Ben and Amanda explore a few of the unforgettable movies of 1973, The Baby, Legend of Hell House, Godspell and Psychomania. Plus personal tales of cat attacks, a Second Coming movie pitch, and more!

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It's Birthday Week so Ben and Amanda look at some cult movies from Amanda's birth year, 1981. Time Bandits, Ghost Story and Escape From New York. They launch seamlessly into tangents about American fast food in Asia, roping dad into a John Carpenter concert, the downside of pizza and benefits of lounge music.

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Ben and Amanda watch clips from five movies that freaked people the eff out as kids. Can it be a good thing to be traumatized as a younger?

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Welcome to the Club! Ben has a religious experience while watching the 1981 film, Monster Club. Amanda is on board with the whole thing. That's a first!

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This week, Ben and Amanda check out movies about evil body parts.
Amanda and Ben each pitch their own evil body part film.
Plus! Nightmares from childhood. Nightmare boyfriends. And Amanda discuses her aversion to being fed romantically.

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Bonus! Ben sits down with comedian, Drew Platt to talk about a movie that terrified him as a kid, Pet Sematary.

Plus Kepi Ghoulie's cover of Pet Sematatary! Thanks Kepi!

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Neighbor and comedian, Gabe Callahan joins Ben and Amanda as we examine The Asphyx, plus all the Ghostbusters.
Before they delve into deep personal fears and the movies that bothered their souls, Ben, Amanda and Gabe pitch a found footage-style movie about film students who stumble on their own Asphyx while re-hashing 1973's Asphyx.

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In the second half of their Bigfoot / Yeti talk, Ben and Amanda examine the scariest of the Bigfoots. Here's a hint: He has major beef with Steve Austin.
Tangents include 80s movies named after food, and the holy trinity of childhood perils, piraña quicksand and lava. Plus Ben and Amanda come up with a Skiers vs. Snowboarders vs. Yeti movie.
Special thanks to Kepi Ghoulie for this episode’s Bigfoot outro music!

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Clearly, Ben has a Big Foot fetish. Ben shows Amanda trailers to some of the classic Sasquatch films of the 70s and on into the 80s. There are so many mysteries. What is the creature? How can something so conspicuous as Bigfoot stay hidden? Will there ever be an episode of Cheap Chills that doesn't bring up Arkansas?

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Part 2 of Ben and Amanda's exploration of weird plant monster movies. In this episode they look at Roger Corman's 1960 classic, Little Shop of Horrors. As well as Swamp Thing and Return of Swamp Thing. We learn a bit more about Amanda's hatred for all things swampy.

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