Nostalgia Highway

Since most you (we know who all the naughty ones are...we’re watching 👀👀👀) have been such good girls & boys this holiday season, we decided that all the Hitchhikers deserve a special release...& we couldn’t think of a better day to drop a bonus episode than on good ol’ Friday the 13th to give it to you straight about the official introduction of Jason Voorhees, where we review Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)!!! The King fills us in on how the novelization differs from the movie, while The Lord explains how this version of Jason is a little green behind the ears and how he is the backwoods cousin of Rocky Dennis (Google him if you don’t know...you should already, but just in case). We discuss how lying on your job application “sometimes” pays off, The Mayor shares knife-handling techniques with the guys and insists that coitus is a fun word, but moist is crossing the line. All this and more is waiting for you in Bonus Episode 3 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)!!!

BEWARE!!! Beware of Harry Stadling’s tune and remember to stay good boys & girls. Respect your mothers & fathers and do what they tell you. Obey Nostalgia Highway and learn a whooooole lot!!! Now, if you do this, we’ll make sure you get good presents every year...but if you're bad boys & girls, your name goes in the Bad Boys & Girls Book and we’ll make sure Harry brings you something...horrible. To kickoff Yuletide Slasher Month for December, here is Christmas Evil (1980)!!!

“You didn't think anyone knew about that, did you? But Nostalgia Highway saw you and you can't escape The Highway’s wrath!!!“

Join us this time around as we head down to Thurman, TX to explore the story of the god fearing Meiks family’s grim legacy of brutality. We also discuss child manual labor memories, the amazingness of Hamm’s beer, & how in the hell didn’t this movie get more recognition than it did when it was released nearly 20 years ago?! We also drop a hint as to what we will be reviewing for the month of December...sort of.

Hey there Hitchhikers. Are you suffering from the post-October blues like we are here on The Highway?! Can you still not get enough horror movies to satisfy your soul?! (We have an insatiable appetite, honestly...) Well then look no further folks!!! Come with us as we head to 112 Ocean Ave. in Amityville, NY where we review the haunted house classic that terrified and captivated moviegoers, The Amityville Horror (1979)!!! The King shares his thoughts from the womb when Ma & Pa King saw this in theaters August of ‘79, we reminisce over the perils of collect calls and pay phone memories, & James Brolin’s magnificent hairdo and beard. We also discover that The Lord & King both have a thing for redheads with metallic face gear, we get story time with some local lore from here along The Highway, James Brolin’s magnificent hairdo and beard...it’s worth repeating, & we ask, “Does the depicted murders of the DeFeo family after the title credits go towards the body count for the movie?” Help us out Hitchhikers!!! All this and much more in Episode 26 - The Amityville Horror (1979)!!!

20 years later you say, and ignoring Parts 4-Curse?!?!?! You’re really pushing it, but we’ll go along for the ride.

*Resurrection & Zombied Period*

40 years later now...and they’re not siblings...AND ignoring all the sequels?!?!?! No way!!! That will never work!!!

Enter Jaime Lee Curtis, John Carpenter, Nick Castle, Danny McBride, & David Gordon Green. “Hold our pumpkin ales!!!,” they all said gleefully as Blumhouse Productions set the stage for what they all hoped to be the definitive Halloween/Michael Myers sequel. Over $255M later, with two more sequels in-tow, here is Episode 25 - Halloween (2018)/Franchise Recap to finish out This is Halloween Month here on The Highway!!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN HITCHHIKERS!!! 🎃🔪🎃🔪🎃

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zombied [zom-beed] (v.) to take generous cinematic liberties with one’s vision or interpretation to the extremes blending ruthless violence, graphic nudity, oversaturated vulgarity, as well as Sheri Moon Zombie.

Ex.- “Boy, seeing that completely naked stripper get her face smashed repeatedly into that mirror after getting banged by the sleazy owner, that sure has my vote for being the most zombied scene in the movie.”

Welcome Hitchhikers to the Rob Zombie portion of our October review of the Halloween franchise...for better, for worse. We get behemoth Michael Myers, Sheri Moon Zombie, some of the most brutal kills, lots of cussing, Sheri Moon Zombie, cameos galore, the best recreation of the Shatner mask since ‘81, & Sheri Moon Zombie.

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HEAR YE!!! HEAR YE!!!

Let it be known that Jaime Lee Curtis has finally reprised her role as Laurie Strode after 20 long years of being cast in much higher brow cinema, but it comes at a great cost for us here on The Highway. A cost much greater than the $10M Moustapha Akkad should’ve shelled out to snag John Carpenter to direct. Michael is of course back and we only get a voiceover by *Dr. Loomis*. We get to do some sightseeing in Northern California (no, not back in Santa Mira) and follow this up by exploring the space that is early-2000’s reality based live streaming online & smooching siblings during these reviews. Buckle up Hitchhikers, this is gonna be a bumpier ride than driving around in an antique panel truck stolen from a rest stop.

(*= Nostalgia Highway does not acknowledge and/or claim responsibility and/or liability of the use and/or accuracy of “Dr. Loomis” during the title sequence of Halloween H20, nor will they identify with Dimension Films’ creative liberties, which arose from blatant negligence as well as tragic ignorance.)

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OKAY!!! FINE!!! HE’S BACK!!! You wanted him, you got him!!! It took 10 years, but Michael Myers has returned to terrorize Haddonfield, IL and his niece Jaime Lloyd on three different Halloweens over the span of 8 years (there’s a poorly explained abduction during this time also). Of course Dr. Loomis survived the explosion at HMH as well and is back to thwart evil once and for all, bringing along a motley crew of characters (some good/mostly bad), and even revived a few original characters for the ride we are calling The Jaime Lloyd Trilogy!!! This is a long one Hitchhikers, buckle up for some of the good, the bad, & the ugly for Episode 22!!!

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It’s 9am!!! It's time!!! It's time!!! Time for the big giveaway!!! Halloween has come!!! All you lucky Hitchhikers with Silver Shamrock masks, play Nostalgia Highway, put on your masks and listen!!! All witches, all skeletons, all jack-o-lanterns...gather 'round and listen!!! Listen to The King, The Lord, & The Mayor!!! Listen!!! Episode 21 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) available NOW on your favorite podcasting platform!!!

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Well, we offered up leftover pool hall pizza, a case of cheap beer, and a few unreturned VHS tapes from Blockbuster Video to the October gods as a sacrifice to kick off the celebration that is #ThisIsHalloweenMonth here on The Highway!!! Hopefully, they receive our tithes with a most favorable disposition. Without further ado, here is Episode 20 - John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978)/Halloween II (1981)!!! Next Tuesday, the 8th, we will review Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) for Episode 21. TIME STAMP FOR HALLOWEEN II - 1:41:39

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