Rick or Treat Horrorcast

HAPPY HALLOWEEN, Spookies! In continuing the tradition of discussing the Halloween films in sequential order twice a year, we've finally come to HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS. To help me discuss this mixed trick or treat bag of plot holes, narrative misfires, and countless script rewrites, I’m joined by one of my favorite friends, Mikey Aspinwall! JUSTICE FOR TINA!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodMIKEY ASPINWALL:@MikeyTheVampireSlayerRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Guest host Preston Fassel (accomplished horror journalist and celebrated author) joins to discuss Rob Zombie's controversial 2003 grindhouse-inspired 1970's fever dream, HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES. We also discuss Preston's time working with Rue Morgue, Fangoria, and Dread Central, and his novels, which include "Our Lady of the Inferno" and "Beasts of 42nd St." It's a HELLbilly Halloween hootenanny – let's go RICK OR TREATING!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodPRESTON FASSEL:Novels and non fiction available on AmazonINSTA: @pafasselRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST is back from the dead! Refreshed, revitalized, and reformatted. In the show's grand return, insanely talented cinematic power couple Allan Piper and Jennifer Leigh Houston join to discuss their hilarious and spirited new horror/comedy, "eVil Sublet". We also gush over 1963's ghostly classic, THE HAUNTING, analyzing its portrayal of female suppression, mental illness, longing to be seen, and queer representation. It's good to be back, y'all. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodALLAN PIPER & JENNIFER LEIGH HOUSTON (Guests):eVil Sublet available on Prime, Fandango, & inDemandALLAN:SOCIALS: @apiper13JEN:YOUTUBE: "Jen's Shut Your Cake Hole"RICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Artist, entertainer, and filmmaker Clover Welsh guest hosts to discuss Brian de Palma's controversial sexual thriller DRESSED TO KILL. We also discuss trans representation in horror, Hitchockian cinematic influence, and the ties that bind the horror genre to the queer lived experience. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodCLOVER WELSH (Guest):INSTA: @clover_welshRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Kyle Poppert (AKA TikTok's @ScreamKingKyle) joins to discuss the beloved cinematic bisexual awakening for millennials everywhere:  1999's classic action/adventure/horror, THE MUMMY! We also talk about the horror genre's influence as it blurs into other genres, what classifies as a "horror movie," and the reasons we ALL love Brendan Fraser. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodKYLE POPPERT (Guest):TIKTOK: @ScreamKingKyleINSTA: @itskyletrevorRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

This week I'm joined by Blaine & Austin Duncan, the brotherly hosts of HALLOWEEN LIVES! THE PODCAST OF MICHAEL MYERS, to discuss one of our favorites of the franchise: HALLOWEEN 4: THE RETURN OF MICHAEL MYERS! We also talk speculative alternate versions of this installment, the film's unfortunate mask mishaps, and the absolute international treasure that is Donald Pleasence. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!RICK OR TREAT HORRORCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodHALLOWEEN LIVES! THE PODCAST OF MICHAEL MYERS:INSTA: halloween.lives.podcastYOUTUBE: Halloween Lives!RICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Horror host and two-time Rondo-nominee STAN THE MECHANIC joins to discuss the 1992 queer staple of camp horror humor, DEATH BECOMES HER. We also talk the horrors of society's obsession with youth, Dean Cundey's oeuvre of sinister cinematography, and the utter perfection that is this film's cast. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!PODCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodSTAN THE MECHANIC:www.stanthemechanic.comSOCIALS: @stanthemechanicYOUTUBE: @stanthemechanicRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Horror Journalist (and personal friend) Justin Lockwood joins me to discuss the queerly-beloved cult classic HELLO MARY LOU: PROM NIGHT II. We also discuss demonic rocking horses, the intimidating power of a fully nude stalking scene, and which other classic horror films this one MIGHT have borrowed from. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!PODCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodJUSTIN LOCKWOOD:SOCIALS: @heylockwoodRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

Peter Hatch, creator of the viral production company/YouTube channel DEFORMED LUNCHBOX, joins to discuss George A. Romero's 1978 "horror-movie-lover's'-horror-movie," DAWN OF THE DEAD. We also discuss the state of independent film distribution, the effectiveness of Savini's practical effects, and how, 45 years later, this film is (unfortunately) more relevant than ever. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING!PODCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodDEFORMED LUNCHBOX:YouTube: Deformed LunchboxSOCIALS: @deformedlunchboxRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com

This week, we're biting into the 2007 horror/dark comedy classic TEETH! My guests include the film's writer/director, Mitchell Lichtenstein, as well as the writers/composers of the new Off-Broadway musical adaption, Pulitzer & Tony winner Michael R. Jackson ("A Strange Loop") & award winner Anna K. Jacobs ("POP!"). Finally, activist/artist/burlesque badass Evelyn DeVere joins me to discuss the plot of this iconique and impactful film. LET'S GO RICK OR TREATING! [Special thanks to Playwrights Horizons for collaborating on this very special episode!]PODCAST:www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @RickOrTreatPodTIKTOK: @RickOrTreatPodYOUTUBE: /RickOrTreatVENMO: @RickOrTreatX: @RickOrTreatPodTEETH THE MUSICAL:TICKETS: www.playwrightshorizons.orgTEETH THE MUSICALINSTA: @teeth_nycTIKTOK @teeth_nycPLAYWRIGHTS HORIZONSINSTA: @phnycTIKTOK: @playwrightshorizonsMICHAEL R. JACKSON (Guest Host)INSTA: @TheLivingMichaelJacksonX: @TheLivingMJANNA K. JACOBS (Guest Host) INSTA: @theannakjacobsTEETH SCREENING  (Moderated by Yours, Ghouly!)(Nighthawk Cinemas, Williamsburg, Brooklyn)https://nitehawkcinema.com/williamsburg/showtimes/teeth-3-18-24-700-pm/EVELYN DEVERE (Guest Host/Website Design)www.evelyndevere.comINSTA: @evelyndevereRICKY J. DUARTE (Host):www.RickOrTreat.comINSTA: @rickrtreatMY WRITING:www.Rue-Morgue.comwww.SpoilerFreeReviews.comVENMO: @rickortreatPAYPAL: @rickrtreatSTANLEY MARTIN (Social Media Manager)INSTA: @stanleymartinthethirdLESTAT VON MONDLICHT (Music by):YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/@lestatvonmondlichtCRIMSON SOUL:Insta: @crimsonsoulofficialhttps://www.facebook.com/crimsonsoulofficialAFTER DARK (Band):https://www.facebook.com/afterdarkofficialuyhttps://www.instagram.com/afterdarkuyhttps://www.youtube.com/@afterdarkuyDROP BEAT EMPIRE (Electrogoth project):https://linktr.ee/dropbeatempireuyEVELYN DEVERE (Website Design)www.evelyndevere.com/PHILIP ROMANO (Logo Design)www.philip-romano.com