Category Archives: Horror

Episode 65 – Best of 2012

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Are you exhausted?  Because we sure are!  2012 turned out be a geek’s best friend and it didn’t matter what your nerdgasm of choice was, either!  Be it movies, gaming, television, comics, or whatever else, 2012 surely did deliver… and there are absolutely no signs that 2013 is going to do any less.  Hell, it’s probably going to do more!  Join us this week as we gather around the mics and discuss what “got our geek” the most in the past year.  Prioritize your superheroes, stock up on convention passes, and be sure to try out a bit of the meatloaf as you settle in for a brand new episode of Monkey in the Cage!

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Episode 55 – Movies That Scared Us as Kids

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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Scary Is The New Black: My Favorite Scary/Halloween Movies

For better or worse I am one of those people that doesn’t scare easily. Sure, any monster jumping out of a closet will make me jump, but it doesn’t really scare me deep down, and torture porn really does nothing for me. I need the monster to never really show itself, it always needs to be around the periphery. I must be allowed to start over thinking everything until I just freak myself out. With this in mind, I decided to list a few of my favorite scary movies, along with some of my favorite Halloween movies. Continue reading

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Episode 54 – Zombies in Pop-Culture

Zombies. Zombies, zombies, zombies.  They are everywhere these days.  They’re on your TV, they’re in your movie theater, they show up at little kids birthday parties (true story), but what is it that makes these mindless flesh-eating killing machines so appealing?  Join us this week as we look at the zombie explosion that has taken over pop-culture like a … well, like a horde of zombies!  Lock the doors, board up those windows, and remember you can drink the water from the toilet tank if you need to , as we talk Zombie-mania on a whole new episode of Monkey in the Cage.

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Are Horror Settings the Best Settings?

Last week, we delved into the topic of Horror in Gaming on the podcast, so, in the spirit of Halloween and in keeping with our creepy theme for the month I figured I would revisit my “Are *blank* Settings the Best Settings” opinions and go a little more in-depth into my thoughts on the topic.  Also, the fact that we’ve restarted Karen’s World of Darkness / Hunter: The Vigil game, it seems to be more than appropriate.

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