Episode 104: Spooky Canon Month I (THE MONSTER SQUAD, 1987)

Welcome to SPOOKY CANON MONTH, boils and ghouls! This month on the Seat Struck Movie Podcast, we've selected four of our favourites to discuss and ring in the Halloween season. First up is Quinn's choice, the 1987 horror comedy cult classic: THE MONSTER SQUAD. We talked about the first time we watched this film, our favourite scenes, its effectiveness as a kids movie and its love for classic Universal Monster movies, and circled back to some discussion on 50s nostalgia through an 80s lens. Before all that though, we discussed the end of the writers' guild strike and gave a few spooky recommendations. Next week we will return with special guests to discuss THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:00 WGA Strike is over! 00:05:18 New release chatter (Saw X, Castlevania: Nocturne; The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar) Spooky Fall Recommendations: 00:09:55 Talk to Me, and some extended recommendations (Quinn) 00:13:00 Insidious: The Red Door (Simon) 00:14:39 Saw; The Faculty (John) 00:20:40 THE MONSTER SQUAD Discussion 00:46:19 Our Ratings for THE MONSTER SQUAD 00:50:54 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: The Monster Squad Rap - Michael Sembello Outro: Rock Until You Drop - Michael Sembello Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.