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Boys and Ghouls

Marshall Hicks & Kat Wells

A horror movie podcast hosted by a warm and engaging duo.

tv & film

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58:55

Alien, Aliens

Boys and Ghouls ·

2016/01/13

Terrifying “Alien” (1979) and its action-packed sequel “Aliens” (1986) are the subject of this stellar episode of Boys and Ghouls. Join our intrepid duo as they explore what it took to make these first two awesome installments of the “Alien” franchise. Listen in as we discuss the unlikely roots of both projects, spoilers through “Spaceballs”, and the odd genius of “Alien” artist H.R. Geiger. Follow Kat as she tries to put herself in the shoes of a mind-blown 1979 moviegoer. Then take a trip

56:28

A Very Boys And Ghouls Christmas

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/12/13

Christmastime horrors is the subject of this joyous installment of Boys and Ghouls. Following up the 2012 "Slay Bells Ring" episode, this time the duo unwraps the cinematic gifts that are, "Silent Night, Deadly Night 2", "Black Christmas", and the sci-fi campy, kiddie classic, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians". Then, keep the home fires burning as we look for some spooky classic TV that delivers a holiday episode with real Christmas cheer. And, enjoy a personal Christmas message about personal

58:09

The Bride of Boys and Ghouls

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/11/13

The Boys and Ghouls duo formerly request the honor of your presence at their 44th episode, all about weddings. Join us for a fun look at matrimonial movies: from the stop-motion "The Corpse Bride" to the Spanish psycho-sexual "The Blood Spattered Bride", to the 1950's domestic sci-fi classic, "I Married a Monster From Outer Space". Also, Marshall learns that he might have picked up a ghost bride and Kat shares what she saw from her rear window. Reception to follow.

57:32

Halloween Haunts

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/10/14

Halloween haunts, from front-yard displays to fun parks, with their fake body parts and jump-out scares, is the focus of this grave episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as the duo discuss disgusting decorations and the heart (plastic and metaphorical) that goes into crafting a superb Halloween haunt. Keep the lights on as Kat and Marshall explore the emergence of "extreme haunts". Then settle in as they recall with fondness their favorite family-run operations. It's the time of year for a good

57:36

Creepy Carrie

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/09/13

“Carrie” by Stephen King and the movies it inspired is the topic of this bloody-good episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Lend us your ears as we compare the book to the movie, and the book to the other movie, and the other movie to the first movie. Listen in wonder as the “Boys and Ghouls” duo takes the story of the adolescent misfit back to its inspirations and through its adaptations as they illustrate just how crappy high school could be (just in case anyone forgot). Before diving into

55:39

Horror Hosts

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/08/14

Horror hosts would present the late-night monster movies, giving the viewer a bloody buddy to watch the movie with, make the scary movies fun and the bad movies better. In this episode of Boys and Ghouls, we present the hosts that presented the horror. Join Kat and Marshall as they take a lingering look at Vampira and Elvira. Then stay tuned as they do their darndest to include as many of the legion of history’s horror hosts as they can, paying particular attention to each their home-states

58:34

Freaks and The Funhouse

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/07/13

Carnivals and circuses are great places to set a horror movie. Join the Boys and Ghouls duo as they explore just what it is about these fun and colorful experiences that also provides dread and menace enough for generations of horror films. Spanning the decades of cinema, this episode focuses on two such movies; "Freaks" (1932) directed by Dracula's Tod Browning, and "The Funhouse" (1981) directed by Tobe Hooper as he lets us know, once again, that everything's bigger in Texas, including the

50:30

Welcome To Fright Night

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/06/13

Fright Night, the 1985 original, is the topic of this fang-filled, fun episode of Boys and Ghouls. Join Kat and Marshall as they spoil-all-the-way, gleefully recapping the entirety of this vampire romp. Along the way the Boys and Ghouls duo asks some hard questions of this 1980's classic... mostly about Amy. Like, why does Amy have such a scary urban walk home? And, where did that dress come from? And, what happened to her motorcycle that was in just one scene? So, listen in as we celebrate all

58:39

Ghoul-O-Rama (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/06/01

The third ever Boys and Ghouls episode has risen from the grave, returned with the purpose of entertaining and informing you all about the gags and gimmicks of horror movie ballyhoo. Listen in as the Boys and Ghouls duo pay homage to the king of horror film promotion, William Castle. They detail how he brought the movie-going public, skeletons flying over the audience, life insurance in case they died of fright, and devices in the seats to zap their butts. Stay tuned as ballyhoo is further

58:00

Horror Comedies

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/05/13

Comedy meets horror as Marshall and Kat incite a real laugh riot. Listen along as they examine those movies that use monsters and mayhem to make you scream… with laughter. And shriek… also with laughter. Join the duo as they discuss the classic Young Frankenstein and why it still holds up. Then, they examine a few that don’t quite hold up, a couple of famous filmmakers’ first films, as well as the fabulously crafty Death Becomes Her and the outrageously bawdy Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken

