Jacki and Marissa are joined by James Thorpey of The Monster Rally Podcast as they continue their Found Footage Fall Adventure. This week, they dabble in sci-fi as they dive into JJ Abram's Cloverfield and The Fourth Kind. James drops some knowledge about the tangled web which is the Abrams Universe and how, with a little magic, anything can be a Cloverfield movie. Marissa continues to perfect her found footage points system while Jacki defends the big swing that is Fourth Kind. Find James and Gary and all of your favorite podcasts over at our home the Geekscape Network. Be sure to listen to The Monster Rally Podcast on any and all of your favorite listening channels. Monster Rally dives into your favorite monster classics! And follow James on social media by clicking HERE! Homework- VHS 1 & 2 to wrap up Found Footage Fall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ghouls check out of the Abbadon Hotel as they complete their deep dive into the Hell House Franchise with IV: Origins. They dive into the mythology of the series, and give tons of credit to writer, director, creator, Stephen Cognetti for the universe he created. The ghouls tease the continuation of Found Footage Fall, as Marissa explains her existential crisis with not being scared of horror any more. The ghouls also discuss the start to the Holiday/Christmas season and their love for this time of year. NOTE: Hell House Lineage release on October 30th on Shudder. The ghouls will not cover this one because it is not a found footage film but they are SUPER excited to watch it. Homework Found Footage Fall continues with Cloverfield & The Fourth Kind Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As October moves along, the Ghouls watch another movie in the Hell House franchise. This week it's Hell House III: Lake of Fire. After three movies are they still impressed? Do the scares still hit? Will they ever be free of that freaking black and white clown?!? Next week they wrap up the month with the fourth installment - Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's a fun spooky season without another Ghouls bonus episode! This time the gang finally gets to have a spoiler-filled conversation about one of their favorite movies from 2024, The Only Ones, with none other than the director of the film and co-host of Camp Nightmare, Jordan Miller. Haven't watched The Only Ones yet? Check out everywhere you can rent, stream, and purchase the movie. Keep up with The Only Ones on Instagram & Facebook For the latest news and productions from Jordan and Future Phantoscope, follow along on Instagram & Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to another week of spooky dooky as the Ghouls discuss Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel. More lore, more jump scares, and more of the nonsense you have come to expect from the Jersey Ghouls. Marissa brings life to the Waldorf Estate of Fear, the filming location of the Hell House series and a real life haunt. Jacki might need more convincing but many say while the haunt is great for Halloween fun, it's the actual paranormal activity that brings fans back year after year. Get your tickets for Waldorf Estate of Fear! Also mentioned on the show this week is Horror 365! Check them out and send them all the spooky love. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to October and the start of the Jersey Ghouls' Spooky Dooky Hell House LLC Spectacular! Every Sunday this month they will chat about each film in the franchise. This first episode is extra special because it is also another installment of Let's Scare AJ! Have the Ghouls finally cracked the code to make AJ as uncomfortable as possible and very likely lose sleep? Tune in to find out and check back next Sunday for Hell House LLC 2: The Abaddon Hotel! To hear a more in-depth chat about Hell House LLC, check out the Ghouls episode 105! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So many cool episodes, so little time! The Ghouls are happy to present this mini episode/review of the new documentary, Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror. From Linus O'Brien comes the touching story of his father, Richard O'Brien's cult classic Rocky Horror. From the stage to the screen to the midnight showings and everything in between. Rocky Horror in any format has found its way to so many people. Not only are the cast and crew interviewed but so many others who's lives were truly blessed by a straight-laced couple and a bunch of aliens. