Scary Basement

Is it still a sweet coming-of-age romance if one of the children is a 200-year-old vampire? Mikey and Roxy find out as they review Let the Right One In.

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Let the Right One In (2008) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1139797/

Stream for free on Pluto at https://pluto.tv/en/on-demand/movies/let-the-right-one-in-2014-1-1

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Referenced This Episode

Internet Historian video “Man in Cave” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip9VGZeqMfo

Super NPC Radio https://www.patreon.com/supernpcradio

Enough Said (2013) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2390361/

A Walk to Remember (2002) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281358/

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist (original novel) https://amzn.to/3XTQQXn

Let Me In (2010) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1228987/

Let the Right One In (TV 2022-present, though it’s only barely related to the novel or original film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14367168/

Kuleshov Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuleshov_effect

Christmas cracker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_cracker

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Hosts:

Mikey McCollor on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/secretblimp and Twitter at https://twitter.com/secretblimp

Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

This week, Mikey and Roxy review Perfect Blue which asks the question, "Have you ever been so stressed from a career change that you disassociate from reality?"

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Perfect Blue (1997) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0156887

Stream on Shudder with subscription https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch/perfect-blue/6fa24f48d824517f

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Referenced This Episode

Evil Bird

1899 (2022 TV series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9319668/

Scary Basement review of Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) https://scarybasement.podbean.com/e/bram-stoker-s-dracula-1992/

Maki Itoh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maki_Itoh

BBC article “The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry” https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35368705

Minami Minegishi of idol group AKB48 forced to apologize for relationship with Alan Shirahama of boy band Generations from Exile Tribe. Note: Shirahama’s Wikipedia page has no mention of the incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minami_Minegishi#Scandal_and_demotion

Maho Yamaguchi of idol group NGT48 (sister group to AKB48) assaulted in her home by two men who were allegedly given her address by another NGT48 group member and NGT48 management forced YAMAGUICHI to apologize for her own assault for “causing trouble” https://kotaku.com/japanese-pop-idol-apologizes-after-being-allegedly-atta-1831635692

Satoshi Kon https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0464804/

Noh Theater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noh

Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008 TV series) (aka one of the best written television series of all time) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0417299/

Maki Itoh Entrance on AEW Dynamite https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAxJZi1w5no

Air Force One (1997) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118571

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Hosts:

Mikey McCollor on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/secretblimp and Twitter at https://twitter.com/secretblimp

Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

The only thing more terrifying than the original vampire is Keanu Reeve’s British accent as Mikey and Roxy review Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

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Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103874

Rent or buy on Amazon https://amzn.to/3k73oM8

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Referenced This Episode

The Whale (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13833688

Dracula by Bram Stoker on Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/345

Moon Knight (TV Series 2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10234724/

Citizen Kane (1941) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033467/

Costume Designer Eiko Ishioka https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0411130/

Cocaine Bear (real bear) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocaine_Bear_(bear)

Cocaine Bear (2023) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14209916/

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Hosts:

Mikey McCollor on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/secretblimp and Twitter at https://twitter.com/secretblimp

Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

All work and no play make Mikey and Roxy something something as they review The Shining.

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The Shining (1980) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/

Watch free on Plex at https://watch.plex.tv/movie/the-shining?autoplay=1

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Referenced This Episode

The Shining by Stephen King https://amzn.to/3i1B9hl

About Schmidt (2002) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0257360/

The Shining (1997 TV miniseries) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118460/

The Simpsons “Treehouse of Horror V” (1994) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0701281/

Room 237 (2012) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2085910/

The Stanley Hotel Tour https://www.stanleyhotel.com/historic-hotel-tour.html (PS. You can stay in the “haunted” Suite 217 that Stephen King stayed in for only $669 per night, though they have multiple other “haunted” rooms you can book)

Lost (2004-2010 TV Series) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0411008/

Batman: The Animated Series “Feat of Clay” (1992 TV Episode) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0519584/

The Banshees of Inisherin https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11813216/

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Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

As 2022 comes to a close, Mikey and Roxy face the End of Days with the best person to save us from Armageddon, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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End of Days (1999) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146675

Rent or buy on Amazon https://amzn.to/3FDP3xR

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Scary Basement #69: Gremlins (1984) https://scarybasement.podbean.com/e/gremlins-1984/

The Book of Mormon (musical) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Mormon_(musical)

Variety interview with Miriam Margolyes talking about Arnold Schwarzenegger farted in her face https://variety.com/2022/film/news/arnold-schwarzenegger-farted-miriam-margolyes-1235319845/

Natural Bridge Caverns https://naturalbridgecaverns.com/

@BenjaminCrew1 tweet about A Very Brady Sequel https://twitter.com/BenjaminCrew1/status/1599762388936376320

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Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Like the Gremlins, there are three rules for DemonBot: Don’t get him wet, keep him out of bright light, and never ever feed him after midnight (he gets indigestion).

