Nostalgia Highway

Living up to our “typically” every other Tuesday release schedule, here it is Hitchhikers...one week late, & not what we promised. Instead, it’s an open floor discussion of randomness including, but not limited to: Season 2 of Eli Roth’s History of Horror and Creepshow on Shudder, Rob Zombie remaking The Munsters, a mini-dive into Unhinged (2020), & we discuss a few documentaries that we’ve gotten into lately. We also talk about some other podcasts we enjoy, Wrestlemania 37, the Toxic Avenger remake, fantasy booking an episode for Season 3 of The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, & we share our thoughts on the newest reimagining of Mortal Kombat that releases on 4/23. ***A Reminder: This will be the last show for at least a month...just need some time to refresh & recharge before we return better than ever with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) for EP. 56!!!

Shake & bake Hitchhikers...THAT just happened!! Welcome to race day where we are reviewing Talladega Nights: The Ballad Of Ricky Bobby (2006) for EP. 54. We have controversy over our Top 5 Will Ferrell movies, while the Mayor talks about attending the 2001 Daytona 500 & the 2021 Tampa Bay Screams horror-con. We discuss some other recent watches, reveal April’s theme and schedule, & we also have the Lord’s ratings for Dumb and Dumber, as well as this.

Welcome back Hitchhikers as we review the Jim Carrey classic Dumb and Dumber (1994) for EP. 53!! We share our favorite scenes and quotes, behind the scenes, our Top 5 Jim Carrey movies, & some grade school crushes gone wrong. We fantasy book the pending Pet Sematary prequel, hot takes on Willy’s Wonderland (2021) & Wrong Turn (2021), as well as attending some upcoming horror movie conventions.

Welcome back Hitchhikers as we dive into the movie that forever changed how the Mayor has his meat cooked - Ravenous (1999) for EP. 52!! Of course we discuss this unique score, we ask does this have the best bear trap kill ever, while the King tosses out words like “masterpiece” and “epic.” We also discuss some recent watches in Stephen King’s Riding the Bullet (2004), Vivarium (2019), Gretel & Hansel (2020), & we talk about the upcoming M. Night Shyamalan flick, Old.

On this episode of NHP, we dive in headfirst into Trollhunter (2010) for EP. 51!! We discuss how the Mayor hates subtitles and found footage movies, we ask does this need an Americanized treatment for a remake, and is Hans the ‘wegian Tom Atkins? We also talk about some of our more recent watches outside of the NHP world, as well as the new John Carpenter’s Lost Themes III album that just released on 2/5, & announce our next review that releases in two weeks.

HAPPY 2021 HITCHHIKERS!!! To kickoff the new year for Season 3, we’re reviewing what we all consider a modern masterpiece of sorts for EP. 50. We’ve had this on on the back burner for awhile, but here’s Sin City (2005)!!! We fantasy book other graphic novels to be adapted to the screen like this, some hot takes from the sequel, & we ask is this an anthology? Also, if you have a cool name you’d want to throw out as a suggestion for the NHP theme music from Sean Jackson & Cody Jones, hit us up on any of the platforms we’re on!!!

We’ve finally made it to the final level of 2020 Hitchhikers...if we can make it through this year, we can make it through any of them!!! For Episode 49, NHP proudly brings you our very first Holiday Extravaganza Special, a round table discussion of a few of our December favorites. We also share some of our fondest Christmas memories/family traditions, we ask the hard-hitting question if Lethal Weapon & Die Hard are Christmas movies, & we talk about our favorite Christmas tv shows/specials. Lots of parking lot talk, the Mayor has a bunch of N/As, & there’s an NHP Christmas miracle by way of the Lord. Look for us in 2021 Hitchhikers...we’re closing the book on 2020!!!

⛺️🪓🌲HAPPY FRIDAY THE 13TH HITCHHIKERS!!!🌲🪓⛺️ Once again, we are reviewing a Friday movie & this time, we bring you Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) for Bonus Episode 6!!! Us movie fans typically scoff at any “finality” taglines with our beloved horror franchises...we’re on to your game studio execs. The King shares some HorrorHound memories with Ted White, we ask if cheese should go on a steak, there’s a discussion about how the 80s weren’t quite ready for a juvenile slasher, & we get a good laugh at Roger Ebert’s expense. There’s also another NHP first that was long overdue.

