Jersey Ghouls

The ever continuing Year(s) of Mike Flanagan continues with the 2021 Netflix limited series: Midnight Mass. Hear two former Catholics dive into religion, feminism, parenting, folklore, and more. Then Jacki gets to play a few rounds of "Is It A Line From The Bible Or A Horror Movie?"

Check out some of the articles Marissa enjoyed:

Mike Flanagan and His Women by Cisi Eze

Ready to dance the night away with other horror lovers? Come to a prom like no other! June 20th in Freehold, NJ! Get your tickets here!

Follow Horror 365 for tickets and details on Instagram and catch all of their latest shenanigans on YouTube.

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This week Jacki and Marissa are joined by Tessa Markle. Tessa is excited to chat about her newest film Sync, a film she produced and stars in. Sync is written and directed by another friend of the podcast, Carolina Alvarez.

Tessa talks about indie filmmaking, the complexities of female relationships, AI, mental health, and the future of technology. The ghouls wrestle with the question: Would you SYNC your brain with anyone else?

Check out Sync on Tubi and Amazon Prime.

Find Tessa HERE

Find Carolina HERE

Find Femme Regard, Carolina's production company, HERE

Learn more about their film, Sync HERE

Love the artwork featured in the film, be sure to follow Kellie Krueger at Whiskey Witch Wares HERE.

Sync Summary

In a microchipped future where minds connect via a thought-based app, anxious Ayla syncs with her new roommate, Devin. But as their bond turns toxic and Ayla dreams Devin’s memories, she has 72 hours to break the sync—or lose her mind.

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The Ghouls welcome Marissa's daughter, Kenz to the table this week officially making her a Junior Ghoul. At her request we had an Anya Taylor-Joy-a-thon and watched Last Night in Soho (2021) and The Menu (2022).

Join Marissa and Kenz in person on May 1st and 2nd as they join our friends at Horror 365 in Pennsylvania for the Jason Lives in Hell event! A 40th anniversary event celebrating Jason Lives with cast panels, photo ops and more. Plus the Hell House LLC folks are returning to The Abaddon! Meet and greet and so much more with the cast and crew of one of our favorite series at the actual filming location!

Get all the information and tickets here! And make sure you are following Horror365 to keep up with all of the content and events they have coming up!

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This week the Ghouls sit down with Monte Crabbs to discuss his new short story collection "The Drum Tech and Other Stories". From Stephen King, to a career in education, to music, and vacation destinations, Monte fits in perfectly with the jersey Ghouls family!

Find his book on bookshop.org or wherever you get your books!

Keep up with Monte on his website & Instagram

Interested in nonfiction? Lisa Baue, Monte's wife, has written "Wake-up Calls. A Journey of Learning to Lead and Succeed in the Funeral and Deathcare Profession"

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Well, ghouls, we made it. The final four best horror musical moments of all time. Can underdogs Once Bitten and The Midnight Hour beat out powerhouses of horror like Shaun of the Dead and American Psycho?

Tune in to find out.

Follow along with the Final Four HERE! (SPOILER ALERT)

Huge thank you to Joe Costal and Charlie Costal who endured the Jersey Ghouls Dungeon as well as hours of recording.

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* Joe on Insta

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This week, the ghouls are still working on the March Madness Bracket, as they try to decide the best lyrical music moment of horror. The ghouls are joined by Joe Costal and Charlie Costal.

Follow along with THE SWEET 16 HERE and THE ELITE 8 HERE!

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* Joe on Insta

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*Charlie on Insta

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Well- there were already a lot of hot takes! Jacki and Marissa are once again joined by Joe and Charlie Costal as they continue to decide the best lyrical music horror movie moment.

If the feedback on episode 1 is any indication- this year is going to be one of the most contentious brackets yet. Did we get it right? Did we get it wrong? Who is going to make it through to the Sweet 16?

Feel free to reach out to the Jersey Ghouls on your favorite social media app.

Check out the BRACKET HERE!

Joe Costal can be found on social media as well as at GHOSTS BY THE COAST. Follow them for all the best in haunted shore tours!

Charles Costal can be found on Instagram and covering the winter olympics for UNC!

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It's that time of year... March Madness baaaaaby!

Jacki and Marissa are joined by Joe Costal and Charlie Costal to discuss the BEST lyrical musical horror movie moments of all time. For this year's list, the ghouls chose the best horror movie moments made iconic by a song.

The rules for this year's bracket

1. The song accompanying the moment must have lyrics.

2. The song can be in the credits, but should still have an impact.

3. The movie CANNOT be a musical (Sorry Rocky Horror)

So join the ghouls and their guests as they narrow down SIDE 1 of the bracket. Follow along with the PDF HERE!

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* Joe on Insta

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*Charlie on Insta

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SURPRISE SURPRISE. Since the beginning of the month was quiet around Ghouls HQ, we decided to treat everyone to two episodes to end this month!

That's right dear listeners, we are once again going to do our best to Scare our buddy AJ. Since we have journey through all of the Conjuring films with AJ, we thought it was only fair to finish what we started.

Do the ghouls succeed in scaring AJ? Are the Warrens con artists? Can Marissa stop ranting about Christian propaganda disguised as horror? Will they ever truly scare AJ? What is the theme for MARCH MADNESS this year? Tune in to learn the answers to these questions and more!

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February has been a busy month at Jersey Ghouls headquarters. The girls have been busy with some very important and very ghoulish, gleeful personal stuff this month.

So forgive us, dearest listeners, for the delays in episodes.

But we are back and covering a few favorites from 2025. Marissa's choice for Jacki to watch was The Rule of Jenny Pen. Jacki's pick for Marissa to watch was Stephen Cognetti's 825 Forest Road.

The ghouls aslo create a fun new genre, the brospolitation film, because older male characters CANNOT have hag. Elderly abuse? Creepy dolls? Spooky towns? Art and artist conundrum? They tackle it all this week.

Also, do not forget to check out Marissa and all of the other amazing voices over at GHOULS MAGAZINE!

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