criterion Collection featurette

"Nicolas Roeg: The Enigma of Film", Criterion Collection featurette

"Ophelia" by John Everett Millais

Episode 44: We Are Legion - The Exorcist III: Legion & Fallen (1998) Sep 20, 2017

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In our latest entry in Tales From the 90s, we explore two excellent possession films - The Exorcist III and Fallen!

Sources for this episode:

The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

"All This Bleeding: William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III" by Chris Evangelista, from Paste

"A 25th Anniversary Look Back at: The Exorcist III (1990)" by Jerry Smith, from Icons of Fright

Fallen (1998)

"Fallen (1998), from Forever Cinematic

Episode 43: Bad Movie Night - She (1982) & Hell Comes to Frogtown Sep 13, 2017

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We take a detour from horror this week to have a Bad Movie Night! Our late night double feature is She (1982) and Hell Comes to Frogtown!

Bonus Episode: We Saw IT! Sep 13, 2017

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SPOILERS AHOY! We float down to the sewer with the S.S. Georgie as we share our feelings (and those of our listeners) on the new IT!

Episode 42: Strange Infections - Clown & Contracted Sep 09, 2017

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We bear witness to two unique and disgusting transformations with Clown and Contracted!

Bonus Episode #4: We All Float Down Here - Part 2: Stephen King's IT (The Miniseries) Aug 31, 2017

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In this bonus episode, we talk about the 1990 ABC miniseries adaptation of IT. (Even though we say we're not going to compare it to the book, obviously we do. Apologies all around.)

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DVD commentary

Episode 41: We All Float Down Here - Part 1: IT (The Book) Aug 30, 2017

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We dive deep into a book that affected our childhoods ... and our nightmares - IT by Stephen King.

Episode 40: Universal Monsters Series - The Invisible Man & Hollow Man Aug 23, 2017

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We perform a disappearing act in our next installment of We Play All the Classics with The Invisible Man and Hollow Man!

Sources for this episode:

The Invisible Man (1933)

"The Invisible Man (1933)" by Pablo Kjolseth

"The Invisible Man Revealed!" making of featurette, Invisible Man Legacy DVD

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror by Michael Mallory

Listener Awesomeness #1 Aug 16, 2017

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You guys are TOO awesome to get everything in the regular episode, so we've got some trivia answers, some amazing emails, and Patreon thank yous!

Speaking of Patreon, if you want the TLDL version, skip to 48:18 for an announcement about new bonus content and new rewards!

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