The Spooky Doings Podcast

Rick welcomes Vinny Lauria, the guy behind Grindhouse Coffee & Cult Cinema, to the show. We discuss becoming friends at Spooky Doings horror trivia, Vinny's DELICIOUS coffee (which does NOT contain crack), recommending or watching odd films like Cannibal Holocaust, Disorderlies, Father's Day, Tammy & The T-Rex, & Garbage Pail Kids.

We also discuss Vinny's ambitions to open a coffee shop where he can also screen films, the hard work of selecting the proper beans, which double feature Rick would like to host, Vinny's opinion on Notable Quotables (Spooky Doings most popular trivia round), an Elvis themed bathroom & more!

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Rick welcomes Paul Downey back to the show with an apology about scheduling before discussing Maniac Cop. We get into guerilla filmmaking in New York, how Tom Atkins has fucked ALL of our moms, Bruce Campbell, Jake LaMotta, Richard Roundtree, Bill Lustig & more.

We also chat about the sequels, that astounding stunt at the end of the first film, buying physical media sight unseen, how Maniac Cop might be standard operating procedure for the NYPD & Rick gives Paul hid flowers by informing him that his book, The Shark Is Roaring was available for sale at the Museum Of The Moving Image in Astoria Queens.

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Rick welcomes ZouZou Mansour back to the show to discuss Welcome To Derry. We discuss if ZouZou has ever read the novel, compare the series to the ABC miniseries from the 90s as well as Andy Muschietti films, pickle daddy, the cast, Dick Halloran, romantic Cubans, Bill Skarsgard, ZouZou dressing as Pennywise & more.

We also talk about our friendly Pac-Man competition, hanging out at the Mahoning Drive In, Rick's friend, Sheri, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Silhouettes In The Sarcophagus, seeing Soraia when they perform & more.

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Rick welcomes Alex Grass to the podcast to talk about his book Infernal Tramps. We discuss immediately how the cover lets readers know this collection of short stories is weird. We get into where Alex's love of horror begins, wonder what's wrong with David Cronenberg, discuss Alex's use of multiple languages in his stories, constructive criticism of creative work & more.

We also get into our similarities despite being raised in different religions, the world cup, how most of life isn't political, how Alex doesn't fuck with the sea, plus some deep thoughts.

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Rick welcomes the infinitely patient Owen Llewelyn on the show to talk about R.I.P Man. We get into Owen's love of horror, thanks to his mum, how R.I.P Man started as a short film, chattering teeth with googly eyes, its similarity to police procedurals, the creepiness of his character, the vulnerability of the human mouth & more.

We also discuss Stephen King's It, comparisons to Art The Clown, attending horror conventions, the difficulties of night shoots & when his mother might watch R.I.P Man.

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Rick welcomes Ari Spence back to the show with a sea shanty. Then we discuss Evil Dead Burn, We get into the Sam Raimi trilogy, the recent films, how Sebastien Vanicek took BURN very literally, the cruelty of family & more.

We also discuss the intro to Evil Dead Rise, deadite dog, Joseph being a bitch, Rick's bias that favors grandmothers, Bruce Campbell's easter egg, cross examination of Ari's love of this franchise but dislike of gore & speculate about Evil Dead Wrath.

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We exhumed this 1 from our vault. Rick had never heard of Cherry Falls but he'd heard Chelsea talk about it. So they watched it & discussed this hidden gem from the early 2000s. They talk in depth about the film's plot. the performances by Jay Mohr, Michael Biehn & Brittany Murphy's understated potential for being a scream queen. We get into why Rick hadn't heard of this movie, the potential for a revival or remake & how much they enjoyed it.

Chelsea also informs Rick about the events surrounding Brittany Murphy's death, Rick's beef with Michael Douglas, the similarities to Zodiac & Malignant & more!

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Soda joins Rick once again to talk with John Adams & Toby Poser! Rick starts the episode honoring Suzanne Deroscher-Romero, Soda & The Adams commiserate about Cabaret Frank's, the practical natural sounds on Mother Of Flies, Toby's role in Recluse as well as her grilled cheese recipe.

We also discuss positivity, Coventry Carol's new record Open Up, Fall Apart, the next Adams Family film, The Glorious Dead, getting in an accident while driving a fake sheriff's truck, bringing breath to a nightmare & more!

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Rick welcomes Vikki Martin back to the show to talk about Obsession. We get into Bear's cowardice, the brilliance of Inde Navarette, how young men make dumb decisions, Curry Barker, infatuation & the importance of specific wording.

We also get into Vikki's theater experience, Rick wanting to become Ghost Rider, the show becoming gayer, the importance of low budget horror & more!

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Rick planned to discuss the new I Know With You Did Last Summer with Brianna Sig from Soraia. We talk about the original, spoil the new 1, these characters being more likeable, attractive podcasters, wearing fancy headphones in the bathtub, what we enjoyed, what we didn't & the story of how Freddie Prinze Sr. intended to kill John Travolta.

We inadvertently made this a 2 topic episode by talking about Grizzly 2. We get into how it sat unreleased for 35 years, Sallah from the Indiana Jones movies, how the film is about 50% footage from a European music festival & that the ending actually is a purloined conclusion from Jaws 2.

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