The business of Halloween is booming so Kat and Marshall are taking a look at the billion dollar holiday at the end of October. Listen in, as we discuss the fact, figures, and frights that keep this season in the black… while dripping red! We celebrate the store displays, the soda stacks, the Spirit Halloween Store and its recent movie. Kat shares …

The documentary “American Movie” (1999) chronicles the struggles of a Wisconsin film maker to complete his black and white horror short-film, “Coven”. For this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”, Kat and Marshall will look at both movies and bring you the story of Mark Borchardt; the midwestern man, doggedly determined to see his vision through to comple…

TV show Halloween episodes are the topic of this tuned-in episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in, as Kat and Marshall visit a few fun reruns from the days of black and white classic television. Then, we look at some more modern programs from the days when a network knew how to package and promote a whole October night with Halloween-themed episodes …

The giants of British horror, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee, are the subject of the eighty-sixth episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Starting with “The Curse of Frankenstein”, they were the cornerstone of Hammer horror. Together and separately, they’ve given the horror genre decades of frightening films. From among their many collaborations, we have …

Stephen King’s tale of a small town with a big werewolf problem is the topic of this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. First conceived as a calendar, it grew into a sparse novel titled, “Cycle of the Werewolf”. This grew and transformed into the 1985 feature film, “Silver Bullet”. Listen in as Kat and Marshall detail the origin of this video store favo…

Have a friend over for a Halloween movie night and make an event out of it. That’s what the “Boys and Ghouls” hosts did for each other in this October episode. Listen in as they recount how they tried to provide the other with a memorable, at-home, movie watching experience. The Halloween decorations were up, snacks had been selected, and the eveni…

The documentary “Horror Noire” has become the touchstone for the Boys and Ghouls podcast’s exploration into the participation of black actors and filmmakers in the last century of scary movies. Give a listen to our longest episode ever (by ten minutes) as we share what we’ve learned about; the trope of the frightened black side-kick in the horror-c…

Halloween in the age of quarantine is the topic of this grounded episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Listen in, as Kat and Marshall discuss tricks to socially-distant treat distribution as well as at-home alternatives to going door to door. For help, they consult the century-old source to Halloween festivities, The Bogie Book. Written in the days followi…

The Exorcist III, Howling III, and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors are discussed in this episode of “Boys and Ghouls” as three great examples of great part threes in the horror genre. Often in a franchise, the later installments can lack the quality of its predecessors. But, a good third effort can spur a franchise forward with ever bro…

Little Shop of Horrors, the plant-based horror comedy musical and its path from a Roger Corman quickie to a Broadway hit, is the subject of this episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall take a stroll through the 1960 version, the stage musical that it inspired, and the spectacular 1986 movie musical helmed by director and puppeteer…

Snow, that dangerous collection of flakes, is the topic of this chilling episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. First come flurries of terror as we discuss vampires in snowy Alaska with, “30 Days of Night” (2007). Then, as the packable stuff falls, we look into the killer mutant snowman flick, “Jack Frost” (1997). Then, dress warm as we head out in search o…

Celebrate Halloween with the Boys and Ghouls duo as they get into three totally terrifying topics. First is the 1985 made-for-TV movie, “Midnight Hour”. What it lacks in cohesion, it makes up for with earnest joy for a super spooky Halloween night. Then, listen in to some classic episodes of Old Time Radio. From the chills of the Inner Sanctum to t…

Answering listener questions is the focus of this informative episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Plus, continuing the topic of communication, we take a look at telephones and their use in horror. So, listen in as we touch on such phone-heavy films as “976-EVIL”, “Dial M For Murder”, “Murder by Phone” (aka “Bells”) as well as “Sorry, Wrong Number” and th…

Dracula movies through the years, inspired and encouraged by the original novel and the 1931 movie, is the topic of this long awaited episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall focus in on a few of those Dracula films. Including; Horror of Dracula (1958) the first of the Hammer Dracula franchise, Dracula (1979) the under appreciated …

Dracula, from the Bram Stoker novel of 1897 to the 1931 Universal film (and its Spanish counterpart), is the subject of this bloody 75th episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall explore the long road that Dracula took, from an epistolary novel to a hit of the London stage, to an early talkie that proved to depression-era Hollywood …

George Romero and a small group of aspiring filmmakers spent their summer making a horror movie about flesh-eating ghouls and the ordinary people trying to fend them off. That movie became “Night of the Living Dead” and it created a new kind of horror genre and a new kind of movie monster… THE ZOMBIE. Listen in as the Boys and Ghouls duo discuss ho…

Halloween is almost here and Boys and Ghouls’ third “Halloweenies” episode has arrived for your amusement! Taking on three Halloween topics, the warm and engaging duo explore, “Halloween III: Season of the Witch”, Halloween-time television commercials, and Halloween sketches from “Saturday Night Live”. So, listen in. From the catchy tune of “Silver…

