One person’s scary movie is often another person’s comedy, but, being a kid in the 80′s meant you were pretty much on the same page with everyone else when it came squirming in your seat and being afraid of the dark. Join us this week as we discuss the movies that kept us awake at night when we were kids. Most are familiar, some a little less so, and there might be one or two in there that make you think, WTF!?! So, be sure you’ve got a swimming buddy, make sure to keep that night light on, and whatever you do DON’T RUN UPSTAIRS as you settle in for an all new episode of Monkey in the Cage.
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(01:25) – Ramses brings us the hard-hitting random news from the Internets and beyond plus the best birthday gift ever!!!- Denny’s Middle-Earth Menu, Flying Sharks, and the NES Power Glove
(07:07) – Robert brings us some tech news for those with a memory like his, reports on the end of an era, and celebrates Halloween early. Plus, underwhelming RPGs!- Memoto, X-Play and Attack of the Show, and the Leverage RPG
(15:38) – Matt gets wordy with his game reporting and we talk one of the best shows on TV right now. – Sundered Skies Play-by-Post and American Horror Story: Asylum
(23:52) – Karen finally commits herself to a single comic, we talk S.H.I.E.L.D. casting news, and the return of a film icon to an iconic role! – Scott Snyder’s Batman: Death of the Family, Ming-Na, and the return of Conan The Barbarian. Also, there is a director shake-up with X-Men: Days of Future Past.
(32:42) – It’s topic time! Robert is still disturbed by the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Karen reminds us of the freaky randomness of Return to Oz, Ramses reveals why he harbors hatred for E.T., and Matt is still spooked by the original Alien.
(38:44) – We discuss the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise, Friday the 13th turned Matt’s parents into dicks, while Howard the Duck disturbed us on a whole new level. Plus, Gremlins and Poltergeist messed us up for life!
(44:20) – Robert is still bothered by Who Framed Roger Rabbit while Karen bonds with him over Large Marge in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure. We also talk one of the creepiest Creepshow stories ever, The Raft!
(48:10) – Jaws. ‘Nuff said.
(50:05) – Ghoulies made Robert and Ramses afraid to use the toilet, while IT ruined the rest of the bathroom for Karen. Meanwhile, Matt’s parents let him watch The Shining. CPS anyone?
(52:35) – The Fly with Jeff Goldblum gets some double hate, we debate on the scare-factor of Beetlejuice, group confuses itself by thinking It’s Alive was actually Rosemary’s Baby, and we talk about The Thing while weighing in on special effects vs. story. Oh, and Disney is evil.
(59:34) – Matt was the only one that saw The Exorcist as a kid and Stephen King was the master of horror in our youth and Robert “vagues it up.” – Carrie, Cujo, and Christine
Closing Song – A Nightmare on My Street – written and performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
Well my scary movie from my childhood was watching Poltergeist from under a blanket around 9 years old.
Now, the scary part is that my bedroom closet also had the door to the attic, therefore the draft from the attic would slowly open and close the closet door at night. Even when I had to go into the closet ,to get my dress shirts during the day, I would still try to go as quickly as I could.
@James- That sounds absolutely terrifying! The closet was the friggin’ portal to the other side!!!!
Haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but I just wanted to say in response to the picture that goes with the podcast…THANK YOU FOR MURDERING THAT FREAKING ALIEN! Scared the crap out of me as a child, and I still can’t watch E.T.
I’m glad that Who Framed Roger Rabbit was mentioned. I have refused to watch it since I saw it as a kid.
The last movie to scare/creep me out was Event Horizon. After viewing the horrific antics of the crew of that ship in a Hell Dimension, I just felt unclean as I exited the theater back into the sunlight.
Although it wasn’t in wehn i was a kid per-se, I totally agree with Wes. Event Horizon is jacked up!! It’s propbably the reason Dead Space creeps me out so much.
I also forgot to mention Ghostbusters when we were recording. The movie as a whole didn’t scare me, but my parents still recount how much the Library Ghost from the beginning of the movie scared me. I was like 5 or 6 and it was a total jump-scare, of course it freaked me out! Man, my parents owe me some money for my therapy bills…
First off I am new to your podcast and site thanks to Two Dudes One Mic and I can say that I almost peed myself listening to your podcast. Second, I’m glad you talked about E.T. because my wife, who is not scared by any horror or scary movie, to this day will not watch E.T. because the seen when the guys the haz-mat suits start taking over the house. No adult should be afraid to watch E.T.
Awesome! I’m happy you enjoyed the show and hope you will continue to do so. As far as E.T. goes, I don’t remember being scared of it as a kid, but it seems there are a number of people that can’t stand the movie because it freaked them out when they were younger. I wonder if our generation is way more traumatized than we actually know.