The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

The Universal Classic Monsters wrap up with the silent and technicolor versions of The Phantom of the Opera, the former of which is an effectively tragic horror film, the latter of which is a horrendously uninteresting crowd-pleasing romance. On top of mourning the lost legacy Lon Chaney's overlooked masterpiece, Jim concludes the month by discussing his thesis as to why these monsters were so interesting in the first place and why they're still fascinating today: sex and our fear of it, of course. Happy Halloween, everyone!

Tyler and David welcome Asterios Kokkinos back to the show to talk about his new book, Toys 4 Cheap, as well as whether or not it's okay to not like Star Wars.

Tyler and David look back at the last couple weeks as well as the 498 before that with the help of some listeners and their favorite moments.

Fever dreaming! Hausu goes back to back with Sisters! Look at that adorable orange cat. How serious is Katsuya Yorita with Hausu, or what kind of serious, or what the fuck. Getting the keys to the playground (or, the lunatics run the asylum). Revisiting The Room! Hausu is House but not The Room which is not Room. Who is the real Brian De Palma? Unrecognizing Alfred Hitchcock. Famous directors with an underground collection of early horror cult work. Yes, there’s several of them. Hot on the case of the plot of Sisters. What happens in Sisters is really complicated or really obvious.

Fever dreaming! Hausu goes back to back with Sisters! Look at that adorable orange cat. How serious is Katsuya Yorita with Hausu, or what kind of serious, or what the fuck. Getting the keys to the playground (or, the lunatics … Continue reading →