We're back in action and boy how we missed you! This week Marko tells Corrigan about an average Joe thrust into decidedly remarkable circumstances, we deep dive into The Substance, and we discuss some of the bonkers stories from the internet that have been posted on our socials lately!

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about the grim end of Brian Wells, the man with a bomb strapped around his neck
[20:40] Mark does some victim blaming, we explain our absence, and we go over some upcoming JoAG stuff including this weekend's watch-along on October 26th!
[32:10] Robert Roberson's execution has been delayed! Keep up the pressure!
[39:45] CoRri picks out a classic movie for Mark to watch!
[42:08] What we watched! (Pulse, Dead Man’s Curve, Dead of Night, The Gift, Next of Kin, It’s What’s Inside, Horror in the High Desert, Horror in the High Desert 2, Hellboy: The Crooked Man, The Substance, Red Rooms, WNUF Halloween Special, Terrifier 3, Azrael)
[1:12:00] We talk about The Substance! No spoilers unless you want to know zero things about the film.
[1:29:40] We share some of the bonkers stories people have shared to our social media lately

Fresh off our NYC meetup and a matching set of colds, we're reflecting on Marko's American adventure, and talking about the frightful phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion.

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the mechanisms by which human being seem to spontaneously combust
[34:10] We reflect on the meetup and Mark's time in America.
[44:40] Corrigan has a wild coincidence to share with the JoAG circle
[58:39] CoRri explains why Strange Darling is a very problematic movie
[1:09:00] What we watched! (Evolver, Dead Silence, House of Spoils, Clearcut, The Believers, Absurd, Speak No Evil, Deadpool & Wolverine, V/H/S/Beyond, Salem’s Lot, Dracula, Halloween 3, Freaked)
[1:44:30] A question for our audience: What franchise has the best average hit rate?

It's a very special 200th episode live from Corrigan's backyard at the JoAG x Hellrankers meetup of DOOOOM! That's right, Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna, along with a few dozen of our listening fam, assembled for a swingin' shindig where Marko told us about some notable mob hits, and we ranked each entry in the Jaws franchise!

[0:00] Mark tells us about the rise of organized crime in America and some of the classic MOs for mob hits.
[25:00] We rank the Jaws flicks!

This week Corrigan tackles the controversial shaken baby syndrome diagnosis and, in anticipation of Mark's upcoming journey to the states, we talk about his hopes, fears, and the weird ass gift shop at the World Trade Center. Plus, we finally put an end to our years-long dispute about the Scream franchise!

[0:00] Corrigan scotches Shaken Baby Syndrome
[49:42] We chat about Mark's concerns about coming to America, the things he's looking forward to, and the bizarre phenomenon that is the 9/11 gift shop
[74:00] What we watched! (Storm of the Century, Blink Twice, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, The Watchers, Scream 4, Omni Loop, Caveat)

Marko tells Corrigan about the most prolific peacetime murderer in German history, Mark tries his hand at the NYC sightseeing guide exam, and astronauts stuck on the ISS are giving CoRri anxiety.

[0:00] Marko tells Corrigan about extremely prolific medical murder Niels Högel
[20:35] We discuss whether or not we would exude cool in an art gallery, CoRri's weird bathroom project
[43:30] Mark attempts a few questions from the NYC Sightseeing Guide exam
[53:30] What we watched! (Key Largo, The Body Snatcher, The Ghost & Mrs. Muir, The Watcher, The Crow, Milk & Serial
[1:21:20] The astronauts stuck in space are freaking CoRri out

It's been a long, tough week, so we're just chillin', shooting the breeze and talking about the MYRIAD things we've watched over the past week and a half. Plus, we talk about a Scream movie without yelling at each other!

[0:00] Mark and CoRri shoot the breeze about getting older, getting drunk, and getting that good sleep
[21:40] What we watched! (Midnight Run, Milk & Serial, Jaws 2, Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, Rituals, The Boston Strangler, The Funhouse, The Dark Half, Sweet Smell of Success, Scream 2, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Robot Jox, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Cuckoo, Arcadian, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man)

Having read MORE maritime history this summer, Corrigan tells Marko about the seafarer's scourge of scurvy, and Mark asks some deep questions about Gremlins.

[0:00] CoRri tells Mark about scurvy
[49:43] Marko has been "in the wars" and is a bit worse for wear after his holidays; he explains his eye procedure; and at our four year anniversary, we found out some things a human child can do at four years old
[64:30] Cultural exchange!: sticker book edition. Plus, is James Marsden's career weird?
[78:00] What we watched! (Edge of the City, In the Heat of the Night, The Slumber Party Massacre, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Mister Creep, Beast, Source Code, Night of the Zombies, Inside Out 2, Gremlins 2, Oddity, Alien: Romulus
[1:53:50] Romulus spoilers
[1:58:51] We discuss some pressing questions about the Mogwai/Gremlin life cycle!

Marko is on vacation with is fam, so Hollywood Steve and Your Pal Anna of the Hellrankers podcast join Corrigan to discuss an 18th century alleged butt stabber, cryptids, a HUGE murder debunking, and more!

[0:00] Steve and Anna tell Corrigan about the butt stabbin' menace known as the London Monster
[40:40] We discuss monster theory, cryptids, conspiracy theory, and what a gigantic weirdo RFK Jr. is.
[54:00] We introduce Steve and Anna's podcast, Hellrankers!
[66:30] CoRri found out some wild news about famous serial killer H.H. Holmes this week, and we talk about why we often get history so wrong
[93:30] What we watched! (All the Back to the Futures, Wild Wild West, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Attack of the Killer Donuts, Deadware, Twister, Raising Arizona, Hot Rod, Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar, The Palm Royale, Butterfly Kisses)

There's nothing Marko loves more than a good bit of brain weirdness, so this week he tells Corrigan about Anton-Babinski syndrome: A rare disorder where your eyes can see but your brain can't.

[0:00] Mark tells CoRri about Anton-Babinski Syndrome
[28:20] Mark asks ChatGPT to describe Jack of All Graves. The results might surprise you! Plus, CoRri's birthday is coming up, Mark's going to Bulgaria, and we have a chat about terrible brand names
[44:55] Watch-along coming up so send us your NYC horror recommendations! It's almost our anniversary and Steve and Anna of Hellrankers are coming to 'cast with Corrigan next week!
[58:10] New Elm Street 4k coming, we're into Fede things, and what we watched! (Alien: Romulus, Waterworld, Trap, Back to the Future)
[1:28:00] Mark speedruns through a list of mildly troubling questions for CoRri to answer

CoRri tells Marko about the connection between a Portuguese serial killer and the long debunked science of phrenology before we talk '90s pro wrestling, horrifying updates from the Titan submersible, our week in horror movies, and what Olympic sport we think we could probably squeak by and qualify for.

[0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the history of phrenology and what it has to do with a 19th century Portuguese serial killer
[46:45] Summer is attacking Mark, Corrigan is getting a dog
[57:00] Meetup's coming up so get on in! Also, book club this weekend reading Maeve Fly! Join us! And then a New York themed watch-along at the end of the month! And our new Snack to the Future is coming to Ko-Fi on Friday!
[64:00] Corrigan was almost on a pro-wrestling podcast. We discuss her experience watching '90s Nitro and Raw
[72:07] We have horrifying Titan Submersible updates!
[89:00] What we watched! (Virtuosity, It Chapter 2, Ghost Shark, Godzilla Minus One, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, A Man For All Seasons, Despicable Me 4, Alien)
[116:30] Question of the week: What Olympic sport do you think you could qualify for with enough practice?