This week, we exhume from our vault that time Chelsea & Rick chatted with Nicole Brydon Bloom. We get into her starring role in 1BR, Brooklyn Horror Fest, Dark Sky Films, what horror classics she's seen, her performance on Law & Order SVU & more! Please subscribe, rate & review. Give us that 5 star boop! Tell your friends.…

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss religious themed horror movies in a loose & freeform way that wasn't encouraged by either of their religious upbringing. Of course, we start with The Exorcist & follow it up with The Exorcism Of Emily Rose, The Prophecy, Frailty, Fallen, The Vigil, Saint Maud, The Omen remake, Immaculate & more. We also get i…

Mark and Kristen Kimball of Essex Farm in Essex, New York, have farmed for over 20 years together. Mark and Kristen are known for their year-round, free-choice, whole-diet CSA model on 130 acres, with 22 acres and vegetables and access to 1,100 acres per grazing, haymaking, and sugaring, producing everything from veggies, fruit, grains, meat, dairy…

Angelica Florio returns to the podcast to discuss the end of Ti West's trilogy. We go HEAVY ON THE SPOILERS giving flowers to Mia Goth, Giancarlo Esposito, Larry Fessenden & the rest of the cast. Also, Angelica explains what brat summer is, we talk about religious upbringings, giallos, daddy issues & more! Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 …

Farmer Sarah Patterson of Red Acre Farm in Cedar City, Utah, was just 14 years old when she started her first CSA on her parents' land after they moved to Utah from LA. Now, 15 years later, she has built Red Acre Farm into a thriving one-acre certified organic farm with a year-round, full-diet CSA, farm stand, farm kitchen, AND farm stay, along wit…

Kate Woods, farm manager of Beetlebung Farm in Chilmark, Massachusetts, along with her partner Nick, are the co-managers of a two-acre regenerative and primarily no-till farm on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Before its current iteration, the land had a rich history in agriculture, something of which that has been important to carry on for the is…

Spooky Doings would like to thank All Elite Wrestling for this episode. Rick talks with former Ring Of Honor 6 man tag champion Bishop Kaun about his love of horror. We talk about when he first fell in love with the genre, if it influences his in ring work, some of his favorite films, his appreciation of practical effects & more. We also discuss ho…

As their farm name suggests, Montana farmers Max Smith and Katie Madden of Winter Kissed Farm focus on growing vegetable crops year-round, especially during the winter seasons. On 15 acres and at 3,500 feet in elevation, they use multiple high-tunnels and caterpillar-tunnels to grow crops and sell them through a CSA, an online store, and to some ar…

Elizabeth Keen of Indian Line Farm in Western Massachusetts, has been farming for 27 years and began her farm with her husband on land that was the birthplace of the CSA model popularized by Robyn Van En in 1986. Stewarding this important property, Elizabeth started her CSA with 12 member shares in 1997, which has since grown to 250 members, plus s…

Chelsea & Rick talk about some of their favorite prequels & how difficult it is to pull them off & make the stakes matter on this SPOILER heavy episode. We discuss Final Destination 5, Red Dragon, Orphan: First Kill, The Nun & Saw X! We also get into last year's SAG/AFTRA strike, Devon Sewa being our president, Chelsea's middle school sleepovers, c…

Ellie Goldstein and Dan Bryant of Small Holding Farm in Morganton, North Carolina, were recommended by a fan of the show as young, new, year-round farmers. Ellie and Dan started their farm in 2020 during the early months of the pandemic. Ellie has a background in psychology and works part-time in the mental health field and Dan is a certified arbor…

Aidan Feeney of Fog Town Farm is located on Nantucket Island, 30 miles off of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Growing up on Nantucket as an outdoor enthusiast and working in landscaping and doing tree work during high school, Aidan became inspired to learn about agriculture and spent time in New York and in Vermont in college working on farms. In 2019, he…

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss the new sharksploitation flick Under Paris & their different opinions of the film. We explain why our reluctant shark correspondents weren't part of this chat, the environmentalist characters in the movie, the characters Rick refers to as "sea pigs", 1 of whom Chelsea develops a romantic attachment to, evolut…

