Nostalgium Arcanum
A Repository For The Pop Culture That Made Us Who We Are
Displaying items 1-10 of 50 in total of Nostalgium Arcanum with the tag "horror".
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Phantom of the Paradise
October 31st, 2026 | 2 hrs 26 mins
1970s, 70s, Halloween, Phantom, brian de palma, cult film, cult films, cult movie, cult movies, de palma, horror, musical, musicals, paul williams, phantom of the opera, rocky horror picture show, winnipeg
On Halloween, 1974, Phantom of the Paradise premiered and quickly disappeared. But like its title character, it was maimed and framed, but over the years it has become critically acclaimed. A dazzling and furious blend of genres, Brian De Palma's singular vision resulted in a cult classic unlike any other, and one whose legend and status have only grown over time. We're joined by filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") to celebrate this film that rose from the ashes like a Phoenix, and continues to rock and roll for the hell of it.
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The Monkey's Paw
October 28th, 2026 | 34 mins 29 secs
Halloween, audiobook, audiobooks, english literature, horror, literature, short stories, short story, w.w. jacobs, wishmaster
Be careful what you wish for... you just might get... another Halloween bonus reading! This time we're telling the tale of "The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs. Perhaps one of the most perfectly encapsulated stories of desires gone wrong, the original tale has lost none of its power, despite countless retellings.
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Silent Hill 2
October 26th, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
Halloween, Konami, PS2, Silent Hill, Videogames, david lynch, gamer, gamers, gaming, horror, playstation 2, video game, video games, videogame
Few games are as ambitious and terrifying as Silent Hill 2. Replacing blood, gore, and action, with psychological terror and atmosphere, the game is far more David Lynch than David Cronenberg. We venture forth into this cursed town with companion Emily Merritt (@aspecificegg) of the No Small Games podcast (https://nosmallgames.com/) to shine a flashlight into its profoundly upsetting darkness.
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Gravity Falls
October 23rd, 2026 | 1 hr 15 mins
Halloween, Mystery, Oregon, Twin Peaks, alex hirsch, alien, aliens, animation, bill cipher, cartoon, cartoons, disney, horror, jason ritter, kristen schaal, magic
Greetings from Gravity Falls! In only two seasons, Alex Hirsch created this spectacular cartoon that chronicles the paranormal summer that twins Dipper and Mabel Pines spend investigating the magic and monsters that surround their Grunkle Stan's roadside Mystery Shack. We triangulate with our own curious kids, Ben and Celeste Lief, to celebrate this hilarious and heartfelt show. If you're curious, don't wait. Take a trip. Find it. It's out there somewhere in the woods. Waiting.
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The Addams Family (1991)
October 19th, 2026 | 2 hrs 27 mins
Halloween, Sitcom, TV, anjelica huston, barry levinson, christina ricci, christopher lloyd, horror, movie, movies, raul julia, sitcoms, wednesday
Go get a witch's shawl on, a broomstick you can crawl on. We're gonna pay a call on The Addams Family. Helping kick off a run of film adaptations of Nick-At-Nite sitcoms, the 1991 version of Charles Addams' venerable creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky characters soared on pitch perfect performances and Halloween fun for all ages. We're joined by Amanda Rivas and Bill Bodkin (www.thepopbreak.com) to give a big (disembodied) hand to a movie that is gravely hilarious. Cara mia!
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Army of Darkness
October 16th, 2026 | 2 hrs 7 mins
1990s, 90s, Demons, Halloween, bruce campbell, demon, demonic, evil dead, evil dead 2, horror, sam raimi
Hail to the king, baby! After battling deadites in his own time, Ash Williams is thrown back to 1300 A.D. to get literally medieval in this wildly comic horror sequel. Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell take a chainsaw to convention and a lot of spectacular prosthetics in this truly one-of-a-kind film. We're joined by podcaster Matt Storm aka Stormageddon ("Fun" and Games, Reignite - www.djstormageddon.com) and B.T. Moorer to raise our boom-sticks to this classic.
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Young Frankenstein
October 12th, 2026 | 2 hrs 22 mins
1970s, 70s, Gene Wilder, Halloween, cloris leachman, comedy, entertainment, film, films, frankenstein, horror, madeline khan, marty feldman, mary shelley, mel brooks, movie, movies, parody, spoof, teri garr
We're puttin' on the ritz revisiting another of Mel Brooks' timeless comedies, "Young Frankenstein". This abby normal send-up of James Whale's "Frankenstein" and the Universal horror classics is a pitch-perfect masterclass, as Brooks, Gene Wilder, and the rest of the stellar cast put on a comedy clinic that, like the film's subject, achieved immortality. We're joined by comedian Tarik Davis (https://tarikdavis.com/) and film podcaster Sophia Ricciardi from Moviestruck (https://moviestruck.transistor.fm/) to celebrate Mel and Gene's giddy love letter to the black and white terror tales of the 1930s.
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Garfield's Halloween Adventure
October 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
Garfield, Halloween, animation, cartoon, cartoons, comic strip, comic strips, comics, horror, jim davis, odie
This podcast releases on Mondays - the least favorite day of one tubby beloved feline named Garfield. As his popularity began to take off in the early 1980s creator Jim Davis took a page from his comics colleage Charles Schultz and created a Halloween special to showcase, Garfield, Odie, Jon, and the smooth vocals of Lou Rawls. We're joined by comedian Rich Baker (www.daretofailimprov.com) and writer/comedian/filmmaker Joey Clift (Spirit Rangers, Pow!) to trick and/or treat along with this perennial holiday classic.
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Darkman
July 20th, 2026 | 2 hrs 19 mins
1990s, 90s, Action, The Coen Brothers, coen brothers, comic book, comic books, comics, cult classic, cult classics, cult film, cult films, cult movie, cult movies, danny elfman, film, films, frances mcdormand, horror, liam neeson, movie, movies, phantom of the opera, sam raimi, the phantom of the opera
Who is Darkman? That question, posed by the film's marketing, is answered with a laundry list including creator Sam Raimi, actor Liam Neeson, and a slough of influences from The Shadow, to The Phantom of the Opera, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Batman, and many more. A true Frankenstein of a film lurching wildly from comic book action, to horror, to tragedy, to manic comedy, the movie walks a hard-to-resist tightrope that only Sam Raimi can pull off. We're joined by guest filmmaker Alex Sosin ("The Canyon") to peel back Darkman's many faces to explore what lies underneath.
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Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto Del Fauno)
April 27th, 2026 | 2 hrs 24 mins
Guillermo Del Toro, cinema, fairy tale, fairy tales, fantasy, film, films, horror, movies, myth, mythology, spain, spanish
A rumination on fairy tales that firmly embraces the "grim" in Grimm, Guillermo Del Toro's haunting masterpiece "El Laberinto Del Fauno" (or as it is known in the English-speaking world "Pan's Labyrinth") confronts us with horrors real and fantastical, the ones that force us to grow up all too soon. We're joined by guests Jala Prendes (host of Jala-Chan' Place, and co-host of Monster, Dear Monster, and Duckfeed.tv's The Level) and her husband, Dave (co-host of Monster, Dear Monster), to enter the mesmerizing maze of one of the finest films of the 21st century.