The Spooky Doings Podcast

Rick welcomes Paul Downey back to the show with an apology about scheduling before discussing Maniac Cop. We get into guerilla filmmaking in New York, how Tom Atkins has fucked ALL of our moms, Bruce Campbell, Jake LaMotta, Richard Roundtree, Bill Lustig & more. We also chat about the sequels, that astounding stunt at the end of the first film, buying physical media sight unseen, how Maniac Cop might be standard operating procedure for the NYPD & Rick gives Paul hid flowers by informing him that his book, The Shark Is Roaring was available for sale at the Museum Of The Moving Image in Astoria Queens. Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!

Rick welcomes ZouZou Mansour back to the show to discuss Welcome To Derry. We discuss if ZouZou has ever read the novel, compare the series to the ABC miniseries from the 90s as well as Andy Muschietti films, pickle daddy, the cast, Dick Halloran, romantic Cubans, Bill Skarsgard, ZouZou dressing as Pennywise & more. We also talk about our friendly Pac-Man competition, hanging out at the Mahoning Drive In, Rick's friend, Sheri, Tucker & Dale Vs Evil, Silhouettes In The Sarcophagus, seeing Soraia when they perform & more. Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!

Rick welcomes Alex Grass to the podcast to talk about his book Infernal Tramps. We discuss immediately how the cover lets readers know this collection of short stories is weird. We get into where Alex's love of horror begins, wonder what's wrong with David Cronenberg, discuss Alex's use of multiple languages in his stories, constructive criticism of creative work & more. We also get into our similarities despite being raised in different religions, the world cup, how most of life isn't political, how Alex doesn't fuck with the sea, plus some deep thoughts. Please subscribe, review & leave us that 5 star boop!

Please enjoy this episode exhumed from our vault. Rick had a great conversation with the editor of Bloody Flicks, author of The Shark is Roaring: The Story of Jaws: The Revenge & co-author of It's Me Billy: Black Christmas Revisited, Paul Downey! We swim out in the deep waters talking about Jaws & Jaws: The Revenge & unwrap the many gifts of Black Christmas as well as that films remakes. We also discuss the video nasties, how banning films sometimes backfires, novelizations, true crime & Grizzly 2!   Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!

Rick welcomes the infinitely patient Owen Llewelyn on the show to talk about R.I.P Man. We get into Owen's love of horror, thanks to his mum, how R.I.P Man started as a short film, chattering teeth with googly eyes, its similarity to police procedurals, the creepiness of his character, the vulnerability of the human mouth & more. We also discuss Stephen King's It, comparisons to Art The Clown, attending horror conventions, the difficulties of night shoots & when his mother might watch R.I.P Man. Please subscribe, review & give us that 5 star boop!