On today’s Sidetrack, we’re showing off some excellent new vinyl Pop figures sent to us by Sophie (Duran Duran! Iron Maiden! Billy Idol!), as well as discussing the reportedly terrible movie that Glenn Danzig made, and talking about how sooner or later, we’re gonna need to get the hell off this planet. Audio version: https://ia601502.us.archive.org/20/items/sidetracks-46-audio/Sidetracks46_Audio.mp3 … Continue reading Sidetracks 46: Awesome Vinyl Pops from Sophie, Sentient Robots, and Verotika (Danzig Movie)

On this savage installment of the Retrospective, Tom and Jenny discuss the classic Wes Craven flick from 1977, The Hills Have Eyes. Thanks Dominic for sending us the movie! Audio version: https://ia601406.us.archive.org/8/items/hills-have-eyes-audio/HillsHaveEyes_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now available for purchase in print and ebook formats! And now the audio book is … Continue reading Movie Retrospective: The Hills Have Eyes

On this Thursday installment of the Sidetracks show, Tom and Jenny talk about what Disney did to Star Wars, superhero movies and how awesome The Rock is, and go into lots more bands that we forgot to talk about yesterday. Audio version: https://ia601505.us.archive.org/32/items/sidetracks-45-audio/Sidetracks45_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now … Continue reading Sidetracks 45: Star Wars, The Rock, and More New Wave

“The Leaden Ring” by Sabine Baring-Gould Published in A Book of Ghosts (1904) “How Fear Departed from the Long Gallery” by E.F. Benson Published in The Room in the Tower and Other Stories (1912) Audio version: https://ia601506.us.archive.org/34/items/ghastly-ghosts-final-audio/GhastlyGhosts_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now available for purchase in print and ebook formats! And now … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Presents The Witching Hour: Grim Tales of Ghastly Ghosts

On this Wednesday installment of the Sidetracks show, Tom and Jenny talk about the current situation, more UFO stuff, review the excellent so-bad-it’s-awesome flick Dolemite, and list some of our favorite post-punk and new wave bands (although I can’t believe I forgot Duran Duran…) Audio version: https://ia601407.us.archive.org/8/items/sidetracks-44-audio/Sidetracks44_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The … Continue reading Sidetracks 44: Alien AI, Dolemite, and Our Favorite Post Punk Bands

Happy Tuesday! Today on the Sidetracks show we’re talking about some UFO action, showing the contents of two awesome care packages from listener Josef, review the 2015 Joe Begos flick The Mind’s Eye, and discuss a weird possible murder case about a supposedly ancient mummy (that Jenny has been researching for her book). Audio version: … Continue reading Sidetracks 43: UFOs, Cool Stuff from Josef, The Mind’s Eye, and the Persian Princess

On this grim saga of the Old West, Tom and Jenny are delving into two cases of cannibalism and disaster on the American frontier. First, we’ll talk about Alferd (or Alfred) Packer, a prospector in the late 19th century who went off on a gold-mining expedition with five other men and returned alone, having probably … Continue reading 193: Frontier Cannibalism! Alferd Packer, Colorado Cannibal; and the Sad Fate of the Donner Party

On this Monday installment of the Sidetracks show, Tom and Jenny discuss everything from shopping at Sam’s to different kinds of beer to sad 70s pizza kits to the awesome/horrible 1985 flick Friday the 13th: A New Beginning. Audio version: https://ia601405.us.archive.org/2/items/sidetracks-42-audio/Sidetracks42_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now available … Continue reading Sidetracks 42: Mid Century Foodstuffs and Friday the 13th Part 5

It’s a lazy Sunday on the Sidetracks show! Tom and Jenny discuss some of their favorite animated movies (Secret of NIMH, Jack and the Beanstalk, Watership Down), give a day-late shout-out to ANZAC Day for our Australian listeners, and talk about the kitty and her cute little antics. Audio version: https://ia601405.us.archive.org/13/items/sidetracks-41-audio/Sidetracks41_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re … Continue reading Sidetracks 41: Secret of NIMH and Animated Films, ANZAC Day, and Pooky Talks to the Outside

On this 82nd installment of the Matinee, Tom and Jenny are reviewing the amazing scifi/horror film Vivarium, starring Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots; the Spanish Netflix thriller The Occupant (aka Hogar); and the decent Netflix monster movie Dark Light. Audio version: https://ia601505.us.archive.org/31/items/matinee-82-audio/Matinee82_Audio.mp3 Video version: Hey! We’re finally on Instagram! The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now … Continue reading Matinee 82: Vivarium, The Occupant, Dark Light