🎃🕸🕷GREETINGS & HAPPY HALLOWEEN HITCHHIKERS!!! ☠️⚰️👻 We finally made it to that magical 24 hours of spooky goodness that we’ve been waiting for all year!!! The Lord couldn’t be with us this time out, but we called in some reinforcements as we have guests galore - we have Justin Ramsey from the Raised in Horror: The Psycho Siblings Podcast, & three of Dirt Candy Production’s finest - Brooklyn Ewing, Justin Ewing, & our favorite creep Jerry Larew to help us review Tom Holland’s 80s vampire classic, Fright Night (1985)!!! In addition to the review (we got sidetracked a few times), we discuss the best fruits to dip in caramel, taking shots of absinthe with Tom Holland, filming Lloyd Kaufman’s crotch, wacky but true neighbor tales from Dirt Candy, & the King is the wrongest he’s ever been. We also talk about our annual must-see Halloween movies while the Mikes on mics from the Drive-By Wrestling Podcast swing by to share their personal favorites as well.

Greetings once again Hitchhikers!!! We’re halfway through our NHP Halloween Favorites theme for October & we’re bringing a guest with us this time - one of the hosts from Raised in Horror: The Psycho Siblings Podcast - Justin Ramsey!!! For this review, we dive into Stan Winston’s directorial debut, Pumpkinhead (1988) for EP. 47. We ask if the title is a bit misleading, leaving us with an earthbound Xenomorph-type being instead of a jack o’ lantern-headed entity. The Dick Warlock Factor is in full effect and we talk about shirtless Lance Henriksen way too much. *NOTE: At the end of the previous episode, we said Fright Night (1985) was the next review. Plans changed, so we bumped up Pumpkinhead and Fright Night will be released on Halloween.*

🎶🎵Reunited and it feels so good!🎵🎶 Welcome back Hitchhikers...it’s great to be back & it’s been way too damn long!!! Taking September off wasn’t the plan, but sometimes you gotta adapt to what’s going on. We’re so excited to kick off the spooky season of October with our first of three NHP Halloween Favorites, the King’s pick for EP. 46, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)!!! We decided to start the month off light-hearted and crank up the scary as we go on. This King family favorite is basically a Scooby-Doo plot without Scooby-Doo, that stars the legendary Don Knotts as our lovable loser - Luther Heggs. The Mayor has issues with crickets, there’s Don Knotts impressions, NHP Halloween giveaway news, & shenanigans abound.

Imagine, if you will, a movie review podcast bringing you horror anthologies by a campfire. This time bringing from the outer reaches of the unknown, EP. 45 - Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). Discussions about early 80s PG ratings, how things would be in the NHP rest home in a few years, & comparisons between the original shows vs. 1983’s segments are made. We get multiple Mayor retractions, find out our favorite unconventional burger toppings (Lord not included), & we fantasy book our picks to from the original tv series to be included for this movie.

AHHH...the great outdoors!!! There’s not many things better than scary stories being told by a campfire, so we agreed to make another go of a camping theme this summer, cracking beers & facing fears, making horror anthologies the topic of conversation, picking up right where we left off with Creepshow (1982), we bring you Creepshow 2 (1987) for EP. 44!!! We get some old school King parenting, while spiteful King makes a triumphant comeback! The Mayor says “filler isn’t filler if it’s effective,” and we give mini-reviews of the lesser known Creepshow 3, as well as our thoughts on the new tv series from Shudder.

Greeting Hitchhikers!!! To close out Hitchhiker’s Choice for the month of July, we bring to you NHP’s very first anthology review with Justin Ramsey’s selection of Creepshow (1982)!!! We ask, “to didgeridoo...or to didgeridon’t,” the Barbeau Challenge, & our hate for old Warner Bros. DVD cases. We give our Creepshow segment rankings, bad Nathan Grantham impressions, & we fantasy book Tom Atkins and Adrienne Barbeau as the Elrods for Halloween Ends.

