The cosmic existential meta-horror In the Mouth of Madness may have caused Mikey and Roxy to break the fourth wall of the Scary Basement where they have been trapped until they review the film by their own creation (who has somehow also always existed), DemonBot.

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In the Mouth of Madness (1994) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113409/

Available to buy or rent on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Mouth-Madness-Sam-Neill/dp/B006RZZ9MQ

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Referenced This Episode

Loki (2021) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9140554/

Roxy’s Twitter thread with clips https://twitter.com/roxypolk/status/1416264492241985544

Stephen King https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King

P. Lovecraft https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King https://amzn.to/3xJwF2e

The Stand on Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-stand/

Carrie (1974) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074285/

The Dark Tower novel series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Tower_(series)

Are You a Writing Architect or a Writing Gardener? By Becky Swanberg https://www.emoonpublishing.com/articles/2017/10/20/nanowrimo-are-you-a-writing-architect-or-a-writing-gardener-

Overly Sarcastic: H. P. Lovecraft (not mentioned but a good summary of Lovecraft’s issues in his writing) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmdzptbykzI

Scientology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology

Slenderman Stabbing in 2014 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Man_stabbing

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy face the horrors of war and the existential dread of the afterlife in Jacob’s Ladder (1990) as they are trapped in the Scary Basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set out by them by DemonBot.

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Jacob’s Ladder (1990) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099871

Stream Free on PlutoTV https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/jacobs-ladder-1990-1-1

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Referenced This Episode

Silent Hill franchise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Hill

The Twilight Zone “Eye of the Beholder” https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734568/

Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction “The Mirror of Truth” https://beyondbelief.fandom.com/wiki/The_Mirror_of_Truth

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118655/

Project MKUltra (real-world basis for the film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_MKUltra

A Separate Peace by John Knowles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Separate_Peace

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy play the indie video game The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo.

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The Uncle Who Works for Nintendo https://ztul.itch.io/the-uncle-who-works-for-nintendo

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Referenced This Episode

Twine Game Engine https://twinery.org/

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy are tasked with reviewing Train to Busan (2016). Each week, Mikey McCollar and Roxy Polk are trapped in the Scary Basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set for them by the DemonBot.

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Train to Busan https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700672/

Watch for free on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/505794/train-to-busan

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Referenced in the Episode

Man of Medan https://www.thedarkpictures.com/man-of-medan

Force Majeure aka Turist (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2121382/

Annabelle (2014) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3322940/

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“Stephen A. Smith” played by Mikey Stephens https://twitter.com/mikeylovesmikey

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy are tasked with reviewing Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994). Each week, Mikey McCollar and Roxy Polk are trapped in the Scary Basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set for them by the DemonBot.

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Wes Craven’s New Nightmare https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111686/

Streaming on HBOMax https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXmZs6AuHuZ4_wwEAACqW:type:feature

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Referenced This Episode

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087800/

Child’s Play (1988) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094862/

Friday the 13th (1980) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080761/

Halloween (1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651

Maniac Cop https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095583

Delicious in Dungeon https://www.amazon.com/Delicious-Dungeon-Vol-Ryoko-Kui/dp/0316471852

Yoga with Adriene 10-Minute Yoga for Self-Care https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpW33Celubg

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Plumber played by Tyler Schnupp from the Reactivators podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reactivaders/id1535395371 and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/schnupp69

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy are tasked with watching Halloween Kills (2021) to find out if evil really does die tonight.

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Halloween Kills https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665338/

Streaming Peacock with a subscription https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-movies/halloween-kills

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Referenced This Episode

Catman statues made of cat hair

Artist’s Twitter account https://twitter.com/marmapus

Artist’s Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/gravelblot/

Michael Myers at Starbucks

Mikey’s Twitter https://twitter.com/michaelmccollor

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"Allyson Nelson" played by Courtney Vineys, on Twitter at https://twitter.com/CVineys and Twitch at http://twitch.tv/courtenberry

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Roxy and Mikey do a teeny tiny bit of research into the real-life origins of the Halloween series, discussing an honest-to-God babysitter murder and the urban legends of Stanley Steirs and the guy who was making calls from inside the house! JUMP SCARE!

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Mentioned in the Episode

John Carpenter on the beginnings of writing Halloween via Hidden Remote https://hiddenremote.com/2018/10/23/stanley-stiers-ed-kemper-men-inspired-michael-myers/

The Stanley Stiers story: https://www.thescarechamber.com/michael-myers/

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Mikey and Roxy are tasked with reviewing Halloween (2018). Each week, Mikey McCollar and Roxy Polk are trapped in the Scary Basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set for them by the DemonBot.

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Halloween (2018) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502407/

Buy the DVD or Blu-Ray on Amazon https://amzn.to/2Z5rfBm

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Mentioned on the Episode

Halloween (1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

Halloween (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373883

Halloween Kills (2021) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10665338/

Dire Wolf Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IRe6FZL688

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Welcome to the Scary Basement where each week, Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk are trapped in the scary basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set for them by the DemonBot. This week, DemonBot has demanded a review of the 1998 film Halloween H20.

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This Week’s Assignment

Halloween H20 (1998) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120694

Rent on Amazon Prime or watch with AMC+ Subscription https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-H20-Jamie-Lee-Curtis/dp/B009AGRE5O

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Referenced in the Episode

Halloween (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0373883

Men Writing Women Subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/menwritingwomen/

The One (2001) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0267804

Loki (2021) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9140554

The Faculty (1998) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133751

Happy Death Day (2017) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5308322

Freddy vs Jason (2003) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0329101

Halloween II (2009) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1311067

Pumpkinhead (1988) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095925

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

“Joseph Gordon-Levitt” played by Kevin Wilson http://www.twitter.com/thekevinwilson

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Welcome to the Scary Basement where each week, Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk are trapped in the scary basement full of cursed items and horrific monsters until they review the movie set for them by the DemonBot. This week, DemonBot has demanded a review of the 1978 film Halloween.

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This Week’s Assignment

Halloween (1978) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/

Streaming free on Roku (with ads) https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/d40a5c51d11a50edb58e47db341c9d15/halloween

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Referenced in the Episode

Anoka, Minnesota: The Halloween Capital of the World https://anokahalloween.com/history/

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Hosted by Mikey McCollor and Roxy Polk

“Ben Tramer” played by Nick Costanza https://twitter.com/Nick_Costanza

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott