Fun Box Monster Podcast

fun Box Monster Podcast #34 Trick or Treat (1986)

Knock, knock, knocking for a sweet surprise...it's a Trick or Treat. Hell, yeah it is. Shock-Rocker Sammy Curr died in a hotel fire. Now, with the help of Ragman AKA Skippy from Family Ties and Ragman's gross disregard for the operator manual that came with his turntable, he's coming back for revenge on everybody that (file not found). You've got possessed cars, possessed stereos, and possessed headphones. You've got Ozzy as a preacher, Gene Simmons as Wolfman Jack, and a very talented gymnast/ballet dancer as the avatar of true metal. This is probably my top contender for best metal-horror hybrid of the eighties. So put on your most ridiculous bandanna and strap on your haunted headphones as we kick out the jams on a very special episode of The Fun Box Monster Podcast!

Fun Box Monster Podcast #33 C.H.U.D. II : Bud The Chud (1989)

Here it is. The sequel to the gritty New York City monster movie, known for it's incredible iconic locations and unforgettable monster design. In a move that may seem odd, they decide to ditch NYC and go to the suburbs. Then ditch the cool glowing-eyed slime monster costumes in favor of some light cheek shading and some shark teeth. And finally, ditch the concept of plot and dialogue in favor of something that can only be referred to as, CHUD 2.  Chud 2 is the answer to the question, "What if Nick at Night made a horror movie?" Matt Loves this one unapologetically. While I...remain mildly skeptical. Join us as we bite into the genetically mutated toy poodle that is, CHUD 2 : Bud the CHUD. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #32 The Prophecy (1979) W/ Guest Damian Maffei

Matt and Tristan are joined by star of stage and screen, Damian Maffei (who you may know as the Man in the Mask from Strangers : Prey at Night) to discuss the Maine based eco-horror classic, The Prophecy. The Prophecy is the story of how New Yorkers shouldn't have babies, and paper plants shouldn't make mutants. There's at least one Mambo King in this movie, and an actress from Ernest Goes to Camp. Also, that lady from Rocky. So cook yourself up a nice plate of mutant-fish and pour yourself a nice glass of Mercury, as Tristan, Matt and Damian are mauled by the melted bear that is The Prophesy. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #31 House Where Evil Dwells (1982)

  When a weird dude with a mustache brings his family to Japan to (write an article for a magazine maybe?) he moves them into a haunted house where he proceeds to cosplay as a samurai, a karate instructor, a business casual samurai, and a Trappist Monk. To his family's dismay, the house is haunted by a love triangle murder suicide from the 1800's. Also, some ghost crabs that speak spooky Japanese. The (non-crab) ghosts proceed to possess the family members in an attempt to recreate the circumstances of their death, for reasons that only ghosts may know. Things go south from there. Join Matt and Tristan as they put on their silk bandannas and ring the doorbell of The House Where Evil Dwells. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #30 Deadly Friend (1986)

When the smartest robotics engineer at brain college loses both his robot Beebee and girlfriend in one week, he goes full Herbert West and uses his robot's brain to reanimate his dead girlfriend. She lives in his shed while exacting revenge on everybody in the neighborhood that looked at her sideways. (Also, being Wes Craven's movie, they found a few creative ways to put a furnace and a burned faced dream guy into some scenes) Matt and Tristan shape our hands into robot claws, put on some fetching blue eye-shadow, and run headlong into the barrel of missed opportunities that is, Deadly Friend. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #29 Ninja III The Domination (1984)

If you're like me, and I mostly am, the eighties mean one thing to you. Ninjas. Those silky suited little dickenses were everywhere. True story, I once left a dorm on my college campus and there was a ninja just hanging out in a tree. 8am on a weekday. Just sitting there. Why? Fucked if I know. There was no reason. Like this movie. Why would you make a ninja movie about a possessed phone company line person who moonlights as an aerobics instructor? You wouldn't. It shouldn't be done. But dammit, I'm mighty glad it was. Join Matt and Tristan as they follow the floating sword through one of the weirdest movies of the eighties, Ninja 3 : The Domination. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #28 Slumber Party Massacre 2 (1987)

Nothing ruins a slumber party like a rockabilly (ghost?) with a drill guitar, murdering your friends while singing and dancing like he's in an unlicensed knock-off production of Grease. But, it does make for compelling cinema. Join Tristan and Matt as they buzz their way through the singingest, dancingest, slasher film of the eighties, Slumber Party Massacre 2. 

Fun Box Monster Podcast #27 Evolver (1995)

When the guy that played, "Q" from Star Trek the Next Generation had his military grade killbot program shut down, he took the only reasonable action: Repurposing said killbot as a children's toy. Somehow this bold marketing strategy backfires and a bunch of people get killed. This is the world of Evolver. Features Arcade Punks, janky robots, really well known character actors, hacking scenes complete with nonsensical buzzwords, and a mom character that is so unlikable it's shocking she survives the movie. Join Matt and Tristan as they attempt to beat level 4 of EVOLVER.

Fun Box Monster Podcast #26 Stay Alive (2006)

Journey with us...INTO THE FUTURE.... The year is 2006. Survival horror games are playing on every PS2 in the world. A group of teens with a seemingly endless supply of OFFICIAL ALIENWEAR PC components, does battle with Elisabeth Bathory, who has moved to Ohio and started developing polygonal video game tech. Luckily for us, the game starts killing people in real life, or it would just be people playing video games. Who would watch that? Anyway, Ohio citizen Bathory is killing anybody that dies in the game. Our plucky teens need to overcome the police, their inner turmoil about housing, and a fear of fire to save the day and put some nails into this lady's face. PLUS IT HAS FRANKIE MUNIZ and a guy who ISN'T MATTHEW LILLARD. BUY ALIENWEAR!

Fun Box Monster Podcast #25 Spookies (1988)

Once upon a time, some old guy in an attic with deep vein thrombosis of the forehead, lured some middle-aged teens into an old house. This house was haunted by...well, pretty much everything. There's zombies. There's a vest wearing were-cat. Some copyright infringing Ghoulies. A hallway monster with a tentacle that melts your face. There's a Spider-Lady, a glowing ball-head lady, some fart monsters, and too many others to count. Despite this movie being cut down to 45 minutes and then rebuilt by a new director who had never seen a horror movie, this movie has a certain something that we can't help but love. Listen as Matt and Tristan put their most positive spin on the USA Up All Night classic movie, Spookies.