That frightening time of year is upon us and this week Leonard and Baron work up the courage to discuss three terrific films perfect for the Halloween season: a modern classic 28 Days Later, Guillermo del Toro’s masterful Pan’s Labyrinth, and Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, a clever film that mixes humor with horror.

Actress P.J. Soles joins Matt this week to talk about her role as Lynda van der Klok in the 1978 John Carpenter classic Halloween. P.J. talks about why the way she said “totally” secured her role in the film, what it’s like to shoot a sex & death scene all at once, and her thoughts on her legendary death scene being recreated at Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. P.J. also tells us her experience working with Bill Murray on Stripes, how she had to wrestle Rod Stewart for the jacket she would use for Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, and working alongside a very friendly Harrison Ford on the made for TV film The Possessed. Plus, filmmaker Jay Cheel of The Film Junk Podcast helps Matt face his Halloween fears on location during I Was Literally There Too.

This week the gang discusses the telepathic abilities of twins, the proper way to way to ride an escalator, and why The Martian is worth watching (provided that the sound is off). Additionally, Howard reveals what could be the most developed Halloween costume of all time. Later, Alex Berg joins the show to discuss his love of whales, how his need to bust ghosts dictated his college degree, and how he once became intimate with a tick.

Steve and Blaine are back just in time to continue the original journey. We rejoin our heroes as they recently escaped some weird pool and carnivorous trees. As they notice a great sky eagle battle going on they must figure out if they will make good with the darkness.

James wants to know a shortcut around the “10,000 Hour Rule”. Stephen may not hold the answer, but he definitely knows which questions to ask.

Jeanine Daniels and Andrew talk about if we are all just racist for not knowing the history of Mexico, Spain, China, and Japan. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

The Shrimps take on The Lisas at Pan Pacific Park. Matt Gourley and Mark McConville call the action, Jensen Karp has the Sock Report. Elbow wars.

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24-year-old marriage expert Emily Durrett joins Deanna & Emily this week to help prep Deanna for her upcoming wedding! Emily tells us what it’s like to be married young, dealing with wedding crashers, and why it’s important to know that you can’t control everything on that special day. Plus, Emily introduces D&E to the #WhoIsShe? meme.

Producer and podcaster Dr. Rosen Rosen joins Jensen and Matty to talk about Meg Myers, working with Ofelia, his podcast Totally Beverages (and sometimes Hot Sauce), the first time they heard Nirvana, No Parents, singer Vox, The List App, Space Pen, Hamilton: A Hip-Hop musical, how we’re late on Trader Joe’s, Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, and many other things you should know about.

The Sklars welcome to the show Brian Huskey who talks about his new movie A better You, as well as how new media is changing the game of entertainment. Then, Daniel Van Kirk covers headlines that include a disgruntled pork factory worker, a child whose happiness is a danger to society, and a woman on the lamb whose hide out is a porta potty. Lastly, Mark Wahlberg calls in to discuss his determination to make Will Ferrel a funny guy.

Jeanine Daniels & Andrew talk about White people commenting on Black people’s hair. Make sure to leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.

Jeanine Daniels, co-founder of Black&Sexy TV joins Andrew all this week to answer some racism questions. Today they discuss hating on the word “bae.” Be sure to call us at (323) 389-RACE to ask if anything is racist.

On a very spoOoOky Halloween episode of Hollywood Handbook, Sean and Hayes tear away the cobwebs off the Teaser Freezer as they breakdown the new film “Burnt.” Then JOE WENGERT, Head of Branded Content at WolfCool Industries returns to introduce a brand new PAUL F. TOMPKINS character by the name of BRANDON CONTENT.

Join Kevin as he sits down with podcast veteran Matt Mira (The Nerdist, James Bonding). Matt geeks out about all his passions and reveals that the secret to making it in Hollywood is through the Apple Genius Bar.

Today, Stephen and James share what they think is the best possible future discovery or invention, but they want YOUR input too. After you listen, tweet your idea to @QOD, and it may end up in a future podcast!

Director Danny Boyle is as charming as he is talented. Danny joins Josh this week to talk about the world of Steve Jobs, how the best stuff coms from not knowing what you’re doing, working with Ewan McGregor once again after having a falling out in the past, and the long awaited sequel to Trainspotting.