Recorded in beautiful Burbank, The Boys and Ghouls duo take a long look at 1986’s “Beetlejuice” and try to figure out how this odd, supernatural, visual feast of a macabre comedy ever came together. Listen in, as we map Tim Burton’s road to directing this improbably iconic film and examine how it all got started… with a dark screenplay by a pair of…

The Purge films are the topic of this alarming episode of Boys and Ghouls. From the first Purge film to the film “The First Purge”, we cover this series of what-if scenarios that ask and answer, “What would happen if crime was legal for one night a year?” From the all-in-one-house home invasion thriller of 2013’s “The Purge” to it’s action packed s…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. Kat here. Welcome to Episode 11 of our Behind the Screams series, where we explore the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. If you’re listening to this episode the day it drops, it’s Friday the 13th. Spooky. And today we’re going to be talking about a heavy hitter, but it’s not Jason. Today…

VHS box covers for horror movies were excellent at getting people to take them home and watch them. But, for the young Boys and Ghouls duo, they were often sources of morbid mystery that, until they were old enough to rent these potentially terrifying titles, would just entice them and cause them to wonder, WHAT’S IN THE BOX? Join Kat and Marshall …

Jamie Lee Curtis is the subject of this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Specifically, three of the movies that helped cement her as a scream queen. Bookended by the first two “Halloween” films, we take a look at “The Fog”. By the creative team behind “Halloween”, it’s her only paranormal horror film. Then, it’s back to slashers with “Prom Night” and …

The Stuff, the greatest killer-desert movie of 1985, is the topic of this tasty episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. From it’s top-tier actors to its practical special effects, Kat and Marshall make a meal out of this fantastic piece of mid-80’s cheese. Served up with great aplomb by its writer-director Larry Cohen, The Stuff has a lot of plates spinning,…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. Kat here. Welcome to Episode 10 of our Behind the Screams series. Episode 10! I can’t believe this is the 10th one, and I hope you are enjoying listening to these interviews as much as I enjoy putting them together. I always introduce this series by saying that, in “Behind the Screams,” we explore the world of fear, shock, a…

L.A. in horror movies is the subject explored in this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. A lot of horror movies may film in Los Angeles, but not too many really use the city. So, L.A. transplants Kat and Marshall take a look at a few that do; along with an overview of Los Angeles history and what about this city contributes to notions of dread and the m…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. It’s Episode 9 of our Behind the Screams series! In this series, we are exploring the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. Today on the show: Chase Williamson. Chase is an incredible actor. You’ve seen him in lots of stuff: John Dies at the End, The Guest, Rocket Jump’s Video Game High Scho…

The ‘Burbs (1989) and Brianscan (1994) are exchanged between the Boys and Ghouls duo in this episode of good cheer and mayhem. Listen in as Kat has Marshall watch, for his very first time, her beloved 90’s tech-horror romp, “Brainscan”. Then stay tuned as Marshall has Kat finally watch one of his favorite flicks, Joe Dante’s tale of home-grown homi…

“Ginger Snaps” is the lycanthropic subject of this month’s episode. A Canadian werewolf film, made at the close of the 1990s, it follows two macabre sisters as the curse of womanhood, and then the case of the werewolf, comes between them. This movie has been a favorite of Marshall’s for years though Kat, who can relate to elements of it in ways tha…

Halloween episodes are a favorite at the “Boys and Ghouls” podcast. For this year’s effort, we are repeating the Halloweenies format of last year. So, in “Halloweenies 2” we will be covering a trio of spooky topics. The first segment will cover the cult (or, at least, well regarded and low budget) direct-to-VHS faux-bootleg horror movie, “The WNUF …

Kat asked Marshall if he wanted to post a trailer that promotes the new podcast, “Inside The Exorcist”. Marshall asked if he could do a 70’s horror-trailer voice for the trailer’s introduction and Kat told him that would be fine. And so, listen in as Boys and Ghouls presents a taste of what you can expect from the newly released podcast, “Inside Th…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. Kat here. Welcome to Episode 8 of our Behind the Screams series, where we explore the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. Today on the show: director and producer Chelsea Stardust! Chelsea is smart, talented and has had a horror education that most of us would kill for...Recently, she took…

Shopping malls are the topic of this episode of "Boys and Ghouls" Listen in, as we discuss the Monroeville Mall of George Romero's 1978 zombie classic, "Dawn of the Dead". Then, stay tuned as we head over to the Sherman Oaks Galleria, used in the killer-robot 80's flick, "Chopping Mall"; where shopping costs you an arm and a leg. If you have a swee…

Hoaxes are the topic of this podcast episode that really really happened. Join the Boys and Ghouls duo as they explore two horrific hoaxes. First, they take a look at the Orson Welles “War of the Worlds” 1938 broadcast, as well as the H.G. Wells (no relation) Martian invasion novel that inspired it. Also, they discuss the made-for-tv movie “The Nig…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls, and welcome to Episode 7 of our Behind the Screams series, where we’re exploring the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. Today on the show: Rob Galluzzo, Senior editor of Blumhouse.com and cohost of Blumhouse’s Shockwaves podcast. Rob also directed and produced the documentary The Psycho L…

