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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 153: A Warrior's Journey - Fire and Ice & "Primal" Jan 14, 2021

Show notes

We journey to a fantasy world with Fire and Ice and Genndy Tartakovsky's "Primal"!

Sources

Fire and Ice (1983)

Ralph Bakshi commentary

"The Making of Fire and Ice", featurette

"Thomas Kinkade's Surprising Involvement with 1983's Fire and Ice" by Andy Smith, Hi-Fructose

"A Family Friendly Machete? What Do You Mean No Race War? & A Secret Frazetta Project??? Exclusive Robert Rodriguez Interview!!", Ain't it Cool News

"Sony Pictures Acquires Robert Rodriguez and his Frank Frazetta Homage Fire and Ice" by Mike Fleming, Jr., Deadline

"Primal" (2019-present)

"Genndy Tartakovsky Explains How He Created Primal's Ferocious Fantasy World" by Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo

"We Got a First Look at Genndy Tartakovsky's Brutal and Beautiful Primal" by Cheryl Eddy, Gizmodo

Episode 152: State of the Podcast 2020 Jan 07, 2021

Show notes

We look back at 2020, talk about our favorites (and yours!), and give out some well-deserved Monster Kid Awards!

Episode 151: Blood Runs Cold - 30 Days of Night & Let the Right One In Dec 24, 2020

Show notes

In this episode, there's blood on the snow. We watched 30 Days of Night and Let the Right One In!

Sources

30 Days of Night (2007)

"Preproduction", BluRay featurette

"Building Barrow", BluRay featurette

"The Look", BluRay featurette

"Blood, Guts, and the Nasty #@$A&!", BluRay featurette

"Stunts", BluRay featurette

"The Vampire", BluRay featurette

"Night Shoots", BluRay featurette

"Casting", BluRay featurette

Commentary with Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, and Rob Tappert

Let the Right One In (2008)

"Exclusive: Tomas Alfredson Lets the Right One In" by Edward Douglas, Shock Till You Drop

"NIFF 2008 - Let the Right One In Interview", Twitch

"The Northlander Sits Down with the Writer of Let the Right One In", Ain't It Cool News

"Let the Right One In" by Eddie Cockrell, The Sydney Morning Herald

Episode 150: Modello di Prova in Giallo - The Strange Vice of Mrs Ward & All the Colors of the Dark (with Ryan!) Dec 19, 2020

Show notes

We're donning black gloves and fedoras as Shin Godzilla level patron Ryan joins us to discuss two Sergio Martino giallo films - The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh and All the Colors of the Dark!

Sources:

Giallo

"What, Exactly, is a 'Giallo' Film?" by Tom Newth, Frieze

"A Brief History of Giallo", The Giallo Files

"Black Gloves and Magenta Lights: Five Symbolic Aesthetics of Giallo" by Varden Frias, Horror Obsessive

Horror Europa, documentary

Sergio Martino/All the Colors of the Dark (1972)

"31 Days of Gialloween: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)" by Kat Ellinger, Diabolique Magazine

The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

"The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh", The Giallo Files

Find Ryan Online

Twitter - @TheGiantBeWithU

Episode 149: Let's Get Meta - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon & The Final Girls (with Elizabeth!) Dec 12, 2020

Show notes

**Apologies about Tab's audio in much of this! We cleaned it up as much as we could, but it's a little muffled for about two thirds of the episode!**

We're joined by Godzilla level patron Elizabeth to get meta with Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon and The Final Girls!

Sources:

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

"Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon Director Scott Glosserman" by Brian Brooks, IndieWire

The Final Girls (2015)

"The Final Girls: A Slasher Movie Inspired by Woody Allen" by Christopher McKittrick, Creative Screenwriting

"Interview: Todd Strauss-Schulson on Killin' It with The Final Girls" by Stephen Saito, The Moveable Fest

"Director Todd Strauss-Schulson and the Cast Talk The Final Girls at SXSW" by Perri Nemiroff, Collider

Find Elizabeth Online:

Blog - Fishmuffins of Doom

Episode 148: Tales of Horror Vol. 8 - Creepshow 2 (with James!) Dec 04, 2020

Show notes

In this installment, we're joined by James to talk about one of his favorite anthologies . . . Creepshow 2!

Sources:

Creepshow 2 (1987)

"Predatory Sludge, Vengeful Chief Wood'nhead, and the Creep in Creepshow 2" by Megan Navarro, Bloody Disgusting

It's the 2020 Test Pattern Halloween Special! Oct 31, 2020

Show notes

Take the escalator to hell with Sylvester because Satan's waitin' ... for you to listen to the Test Pattern Halloween Special!

Cartoons:

"The Old Mill" (1937) - Find it on Disney+!

"Spooks" (1932)

https://youtu.be/R-kOOEn-8pY

"Minnie the Moocher" (1932)

https://youtu.be/N7VUU_VPI1E

"Dr. Jerkyl's Hyde" (1954) - Find it on HBO Max!

"Claws for Alarm" (1954) - Find it on HBO Max!

"Satan's Waitin'" (1954) - Find it on HBO Max!

"The Duxorcist" (1987) - Find it on HBO Max!

Episode 147: The Town that Knows Darkness - Salem's Lot (Book and Miniseries) Oct 30, 2020

Show notes

We stop for a quick bite in 'Salem's Lot, with our discussion of Stephen King's novel and the 1979 TV adaptation!

Sources

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

"Why Salem's Lot is Stephen King's Favorite Book" by Jack Wilhelmi, ScreenRant

Salem's Lot (1979)

Director's Commentary

"Revisiting the film of Stephen King's Salem's Lot" by Rebecca Lea, Den of Geek

"Tobe Hooper's Salem's Lot Isn't as Good as You Remember" by Michael Kennedy, ScreenRant

Episode 146: Late Night Double Feature - The Rocky Horror Picture Show & Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Oct 23, 2020

Show notes

We've got our popcorn and sodas and the usherette has seated us … join us, for a late night double feature of two monster musicals - The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Little Shop of Horrors!

Sources:

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The Film That's Saved Lives" by Larushka Ivan-Zadeh, BBC

"After 40 Years, Rocky Horror Has Become Mainstream" by Katherine Schwab, The Atlantic

"10 Times The Rocky Horror Picture Show Crashed Pop Culture" by Matt Melis, Consequence of Sound

"Mick Rock's Picture Show", BluRay featurette

"Behind the Scenes", BluRay featurette

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

"10 Behind-The-Scenes About the Making of Little Shop of Horrors" by Jake Dee, ScreenRant

Director's commentary

Episode 144: A Halloween Treat - Coraline & Frankenweenie (2012) Oct 16, 2020

Show notes

The air is crisp, the leaves are falling, and pumpkins are appearing on porches … It's Halloween! For our first entry in our Halloween programming, we're travelling to the "other" side with Coraline and Frankenweenie!

Sources:

Coraline (2009)

"Neil Gaiman on the Origins of Coraline", HarperCollins Publishers

"The Folktale That Inspired Coraline is Even Creepier Than Neil Gaiman's Version" by Charlotte Ahlin, Bustle

"The Drum - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark", Beside the Dying Fire

"They Might Be Giants (Almost) Entirely Cut Out of Coraline?" by Spencer Martin, The Playlist

Frankenweenie (2012)

"Frankenweenie: 5 Cool Things to Know About Tim Burton's Stop Motion Film" by Mike Scott, NOLA.com

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