Welcome back Hitchhikers as we officially open July with our very first Hitchhiker’s Choice theme out here on the Highway!!! 12 movies went in...2 came out. Originally chosen by Adam Parsons, we present to you EP. 42 - Se7en (1995)!!! The Lord envies the King a little bit and we discuss a certain jump scare from the movie while we try to figure out where it ranks all-time for jump scares. We ask what exactly is the measurement criteria to snag an Oscar nomination for Best Editing (let alone win it) and we get some wifey hot take mini reviews, in which the Mayor gets “Mayored.”

SURPRISE & HAPPY BIRTHDAY ‘MERCIA!!! For the second year in a row, NHP is bringing you a 4th of July bonus episode for your ear holes...& this time we’re bringing a different format & a special guest for the very first time ever on the show!!! Hitchhikers, please welcome one half of the Psycho Siblings from the Raised in Horror podcast, Justin Ramsey!!! We are extremely grateful & fortunate to have Justin come on to provide some fresh insight to the many movies we discuss in the almost 4 hour runtime we have waiting for you. Enjoy & have a safe 4th of July weekend!!!

What better way to close out June than wait until the last day to release the final entry for It Came from Late Night TV Month...Night of the Creeps (1986) for EP. 41?! We discuss how this may be the ultimate love letter to all things horror/science fiction, King tries to crush the Lord’s fanboy dreams of meeting Fred Dekker, & we share bathroom stall graffiti memories from our younger days. We also ask is this and The Monster Squad (1987) in the same univer...Dekkerverse & do we really want a sequel 35+ years later?? Oh yeah...Tom Atkins y’all. Recognize. All this & more in EP. 41 - Night of the Creeps (1986)!!!

Greetings Hitchhikers & welcome to our second entry for It Came from Late Night TV Month for EP. 40 where we are bringing to you Sssssss (1973)!!! First things first, we want to apologize for the poor audio quality we are regrettably exposing you to for this episode. Skype wasn’t our friend the night we recorded this show and our schedules didn’t allow us time to re-record segments that truly needed redone. This is the best chicken salad we could come up with. Anyways, we ask, “What exactly did Strother Martin inject Dirk Benedict with in one particular scene and was Harry, the drunken snake once human or a real snake?” Also, we discuss our favorite special FX/transformation movies from yesteryear. Our personal feelings toward the snake kingdom are revealed and we spitball ideas for the sequel that never happened.

Greetings Hitchhikers and welcome to “It Came From Late Night TV” Month here on the Highway for June!!! We are going to be reviewing three of our personal favorite, oddball, quirky movies you’d catch staying up past your bedtime that have become cult classics among horror/sci-fi fans. Roundhouse kicking this month off is the Chuck Norris vs. Great Value Michael Myers flick, Silent Rage (1982) for EP. 39!!! We compare fashion similarities between our bad guy John Kirby and the Lord, while we also feel brief “dad quarantine pity” for Kirby...until he picks up an axe. Chuck Norris pulls a Dr. Loomis and the single greatest line in NHP’s show note history begins a deep cut discussing one of the weirdest montages in 80s cinema. We also ask, “Is this a slasher horror movie?” The King and Mayor agree, while the Lord wants to be stubborn and oppose. 😜 What do you say Hitchhikers, is this a horror movie?!

HOWDY HITCHHIKERS!!! We have a rootin’, tootin’ review for you that will satisfy your inner cowboy as we finish out Wild West Month for May; we bring you the star-studded Silverado (1985)!!! Right off the bat we go barkin’ at a knot when we realize every VHS the Lord finds at Goodwill costs him a quarter and gives us the history and meaning of the muff pistol. We take time to recognize the massive amount of horror movie connections there are with this and we discuss luck and what lucky charms we all have. Did I mention there’s virtual social distancing whiskey shots with the King? There are...but only of the good stuff. Oh, and he also explains that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and The Fast & the Furious are essentially the same movie. Somehow. All this and more in EP. 38 - Silverado (1985), available NOW on all your favorite podcasting apps!!!