Buffy the Vampire Slayer the movie, the tv show, and the character, are explored in this five by five episode of "Boys and Ghouls". Listen in as we trace this story of the typical horror victim becoming the horror hero; from its start as an ambitious screenplay and its transformation into a tv phenomenon. Along the way, Kat tells what an influence …

The Shining, the book the movie and the mini-series, is explored in this episode of "Boys and Ghouls". Listen in as we trace the inspirations of Stephen King to pen this story of horror between family members, alone with each other, in an isolated mountain luxury-hotel. We follow its themes and devices as they are transformed when Stanley Kubrick u…

Hosts Kat and Marshall have exchanged favorites, requiring both of them to watch a horror movie that they have never seen before, but that the other host loves. First, Marshall reveals that he had never seen one of Kat’s seasonal favorites, 1981’s “Halloween II”. Along with Kat, who has watched it untold times since childhood, they explore this sla…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls, and welcome to Episode 6 of our “Behind the Screams” series, where we’re exploring the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. Hello, Boys and Ghouls. Today on the show: Clarke Wolfe, a woman who’s been blazing a trail in horror for years now! She’s an actor, a writer, a critic, a host, in fac…

Romantic obsessions in horror movies (or, suspense-thrillers) is the topic of this captivating episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. Listen in, as Kat and Marshall have a heart-to-heart about a few of the best movies to show what can happen when one person in the couple isn’t at a place in their own life to enter into a committed relationship, and the othe…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls, and welcome to Episode 5 of our “Behind the Screams” series, where we’re exploring the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. We are so excited to bring you this interview with Rodo Sayagues, one of the creative minds behind Evil Dead (2013) and Don’t Breathe, two of the biggest horror movies…

Krampus, the Christmas goat-demon of alpine folklore, meets gremlins, the airplane sabotaging imps, in this holiday episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall discuss the origins of these mythical monsters who, at least in the movies, come around at Christmas. Krampus acts as the bad-cop to St. Nicholas’ good-cop and delivers punishm…

Cannibals are the topic of this, the latest ever Boys and Ghouls episode. So listen in, as Kat and Marshall sink their teeth into this staple of the horror genre. For an appetizer big enough to share, Kat presents a history of cannibalism; from ancient tribes to the snowbound American settlers. And she lets you know what can happen when you have mo…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls! It’s the 4th episode in our “Behind the Screams” interview series, where we’re exploring the world of fear, shock and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. For this episode, I talked to Mark Allen Michaels, writer/director of the new film The Fiancé, which hits VOD and DVD November 15th. It’s an action/horror film w…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. Kat here, with another installment of our “Behind the Screams” series. I’m so excited to bring you this interview with writer Ian Shorr. Ian writes screenplays and writes for TV, and we sat down and talked a lot about his journey to becoming a professional writer and what he loves about horror (and there may be an absolutely…

Spice up your Halloween with this episode of “Boys and Ghouls”. In their fifth Halloween episode, Marshall and Kat marvel at a grab bag of seasonal treats. After sharing their third on-air Twinkie (pumpkin cheesecake) they take a look at the rapidly-becoming-a-classic movie “Trick ‘r Treat” and all the Halloween it could cram into four interweaving…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls. It’s the second episode of our new series, “Behind the Screams!” Listen in to Kat’s chat with Neal McLaughlin, writer and director of the feature film ‘I Was a Teenage Wereskunk’ (which Marshall and Kat had a cameo in!)...enjoy…By Marshall Hicks & Kat Wells

‘Salem’s Lot has gone from being Stephen King’s second published novel, to an influential 1979 mini-series, to a second mini-series in 2004 that expanded on the townsfolk and the darkness of the doomed Maine town of ‘Salem’s Lot. Join Kat and Marshall as they take a bite out of this story of vampires in a small town and follow its effect on the nex…

Hello, Boys and Ghouls...Welcome to our new series, “Behind the Screams,” where we’ll explore the world of fear, shock, and horror by talking to tastemakers in the genre. Our first interview is with Daniel Montgomery, one of the Artistic Directors of the immersive haunt CREEP Los Angeles. Listen...If you dare...…

The year 1976 is explored in this star-spangled episode. Join the “Boys and Ghouls” duo as they look at the fashions of “Carrie” and examine what the energy crisis did for the “King Kong” remake. Hitch a ride, as they look at the first batch of “Jaws” rip-offs to hit the theater. Then, they have sympathy for the devil as they take on ’76 satanic ci…

"The Wolf Man" (1941) and "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) are the subjects of this moon-eyed episode of Boys and Ghouls. Listen in as Kat and Marshall discuss these two transformative films and how they changed what the public looked for in a werewolf movie and even in a werewolf myth. Then, join Kat as she takes a trip through history, lea…