Welcome back to the Morgue! 

In this Texas-sized Talkathon, the cinema surgeons dig through the bloody carcasses of the Texas Chainsaw franchise: specifically the latest Netflix-exclusive entry and the haunting legend that started it all in 1974. Also an episode full of questions, like: does Michael Chiklis still wear his Thing costume? Is Dan's avatar in No Man's Sky still alive? And which of the iconic horror villains were on those flight logs? Scrub in and listen through to hear it all—including our first ever TMM Outtake at the very end. 

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[0:00 - 26:10] Intro & News! Late Trailer Talk for 'Doctor Strange 2' + 'NOPE', Coppola's $120M dream project, and Cyberpunk 2077's major overhaul 

[26:20 - 1:00:55] 'The Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (1974) dir. Tobe Hooper 

[1:01:05 - 1:41:55] 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' (2022) dir. David Blue Garcia

Welcome back to the Morgue! 

Recorded last Wednesday in the wake of Oscar nomination announcements, the Morticians and guest Marissa T. took a tread through the mind of Pablo Larraín with his psychological historical fable 'Spencer' and the genre-defying 'Ema', set in his homeland of Chile. 

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[0:00 - 31:45] Intro & News! Oscar Nominations and GTA 6 confirmed!!! + Trailer Talk for 'Lightyear' and 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' 2022

[32:00 - 1:09:55] 'Spencer' (2021) dir. Pablo Larraín

[1:10:10 - 1:50:00] 'Ema' (2019) dir. Pablo Larraín

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Double, double, toil and trouble. It’s a bloody day as the Morticians take on two cinematic adaptations of William Shakespeare’s “Scottish play”; both in grayscale and boasting formidable casts, but with 65 years and a wealth of cultural difference between them. No more boasting like a fool—this episode you’ll play before the purpose cools! Scrub in!

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[0:00 - 20:40] Intro & News! ‘Scream’ vs ‘No Way Home’ at the box office; del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ teaser; and a tribute to shitty movie theaters in remembrance of the Court Street RPX in Brooklyn.

[20:53 - 48:25] ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ (2021) dir. Joel Coen

[48:35 - 1:09:10] ‘Throne of Blood’ (1957) dir. Akira Kurosawa

Happy (Belated) New Year from the Morgue! 

On this episode, the Morticians take a trip through meta-horror history to review highlights from the entire 'Scream' franchise before digging into the 2022 requel which mixes the original cast with some fresh blood. Joined by guest host Ryan Goodrich (@ryancgoodrich), scrub in to hear how the newest entry continues Wes Craven's genre-bending commentary.

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[0:00 - 17:25] Intro & News! Batgirl updates & Flashpoint theories, plus Black Panther II production woes. Trailer Talk: A24 goes grindhouse with 'X' 

[17:40 - 1:15:10] 'Scream' (2022) dir. Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett

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That's right folks, you knew it was coming. One unbroken episode solely devoted to discussing the final entry in the MCU Homecoming trilogy. How great was Willem Dafoe in this? How do we feel about the future of the MCU? And what are the uh...complications of *that* spell? No news, no segments, just spiders. Scrub in! 

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This week, the Morticians stick with the European excursion they started in the last episode and discuss Wes Anderson's shiny new anthology film 'The French Dispatch'📰 in pairing with the Lumières Award-nominated French thriller 'Nocturama'💣. Joined by guest host Charlie Dalencour (@charliedalencour), scrub in to find out if their French accents have at all improved since Thanksgiving break!

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[0:00 - 24:15] Intro & News! Trailer Talk: 'Across the Spider-Verse', 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre'

[24:25 - 1:00:15] 'The French Dispatch' (2021) dir. Wes Anderson

[1:00:25 - 1:28:35] 'Nocturama' (2016) dir. Bertrand Bonello

Welcome back to the Morgue! And happy Thanksgiving weekend🍽 For this episode the Morticians are joined in-studio by Friend of the Show Anirudh Pi (@anircdh) to review LAST NIGHT IN SOHO👗 before bouncing back sixty years for a look at a foundational French new wave horror story: EYES WITHOUT A FACE😶. Many jokes and bad European accents lay on the other end of this play button, but you'll never know unless you scrub in! 

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[0:00 - 36:45] News! 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' trailer #2 + theories, 'Doctor Strange 2' reshoots, Netflix's 'Last Airbender', and GTA remaster glitches

[36:55 - 1:25:15] 'Last Night in Soho' (2021) dir. Edgar Wright

[1:25:25 - 1:47:05] 'Eyes Without a Face' (1960) dir. Georges Franju

Do you want to play a game? No not that one, the other one.

Just in time for the confirmed renewal, the Morticians dive into a recap and review of the South Korean streaming sensation SQUID GAME🦑🚦. What moments did we see coming? What surprised us? What games would we win, and which would we want to see added? All these answers and more await at the press of a button. Scrub in!

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[0:00 - 20:50] News! Disney+ Day: Star Wars & Phase 4 of the MCU

[21:00 - 1:15:30] 'Squid Game' Season 1 (2021) dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk

This week, blaxploitation has arrived in the Morgue.

The morticians get dusty, dastardly, and downright devious in a discussion about Netflix's new Western with a cast of bright black stars: THE HARDER THEY FALL💵. Then it's a disco shuffle back in time to 2009/the early 1970s for a romp through the unbelievably hilarious BLACK DYNAMITE🧨. Scrub in right now or you're a jiiiive mothaf****!!!

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[0:00 - 19:25] News! A24 auction, 'Wicked' film adaptation, 'Morbius' official trailer

[19:40 - 42:30] 'The Harder They Fall' (2021) dir. Jeymes Samuel

[42:45 - 1:04:30] 'Black Dynamite' (2009) dir. Scott Sanders

You can't kill the Bogeyman...or his franchise rights👀👻

This very special episode brings all the Morticians together to discuss the legacy of John Carpenter's 1978 classic HALLOWEEN🎃🔪 alongside its continuations in the hands of David Gordon Green and its 2007 remake by Rob Zombie. Will time look back on either of them positively? Click through, wayward movie watcher, and you may be closer to receiving that answer. 

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[0:00-36:40] "Midnight at the Morgue" — A Horror Movie Draft Picking Game

[36:50-1:09:00] HALLOWEEN (2018) + HALLOWEEN KILLS (2021), dir. David Gordon Green

[1:09:15-1:37:43] HALLOWEEN (2007), dir. Rob Zombie

However you choose to celebrate today, keep your wits and stay safe! And not to make you paranoid or anything, but...do you know for sure nobody's following you right now? 

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