Oct 31, 2018
Happy Halloween, Monster Kids! We have a batch of six awesome (and spooky) cartoons for you, dating back to 1929!
Find the links for each of these cartoons on our website post for this episode!
Hells Bells (1929)
Swing You Sinners (1930)
Magic Mummy (1933)
Trick or Treat (1952)
Broom-stick Bunny (1956)
Hyde and Go...
Oct 25, 2018
We discuss the case of H. H. Holmes - both the story we know and the truth.
Sources:
H. H. Holmes: The True History of the White City Devil by Adam Selzer
Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
Clips: H. H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer, directed by John Borowski
Song played in the episode is "In the Pines",...
Oct 17, 2018
We celebrate one of Tab's favorite Halloween traditions with Ray Bradbury's The Halloween Tree and the 1993 animated adaptation!
Sources:
The Legend of Disney's Halloween Tree, D23 (Official Disney Fan Club)
Oct 10, 2018
We travel to Count Orlok's castle to dine with the OG film vampire! We watched F. W. Murnau's Nosferatu and Shadow of the Vampire!
Sources:
Nosferatu (1922)
Dracula and the Gothic in Literature, Pop Culture, and the Arts edited by Isabel Ermida, pg 139
Writing the Horror Movie by Marc Blake and Sara...
Oct 3, 2018
We kick off our October programming with a look at two allegedly family-friendly favorites ... featuring women who want to eat children. We watched The Witches and Hocus Pocus!
Sources:
The Witches:
"Gobsmacked!: Memories of Editing The Witches" by Stephen Roxburgh