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Strange Journey will be released in cinemas on October 4th! For the full in-depth chat about the film version, check out the Ghouls episode 216. And a huge THANK YOU to Strike Media for the advanced screener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grab your holy water and your bible because we need to send these demons back to hell! While the Ghouls feel completely prepared and ready to assist you with all of your exorcism needs, please know they take all of their possession education from the movies. This week they continue their Fall of Found Footage journey with The Last Exorcism and The Devil Inside. Marissa tries to her best to get Jacki to agree to help her if in fact any of this is real while Jacki just wants to curl up with a good book and deny Christ. Whether its found footage or fake documentary style, the Ghouls are still loving the hell (see what I did there) out of all the movies so far. Check out the article Jacki mentioned by David Haglund. Up next is The Spooky Dooky October Extravaganza! Each Sunday in October the Ghouls will be diving into the Hell House, LLC franchise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacki and Marissa are kicking the #Fall of Found Footage with a dive into the Creep Series by Mark Duplass and Patrick Brice. They talk about what makes the found footage subgenre so popular. They talk about the rules of making a good found footage film. They then dive into the Creep series and rave about how such a small budget film could be so powerful. Want to Watch Our Next FIlms? Check out The Devil Inside and The Last Exorcism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacki and Marissa continue their celebration of Mike Flanagan, with a discussion of The Haunting of Bly Manor. Marissa crashes out about the death, being forgotten, and the afterlife. She decides to plan her own Halloween Hell House, where the only people who have to worry are horrible humans. The rest of us are going straight up. As Marissa spirals we are lucky that Jacki is here to talk her down and remind her that is the mess of life and being loves is all beautiful yet inevitably tragic. Is this the weakest entry in the Mike Flanagan Cinematic Universe? Maybe, but the ghouls agree that it is still an incredibly beautiful meditation on love, grief, and memento mori. Want to Prepare for Our Next Episode? Watch Creep 1 and 2 (Found Footage Fall begins in September!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Ghouls are celebrating episode 250 with a little Q&A to start the show. They get personal and talk about their fears, their hopes for the future, and the Ghouls they have become over the last 9 years of the show. Then they jump back into The (Inconsistent) Year of Mike Flannagan with his adaptation of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep. The sequel to The Shining is in very good hands and the Ghouls gush about everything from the actors, to the homages, to the visuals and writing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hail to the queen, baby, and join the ghouls as we celebrate our hostess with the most-ess, Jacki one of our favorite regulars, AJ. This time, we do not try to scare AJ, but, rather, let him chuckle along at the silly shenanigans that are Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness. The gang celebrates the film's groovy FX. They give Bruce Campbell the props he deserves, and they chuckle at the films slapstick. Marissa, of course, goes on to bring everyone down with a feminist rant about the Evil Dead Movies. But Marissa does redeem herself with some fun history of slapstick comedy trivia. So happy birthday Jacki, you little she-bitch. You really are the heart, brains, and beauty of the ghouls empire. Upcoming Discussions: Dr. Sleep & Haunting of Bly Manor References -Army of Darkness, Valorizing the idiot hero by Persephone Van Der Waald Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The year of Mike Flannigan continues with what made him a household name: the Netflix series The Haunting of Hill House. We are joined by our friend Robyn to break down all ten episodes and dive into trauma, jump scares, family drama, plot twists, ghosts, mental illness, the myth of the forever home and so much more. If you didn't find all of the lurking spirits in the background, check out the Screen Rant YouTube video. For further reading, check out these sources: "'She exposed the fragility of so-called civilized life': why Shirley Jackson's horror speaks to our times." by Elizabeth Hand The Ambiguity of Existence of Ghosts in Haunting of Hill House and Turn of the Screw and their Netflix Adaptations by Chantal de Heer You can follow Robyn on Instagram and be sure to check out The Scariest Things podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jacki and Marissa as they celebrate another favorite Ghouls streaming service: Shudder. This all horror channel has been a JG staple for years, and it brings together the best older horror classics as well as the best in indie and Shudder produced horror. Specifically, they ghouls tackle the 2023 Shudder Original The Sacrifice Game. A surprisingly fun play on home invastion and demon