The Creature from the Black Lagoon marked the end of Universal's classic movie monsters era. Would it have been possible for John Carpenter to break the curse and bring the Gil-Man back to the big screen?

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Creature From The Black Lagoon: Behind The Screams
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical (2009)
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man (1992)
At the Movies (1982)
Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
The Monster Squad (1987)
The Rolling Stones “Sympathy For The Devil”
Universal Studios Logo (1990)
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
“Ancient Rite”
“Hidden Truth”
“Horror Suspense”
“Horroriffic”
“Hot Pursuit”
“Lonely Mountain”
“Mysterious Lights”
“Prelude and Action”
“The Chamber”
“Unlight”

What if a best selling childrens novel was a R-rated post-apocolyptic drama?

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son”
Andrew Shelby “Dig It Up (The Holes Song)”
Holes (2003)
Stephanie Bentley “I Will Survive”
Gary Jules “Mad World”
Maximum Overdrive (1986) Trailer
Metallica “The Unforgiven”
I, Robot (2004)
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
“A Good Bass for Gambling”
“Bleu”
“Martini Sunset”
“Mothership”
“Travelers Notebook”

Unfortunately there will not be a new episode this week. New episodes will be released when ready.

Patreon

Merch

Twitter

Instagram

Pipedream podcasts

Before Predators (2010), Robert Rodriguez wrote a crazy Predator script just as his career was starting back in the 90s.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Predator 2 (1990)
Capcom's Alien vs Predator (1994)
Arrested Development (2003)
Predator (1987)
Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Predators (2010)

Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
“Ancient Rite”
“Asking Questions”
“Darkness Speaks”
“Epic Unease”
“Evil Incoming”
“Five Armies”
“Giant Wyrm”
“Horroriffic”
“Hot Pursuit”
“Inner Sanctum”
“Interloper”
“Mind Chaos”
“Mothership”
“The Abyss”

We ain't got time to podcast! We uncover the history behind Predator and how this film about a lost alien created a major platform crossing franchise.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Predator 2 (1990)
Capcom's Alien vs Predator (1994)
Arrested Development (2003)
Predator (1987)
Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Predators (2010)
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"

David Ganssle and Charley Marlowe join us to discuss the unmade movie The Curse of Monkey Island and the potential games that could've been in the Monkey Island game franchise.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Babe Pig in the City (1998)
Rango (2011)
Secret of Monkey Island (2009)
Return to Monkey Island (2022)
Get Smart (1965)
Scrubs (2001)
Cars (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Monkey Island Soundtrack by Michael Land
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"

David Ganssle and Charley Marlowe join us to discuss the history and fandom of the Monkey Island franchise.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Babe Pig in the City (1998)
Rango (2011)
Secret of Monkey Island (2009)
Return to Monkey Island (2022)
Get Smart (1965)
Scrubs (2001)
Cars (2006)
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Monkey Island Soundtrack by Michael Land
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"

Kara Ramos joins us to discuss the multiple attempts Disney tried to make The Snow Queen and why the true villain is Hans Christian Andersen.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
“Agatha All Along”
“Let it Go”
by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Frozen (2013)
Hans Christian Andersen (1952)
Harvey Fierstein on HAIRSPRAY
“Love Can't Be Denied” by Alan Menken performed by Remi Starck
Tom Selleck Screen Test for Indiana Jones
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
"Aquarium”
“Danse Macabre”

Season 5 Episode 1 Part 2 We conclude our epic journey of Stanley Kubrick's Napoleon and find the real reason why this movie was eventually cancelled.

Patreon
Merch
TikTok
Bsky
Instagram
Pipedream podcasts
Spreaker

Clips used in this episode:
Waterloo (1970)
Désirée (1954)
Universe (1960)
“Also sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Lolita (1962)
Spartacus (1960)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Killing (1956)
Killer's Kiss (1955)
Fear and Desire (1953)
"Napoleon's Song" by Rotten Rulers
Don Giovanni “Don Giovanni, a cenar teco”
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
"Black Knight"
“Brandenburg No4”
"The Celebrated Minuet"
"The Chamber"
“Danse Macabre”
"Dark Hallway"
"Epilogue"
“Egmont Overture”
"Evening Melodrama"
“Intended Force”
"Isolation Waltz"
“Laid Back Guitars”
“Moonlight Hall”
"Oh Holy Night"
“String Impromptu Number 1”
"Sudden Defeat"
"Running Fanfare"
"Teddy Bear Waltz"
“Tiny Fugue”
“Wedding March - Midsummer Nights Dream - Mendelssohn”