Boys and Ghouls

By Marshall Hicks & Kat WellsTV & Film

Boys and Ghouls episodes

April 13, 2016 It’s Clowns
Clowns in horror movies can make you scream... with laughter. But also with terror. So join the Boys and Ghouls duo as they take a long look at a few of these most frightening jokesters.

Starting at the top, we spend some time with Pennywise, the terrifying manifestation of evil from the 1990 mini-series, "Stephen King's It". Then, for a laugh, we talk about the comedy horror sci-fi cult favorite, "Killer Klowns From Outer Space". Later, we find a diamond in the rough with the greatest Irish killer clown movie of 2012, "Stitches".

And the laughs don't stop there.

Also, Kat tells Marshall about watching challenging horror movies. And Marshall serves hors d'oeuvres that say, "hospitality".
1 hr 12 min
March 13, 2016 Plan 9 From Outer Space
Ed Wood’s 1959 sci-fi thriller “Plan 9 From Outer Space” is the focus of this grave episode.

Listen in as we follow the life of Edward D. Wood Jr as it was presented in the Tim Burton biopic, “Ed Wood”; through the films Ed made with Bela Lugosi while he was alive, and the one produced posthumously.

Hang in there as Kat and Marshall discuss just what’s so great about the worst movie. They take a look at what’s right with this odd film, made by odd people under odd circumstances, as well as what’s wrong with it. Also, Marshall allowed this episode to go over an hour, so he could include a showbiz anecdote.

Pull the string!
1 hr 4 min
February 13, 2016 It's An Addams
The Addams Family is paid a visit in this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. We start with the poisoned pen of artist Charles Addams and follow his creation of a macabre family from being a New Yorker comic, to a prime time show that presented the sit-com family in a new darkness, to a pair of excellent 90’s movies.

Join the “Boys and Ghouls” duo as they get to know every member of this mysterious and spooky family; from the enthusiastic patriarch, to his long-cool-woman-in-a-black-dress wife, to their precocious kids, their “electrifying” uncle, their towering butler, and their very own Thing.

Also, Kat fills Marshall in on her self-guided L.A. mini-murder tour, and Marshall shares his trip to the museum of medical oddities.
57 min
February 13, 2016 It’s An Addams
The Addams Family is paid a visit in this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. We start with the poisoned pen of artist Charles Addams and follow his creation of a macabre family from being a New Yorker comic, to a prime time show that presented the sit-com family in a new darkness, to a pair of excellent 90’s movies.

Join the “Boys and Ghouls” duo as they get to know every member of this mysterious and spooky family; from the enthusiastic patriarch, to his long-cool-woman-in-a-black-dress wife, to their precocious kids, their “electrifying” uncle, their towering butler, and their very own Thing.

Also, Kat fills Marshall in on her self-guided L.A. mini-murder tour, and Marshall shares his trip to the museum of medical oddities.
57 min
January 13, 2016 Alien, Aliens
Terrifying “Alien” (1979) and its action-packed sequel “Aliens” (1986) are the subject of this stellar episode of Boys and Ghouls. Join our intrepid duo as they explore what it took to make these first two awesome installments of the “Alien” franchise.

Listen in as we discuss the unlikely roots of both projects, spoilers through “Spaceballs”, and the odd genius of “Alien” artist H.R. Geiger. Follow Kat as she tries to put herself in the shoes of a mind-blown 1979 moviegoer. Then take a trip with Marshall as he recounts the first time he saw “Aliens” and his first visit to a drive-in theater.

In space no one can hear you podcast.
59 min
December 13, 2015 A Very Boys And Ghouls Christmas
Christmastime horrors is the subject of this joyous installment of Boys and Ghouls. Following up the 2012 "Slay Bells Ring" episode, this time the duo unwraps the cinematic gifts that are, "Silent Night, Deadly Night 2", "Black Christmas", and the sci-fi campy, kiddie classic, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians".

Then, keep the home fires burning as we look for some spooky classic TV that delivers a holiday episode with real Christmas cheer. And, enjoy a personal Christmas message about personal Christmas messages from a horror icon.

Yule love it!

FROM THE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT:
in this episode, Marshall claims that in the 1959 Russian Christmas cartoon, "The Christmas Visit" a boy takes a ride on Sputnik. In actuality, he rides in Santa's magical plane. But he does encounter a friendly and smiling Sputnik along the way.
57 min
November 13, 2015 The Bride of Boys and Ghouls
The Boys and Ghouls duo formerly request the honor of your presence at their 44th episode, all about weddings.
Join us for a fun look at matrimonial movies: from the stop-motion "The Corpse Bride" to the Spanish psycho-sexual "The Blood Spattered Bride", to the 1950's domestic sci-fi classic, "I Married a Monster From Outer Space".
Also, Marshall learns that he might have picked up a ghost bride and Kat shares what she saw from her rear window.

Reception to follow.

59 min
October 14, 2015 Halloween Haunts
Halloween haunts, from front-yard displays to fun parks, with their fake body parts and jump-out scares, is the focus of this grave episode of Boys and Ghouls.
Listen in as the duo discuss disgusting decorations and the heart (plastic and metaphorical) that goes into crafting a superb Halloween haunt. Keep the lights on as Kat and Marshall explore the emergence of "extreme haunts". Then settle in as they recall with fondness their favorite family-run operations.
It's the time of year for a good scare and these haunts, big and little, are here to help you get it.
58 min
September 13, 2015 Creepy Carrie
“Carrie” by Stephen King and the movies it inspired is the topic of this bloody-good episode of “Boys and Ghouls”.

Lend us your ears as we compare the book to the movie, and the book to the other movie, and the other movie to the first movie. Listen in wonder as the “Boys and Ghouls” duo takes the story of the adolescent misfit back to its inspirations and through its adaptations as they illustrate just how crappy high school could be (just in case anyone forgot).

Before diving into Carrie’s telekinetic freak-out and prom night massacre, Marshall recalls some of his own (less bloody) prom memories and Kat shares her recent adventures of being a week-long internet sensation.
58 min
August 14, 2015 Horror Hosts
Horror hosts would present the late-night monster movies, giving the viewer a bloody buddy to watch the movie with, make the scary movies fun and the bad movies better. In this episode of Boys and Ghouls, we present the hosts that presented the horror.

Join Kat and Marshall as they take a lingering look at Vampira and Elvira. Then stay tuned as they do their darndest to include as many of the legion of history’s horror hosts as they can, paying particular attention to each their home-states (Pennsylvania and North Carolina) as well as legends of the medium, like Bob Wilkins.

So, stay up late and adjust your antenna as the Boys and Ghouls duo bring you the hosts with the most.
56 min