Boys and Ghouls

By Marshall Hicks & Kat WellsTV & Film

Boys and Ghouls episodes

October 01, 2014 It’s Halloween (Classic Episode)
“Halloween” the 1978 slasher and Halloween the enchanting holiday is the topic of this classic Boys and Ghouls episode from all the way back in October of 2012.

Join Kat and Marshall as they discuss John Carpenter’s horror masterpiece and everything that makes it Kat’s favorite movie. Marshall, who can’t leave well-enough alone, breaks down Michael Myers’ motivation in “Halloween” if it were a stand-alone film vs. his motivation if you consider the back-story reveal of its sequel, “Halloween II”.

And, listen in as they share their own memories of the spookiest most funnest night of the year, HALLOWE’EN. From the candy, to the spooky movies on television, to that one house you shouldn’t go near.

It’s a real treat.
59 min
September 13, 2014 Monster Mash
Classic monsters sharing the screen, getting along or getting into fights. That’s the topic of this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”.

Join Kat and Marshall as they follow the mixing of the classic creatures from “Frankenstein Meets the Wolf-Man”, through “Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein” and then forward forty years to “The Monster Squad”.

Also, we take a look at the song that stands out above all other novelty Halloween songs, “The Monster Mash” and how its friendly gathering of monsters took it to the top of the charts. And Kat and Marshall say goodbye to a House of Horrors.
1 hr
September 01, 2014 Hack To School (Classic Episode)
Horror movies set in schools was the topic of this early “Boys and Ghouls” episode. From teenage werewolves, to eerie conformity, to all the dangerous objects in a classroom.

Originally released in September of 2012, this examination of the terrors of educational institutions is the first to be exhumed from the “Boys and Ghouls” episode graveyard.

So, take a look back at the time that Marshall and Kat took a look back at those old school days. Join them as they recount the movies that use school settings to evoke horror, and as they wonder where their schools’ boiler room was… since everyone in movies seems to know.
1 hr
August 13, 2014 The Lost Boys
Teen vampires turn a California beach town into the debatable murder capital of the world. Join Kat and Marshall as they explore this premise in the 1987 horror-fun flick, “The Lost Boys”.

From the young Coreys, to the jangle-when-they walk teenage toughs, to the mid-life romance of a pair of adults (though one of them is quite old) "The Lost Boys" has managed to grow up along with its fans, providing a character for everyone to relate to.

So listen in, as Kat and Marshall revel in its rock and roll soundtrack, its hair metal fashions, and its family dynamics.

And remember... they'e only noodles.

57 min
July 13, 2014 I Scream, You Scream
The "Scream" series is explored in this episode. From the game-changing first one, where everyone is a suspect but only killers had cell phones, to the fourth one where everyone had cell phones and is still a suspect.
So, join our duo as they take a look at these mainstream, meta masterpieces and discuss the real psychos who have haunted our headlines as Kat looks for the answer to, "Do the movies make psychos or do they just make the psychos more creative?"

Also, Kat tells Marshall about going to cemeteries in another state.
59 min
June 13, 2014 Slumber Party Tonight
The Slumber Party Massacre movies are examined, from the feminist claims of part one, to the single unsettlingly good scene in part three. And through part two, which Kat has a crazy crush on (seriously, you guys, it might be love).

So, spend the night with Kat and Marshall as they discuss these three driller killer flicks as well as their own sleepover memories, and the horror movies (cable or VHS) that they watched when staying up past their bed times.

We dare you.
59 min
May 13, 2014 It's The Mummy
Mummy movies are unwrapped in this episode. From the classic Karloff mummy, to its more bandages-less fezzes follow-ups, to Hammer’s contribution, to Tales From The Crypt AND Tales From The Dark Side's mummies. So, join Kat and Marshall as they explore the sub-genre of mummy movies like an Egyptologist exploring a cursed burial chamber.
Also, Marshall and Kat share their recent visits to cemeteries (just browsing).
58 min
May 13, 2014 It’s The Mummy
Mummy movies are unwrapped in this episode. From the classic Karloff mummy, to its more bandages-less fezzes follow-ups, to Hammer’s contribution, to Tales From The Crypt AND Tales From The Dark Side's mummies. So, join Kat and Marshall as they explore the sub-genre of mummy movies like an Egyptologist exploring a cursed burial chamber.
Also, Marshall and Kat share their recent visits to cemeteries (just browsing).
58 min
April 13, 2014 The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead films are explored in this episode. That's the original "The Evil Dead", "Evil Dead II", "Army of Darkness", and the remake, "Evil Dead" (which is like the original but, among other differences, doesn't have the word "The" in its title).
Join Kat and Marshall as they discuss what's in the movies and what the film makers had to endure to make them. Both perspectives will send shivers down your spine.
Also, Marshall shows Kat what he bought at Monsterpalooza.
59 min
March 13, 2014 Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
The year 1984 and its contributions to spooky movies is explored in this totally awesome episode. Join Kat and Marshall as they take a look at what was giving folks goosebumps thirty years ago.
Along with big hair and Michael Jackson jackets, there were children of the corn, cannibalisitc humanoid underground dwellers, a dreamy slasher, and the "Where's The Beef" lady.
Also, 1984 was the release of "Ghostbusters". Listen in as Kat and Marshall pay tribute to the groundbreaking supernatural comedy and to its late writer and actor, Harold Ramis.
It'll be radical. For sure.
59 min