Strange Highways

This week Terry and Paul take one last detour before heading back to the Twilight Zone to talk about 1983's The Dead Zone. Johnny Smith didn't ask to lose five years of his life to a coma and awaken with the power to see glimpses of the past and future. Feeling it is more of a burden than gift, Johnny thinks he has found a way to help the world avoid a terrible fate...

This week we are joined by Nathaniel of the At the Devil's Ball Podcast to finish out Hansktober™ with 1989's The Burbs. With mysterious new neighbors moving in, the rest of the residents in the cul-de-sac start noticing odd things going on and choose to investigate...

Hankstober continues on as Terry and Paul meet Mr. Howard Prince, a con-artist that targets wealthy older women to marry and then poison so that he can get their money. While courting his next victim, Howard starts getting anonymous notes about his recent activities... 

This week Terry and Paul continue Hankstober™ with a look at Tom Hanks's first major role in 1982's made for TV film, Mazes and Monsters. A group of four college students take a table top role playing game out into the real world, thinking that it would just make the game more fun. Unfortunately, one of the players starts to blur the line between reality and fantasy...

This week Terry and Paul kick of Hankstober™ by starting with Tom Hanks first film, 1980's He Know You're Alone. There's killer on the loose and he only targets brides to be but somehow he's not the worst person in the film. Come along as we talk about a tonally inaccurate score, amusement parks in the dead of winter, and the best pornos in town... 

This week Terry and Paul meet Delos, er, Mr. Leonard Randall, someone who claims they can summon an ancient being that delivers wisdom to those that pay to hear it. Just as Leonard is about to hit the big time, a different, uncontrolled voice, starts coming out of his mouth... 

This week Terry and Paul attempt to save a parakeet's life and meet Mr. Noman Blane, a very lonely man living a very lonely life. He dials a wrong number and happens to find another lonely person just looking to connect with someone... 

This week Terry and Paul are joined by Richard as they meet Brockman family and their dying matriarch, Selena. While it appears she may pass away at any moment, she has a miraculous recovery while be waited on by her niece...

This week Terry and Paul stop by the bar and meet Mr. Miley Judson, a man whose life is being lost at the bottom of a bottle. When a stranger provides Miley a way out of his addiction, he takes the opportunity not thinking about the potential consequences... 

This week Terry and Paul stare at a spinning crystal and meet Ms. Mary McNeal, a regression therapist who specializes in helping people recall their past lives. While she can help others remember who they once were, Mary has not been able to figure out if she has existed before this life...