Nate & Gabrielle of Six River Farm are located just north of Portland, ME. As early apprentices of Paul and Sandy Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm—also former guests on the show—Nate and Gabrielle are now in their 18th! year of farming. Starting Six River Farm in 2007, on 2.5 acres of leased land, AND utilizing a collective farm model with four farms…

Today, I have TWO guests, Emily Von-Trapp of Von Trapp Flowers in VT and Linda D’arco of Little Farmhouse Flowers in NY. Emily and Linda each operate their own cut flower businesses with a focus on wholesale and winter flower bulb forcing AND they collaborate to teach flower farmers how to bring beautiful flowers to bloom during the coldest and dar…

On this we've episode exhumed from the vault, Chelsea & I chat with author & screenwriter, Grady Hendrix! We discuss which parts of his books, My Best Friend's Exorcism & We Sold Our Souls scared us most, Satanic Panic, directed by Chelsea Stardust, how he's his own harshest critic, the after life, Rick's holy war on Ikea in regards to Horrorstor, …

Over the last 14 years, Ray Tyler of Rose Creek Farms has been passionate about developing growing systems to successfully grow and sell certified organic produce fifty-two weeks a year in western Tennessee. Along with his wife Ashley and six homeschooled children, he is committed to creating a family-focused farm that allows for a sustainable and …

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick give figurative flowers to the current batch of scream queens that are tearing it up on screen! We sing the praises of Sydney Sweeney, Jessica Rothe, Samara Weaving, Melissa Barrera, Kathryn Newton & Jenna Ortega. We didn't realize how much love we'd give to the Radio Silence players. It Just ended up like that. We a…

Max Bank returns to the show to talk with Chelsea & Rick about horror movies about making movies! We chat about New Nightmare, Starry Eyes, Mute Witness, Urban Legend: Final Cut, The Last House On Dead End Street, One Cut Of The Dead, Peeping Tom & The Taking Of Deborah Logan. We also discuss Max performing improv with Spooky Doings, Rick's dislike…

On this episode, Rick talks with the writer & director of Brightwood, Dane Elcar. We discuss how Rick won a copy of the movie at Final Exam Trivia, the origins of this time loop film, overachieving on a micro budget, cast members Dana Berger & Max Woertendyke & a lot more! We also talk about an eclipse, filming with rona protocols, exterior shoots,…

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick discuss Species & it's sequel. Chelsea explains how an international work trip was the impetus for this chat, Rick talks about seeing it in the theater, the connection these films have with Friday the 13th, young Michelle Williams, how Michael Madsen was fine back in the day, how films in the 90s were very sexy & mor…

Chelsea returns to talk with Rick about the movies we know are so bad that they're good! That is to say we understand that these movies are subpar but we love them regardless. We get into Bless The Child, Slumber Party Massacre 2, House Of Wax, Demons, Dead Silence & New York Ninja. We also discuss our eighth anniversary improv show, artificial int…

On this episode that we've exhumed from our vault, Rick is joined by filmmakers Roman Chimienti & Tyler Jensen to discuss their documentary Scream, Queen: My Nightmare On Elm Street. We discuss the life & legacy of the film's subject Mark Patton, the polarizing opinions towards Freddy's revenge, horror conventions, Shocker, LGBT horror & so much mo…

On this episode, Rick chats with writer/director Tyler MacIntyre about his movies Tragedy Girls & It's A Wonderful Knife. We discuss night shoots, working with Brianna Hildebrand, Alexandra Shipp, Craig Robinson, Timothy Murphy & Justin Long. We also get into his feelings regarding 1 of his films being on the cover of Fangoria after reading that ma…

Our dear friend, Brianna Sig, returns to the podcast to talk about a film that Rick feels could heal America. That film is Cocaine Bear! We discuss our initial reaction to hearing about the movie, the comedy, the gore & the performances. Rick shares a story about being on a set with Ray Liotta. Brianna talks about seeing it with her Soraia bandmate…

