“You can ring my bell, ring my bell…” The Losers gather at Boston International Airport to close out their coverage on Stephen King‘s Cell. Now that they’ve explored the 2006 novel, they’re dialing into the 2016 adaptation. Originally announced as an Eli Roth project two months after the book’s release, the film spent 10 torturous […]
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With Tricks and Treats, the Halloweenies answer your questions. In this Scream edition, co-hosts Michael Roffman, Dan Caffrey, and Mike Vanderbilt return to the Big Apple, where they re-cast Stab with today’s talent, debate different directors for past sequels, which characters they’d resurrect, the scariest moments of the franchise, favorite calls, and so much more. […]
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“Try as they will, and try as they might, who steals me gold won’t live through the night.” That doesn’t sound too promising for the Halloweenies. In celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, the gang has unlocked their 2021 commentary track for Warwick Davis‘ 1993 cult classic Leprechaun, which turned 30 this past January. Join Michael […]
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With their Bag of Bones mailbag episodes, The Losers’ Club answers questions submitted by their Overlook patrons. Each Bag features 19 assorted Qs that traditionally range from absurd to essential, genius to gross, and weird to wild. As such these are freewheelin’ outings for the gang that are as unpredictable as they are hilarious — […]
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“This isn’t like any other Ghostface.” The Halloweenies will be the judge of that as they slice and dice through Scream VI. Join the gang as they take a bite outta the Big Apple through two juggernaut episodes. Together, they discuss the franchise’s expansion into New York City, the new suspects at large, the best […]
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There’s a new crop in the cornfields. Yes, the long-running Children of the Corn franchise is back yet again with another installment. In fact, it’s the third eponymously titled feature of the brand (following 1984’s and 2009’s), only this one comes from the mind of writer-director Kurt Wimmer, who has harvested his own reimagining of […]
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“Man has come to dominate the planet thanks to two essential traits. One is intelligence. The other has been the absolute willingness to kill anyone and anything that gets in his way.” The Losers are taking that to heart as they run out of Boston Common. All around them, The Pulse has turned the world […]
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Sorry Jack, Chucky‘s back. Indeed he was in 1990, exactly two years following the release of Tom Holland’s 1988 blockbuster Child’s Play. By then, Brad Dourif‘s unstoppable Good Guy doll was a household name, feared by children and adored by teenagers across the nation. So, when Child’s Play 2 arrived, let’s just say Chucky came […]
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“And you do know what today’s date is, don’t you? And I can think of only one thing even more terrifying.” You said it, Megan Garris. It’s Valentine’s Day, and your Halloweenies have re-assembled at everyone’s favorite summer camp Forest Green Camp Crystal Lake — for the second time this year, already — to look […]
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“I’m on vacation.” The Losers’ Club sure isn’t, though. Today, the gang is heading to the J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington, DC to help the FBI solve a strange case file that was sent to them from the Derry Private Library in Maine. It’s an X-File dated February 8, 1998 and there’s a single […]
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Winter is fierce, but the heat is on across King’s Dominion. So, once again, The Losers’ Club is putting on their shades, revving up their Plymouth Fury, and feeling the breeze in Hollywood King. Yes, it’s another high-octane news episode that finds Losers Michael Roffman, Justin Gerber, Dan Caffrey, and Randall Colburn cycling through all the […]
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Chucky. Charles Lee Ray. The Good Guy doll. Thirty-five years later, Brad Dourif‘s foul-mouthed serial killer from the toy chest is a household name, a movie maniac that every kid grows up to fear … and eventually love through laughter. But that almost didn’t happen as the road to the long-running blockbuster horror franchise is […]
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The Losers return to Maine and take a ferry out to Moose-Lookit Island, where they learn about the mystery of The Colorado Kid. It’s a slim tale with even slimmer answers, but they quickly learn there’s a lot of meat to chew on. Hell, you might even choke on it! Keep all that in mind […]
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“I’m something … different.” Let the Halloweenies be the judge of that, Mr. Ghostface. Join co-hosts Michael Roffman, McKenzie Gerber, Mike Vanderbilt, and Justin Gerber as they slice and dice through the first official trailer for Scream VI due out in theaters March 10, 2022 Together, they break down each shot, spin theories about that […]
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“It’s 7:01 on Friday the 13th of January! This is Big Justo, and it’s time for you lazy bones to get out of bed! It’s black cat day at Crystal Lake!” Curses be damned — sorry, Crazy Ralph, we ain’t listening — the Halloweenies have re-assembled at everyone’s favorite summer camp to record another feature-length […]
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