The crew lose themselves in the beautiful and terrifying 2024 version of "Nosferatu", brought to the big screen by one of their favorites, director Robert Eggers.

Whew!  It's a nightmarish feast for the eyes, ears and soul. You might need Scott's cocktail to steady your nerves.

"Wisborg Nightcap" cocktail

1/2 oz Vodka
1/2 oz Cointreau Liqueur
1/2 oz Gin
1/2 oz  Rum
1/2 oz Blue Curacao
1/2 oz Chambord
2 oz simple syrup

Combine and stir all but Chambord in an ice-filled "Old Fashioned" glass, drizzle Chambord on top, then garnish with a Maraschino Cherry.

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Happy Bloodsucking Christmas from our twisted crew to you!

The gang watch and chat both 1922's "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror" and 1979's "Nosferatu the Vampyre". Are you surprised that we love them?

Two movies equals two cocktails!

"Max’s Mix "
2 oz. Whiskey or bourbon
3/4 oz Cherry liquor 
3/4 oz. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice 
A dash of simple syrup

Combine all ingredients in a glass or a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Stir with a cocktail spoon until ice cold. Strain into a couple glass and garnish with a twist of lemon.

"Lucy’s Libation" 
1 & 1/2 oz. Light rum 
1/2 oz. Pomegranate liquor 
3 oz. Pineapple juice 
1/3 oz. Fresh-squeezed lime juice 
1/3 oz. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice 
1/3 oz. Cinnamon simple syrup 

 Combine all ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake until ice cold, and strain into a hurricane glass. Garnish with a wedge of pineapple (cut into the shape of Nosferatu’s teeth) and a maraschino cherry.

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One of our listeners suggested that the crew watch 1958's "The Screaming Skull", and we aim to please. This movie is much maligned - and perhaps rightfully so - but we managed to find a lot to talk about and not all of it was negative. What a curious surprise . . .

Also we loved the cheeky warning at the beginning, ""The Screaming Skull is a motion picture that reaches its climax in shocking horror. Its impact is so terrifying it May have an unforeseen effect: it May kill you. Therefore, its producers feel they must assure free burial service to anyone who dies of fright while seeing The Screaming Skull."

“Screaming Mai Tai” cocktail

2 oz Pineapple Rum 
1 oz Blue Curaçao 
1/2 oz Lime Juice
1/2 oz Cinnamon simple syrup

Mix in cocktail shaker with ice
Pour over crushed ice
Garnish with orange slice in a cup of your choice

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Rats!

No, seriously. This blast from the past has rats - LOTS of 'em!

The crew watch 1971's "Willard", starring a VERY young Bruce Davison, a middle-aged Ernest Borgnine and a rather old Elsa Lanchester. Did we mention the rats? What more do we have to say? Watch it!

The cocktail was . . . interesting.

"The White Rat" - Recipe to follow!

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Season 6 is off to a fun start as the crew encounter "The People Under the Stairs", Wes Craven's 1991 Horror Comedy. Comedy? Really? Goofy, perhaps . . . 

Mary's cocktail was, as ever, delightful

"The Landlord’s Chimney" 

2 ounces gin
3/4 ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
3/4 ounce cherry liquor 
1 small or medium egg white

 Combine all ingredients in a glass and shake vigorously over ice to get the egg white to froth. Strain into a Collins glass and garnish with a lime peel (not unlike a fresh green dollar bill!).

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We wrap up Season 5 with a two-movie extravaganza: Tim Burton's 1999 "Sleepy Hollow" and Disney's 1949 "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
This is a LOOOOONG one, folks, so grab a pillow, a blankie and Scott's cocktail . . .

"Crane’s Elixir"

Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 Maraschino cherry 
2 oz apple cider
2 oz. Bourbon.   

 Instructions:

1. Mix two tablespoons of sugar with 1/2 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.  Place on plate. Coat rim of glass in maple syrup. Dip rim in sugar mixture. Set aside.

2. Mix the pumpkin puree, apple cider, & pumpkin pie spice in a cocktail shaker with spoon.

3. Add maple syrup & bourbon. Fill  shaker half full with ice. Shake vigorously until shaker is cold.

4. Place ice (or one skull cube) into in glass. Pour mix through a strainer over ice. Garnish with a maraschino Cherry.

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The crew stumble upstairs and bump into 2019's "The Girl on the Third Floor", directed and co-written by Travis Stevens and starring Phil "CM Punk" Brooks (who looks a HELL of a lot like a hybrid of Dick York and Dick Sargent of "Bewitched").

Scott's cocktail was mighty tasty!

"Third Floor" cocktail 

3 oz Vodka
1 oz Triple Sec
4 oz Cranberry juice
2 oz Cherry juice 
1 oz lime
2 oz Ginger Ale

Pour all ingredients in shaker, shake well.
Serve in Collins glass 3/4 full with ice.
Add two maraschino cherries.
Enjoy!

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The crew chat with Austin Jennings, co-creator and director of "The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs" about his just-released movie, "Eight Eyes". Austin gave  everyone an in-depth look at the creation of his wonderfully nasty little film, a Vinegar Syndrome release, scheduled to show on SHUDDER starting September 23. Strongly recommended.

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The crew get all warm and fuzzy watching Cushing and Lee together again, in 1973's "The Creeping Flesh", directed by the fantastic Freddie Francis. Better than cold and slimy, right???

Mary's Challman strength cocktail was another winner. Yum!

"The Serum" cocktail

1 1/2 oz. Dry Gin 
2/3 oz. Chartreuse 
2/3 oz. Luxardo 
2/3 oz. Freshly squeezed lime juice 
1/4 oz. Ice cold water 

Shake all ingredients over ice in a cocktail shaker. Strain into a coupe glass, and garnish with several cherries stacked together on a cocktail skewer (mimicking a severed finger)!

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The crew checks out Dan Curtis' 1970 movie, "House of Dark Shadows", the first of two big screen versions of his "Dark Shadows"  TV soap opera.
Mary learns all about the Dark Shadows series, and the conversation runs far and wide, helped along by Dave's thinly-veiled Rum and Coke cocktail.

"Barnabas' Black Blood" cocktail

2 oz. DARK Rum

1 oz. Cherry Liqueur

In ice-filled low ball glass/ rocks glass, top with Coke, garnish with orange twist.

Enjoy this thinly disguised Rum and Coke!

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