Fake Ritual

Educator and painter Kenneth Nicholson returns to talk director David Cronenberg's recently-released return-to-form, Crimes of the Future. Together, he and Lucas dissect the film's inner-workings and take a mechanized scalpal to their own pre-conceived notions of pain, pleasure and junk food (literally).

Christina Conway returns to the show to talk Furby knock-offs and the mysteries surrounding these unfortunate creatures.

Returning guest Krispy the Patchouli Charmer sits down with Lucas to gaze deep into the endless nothingness that is the Void! Will its questions melt their minds? Listen to find out!

Longtime friend of the show Caleb Pass returns to talk about the devilish, dopamine-dumping dungeon-crawler that is Diablo. He and Lucas hack and slash their way through the video game's lore, testing Caleb's knowledge of the series' first installment and making many an infernal friend along the way. Dante: eat your heart out!

Lucas chats with folk-chaos witch, Krispy the Patchouli Charmer, about the ground-breaking, heart-staking, ritual-faking tv series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Together they conjure up what makes Buffy such a magical milestone, play a spell-laden game of Fake Ritual's Fake Rituals, and commune with the series' resident nerd/witch/fashion icon, Willow Rosenberg. The sun is falling fast! So grab your crossbow and stake a listen.

Lucas is once again joined by Appalachian Oddities co-founder Kate Sweeney to explore a Simpsons-themed tarot deck and interpret twelve of the Major Arcana therein.

Returning guest Caleb Pass sits down with Lucas to talk the do-it-yourself genre that is shot-on-video horror. Together they delve into the mysteries of this good/bad artform, play a game of Whose Tagline Is It Anyway? and break down the SOV trashterpiece that is 1986's The Abomination. ((Music, in part, by Johnny Arlett))

Lucas welcomes back fellow podcast hosts Sarah Hamm and Amanda Waltz (Ghoul on Ghoul) to discuss the Irish infant-swapping folklore of changelings. Myth and reality merge as they sort through four films involving some seriously sinister switcheroos. Can you separate real from Fake? Listen to find out!

Lucas welcomes back DJ Stephanie Tsong to talk ten listener-submitted vampire movies! Together they sink their teeth into what makes these nocturnal creatures so compelling and whether or not Nosferatu's nightlife is for them. Invite us into your ears, won't you?

Lucas sits down with painter and educator Kenneth Nicholson to talk the body-horror mutant-maestro that is David Cronenberg. Two minds become one as they delve into the visionary director's philosophy of fear and break down a couple of his more-beloved freak-fables. Be Fake, be very Fake. ((Music by Johnny Arlett))