This is a wonderful conversation with writers, directors, actors, editors, producers that comprise the Adams Family, Toby Poser & John Adams. We discuss where their love of horror begins, learning to make films with their children, realism & improvisation in their movies, making their own music, maneuvering within the guilds, filming in upstate New…

Chelsea returns & joins Rick to chat with writer/producer Mary Bess Pritchett to talk about Anna & The Apocalypse. They talk about how the met at Final Exam Horror Trivia, why Rick didn’t want to see this christmas set zombie musical, which characters they connected with, who enjoyed it , who didn’t & more.We also get into Muppets, theater kids, th…

We've brought another episode out of our Spooky Doings archieves! Chelsea & Rick chat with the singer of Soraia in Spooky Doings studios. ZouZou enlightens us on her rock journey & how our biggest obstacle can be ourselves. We discuss the creative process, Steve Van Zandt, Joan Jett, Iggy Pop, Dead Reckoning Club, performing, vinly & try to tempt Z…

On this episode, Rick welcomes writer/director, Jenn Wexler, back on the podcast along with writer, Sean Redlitz, to talk about their film The Sacrifice Game. We have a SPOILER HEAVY conversation about the evolution of that movie, filming in a Canadian abbey, attending a screening with some of the fantastic cast & their family, their writing proces…

On this episode, Rick welcomes writer/director, Jenn Wexler, back on the podcast along with writer, Sean Redlitz, to talk about their film The Sacrifice Game. We have a SPOILER HEAVY conversation about the evolution of that movie, filming in a Canadian abbey, attending a screening with some of the fantastic cast & their family, their writing proces…

In honor of their new fil Sacrifice game premiering on Shudder, we've gone into the Spooky Doings Vault again to unearth this episode from 2019 when Chelsea & Rick welcomed co-writer & director Jenn Wexler & producer Heather Buckley to talk about their punk rock slasher The Ranger. We get into national parks, 80s dreamland, dads in film, the fantas…

Rick welcomes reluctant shark correspondents, Tom & Jennifer Rizzuto back on the show to talk about the megalodon sequel. We get into how the film is unrealistic, next level bonkers, how it differs from Steve Alten’s novel, Jason Statham’s quips, T-Rex arms, Oso from Snowfall & more!We also discuss DJ becoming a top fighter, horny megs, sharks havi…

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick talk about a variety of found footage films. They dive into what they enjoy about this subgenre, some of the things they dislike& recommend films to each other starting with Blair Witch Project before conversing about Cloverfield, Rec, Diary Of The Dead, Poughkeepsie Tapes, As Above, So Below & Deadstream.We also tal…

Chelsea returns to the show to talk SPOILER HEAVY about the latest installment of the Saw franchise. She tells Rick that people walked out of her showing, he tells her how he's frequently compared John Kramer to Batman, Jigsaw going south, returning characters, traps, goo goo muck & gagging noises. We also hear about Chelsea's international travels…

On this episode, Rick welcome Jason Farr from There It Is Podcast to talk about Ti West's House Of The Devil. We get into the 80's, satanic panic, Greta Gerwig, The Fixx, nasty looking on set pizza, Jeff Grace's score, respectful disagreements about the film, nudity in horror & more! We also get into Screaming Jay Hawkins, performing improv at Magn…

Angelica Florio returns to talk with Rick about Barbarian! We get deep into Zach Cregger's subterranean masterpiece, the preview that didn't spoil anything, the performances by Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgard, Justin Long, Richard Brake & Matthew Patrick Davis' horrific Mother. We put ourselves in the shoes of these characters & ponder how we'd f…

We're unearthing this episode from 2019 when David Howard Thornton was our first guest! We talk about his Terrifier audition, Art The Clown, set life, the difficulties of low budget film making, sequels, Alabama & more! Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!By spookydoings

