SPOOK!

It’s time for some damn good coffee, and hot, too! Joe and Nicole continue down the increasingly twisted rabbit hole that is Twin Peaks for its most bizarre and David Lynch-y episode yet. Along the way they discuss drape runners, how people express grief, and the absurd nature of the show.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, violence, drug use, and domestic abuse. 

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Available to stream: Paramount + 

“Twin Peaks” Zen, or the Skill to Catch a Killer (1990, April 19). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734843/

Insert a quarter and try for a high score in this episode of Spook!! Joe and Nicole listen to another story from the Midnight Society in “The Tale of the Pinball Wizard”, and discuss how it really feels more like a video game than a pinball machine, as well as pinball storytelling, witches, and medieval robots.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment. 

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Available to stream: Paramount + and Amazon Prime Video

“Are You Afraid of the Dark?” The Tale of the Pinball Wizard (1992, November 14). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514437/?ref_=tttrv_ov

It is happening again. Yes, Spook! is  back with another episode about Twin Peaks, delving deeper into the off-beat characters that make this show so beloved. Joe and Nicole discuss Agent Cooper’s quirks, lament Bobby’s frustrating rebelliousness, and investigate the prevalence of coffee in the show.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, drug use, and domestic abuse. 

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Available to stream: Paramount + and Amazon Prime Video

“Twin Peaks” Traces to Nowhere (1990, April 12). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0734840/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Today’s episode of Spook! covers a literal cult classic, with 1973’s The Wicker Man. When an uptight, all-around jerk of a detective receives a mysterious letter about a missing girl on a remote Scottish isle, he begins to suspect that all is not as it seems. Joe and Nicole discuss whether that’s warranted, or if it’s just because he needs to take a chill pill, as well as the ethics of pagan portrayal and this movie’s influence on other films, particularly Midsommar.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions murder, human sacrifice, religious fanaticism, and animal cruelty/death.

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Available to stream: Amazon Prime Video

The Wicker Man (1973) (1974, August 7). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070917/?ref_=tttrv_ov

Wikipedia contributors. (2024c, May 5). Ritual (Pinner novel). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_(Pinner_novel)

Tonight’s prom theme is ghosts in the graveyard in this episode about an episode of Are You Afraid of the Dark?! Joe and Nicole will be your guides while they discuss the mysteries of decade accurate lingo, why these kids aren’t at prom, and how Jam is basically just Anakin Skywalker meets Zak Bagans. 

Citizens of the galaxy: a new episode of Spook! has arrived! Joe and Nicole are joined by a special guest, Robin (she/her), while they discuss the finer points of the oft forgotten DCOM Can of Worms from 1999. Topics include the secret love story at the heart of the film, disturbing, exploitative, and potentially offensive aliens, and the logic of the movie’s meta-narrative plot twist. 

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions child endangerment, depression, bullying, and funky looking aliens.

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Available to stream: Disney +

Can of Worms (TV Movie 1999) (1999, April 10). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0186910/?ref_=tttrv_ov

Wikipedia contributors. (2024c, May 24). Can of Worms (film). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_of_Worms_(film)

It’s the start of Alien Week on Spook!! No, not the long running sci-fi horror franchise, just aliens in general. Joe and Nicole perform an autopsy of the third episode of Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities and discuss coroners, extraterrestrial hubris, and the Sony Cinematic Spider-Man Universe.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions gore, body horror, self harm, suicide, murder, and creature horror (it’s about an autopsy so it gets pretty graphic). 

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Available to stream: Netflix 

“Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” The Autopsy (2022, October 26). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14920160/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

Wikipedia contributors. (2024b, May 1). Michael Shea (American author). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Shea_(American_author)

It’s another mini episode of Spook!! This time Nicole takes us into the strange world of Robert the Doll, and delves into why we find them just so darn weird and creepy. This one is for all the paranormal and neuroscience lovers out there!

Warning: 

Episode mentions creepy dolls, paranormal activity, and curses. 

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Love, S. (2018, February 15). There’s a Psychological Reason Dolls Are So Spooky. Vice. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wj4ngb/this-is-why-we-think-dolls-are-creepyutm_sourcetonicfbus

Wright, A. (2023, September 29). The Story Behind the World's Most Terrifying Haunted Doll. Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/story-behind-robert-the-doll

Spook! is back with another movie based on a Roald Dahl classic! This time, it’s 1996’s Matilda. Join Joe and Nicole in this very “spooky adjacent” episode as they discuss literacy, higher education, and what name Matilda would use if she joined the X-Men.

Warning: 

Episode contains spoilers and mentions child abuse, child neglect, suicide, animal endangerment, child endangerment, and murder.

Please note: Nicole makes yet another mistake in this episode. The song she is referring to is in fact, “Little Bitty Pretty One,” not “Itty Bitty Pretty One.” She blames the Mandela Effect. 

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Available to stream: Amazon Prime Video, Youtube, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home

Matilda (1996) (1996, August 2). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117008/?ref_=tttrv_ov

Wikipedia contributors. (2024, April 23). Matilda (novel). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilda_(novel)#

Grab your coffee mugs because this episode of Spook! is about Twin Peaks! Joe and Nicole dissect the pilot episode of one of the most influential and acclaimed shows of all time, and on the way discuss love triangles, what qualifies as a serial killer, and measuring how time was recorded before Taylor Swift was born, amongst other things. Excuse Joe’s enthusiasm, as this is one of his favorite shows, and  he hopes that if you’re watching along it will be one of yours, too!

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“Twin Peaks” Northwest Passage (1990, April 8). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278784/?ref_=tttrv_ov