When twin brothers find their father's old iPod in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths start after they listen to the cursed podcasts stored on it. The siblings decide to throw the device away and move on with their lives, growing apart over the years. On Episode 663 of Trick or Treat Radio we discuss the latest film from director Osgood Perkins, The Monkey! We also talk about our favorite cinematic monkeys, films and shows that feature cursed objects, and the concept of memento mori. So grab your bad luck tiki idol, get your generational trauma in check, and strap on for the world's most dangerous podcast!
Stuff we talk about: Police Academy 2, MZ’s favorite comedy, Kidnapped By A Killer, Steve Guttenberg, Shakma, BJ and the Bear, Every Which Way but Loose, Clyde, Cannonball Run 2, Trading Places, Cannibal Run, Dawn of the Dead, Julia Roberts movies, Axel Foley, Back to School, Richard Pryor, Moving, Sam Kinison, Joe Dante, The Howling, Rick Baker, An American Werewolf in London, Rob Bottin, Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, House of Wax, Vincent Price, Charles Bronson, Multiple Maniacs, Knightriders, Gothic, Species 2, Toolbox Murders, Haley Joel Osment, The Peking Acrobats, Brad Dragon, Pedro Martinez, Updog, Dominican Republic, RIP Octavio Dotel, inside baseball, The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox, Christine, Keith Gordon, Anabelle, Poltergeist, Stephen King, The Mangler, Christopher Hewlett, Friday the 13th: The Series, cursed objects, haunted objects, Talk To Me, the Lament Configuration, Oddity, Shakma, Cannibal Holocaust, Longlegs, Monkeyshines, Gallery Magazine, The Monkey, Osgood Perkins, Gretel & Hansel, The Blackcoat’s Daughter, Theo James, Tatiana Maslany, Adam Scott, Elijah Wood, Yellowjackets, Final Destination, Annie Wilkes, generational trauma, how to properly process grief, Caveat, Ernest Goes to Camp, Nicolas Winding Refn, Anthony Perkins, Jaws 4, do sharks know what revenge is?, Malignant, tracks suits capes and gold medallions, Peter Gabriel, Mickey 17, Bong Joon-ho, Parasite, Memories of Murder, Hunkaberry Hound, Sinister Yet Whimsical, Every Episode Dies, and why can’t you set your monkey free?
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