Episode 59: SPOOKY CANON MONTH! (GHOSTWATCH, 1992)

Hello ghouls, goblins, and all things spooky and creepy! This month on The Seat Struck Movie Podcast, John, Curtis, Quinn, and Simon are discussing some of their all time favourite horror films. Up first this week is the made-for-TV BBC classic: GHOSTWATCH! When Ghostwatch was first aired on October 31, 1992, it caused a massive public panic; a late 20th century analogue to Orson Welles fabled 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast. We delve into the development and history of the film before discussing it and then giving our scores. Before that, we run through our newest watchlist entries and discuss what we watched this week. Up next is a selection from Curtis, the modern 'mumblegore' slasher (with a twist): YOU'RE NEXT! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction Watchlist 00:02:00 Smile [2022] (Quinn) 00:02:50 Something Wicked this Way Comes (Quinn) 00:03:59 Sleeping Giants [2015] (John) 00:04:30 Mia Madre (John) 00:05:00 Daddy Longlegs (John) 00:05:59 Dead for a Dollar (Simon) 00:06:05 The Greatest Beer Run Ever (Simon) 00:06:12 Blonde [2022] (Simon) 00:08:07 Confess, Fletch (Simon) 00:08:35 Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (Simon) 00:09:57 The Midnight Club [TV - Netflix] (Curtis) 00:10:07 Star Wars: Andor (Curtis) 00:10:30 Theatre of Thought (Curtis) 00:10:47 Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (Curtis) 00:11:32 Catherine Called Birdy (Curtis) 00:11:51 The Lost King (Curtis) Watchlist Additions 00:12:22 Pennywise: The Story of It (Quinn) 00:13:20 Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story [TV - Netflix] (Quinn) 00:14:45 The Ring (Quinn) 00:16:25 Girl, Interrupted (Curtis) 00:17:20 Bodies, Bodies, Bodies (Curtis) 00:18:40 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners [TV - Netflix] (Curtis) 00:19:23 Extraordinary Tales (Curtis) 00:19:53 My Best Friend's Exorcism (Curtis) 00:20:58 Blonde [2022] (Curtis) 00:22:19 Phil Tippett: Mad Dreams and Monsters (John) 00:25:45 Jack O (John) 00:29:22 Where the Crawfish Sing (Simon) 00:30:10 Lou [2022] (Simon) 00:30:40 Last Flight of Noah's Ark (Simon) 00:31:21 Glorious (Simon) 00:32:35 The Munsters (Simon) 00:33:12 I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (Simon) 00:36:51 GHOSTWATCH Discussion 01:02:32 Scores 01:05:15 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Ghostwatch BBC Promo Outro: Ghost - Fefe Dobson Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' 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.