Karate in the Garage

We're closing out Spectember 2025 with arguably one of the most beloved ghost movies of all-time. It's Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist!

From IMDB: A family's home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the "other side." With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.

LINKS to BEHIND-THE-SCENES and NETWORK TV COMPARISON BELOW

POLTERGEIST BEHIND-THE-SCENES

ALTERNATIVE VERSION FOR MARTIN'S FACE SCENE FOR TELEVISION

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

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More KS goodness for your ear eyes. More show notes later in the day...

L & R,

C, F, and J

Movie #3 for Spectember 2025 is one you may not have seen before. It's Na Hong-jin's subgenre grabbag feature The Wailing from 2016!

From IMDB: Soon after a stranger arrives in a little village, a mysterious sickness starts spreading. A policeman, drawn into the incident, is forced to solve the mystery in order to save his daughter. ALTERNATE ENDING ON YOUTUBE!

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

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Kickstart #3 for Spectember 2025 has us talking about True Romance! Finally, after many years, and a couple fo failed attempts, Joe finally has seen the greatness!

The Latest At Vidiots!

Blu-ray and 4K Releases for September 16, 2025!

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

Horror Master Mike Flanagan's directorial debut Oculus is our Movie #2 for Spectember 2025!

From IMDB: A recently released inmate from a mental asylum learns from his sister that the murders he was convicted of committing were actually orchestrated by a supernatural entity, the Lasser Glass mirror.

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

Numero Dos for Spectember Kickstarts!

We hope you all caught the Crimson Peak episode dropped last week. The second EXTRA LARGE Spectember movie episode will be available Tuesday on Patreon, and the shorter general public release on Friday.

Rest Cooling Blanket on Amazon!

This Is What Sammi the Sloth Looks Like!

Blu-ray Releases for 9/9/2025!

Vidiots Upcoming Screenings!

ENJOY! Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.samhsa.gov/

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

It's Spectember again! But it's Joe's first time around.

To kick it all off, we have Guillermo Del Toro's 2015 gothic tale of love, murder, deceit, and red clay CRIMSON PEAK with Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, and Doug Jones.

From IMDB: A new bride investigates ghostly visions at a remote gothic mansion that holds dark secrets. Artist Sara Deck mentioned in the episode - Sara on Instagram

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

THIS IS YOUR WRITTEN WARNING. THERE WILL BE ANOTHER AUDIBLE ONE IN THE EPISODE. THIS EPISODE IS RICH IN WEAPONS SPOILERS. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE MOVIE YET, DON'T EVEN PRESS 'PLAY.'

This is more or less what to expect with Corey and Joe do the movie episode for Patreon that will be of a new or in-release movie. (No name for it yet, but we're working on one.)

ENJOY! Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.samhsa.gov/

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

We're finally at the end! We've showered you with 1985 horror all month but didn't even get close to all of the great movies from that era. This was simply dipping a baby's big toe into the pool.

We're closing it all with one that is without a doubt my favorite horror flick of 85': Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator with Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, and the late great David Gale.

From IMDB: After an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.

Enjoy!

Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages

Life. It can be a time suck.

You what sucks your lifeFORCE? Space vampires. And that's what Tobe Hooper's 1985 cult classic Lifeforcebrings to the table.

It also brings the Three Bs: boobs, blood, and booty. Not necessarily in that order, but it very often serves up all three in the frame at the same time.

From IMDB: A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

The American Cinematographer Eerie Effects for Lifeforce

ENJOY! Love and Rockets,

Corey, Freddy, and Joseph

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If you'd like to show your support for members of WGA, SAG, IATSE, as well as other workers in the entertainment industry, please take a look at the link below and maybe make a donation:

Entertainment Community Fund

https://entertainmentcommunity.org/support-our-work

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As always, and maybe even more than ever, here are some mental health resources for North America:

United States

https://www.mentalhealth.gov/get-help/immediate-help

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

The Suicide Hotline phone number has been changed. Now, just text or call 988.

Canada

https://www.ccmhs-ccsms.ca/mental-health-resources-1

1 (833) 456-4566

Even though we don't say it in this episode, more NOW than ever before: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take care of yourselves and those around you.

Be mindful of your surroundings.

Karate in the Garage Linkages