58:26

Ladies of the Night (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/05/01

Vampire strippers and vampire hookers was the sub-sub-genre of horror films which Kat and Marshall chose to be the topic of their second ever episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as the duo navigates through three movies that well represent the topic; Vamp (1986), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and Bordello of Blood (1996). All three are populated with beautiful and deadly women of the night, all of who follow their queen (be it Grace Jones, Selma Hayek, or Angie Everhart). No man can resist them

58:23

We Saw Saw

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/04/13

The “Saw” franchise is well covered in this torturous episode of Boys and Ghouls. Marshall and Kat watched the original from 2004 and its six one-every-year sequels. It’s left them with a new appreciation for the highest grossing horror movie franchise; and left them scratching their heads, trying to unravel seven movies worth of crisscrossing flashbacks. Join this intrepid duo as they get together to report which of Jigsaw’s devious traps made them squirm the most and which twist endings made

44:19

Freddy's Revenge (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/04/01

Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge was the first episode Boys and Ghouls produced. Three years after its initial debut (April 2012), its now back and available for your listening enjoyment. So look back with us as we looked back to 1985 and the sophomore effort of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise. Just finding our podcasting feet, we go through every beat of this odd, deliciously-80’s movie and throw in our two cents at its many hard-to-believe moments as Freddy goes about taking

58:11

Mad Marchness

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/03/13

Insanity in horror films is the topic of this mad, mad, mad, mad episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall take a look at a selection of movies where the main character’s biggest problem is the touch-and-go status of their own sanity. The Boys and Ghouls duo take a look at what Anthony Perkins got up to in the 1983 sequel to “Psycho”, “Psycho II”, as well as his wonderfully titled made for TV movie, “How Awful About Alan”. We look at the movie that started the term gaslight,

58:43

Urban Legendary (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/03/02

Urban Legends are the focus of this classic episode. The 1998 movie "Urban Legends" and the heard-it-from-a-guy-who-heard-it-from-a-guy stories that inspired it are explored by the Boys and Ghouls duo. THRILL as Marshall and Kat dare to ingest Pop Rocks and soda. GASP as they tempt fate by reciting "Bloody Mary" into a looking glass. And listen in as they cover the urban legend inspired movies, "When a Stranger Calls" and "Candyman". Also, SWOON as Kat makes Marshall guess what notable actor

59:52

Love That Lovecraft

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/02/14

H.P. Lovecraft wrote in the horror and sic-fi pulp magazines of his day. A writer's writer, mass appreciation of him came after his death as his influence found its way into an abundance of horror writing and horror movies through the years. And so, he is the subject of this episode of Boys and Ghouls. Join Kat and Marshall as they discover the source of many of the spooks and chills they've loved for years, and explore the man behind them, that odd recluse from Rhode Island. So, listen in as

50:14

Still Scary (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/02/01

Does what scared us as kids still hold up? Join the duo as they explore this topic and share what frightened them as little boys and ghouls. This classic episode was originally recorded as part of the “Something Wicked This Way Comes” installment of Boys and Ghouls. But, the coverage of this topic came out so fun and nostalgic as to release it on its own, along with Kat’s spooky gab about her time spent on the set of an indie horror movie. So, listen in as Kat discovers that 1990’s

55:04

The Silence of the Lambs

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/01/14

Terrifying and Oscar winning, “The Silence of the Lambs” gets its own episode with the Boys and Ghouls duo. Listen in as they pretty much go through the entire movie, scene by scene, spoiling all the way. Hear Kat take a feminist perspective on the movie with its unmatched lady-hero, and hear Marshall as he lets you know what it would have sounded like if original-choice actor Sean Connery had performed as Hannibal the Cannibal. Also, learn just how much Kat doesn’t like the Dr. Chilton

51:29

Something Wicked This Way Comes (Classic Episode)

Boys and Ghouls ·

2015/01/01

Ray Bradbury wrote the book and then screenplay for “Something Wicked This Way Comes” about a sinister carnival that preys on the desires of a small town in yesteryear Illinois. As well as a master of horror, Bradbury was a master of nostalgia and simpler times. And, way back in the simpler times of 2012, recorded in tribute of Bradbury’s passing, the Boys and Ghouls duo dedicated an episode to the masterwork’s movie adaptation. While Marshall had been getting spooked for years by this tale of

59:46

These Things

Boys and Ghouls ·

2014/12/13

The Thing movies are put under a microscope in this chilling episode of Boys and Ghouls. Join Kat and Marshall as they follow the franchise from its origin as the story “Who Goes There?”, to the classic RKO movie, “The Thing From Another Planet” to John Carpenter’s bleak masterpiece “The Thing” and its ambitious prequel of the same name. From the icy south pole, to the north pole, then to the south pole again, the Thing stories keep you asking, “What door is the Thing behind?” and then “Which

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