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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 172: The Monster Mash - The Monster Squad & Little Monsters Oct 07, 2021

Show notes

It's spooky season and we're ringing in October with a couple of monster mashes! We watched The Monster Squad and Little Monsters!

Sources:

The Monster Squad (1987)

"30 Things We Learned From The Monster Squad Commentary" by Kate Erbland, Film School Rejects

Writer/Director and cast commentary with Fred Dekker, Andre Gower, Ryan Lambert, and Ashley Bank

Writer/Director and director of photography commentary with Fred Dekker and Bradford May

"Monster Squad Forever!", featurette

"A Conversation with Frankenstein", featurette

Wolfman's Got Nards, making-of documentary

Little Monsters (1989)

Film historian commentary with Jarret Gahan

"Call Him Maurice", featurette

"Beneath the Bed", featurette

"Monsters Big & Small", featurette

Episode 171: The Stanford Prison Experiment Sep 16, 2021

Show notes

We look at the 1971 controversial psychological "experiment" and discuss the 2015 movie based on the real events, The Stanford Prison Experiment!

Sources:

The Real Deal

"The Story: An Overview of the Experiment", The Stanford Prison Experiment Official Page

Dr. Zimbardo's Slideshow Narration for the 40th Anniversary Presentation, stanford.edu

Consent Form, The Stanford Prison Experiment Official Page

Study Overview (given to participants), The Stanford Prison Experiment Official Page

Prisoner Rules (read to prisoners), The Stanford Prison Experiment Official Page

The Stanford Prison Experiment, BBC documentary

"Mind Field: The Stanford Prison Experiment", Vsauce

The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Director commentary with Kyle Patrick Alvarez

"Billy Crudup, Ezra Miller, Michael Angarano to Star in Stanford Prison Experiment" by Jeff Sneider, The Wrap

"Stanford Pics in Stand-off" by Carl Diorio, The Hollywood Reporter

"The Stanford Prison Experiment Cast on Audience Reactions and Editing Nudity", Variety

"Anatomy of a Scene: The Stanford Prison Experiment", The New York Times

Episode 170: The Heckin' Best - The Pit & PG: Psycho Goreman Sep 02, 2021

Show notes

Haters can frig off, because we're visiting the deep hole in the woods where we're keeping our monster friends! We watched The Pit & PG: Psycho Goreman!

Sources:

The Pit (1981)

Film historian commentary with Paul Corupe and Jason Pichonsky

"Interview with Jeannie Elias", BluRay featurette

"Interview with Sam Snyders", BluRay featurette

"Interview with Ian A. Stuart", BluRay featurette

PG: Psycho Goreman (2020)

Writer/Director commentary with Steven Kostanski

"One-on-One: An Interview with the Director", BluRay featurette

"Interviews with the Cast", BluRay featurette

"Interview with Adam Brooks", BluRay featurette

"Kortex: A Konversation", BluRay featurette

"The Music of PG", BluRay featurette

"Fight Choregoraphy", BluRay featurette

"Minature Magic", BluRay featurette

"Inside the Creature Shop", BluRay featurette

Episode 169: The Mother of Sighs - Suspiria (1977 & 2018) Aug 19, 2021

Show notes

We're hexed by the Mother of Sighs as we explore Dario Argento's original Suspiria and the 2018 remake starring Tilda Swinton and Dakota Johnson!

Sources:

Suspiria (1977)

Film historian commentary with David Del Valle and Tory Howorth

"Do You Know Anything About Witches?" BluRay featurette

"Suzy in Nazi Germany", BluRay featurette

"Suspiria - A Sigh From the Depths: 40 Years of Suspiria", BluRay Featurette

Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds: The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento by Maitland McDonagh, pgs 123 - 157

Horror Europa, documentary

Bravo's Scariest Movie Moments: Suspiria

Suspiria (2018)

"Exclusive: The Suspiria Remake Isn't Dead After All" by William Bibbiani, Mandatory

"Director Luca Guadagnino Discusses Suspiria", BUILD Series

"Suspiria Screenwriter Explains that Wild Ending and Why Dakota Johnson is a New Kind of Final Girl" by Jamie Righetti, IndieWire

Episode 168: The Horrors of Oz - The Wizard of Oz & Return to Oz Aug 05, 2021

Show notes

We're off to see the wizard ... and to explore the horrors of Oz with the original MGM classic The Wizard of Oz and the Disney-produced sequel Return to Oz!

Sources:

The Wizard of Oz (1939)

"Judy Garland was Put on a Strict Diet and Encouraged to Take 'Pep Pills' While Filming The Wizard of Oz" by Colin Bertram, Biography.com

"The Tin Man's Toxic Metal Makeup" by Anne Marie Melmenstine, Ph.D., ThoughtCo

Film Historian Commentary with Johnathan Fricke

Return to Oz (1985)

"A Conversation with Walter Murch" by Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central

Episode 167: Based on a True Story - The Conjuring (2013) & The Warrens Jul 22, 2021

Show notes

We take a look at the original Conjuring film and talk about the real life Warrens!

