StabGab

Donna and Andrew let the planchette guide the way as they delve into the secrets of this 1986 fright-fest. Topics discussed: Tawny Kitaen; Ouija boards; progressive entrapment; shitfaced boyfriends; Han Solo-ing your girlfriend; guys who look like they are in Wang Chung; eluberation; stunt dummies; magician cops; places to hide drugs; Steel Breeze.

Donna and Andrew take a trip to Crystal Lake and into the third dimension to evaluate the 1982 3D slasher classic. Topics discussed: Jason Voorhees; the 80s 3D cinema renaissance; middle-aged teenagers; funky theme songs; Magician Harry Blackstone; hockey masks; harpoons; juggling; yo-yos, conspicuous handstands; Garfield and Odie; Ron Howard; Costanza wallets; eyeballs that pop out of heads; Of Mice and Men.

Donna and Andrew are joined by guest co-host Tim Harms to commune with this 1988 three-quel. Topics discussed: evil ghost reverends; Zelda Rubinstein; the John Hancock Center; Tom Skerritt’s immortal mustache; 80s mirror décor; Slim Goodbody; Speak & Spell; bagless convenience store robberies; art gallery sushi, the Poltergeist curse; shoddy bluescreen effects; Andrew & Tim’s lack of preparation for 3 Key Takeaways.

Donna and Andrew reflect on this 1990 cult-classic with a gothy vibe (one of Donna's personal favorites). Topics discussed: haunted mirrors; Rainbow Harvest and her current whereabouts; real dead dogs as movie props; Vanilla Ice; Snow; goth kids; rotary phones; competent movers; Depeche Mode 101; hand-jobs; garbage disposals; Irish jokes; for-profit time-travel; cavemen; the Commonwealth of Independent States; vaginas.

Donna and Andrew, along with guest co-host Pat Rickles, take a trip to scenic Nilbog to review what is infamously known as the “Best Worst Movie.” Topics discussed: why does a movie called “TROLL 2” feature no trolls in it; goblins; dead grandpa hauntings; getting kneed in the nuts; cake decorating gel; children’s mental health issues; Creedence Clearwater Revival; supernatural Molotov cocktails; what constitutes a sexy vegetable; cobbing.

Donna and Andrew aren't afraid to get back in the water to review this 1978 sequel to the original classic. Topics discussed: is this film even a horror movie; completely irrelevant ancestral connections to famous English literary figures; proper shark attack etiquette; Roy Scheider's "fuck you" tan; shitty teenagers; brutally honest behind-the-scenes books, how the film would work if it was a porno; broken trash cans; Amazon Prime; 1-900 numbers, necrophilia.

Donna and Andrew take a look at this 1988 teens-partying-in-a-haunted-house classic. Topics discussed: Is the "the" in the film's title really necessary; Are teenagers really considered teenagers if they visibly look to be in their 30s; is it hygienic to have sex in an abandoned funeral parlor; royalty-free metal music, Rue McClanahan sexiness-transference; cars driving up walls; Mackenzie Astin.

In this premiere episode of StabGab, hosts Donna Rickles and Andrew Morton take look back at the Roger Corman-produced, 1987 horror-comedy MUNCHIES. Topics discussed: StabGab's origins and rules of the road; the wisdom of allowing space monsters to pleasure themselves - unsupervised - in the home; the powerhouse comedic talent of Harvey Korman; the efficacy of oversized inflatable comedy props used during foreplay; community college.