Shocking Things

We discuss the 17 minute long party before a Judas Priest concert documentary titled Heavy Metal Parking lot from 1986 in episode 54. Nayr of StarPodLog seems to be fixated on the t-shirts everyone is wearing in this cult classic time capsule of 1986. 

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Nayr of StarPodTrek joins episode 53 of Shocking Things to discuss Star Trek The Motion Picture - Directors Edition. Nayr talked with visual effects supervisor Daren R. Dochterman at Wonderfest and David C. Fein at Star Trek: Mission Chicago to explain in detail why it is now a more complete film. We also share our experiences seeing the film for the first time in 1979 and the merchandise from that time period. #startrek #startrekthemotionpicture #williamshatner

This Is Gwar is the unlikely story of a band that started off as a joke in 1988 that somehow was given a Grammy nomination, appeared on The Jerry Springer Show and are still performing today. This Is Gwar is a A Shudder exclusive. https://www.shudder.com/ or https://www.aetv.com/ and use promo code THISISGWAR for a FREE 14-day trial. #gwar #heavymetal #punk

We take a look at season one of the classic television series The Twilight Zone that ran from 10/2/59 - 7/1/60. We chose our 5 favorite episodes and discuss them as well as some behind the scenes information on them. Next stop, The Twilight Zone! #thetwilightzone #rodserling #sciencefiction 

Robert Stewart of The Stew World Order joins Shocking Things on episode 44 to discuss the kills of Friday The 13th Part 3 in 3D as well as other factoids about this 1982 horror classic. #fridaythe13thpart3 #80shorror #Jasonvoorhees

In episode 43, we discuss the film Let's Scare Jessica to Death as well as visit the filming locations of the graveyard and the old Bishop house. "You want to die, go on."

#letsscarejessicatodeath #horror #ghosts

Killer clowns, from outer space. Holy shit! Grab your popcorn and cotton candy as we discuss the 1988 cult classic : KillerKlownsfromOuterSpace. The movie, the merchandise and even the Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights attraction make it's way into episode 42. Some make us laugh, some make us cry These klowns only gonna make you die!

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For Saint Patrick's Day, we discuss the horror comedy classic Leprechaun. How do you kill a Leprechaun? We'll never tell! #leprechaun #horrormovies #horror

Batmania was running wild in the summer of 1989! Nayr of Starpodlog joins the show to talk about everything surrounding Batman and the impact it still has on comic book films. The merchandise, the comic books, the news reports and the movie are the subject of episode 39 of Shocking Things!

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Before Arnold Schwarzenegger became Conan The Barbarian and Lou Ferrigno transformed into The Incredible Hulk, both became noticed worldwide in the documentary Pumping Iron. Nayr of Starpodlog joins the show to discuss how important this film is to launching their careers and how it helped shape pop culture. Pumping Iron is available to watch on YouTube, Prime, Tubi and Pluto TV.

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Good evening! Welcome to the Valentine's Day edition of Shocking Things! Your favorite pain in the neck is about to bite your funny bone! George Hamilton played the disco dancing Drac in the 1979 comedy Love At First Bite. Watch the film on YouTube and then listen to the discussion!

The body count continues as Shocking Things does a watchalong to Friday the 13th Part 2. Filming locations, behind the scenes stories and meeting some of the actors are discussed while we talk about the each scene of this epic slasher!

Friday the 13th Part is streaming on Paramount Plus and Tubi at the time of this recording.

#fridaythe13th #horrorfilm #horrorpodcast 

Laura and Jon break down their favorite films by category that they enjoy watching every Halloween season. Rick Del Santo from PWZ Podcast joins Jon in the next segment to discuss Halloween Kills and their favorite scenes from the film. Was this a horror film or a comedy? Was it a worthy entry into the franchise? Listen and give us your feedback!

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#halloween 

#halloweenkills

Can The New Day survive the surprises at The Undertaker's spooky mansion? Rick Del Santo from https://prowrestlezone.wordpress.com/ joins Jon as they do a watchalong of this interactive special exclusive to Netflix. This one was a hoot! Please check out PWZ on YouTube and subscribe. They are having a big giveaway when they reach 1000 subscribers! https://youtube.com/channel/UCoWI4qiUR8gR_Ojhm6zddoA

Cortlandt Hull is the creator of The Witch's Dungeon Classic Movie Museum in Plainville, CT. We discuss how he got into horror, Aurora monster models, the creation of The Witch's Dungeon, his great uncle Henry Hull who portrayed the werewolf in the 1935 Universal Studios Werewolf of London and being commissioned by Universal Studios Orlando to create a life sized Lon Chaney Jr Wolfman for their Classic Monsters Cafe.

 Cortlandt then gives me a tour of the wax museum and its latest masterpiece : Claude Rains as The Invisible Man. 

Lastly, Cortlandt shows us the room filled with actual props and makeup appliances used in films such as The Excorcist, E.T., Planet of the Apes as well as others. The stories about his friends Mark Hamill and Dick Smith Cortlandt told were something movie fans will love. 

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We went to visit two filming locations seen in the Ti West classic: The House of the Devil. First we visit the church and Samantha's apartment Torrington, CT. We then get a bite to eat at Kent Pizza in Winsted, CT. Was the pizza nasty like Megan said in the film? We give it a one bite challenge. The remainder of the episode revolves around our favorite scenes and some fun facts about The House of the Devil.

Rick Del Santo from Pro Wrestle Zone Podcast joins Shocking Jon to talk about a good bad movie : Grunt! The Wrestling Movie from 1985. This is one of the many pro wrestling movies to emerge from that era. Please check out PWZ https://www.facebook.com/pwzpodcast/

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