Dec 22, 2020

Sam brings 2020 to a close with a decidedly less scary selection: 1977’s IT HAPPENED ONE CHRISTMAS, which had Marlo Thomas playing the lead in a gender-flipped remake of It’s a Wonderful Life, centered on Mary Bailey as the one who needs to be shown what a difference she makes in the lives of her loved ones. Actress...

Dec 1, 2020

What’s scarier than an undead scarecrow avenging murder? Well, the Deep South, for one. This 1981 gem gets celebrated, analyzed and otherwise trampled by the unstoppable team of Sam Pancake and Drew Droege. And yes, they do imitate the accents. Also have a listen to Drew’s previous Monday Afternoon Movie episode, in...

Nov 2, 2020

Celebrate Halloween two days late not with the TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker but the 1972 TV movie that first introduced Darren McGavin as Carl Kolchak. It influenced generations of subsequent paranormal-themed TV shows, but does it hold up today? Not so much, says special guest Dave Holmes, who objects to...

Sep 28, 2020

Monday Afternoon Movie hits its 50-episode milestone with the thrilling conclusion to the THIS HOUSE POSSESSED episode. Will Sam make it to the end of the episode alive? Will special guest Karen Kilgariff let slip which horrific crime is, in fact, her favorite murder? Whose voice is saying “Previously on Monday...

Sep 22, 2020

Afternooners, have we got a whopper for you. Not only do you get to hear a frank and incisive discussion of the 1981 made-for-TV horror movie THIS HOUSE POSSESSED but also Sam’s comrade in commentary for this season finale is My Favorite Murder co-host Karen Kilgariff. They. Go. Into it. They actually went so into it...