Masters of Carpentry

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Download MP3 JD and Noel discuss the 2015 screenplay Halloween Returns by Patrick Melton & Marcus Dunstan (Feast, The Collector), which Dunstan was also signed to direct. This was the last attempt by Dimension Studios to make a Halloween film, but wasn't able to get off the ground before their license of the rights expired. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 As a special bonus, here's a massive 5-hour compilation of all our episodes discussing the various incarnations of Firestarter. If you'd rather listen to them as individual segments: Firestarter, Part 1: The Novel and 1984 Movie Firestarter, Part 2: The Unproduced John Carpenter Version Firestarter, Part 3: The 2022 Film Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 Our 2-part special on Firestarter has now extended to 3! In 2022, Blumhouse and Universal released a new adaptation of Firestarter, with a score created by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter, and Daniel Davies. A huge thank you to AJ for returning for this extra segment. Follow him on Twitter and Bluesky, and check out his own new podcast series, Small Screeners! This episode discusses Firestarter (2022). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me on this episode. Follow J.D. on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. This episode discusses Halloween Kills (2021). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 As soon as Rob Zombie's Halloween 2 wrapped production, Dimension was hoping to fast-track a sequel by director Patrick Lussier and his writing collaborator Todd Farmer before they went off to do Drive Angry 3D. Why didn't it happen? JD and I get into it! A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 Before Dennis Farrands gave the world his version of Halloween 6, at least two other writers took a stab at the sequel, and we look at both drafts in a special double-length episode. A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte and Alex Adrock for joining me on this episode. Follow J.D. on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Follow Alex on Twitter, and check out Julia and he on Two Idiots in Love (with movies) and Return to Sunnydale. This episode discusses Halloween (2018). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for again joining me. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. This episode discusses Halloween 2 (2009). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for again joining me. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. This episode discusses Halloween (2007). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 JD and I start a run of episodes looking at various Halloween related projects, the first of which is an unproduced screenplay from legendary horror author Dennis Etchison, which John Carpenter and Debra Hill were still on board to produce with Joe Dante in talks to direct. A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Sadly, between the recording and release of this episode, Dennis Etchison passed away. His Locus obituary. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 The first of a 2-part special looking at John Carpenter's unrealized attempt to adapt Stephen King's Firestarter. In this installment, we discuss two drafts of the screenplay for Carpenter's take, the first by Bill Lancaster, the second by Bill Phillips. A huge thank you to AJ for joining me on this two-parter. Follow him on Twitter.

Download MP3 The first of a 2-part special looking at John Carpenter's unrealized attempt to adapt Stephen King's Firestarter. In this installment, we discuss the 1980 novel, as well as the 1984 film directed by Mark Lester. A huge thank you to AJ for joining me on this two-parter. Follow him on Twitter.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Evie for once again joining us. Follow her on Twitter, and check out our old episodes of I Hate/Love Remakes. This episode discusses The Ward (2010). IMDb. Wikipedia. This also discusses the unfilmed adaptation of Darkchylde. Check out the comic's Wikipedia page, and watch the special effects test below: Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Melissa Kaercher for once again joining us. Follow her on Twitter, and check out her shows A Reel Education, A Reel Education: Noir, and Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome. This episode discusses Masters of Horror "Pro-Life" (2006). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Melissa Kaercher for once again joining us. Follow her on Twitter, and check out her shows A Reel Education, A Reel Education: Noir, and Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome. This episode discusses Masters of Horror "Cigarette Burns" (2005). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

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Download MP3 A huge thank you to K O'Shea for once again joining us. Follow them on Twitter. This episode discusses Ghosts of Mars (2001). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Evie for once again joining. Follow her on Twitter, and check out our old episodes of I Hate/Love Remakes. This episode discusses Silent Predators (1999). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 This episode discusses Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Melissa Kaercher for once again joining us. Follow her on Twitter, and check out her shows A Reel Education, A Reel Education: Noir, and Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome. This episode discusses Vampires (1998). IMDb. Wikipedia. As well as Vampires: Los Muertos (2002). IMDb. Wikipedia. And Vampires: The Turning (2005). IMDb. Wikipedia. And let's not forget the original novel, Vampire$ (1990), by John Steakley. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to J.D. DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Kevin O'Shea for once again joining us. Follow him on Twitter. This episode discusses Escape from L.A. (1996). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

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Download MP3 A huge thank you to Angie Tusa for joining us once again. Check out the extensive reviews on her website and follow her on Twitter. As mentioned, Noel covered both this film and the 1960 original on his old show I Hate/Love Remakes. Check out that episode. This episode discusses Village of the Damned (1995). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to JD DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Angie Tusa for joining us once again. Check out the extensive reviews on her website and follow her on Twitter. This episode discusses In the Mouth of Madness (1994). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to JD DeMotte for joining me as a co-host on this series. Follow him on Twitter, and check out his shows Comics Are Awesome! and From the Pages on YouTube. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Lewis "Linkara" Lovhaug for joining us. If you haven't already, check out his legendary series Atop the Fourth Wall as well as the feature film (warning: contains Noel), and follow him on Twitter. This episode discusses Body Bags (1993). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Evie for joining us. Follow her on Twitter, and check out our old episodes of I Hate/Love Remakes. This episode discusses Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992). IMDb. Wikipedia. For those interested, here's an odd and awkward pre-podcast audio interview with novel author H.F. Saint from back in 1987. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Benjamin J. Colon for joining me on this episode. Check out his website and DeviantArt page, and follow him on Twitter. As stated in the episode, there's way too much production history and summary for me to cover in the recording, so please head on over to my 3-part article on the unproduced mini-series at Cinetropolis. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Julie for joining us once again. Check out her fan comic Snowflame. This episode discusses The Thing (2011). IMDb. Wikipedia. As well as the first season of Helix (2014). IMDb. Wikipedia. And Harbinger Down (2015). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

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Download MP3 A huge thank you to Melissa for again joining us on this episode. Check out her podcasts Xanadu Cinema Pleasure Dome, A Reel Education, A Reel Education Noir, her blog, and follower her on Twitter. This episode discusses They Live (1988). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

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Download MP3 A huge thank you to Kevin O'Shea for joining us again. Kevin can be found on Twitter. This episode discusses Big Trouble in Little China (1986). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page. And behold, the infamous music video:

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Download MP3 A huge thank you to Angie Tusa for joining us this episode. Check out her blog and follow her on Twitter. For more about her Castle Rock Companion series, here's the project index, as well as her earlier review of Christine. This episode discusses Christine (1983). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

Download MP3 A huge thank you to Julie Sydor for joining us, and please check out her fan comic Snowflame. This episode discusses Halloween 3: Season of the Witch (1982). IMDb. Wikipedia. Our theme music is "Black Rainbow" by Jak Locke. Check out banner artist Benjamin J's DeviantArt page.

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