possession films. They also talk Mandy, a 2018 Shudder darling. Marissa gushes over the trippy artistry of the film while Jacki celebrates both the softer side of Nic Cage as well as his unhinged crazy side. And while Jacki criticizes the influencer, capitalism driven cults of consumption that define modern America Marissa sadly misses the point and ironically begs those very same companies for sponsorship (But seriously... Shudder, Owala, Uggs, call us). References Tenderness Amidst Chaos: How 'Mandy' Rejects Violent Masculine Power by Kat Mildner How Shudder become the home of horror and the Genre Phenonmenon of 2020 by Simon Thompson The Cult of the Stanley Might be Over, but Consumerism is Still Thriving by Shawna Ripari Welcome to the Cult of Aesthetics by Laura Jane Atelier Why Every Brand Feels Like a Cult Now by Ashley Viola Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Jacki and Marissa are joined by the awesome Katie Hampton and Marie Brand from Napping Through Happy Hour to discuss Smile 1 and Smile 2. Marissa goes 0 for 2 this spring, forcing their awesome, non-horror heavy guests to experience these gory psychological horror films. Do these films handle trauma and grief in an irresponsible way? What is a filmmaker's responsibility to the audience when dealing with heavy topics? Will anything defeat this demon? How much Voss water can one person chug in a day? Is Morris real? The gang tackles these questions and more as they dive into the Smile franchise. Check out Marie and Katie on Napping Through Happy Hour, a podcast about real life and real drama in real time on any of your favorite podcast apps. And, be sure to follow Napping on socials: Napping on Instagram Napping on Facebook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Like any self respecting movie podcast, the Jersey Ghouls love the free streaming service, Tubi! In this episode the Ghouls searched through the never ending horror section on Tubi to chat about the titles that jumped out at them and even had each other watch one! As per usual, Marissa takes one path and Jacki takes another, but in the end, it's all love for Tubi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacki and Marissa continue their deep dive into the Mike Flanagan Universe with a talk about Ouija: Origin of Evil and Gerald's Game. They dive into the history of Ouija and cycles of violence and abuse. They also point out some bout Flanagan's auteur patterns as they start to really take form in these films. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Jacki and Marissa as they explore Candyman (1992) and Candyman (2021). They dive into the academic discourse surrounding these films They talk race and feminism in both films, and reflect on the power of racial tensions as they relate to this moment in history. They also, of course, warn of the dangerous urban legends, from sewer alligators to Jersey Devils and rat dogs. We used so, so many articles and papers to back her thoughts on these films, so here's her Works Cited: Blood Is Sweeter than Honey: Blackness and Subversive Utopia in Bernard Rose’s Candyman by Annette Lepique A Critique of Black Capitalism in an American Horror Film by Kaela Buchana and Yasmine Guy Candyman and Horror's Dubious Reckoning with Racism by David Jesudason Candyman is a definitive Black Lives Matter Horror by David Sexton History, Collective Memory and More in 'Candyman' by Black Horrific How 'Candyman' Fails Black Women and Femmes by Jessica Lanay In Candyman, White Supremacy is the Real Bad Guy Lurking in Shadows by Dr. Allison Wiltz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jacki and Marissa continue their deep dive into the Mike Flanagan Cinematic Universe (MFCU). The trace the writer/director's evolution through Hush and Before I Wake and once again gush over Flanagan's style and horror expertise. They explore how these films continue to highlight the origin story of the superhero and his later creations. They explore representation of disabilities and controversies surrounding that, and talk to the growing metaphoric horror that has become the hallmark of Flanagan's style. Will the ghouls ever find a Flanagan flick or series they do not love? Keep listening to find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hold on to your seat, Sports Fans because we have made it to the last episode! With 4 kids remaining, it's time to battle it out and watch the champion rise up. Joining them this year are good friends: Jennifer Smith and Elizabeth Sagewood. From possession to influence to just plain bad, the gang will debate and decide which kid or kids are evil enough to move to the next round. We hope you have enjoyed this year's battle and let us know if OUR pick was YOUR pick! Find Lizzie on YouTube & Instagram Find Jen on YouTube & Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices