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In this final episode of the podcast, Donna and Andrew check into the Overlook Hotel and take different paths through the hedge maze to decipher if THE SHINING is or is not a great film. Topics discussed: THE SHINING and is it or is it not a good film; Stanley Kubrick and did he or did he not do a good job directing the film; Jack Nicholson and did he or did he not give a good performance in the film; Shelley Duvall and did she or did she not give a good performance in the film; Andrew being wrong; Scatman Crothers; directors being mean to their lead actresses; creepy child actors; drinking the Hatorade, very special episodes of Family Ties; ASMR.

Thank you all for listening over the years. We had a blast!

Donna and Andrew aren’t afraid to check-in to this 2014 crowdfunded phobia-fest which was filmed in Donna’s hometown! Topics discussed: Robert Englund; Fiona Dourif; Ohio; fear clinics and the patients who reside in them; fear itself; Donna being a dick to her younger brother; Blue Velvet perv masks; upward-falling snow; sideshow contortionists; demonic ball-sacks; The Fat Boys; Slipknot; rap-rock opera.

Donna and Andrew traverse the urban jungle of futuristic 1997 Los Angeles to sport-hunt this very loud sequel confusingly released in 1990. Topics discussed: the Predator; Danny Glover; Gary Busey; cop teams; finance bros; culturally insensitive gangs; Predator-themed porn; burp-cancelling microphones; Morton Downey Jr; voodoo; beef houses; alien Neosporin; in-joke trophy skulls.

Donna and Andrew don’t sleep on this 1977 more-arthouse-than-horror-film curiosity. Topics discussed: Death beds and the people/things they eat; well-maintained haunted mansions; weekend getaways with work frenemies; fried chicken-fueled romantic trysts; stupid gangsters; outdoor orgies; guys who look like 70s Lindsey Buckingham; ghosts who look like 80s David Bowie; skeleton hands; The Milford Plaza hotel; Beefsteak Charlie’s.

Donna & Andrew carve into the 1988 directorial debut of legendary creature-effects artist Stan Winston. Topics discussed: revenge-dispensing monsters; evil witches; Lance Henriksen; Stan Winston; dickhead teenagers; the hillbilly code; dirt-farming; ladybug wives; audible east coast rainstorms; the ALIEN series; Mayim Bialik; Jeff East; motocross vehicular manslaughter; man-to-Pumpkinhead psychic transference; My So-Called Life; the dog from GREMLINS.

Donna & Andrew and guest co-host Kelly Roberts drop a dime to review three horror-themed music videos: Robbie Williams’ “Rock DJ,” Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” and Lionel Richie’s “Hello.”  Topics discussed: Robbie Williams; Meat Loaf; Lionel Richie; new microphone smell, sexy space stations; torn-off butt cheeks; Ken doll peen areas; American conspiracy theories believed by the British; enchanted motorcycles; the “Janie’s Got a Gun” cops; Jekyll and Hyde Restaurant; vampire orgies; inappropriate teacher/student relationships; breathy phone calls; badly made sculptures; rump roast.

Donna and Andrew call in for the 1988 directorial debut of Robert Englund (aka Freddy Krueger). Topics discussed: demon-possessed phone lines; high-school nerds; high-school bullies; Satan; handsome voices; religious fundamentalist mothers; gambling debts; motorcycles and mopeds; fish raining from the sky, dogs playing poker; ASMR; spider-invested TV dinners; reporters who are also private investigators; punchlines with no connected jokes.

After its brief mention in our last episode neither Donna nor Andrew could get Danny Aiello’s “Papa Just Wants the Best for You” – the actor’s self-produced, unofficial sequel song to Madonna’s “Papa Don’t Preach” – out of their head. They decided that further discussion was required and have reconvened for StagGab’s first “mini-sode” to do just that.

Donna and Andrew gorge themselves on this 1986 horror confection. Topics discussed: sentient dessert foods; Michael Moriarty; corporate espionage; tensions with Janet Reno; bikinis and fur coats; Long Island-based child actors; Marilu Henner’s mind powers; Danny Aiello novelty songs; archived Star Wars bedsheets; Abe Vigoda and the Where’s the Beef Lady; cigarettes as a film-rating system; kidnapping.

PSYCHO III (1986) Donna and Andrew – joined by film-historian and guest co-host Ray Morton – check into the Bates Motel to learn why so few of its guests ever actually check out (probably because of all the murder). Topics discussed: Norman Bates; codependent maternal relationships; traumatized nuns; way-too-old aspiring rock stars; the existence of God; hot dates at retirement homes; tactless journalists; payphones; Bolognese smoothies; Snack-rophilia; microfiche machines; studio-mandated reshoots; Gene Shalit.