On the 71st installment of the Matinee, Tom and Jenny discuss the skeezy, drug-fueled horror flick Bliss (on Shudder); the delightfully surreal David Lynch short film What Did Jack Do? (on Netflix); and the much maligned but actually pretty okay spy thriller The Rhythm Section (in theaters). Audio version: https://ia601407.us.archive.org/6/items/matinee71finalaudio/Matinee71_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: The Faceless Villain: … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Matinee Episode 71 – Bliss, What Did Jack Do, The Rhythm Section

On this installment of the Retrospective, we’re tripping balls back to 1980 to discuss the bizarre freakout of a movie known as Altered States, directed by Ken Russell, written by Paddy Chayefsky, and starring William Hurt in his very first role! Thanks Rob for sending us the movie! Audio version: https://ia601505.us.archive.org/12/items/movieretrospectivealteredstatesfinalaudio/MovieRetrospective_AlteredStates_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: The Faceless … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Altered States

“The Secrets of the Starlight Hotel” Posted by Reddit user JoeDog93 “The Other Lodgers” by Ambrose Bierce Published in Cosmopolitan (New York) August 1907 “Night Shift at the Old Hotel” Posted by Reddit user AviGABS “The Pale Man” by Julius Long Published in Weird Tales Volume 24, Issue 3 (1934) Audio version: https://ia601507.us.archive.org/24/items/hauntedhotelsfinalaudio/HauntedHotels_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Presents The Witching Hour: Horrific Tales of Haunted Hotels

Step right up to this latest installment of the 13 O’Clock Podcast, where Tom and Jenny take a long, rambling, yet fascinating journey into the history of the circus sideshow and the lives of some of the “freaks” who displayed themselves therein. We talk about P.T. Barnum and his iconic American Museum, famous human oddities … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Eighty One: A History of Sideshows

On the 70th installment of the Matinee show, Tom and Jenny discuss the three-part true crime Netflix series Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez; the okay but kinda forgettable “influencer” horror flick Deadcon (also on Netflix); and the arty dark fairy tale Gretel and Hansel, directed by Osgood Perkins. Audio version: https://ia601405.us.archive.org/27/items/13oclockmatineeepisode70killerinsidedeadcongretelandhansel/13OClockMatinee_Episode70_Killer%20Inside%2C%20Deadcon%2C%20Gretel%20and%20Hansel.mp3 Video version: … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Matinee Episode 70 – Killer Inside, Deadcon, Gretel and Hansel

On this installment of the Retrospective, Tom and Jenny are discussing the 1997 sci-fi horror flick Event Horizon, directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and starring Sam Neill and Laurence Fishburne. Audio version: https://ia601400.us.archive.org/2/items/movieretrospectiveeventhorizonfinalaudio/MovieRetrospective_EventHorizon_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now available for purchase in print and ebook formats! And now the audio book is available too! Get it … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Event Horizon

On this installment, Tom and Jenny are finally getting around to discussing one of the worst American criminals of the early 20th century: Carl Panzram, a hulking, misanthropic savage who hated the entire human race and raped and killed indiscriminately in order to punish the world that had so mistreated him. Travel back to the … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Eighty: Serial Killer Carl Panzram

On this installment of the Retrospective, we’re discussing the mostly forgotten 1984 sci-fi flick Runaway, written and directed by Michael Crichton and starring Tom Selleck and Gene Simmons. Once again, thank you Rob for sending us the movie! Audio version: https://ia601401.us.archive.org/25/items/movieretrospectiverunawayfinalaudio/MovieRetrospective_Runaway_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: The Faceless Villain: Volume Three is now available for purchase in print and ebook formats! And … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Runaway

On this ancient and mysterious installment, Tom and Jenny are discussing a grab-bag of weird and interesting topics from the ancient Roman era, including bizarre archaeological finds of horribly mutilated people, mass infant graves, the frescoes of the Villa of the Mysteries in Pompeii, the infamous Locusta the Poisoner, and so much more! Get into … Continue reading Episode One Hundred Seventy Nine: Mysteries of Ancient Rome

On this sweet and whimsical episode, Tom and Jenny are entering a world of pure imagination and discussing the 1971 classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, starring Gene Wilder and based on the book by Roald Dahl. We talk about the disappointing Tim Burton version as well. Audio version: https://ia601501.us.archive.org/15/items/moviereviewwillywonkafinalaudio/MovieReview_WillyWonka_FinalAudio.mp3 Video version: The Faceless … Continue reading 13 O’Clock Movie Retrospective: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory