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This week, we've picked up our magnifying glasses and put on our detective hats as we join David Attenborough in uncovering the mystery of a wooden idol from Easter Island. What does this idol represent? Is it a fake? Is it actually the best version of this idol in existence? Tune in to find out.

Meanwhile, both of us have been watching a lot of DC content. Sam wallows in nostalgia with the 2001 Justice League cartoon, while Lewis revisits 2022's The Batman and watches James Gunn's The Suicide Squad for the first time ever.

We've also both watched all the episodes of Loki season 2 that are out at the time of recording, coming away with quite different views on the whole affair. Do we have predictions for the final episode? Yes.

00:00 Intro & Catchup

07:00 Project News (Joe Barton In Demand & Project 007 update)

16:45 Attenborough's Passion Projects (2016) "The Lost Gods of Easter Island"

56:25 Personal Projects (Loki Season 2, Justice League, The Batman & The Suicide Squad)

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For the final episode of Projoctober 2023 (and this year's Halloween Special), we watched the horrific 2019 horror film, A Wakefield Project. Join us as we try to figure out whether this was a ghost movie or a zombie movie, why the music was so loud all the time, and what the hell happened at the end of this film!

Meanwhile, Sam has been watching the Netflix Sci-Fi Crime show Bodies and reading a Folk Horror Fairy Tale in the form of David Sodergren’s The Haar.

Lewis has also been rewatching the first season of The Lazarus Project in preparation for the imminent release of season 2, as well as the first episode of David Attenborough’s Planet Earth 3.

00:00 Intro & Catchup

06:25 Project News (Project Tiger Premiere & Lazarus Season 2 Premiere)

17:10 A Wakefield Project (2019)

01:22:12 Personal Projects (Bodies, The Lazarus Project, Planet Earth 3 & The Haar)

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For the penultimate episode of Projoctober, we've connected our brains to a haunted old doll to dive into the twisted world of Project Nightmares. In this indie horror video game, you delve into the mind of a witchy old woman, collecting items, solving puzzles, and throwing salt, all in an attempt to find out what her deal is.

We also discuss our personal video game and horror backgrounds, including the games we played growing up and some of our most memorable horror movie experiences.

Sam has also been watching the technical benchmark and criminally-forgotten movie Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Angelina Jolie. He's also been playing the D&D video game Baldur's Gate 3, finishing off Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and getting started on Sony and Insomniac's new Marvel hit, Spider-Man 2.

Meanwhile, Lewis has finished a rewatch of Bojack Horseman, played a surprisingly engaging Pride & Prejudice board game, and checked out Disney Pixar's latest entry, Elemental, on Disney+.

00:00 Intro & Catchup

04:57 Project News (Parasite Star Drug Shock & David Walliams Is a Cunt)

16:22 Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

49:28 Personal Projects (Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Bojack Horseman, Pride & Prejudice Card Game, Elemental, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Sherlock Holmes, Baldur's Gate 3, Spider-Man: Miles Morales & Spider-Man 2)

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For the second monster-sized episode of Projoctober Lewis has read the sequel to Project Nemesis - Jeremy Robinson's Project Maigo! To join us on this kaiju-tastic adventure we've recruited classic podcast guest David to listen along to Lewis' action-packed retelling.

David has also been watching one of the Bridget Jones films & the best Star Wars prequel Revenge of the Sith. Meanwhile Sam & Lewis have been watching the first episode of the current Disney+ show - Marvel's Loki Season 2!

00:00 Intro & Catchup

03:23 Project News (Eric Cantona Music Begins His Music Career & Everyone Got Fired On Daredevil: Born Again)

10:38 Project Maigo

02:36:30 Personal Projects (Bridget Jones Diary, Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith & Loki Season 2)

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50 years after the release of the horror classic The Exorcist, David Gordon Green has dug up the film's surviving cast to jolt new life into the franchise in the form of The Exorcist: Believer.

Join us us as we discuss the film's use of jump scares over suspense, what convinced Ellen Burstyn to return to the iconic franchise & what the hell they're going to do in the next 2 Exorcist movies.

(Spoilers from 05:50)

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In preparation for the release of David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer, we've gone all the way back to 1973 to watch one of the spookiest films of all time - The Exorcist! 

Join us as we discuss the film's incredible legacy, the stellar performances & our expectations for the 2023 entry to the franchise. And join us next time for our straight-out-the-cinema thoughts on The Exorcist: Believer.

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To kick off  Projoctober we've dragged good friend Kane out of storage to reunite The Montauk Boys, as we take on our creepiest case yet - recordings of German children counting. Kane has researched his butt off to tell us all about The Conet Project, a collection of shortwave radio recordings linked to espionage, conspiracy theories & the ever-mysterious numbers stations. 

Meanwhile Kane has also been watching Fake taxi, Netflix's Beckham & Disney+'s Only Murders In The Building. Sam has been watching both 2003's The Haunted Mansion & 2023's Haunted Mansion, whilst Lewis has been to see Gareth Edwards' new sci-fi epic The Creator.

Sam & Lewis have both also watched the last 2 episodes of the current Star Wars show Ahsoka, and discuss the highs & lows of the series along with hopes & fears for the future of Star Wars.

Thanks to Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio for the synths.

00:00 Intro & Catchup

05:05 Project News (Cyberpunk Live Action & Greta Gerwig's Scared)

16:00 The Conet Project

01:21:50 Personal Projects (Fake Taxi, Beckham, Only Murders in the Building, The Haunted Mansion, Haunted Mansion, The Creator & Ahsoka)

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This week we're back in the stinky NYC sewers to catch up with our disgusting mutant friends Leo, Mikey, Donny & Raph for the second part of "The Manhattan Project". Join us as we discuss the various iterations of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which theme song is best & the future of the franchise after the success of 2023's Mutant Mayhem.

Sam has also been shooting parasites in the Resident Evil 4 remake on the PS5 & watching Kaitlyn Dever survive against a creepy home/alien invasion in the new Hulu/Disney+ release No One Will Save You. Meanwhile Lewis has been watching the origin of John Wick's hotel in Amazon Prime's new series The Continental.

We've also both been watching Dave Filoni smash his toys together in Ahsoka. Is this new galaxy any different? Is Thrawn as intimidating in live action? And what the heck is going to happen in the last 2 episodes?

00:00 Intro & Catchup

03:50 Project News (Goyer's Nick Fury, Dickinson's Solo Again & Lando On The Big Screen)

16:30 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) "The Manhattan Project: Part 2"

01:07:28 Personal Projects (Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Continental, No One Will Save You & Ahsoka)

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Poirot is back with his spookiest case yet, and this time there's a haunting in bloomin' Venice of all places! Kenneth Branagh's detective is pulled from retirement to debunk a famous medium, but things quickly take a turn for the murderous!

Join us as we discuss the somewhat star-studded cast, the clever use of horror & whether this film might just be the best of the trilogy.

(Spoilers from 8:35 onwards)

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To get ready for Kenneth Branagh's new Poirot mystery A Haunting in Venice, we're watching the other 2 he did before - continuing this time with 2022's damp squib of a release Death on the Nile.

Join us as we discuss the multiple cancelled actors featured in this film, whether the core plot actually makes any sense & how this ranks against the previous film. And come back next time for our thoughts on the new spooky spooky adventure Haunting in Venice.

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