After testing positive for rona, Rick conducts this digital chat with Jamie Tinker & Jennifer Miller of Stephen King tours in Bangor, Maine. We discuss what the impetus of our fandom was regarding the master storyteller, what our favorite King on camera roles are, how rain enhanced seeing the town that's the basis for Derry, people proposing at the…

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick revisit true crime with the case of the West Memphis 3. Chelsea explains what compelled her to watch the Paradise Lost documentaries recently, Rick following the case since the 90s, we lament the murders of Michael Moore, Steven Branch & Mark Byers, talk about the wrongful conviction of Damian Echols, Jason Baldwin &…

Paul and Sandy Arnold of Pleasant Valley Farm in upstate NY are seasoned expert winter growers. They have been involved with winter growing since they first purchased their 60-acre property 35 years ago. With three large RIMOL high-tunnels, numerous caterpillar and field tunnels, dedicated wash/pack, and climate controlled storage facilities, they …

Joy Longfellow is a flowers trial technician on the flowers team at Johnny’s research farm. I invited Joy to speak about their overwinter flower trials and the info they have gathered over the past few years. The Johnny’s research farm is 200+ acres acres in size with 60+ acres in crop production that includes both field and greenhouse growing for …

On this episode, Chelsea & Rick chat with trivia hostess & beer enthusiast Stephanie Kane about her favorite horror film, The Shining. We discuss Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece & Stephen King's issues with how his film was adapted, we compare the film to the source material, we give Wendy some justice because she's a strong character, performances b…

Located in the Pacific Northwest, Brian and his partner Chrystine first started as a fresh market farm is 2004, producing their first seed catalog in 2007, and then transitioned entirely to seed production in 2011. Uprising Seeds is WA fist 100% certified organic seed company, producing over 70% of the seeds they sell with the rest being sourced fr…

Erin and Sam started Long Season Farm in Ulster County, NY, in 2014 as a winter-only operation, but have since expanded to year-round production and market the majority of their produce at two year-round farmers markets. With seven acres in production, they have four 30' x 96' unheated high-tunnels, plus a prop house, multiple cat/ tunnels, a movea…

Recorded on July 9 prior to the Screen Actors' Guild strike, Rick has a wonderful chat with Jeremy Holm. We discuss how a dirty cappuccino machine brought Jeremy into the horror genre, having the character of The Ranger written especially for him, being directed by Jenn Wexler, the possibilities of sequels, discussing the tenderness of the characte…

Jamila Norman of Patchwork City Farms in Atlanta, GA, is a first generation daughter to Caribbean parents whose history is rooted in agriculture. After a career in environmental engineering, she founded Patchwork City Farms in 2010, an acre+ urban farm with one 30'x96' high-tunnel and four caterpillar tunnels that supplies two farmers markets, a co…

In 2015, Amy Frye and Jacob Slosberg of Boldly Grown Farm in Bow, WA, started a one-acre farm at an incubator farm shortly after meeting and working on their university farm. Now, in their ninth season, they’ve purchased their own farm property and currently cultivate 30 acres of vegetables, a couple acres of grains, dry beans, seed crops, and flow…

CHELSEA'S BACK!!!! Our wonderful co-host returns to the show to chop it up with Rick. Our topic on this episode is our favorite films where everyone dies! We get into Final Destination 5, The Thing, the Dawn Of The Dead remake, Evil Dead, Cabin Fever & Hateful 8. We also get into our opinions of fireworks, how both thought the other would choose to…

Jillian and Ross Mickens of Open Door Farm in Cedar Grove, NC, work collaboratively with previous podcast guests Vera and Gordon of Ten Mother Farm to fill CSA boxes with many of the land intensive crops like potatoes and winter squash. With 5 acres under cultivation, and eleven seasons under their belt, they recently made the transition to winter-…

Rebecca and her husband, Mark, started Moonshot Farm in East Windsor, NJ, in 2019 after relocating from New York City to begin their dream of growing year-round cut flowers in a northern climate. In just four short years, they have built their 3.5 acre flower farm to include four high-tunnels, two of which are heated by a geothermal heating system,…