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Gremlins (1984) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363

Streaming on HBO Max with subscription https://play.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GXdu2TwR968PCwwEAADWb?source=googleHBOMAX&action=play

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One Bite: Everybody Knows the Rules https://mobile.twitter.com/joemcadam/status/1557158539210043393

It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038650

Homeland (TV, 2011-2020) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1796960

Sopranos (TV, 1999-2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0141842

Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099700

Streaming on HBO Max with subscription https://play.hbomax.com/page/urn:hbo:page:GXdu2RA36H6XCPQEAADea:type:feature

Leonard Maltin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Maltin

Key & Peele – “Gremlins 2 Brainstorm” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x01l_jMhjVM

Critters (1986) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090887

Ghoulies (1985) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089200

Fenix TX “Phoebe Cates” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN7YQkw5O80

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Hosts:

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Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

The call is coming from inside the podcast as Mikey and Roxy review one of the first slasher movies, Black Christmas

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Black Christmas (1974) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071222/

Streaming free on Tubi https://tubitv.com/movies/469540/black-christmas?start=true

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Referenced This Episode

Inscryption (2021) https://www.inscryption.com/

Black Christmas (2006) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/

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

Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111686/

Scary Basement Episode 9: Halloween (1978) https://scarybasement.podbean.com/e/9-halloween-1978/

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9114286

The Outer Wilds (2019) https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

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Hosts:

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Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

This is Scary Basement This is Scary Basement This is Scary Basement! It’s time to transition from spooky season to the Christmas season as Mikey and Roxy review Nightmare Before Christmas.

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The Nightmare Before Christmas https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/

Streaming on Disney+ with subscription https://www.disneyplus.com/video/4cba979b-f9dd-41bd-84d5-f5c90e4ef809

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Referenced This Episode

The Outer Wilds (2019) https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds.html

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

Violet Crumble https://violetcrumble.com/

“Jim Irsay hired Jeff Saturday as interim head coach against advice from Colts’ top executives” from NFL.com https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-irsay-hired-jeff-saturday-as-interim-head-coach-against-advice-from-colts-to

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Hosts:

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Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

30 Days of Night sounds like a vampire's playground, but will Mikey and Roxy find the film version as fun?

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30 Days of Night (2007) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389722/

Buy now on Amazon https://amzn.to/3u9JzFT

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Referenced This Episode

Roxy gets jumpscared on live stream https://clips.twitch.tv/FragileEnthusiasticWaspYee-eVkY0EP5NsjSlXQt

30 Days of Night Omnibus (graphic novel) https://amzn.to/3XBqNot

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (2015-2019) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4094300/

Minnesota Vikings https://www.vikings.com/

NASCAR driver rides the barricade in a move he learned from racing video games https://twitter.com/PatMcAfeeShow/status/1586888674293211137?s=20&t=2HV5rXAOz1f8o_OPU3B0ow

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Hosts:

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Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott

Can Mikey and Roxy break the loop by reviewing the film Triangle, or will they be doomed to continue reviewing movies in the Scary Basement?

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Triangle (2009) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1187064

Streaming free on Freevee from Amazon https://amzn.to/3UJY9j2

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Referenced This Episode

Dick Van Dyke Show “It May Look Like a Walnut” scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGR3HK7yzbs

“This man carries an entire bee colony on his arm by holding ‘The Queen’ in his fist” https://twitter.com/dailyloud/status/1585423027990323200?s=46&t=9fGA9DvY_05E4LgJIl6g1g

Marvel Snap https://www.marvelsnap.com/

Beluga whale playing fetch https://twitter.com/____B_S____/status/1586056744723267584?s=20&t=OT20_GuCxYaU6ILk5mbdCg

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Hosts:

Mikey McCollor on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/secretblimp and Twitter at https://twitter.com/secretblimp

Roxy Polk on Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/redmageroxy and Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/redmageroxy 

Post-production and editing by Darryl Mott