Sources:

"What's in a Title? The Conjuring Producer and New Line in Dispute Over TV Rights" by Nellie Andreeva, Deadline

"Screenwriters Chad and Carey Hayes Talk The Conjuring, Finding the Film's Point of View, Real Life Paranormal Incidents and the Appeal of Horror" by Dave Trumbore

The Demonologist: The Extraordinary Career of Ed and Lorraine Warren by Gerald Brittle

"The True Story of Connecticut Paranormal Investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, Who Are Behind The Conjuring 3 and Many Other Popular Horror Films" by Susan Dunne, The Hartford Courant

"Annabelle: The Real Story", History vs Hollywood

"The Conjuring: The Real Story", History vs Hollywood

"Inside the Real Amityville Horror House Where Murder and Alleged Hauntings Took Place in the 1970s" by Marco Margaritoff, All That's Interesting

"The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It True Story: The Real Case of Arne Johnson" by Anna Menta, Decider

"Real-Life Conjuring Couple, Ed and Lorraine Warren, Allegedly Had Secret Underaged Lover in Home" by Tim Marcin, Newsweek

Episode 166: Tales of Horror Vol 9 - Waxwork (1988) (with James!) Jul 08, 2021

Show notes

Gather round Monster Kids, we're joined again by James to revisit the world of horror anthologies with the 80s cult classic, Waxwork!

Sources:

Director/Star Commentary with Anthony Hickox and Zach Galligan

"The Waxwork Chronicles", featurettes

"Making of Waxwork", featurette

Find James Online!

@CalamityJames4 on Twitter

Episode 165: The Golden State Killer - Part Two Jun 24, 2021

Show notes

This is an extremely disturbing, lengthy case that involves home invasion, stalking, sexual assault, rape, and murder. We want to be very clear about that so that people who might experience distress from listening to discussions about those topics can stop the episode here. We want to encourage everyone to put their mental health and well-being first - if you are concerned about the topics that may be covered in this episode, please join us next week.

The clock strikes Soul's Midnight once again as we explore the case of the Golden State Killer.

Sources:

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1976 (Part 1)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1977 (Part 2)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1977-1978 (Part 3)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1978-1979 (Part 4)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (Part 5)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The Golden State Killer (Part 6)

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

"I'll be Gone in the Dark", HBO docuseries

Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation by Paul Holes, Jim Clemente, and Peter McDonnell, Audible

"The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over", Investigation Discovery docuseries

Episode 165: The Golden State Killer - Part One Jun 24, 2021

Show notes

This is an extremely disturbing, lengthy case that involves home invasion, stalking, sexual assault, rape, and murder. We want to be very clear about that so that people who might experience distress from listening to discussions about those topics can stop the episode here. We want to encourage everyone to put their mental health and well-being first - if you are concerned about the topics that may be covered in this episode, please join us next week.

The clock strikes Soul's Midnight once again as we explore the case of the Golden State Killer.

Sources:

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1976 (Part 1)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1977 (Part 2)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1977-1978 (Part 3)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist - 1978-1979 (Part 4)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The East Area Rapist/Original Night Stalker (Part 5)

Casefile Podcast - Case 53: The Golden State Killer (Part 6)

I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara

"I'll be Gone in the Dark", HBO docuseries

Evil Has a Name: The Untold Story of the Golden State Killer Investigation by Paul Holes, Jim Clemente, and Peter McDonnell, Audible

"The Golden State Killer: It's Not Over", Investigation Discovery docuseries

Episode 164: Delightfully Wicked - The Masque of the Red Death & The Abominable Dr. Phibes Jun 10, 2021

Show notes

We honor one of the horror greats by looking at two of his most colorful films. Join us as we party with Vincent Price in The Masque of the Red Death and The Abominable Dr. Phibes!

Sources:

Vincent Price

Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography by Victoria Price

"Vincent Price: 'Master of Horror' on film, but great day off screen" by Kelley Vlahos, WTOP News

"Remembering Vincent Price: A Conversation with His Daughter Victoria Price", Halloween Every Night

"Vincent Price's Daughter Confirms Her Famous Father was Bisexual" by Colin Murphy, Queerty

The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe

"Hop-Frog" by Edgar Allan Poe

Friends and Enemies: Women in the Life of Edgar Allan Poe by Richard P. Benton, pg. 1-25

"The Long-Simmering Feud Between Edgar Allan Poe and Rufus Griswold" by Kim Reynolds, Boston Public Library

"A Short Analysis of Edgar Allan Poe's The Masque of the Red Death", Interesting Literature

"The Masque of the Red Death" by Jeff Stafford, TCM

The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)

"The Abominable Dr. Phibes" by Eric Weber, TCM

"The Abominable Dr. Phibes Still Hits the Right Notes After 45 Years" by Jon Wamsley, Cryptic Rock

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