An expert in chills and thrills, spoOoOky Sam Zimmerman of the On-Demand horror service Shudder joins Devin & Amy to nominate the 1980 Italian cannibal exploitation horror film Cannibal Holocaust on a special Halloween episode of The Canon! It’s a story of a missing documentary film crew who had gone to the Amazon to film cannibal tribes. The film was banned in Italy, Australia, and several other countries due to its portrayal of graphic brutality, sexual assault, and violence toward animals. Some nations have since revoked the ban, but the film is still banned in several countries. Tune in if you dare — and head to the forums on Wolfpop to cast the deciding vote!

Just in time for Halloween, the next HDTGM movie will be a gym horror classic. This week Paul goes through Corrections and Omissions for Perfect, explains whether Nic Cage would make Perfect better, and recommends two great things you need in your life during Paul’s Pick of the Week. Plus, Paul shares his Star Wars: The Force Awakens theory as he answers your Qs!

People of the internet: The League is back on FXX 10pm on Wednesdays! A while ago, Paul and Rob Huebel did a comedy special on a 60 foot glass bus that traveled around LA and now you’ll be able to see it. Go to https://itun.es/us/3M4J9 now to buy it! You can also see Jason in Sleeping With Other People in a theater near you!

The Hotwives (Casey Wilson, Danielle Schneider, Andrea Savage, Dannah Phirman, Tymberlee Hill, Angela Kinsey, Erinn Hayes) are back and this time they are in Vegas baby! Watch The Hotwives of Las Vegas on Hulu today!

Also, check out June in Grace and Frankie available on Netflix, Paul in Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp on Netflix, all the episodes of NTSF:SD:SUV:: on HULU for free, ScheeRL on YouTube here:https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbNGyZuMGBm0cq73JN-QhcpQNc-Shtlb7, and Jason in The Dictator (he’s still in it!).

Last year we covered in a podcast how truth is stranger and often scarier than fiction, especially when it comes to the history genre. Case in point: the story of Henry Rathbone. You’re probably thinking, who’s Henry Rathbone? That’s kind of the point. Henry Rathbone and his wife Clara were sitting next to Abraham Lincoln the night of the assassination, and despite the decades of conspiracy theories and ghost stories surrounding the Lincoln family, the craziest and bloodiest story of the night belongs to Mr. Rathbone.

See, in the years following Lincoln’s assassination, Rathbone’s mental state declined as he blamed himself for not being able to prevent the president’s death. Soon after that, he started to believe his walls were talking to him. Then he went full Shining and murdered his wife, tried to murder his children and stabbed himself 5 times in the chest. He spent the rest of his life in an insane asylum. This is an absolutely bonkers story edited from the margins of history, yet we choose not remember it because it doesn’t read like a textbook.

This sort of historical amnesia also applies to how we look at the horror genre. There are countless unsolved murders, disappearances and mass hysterias that we don’t know how to classify just because their details are too strange to swallow, the leads go nowhere and eventually we give up.

So in honor of Halloween, Jack O’Brien and Jason Pargin (aka David Wong) share 12 creepy and macabre unsolved mysteries that are just too weird to fit into our cookie-cutter version of the horror genres.

A frightening occurrence has fallen upon the Earwolf Studios once again to turn it into the Werewolf Studios deep within the Suicide House! The ghoulish brothers Beuford and Messmore le Barron are back to make Scott KnottsScaryMan’s life a living hell and musician Leo Carpazzi along with his granddaughter Scaroline also return to debut a ghoultide composition by the name of “We Wish You A Scary Christmas.” Just when you thought all hope is lost, mad scientist Dr. Traygo returns to give us the good news that his creeeeepies are no longer lost. Plus, it wouldn’t be a Comedy Fang! Fang! without a special Hallowscream Freestyle Rap Contest!

Paul F. Tompkins welcomes longtime listeners, first time listeners, and Halloweeners back to SPONTANEANATION! This week, Paul’s special guest is Bruce McCulloch of The Kids in the Hall! They chat about the history of Tuesday, Bruce’s complicated birth & extensive pajama collection, and which color would be assigned to each day of the week. Paul is then joined by Janet Varney, Amanda Lund, and Annie Savage to improvise a story set at “Wine Tasting.” And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!

DON’T FORGET! There are still tickets available to see SPONTANEANATION LIVE at Largo on Saturday, November 7th! You’ll see Craig Cackowski, Chris Tallman and Jean Villepique, along with special guest Keegan-Michael Key! Not to be missed. For tickets, go to paulftompkins.com/live!

Is asking a worthwhile question more important than receiving an answer to the question? We’ll find out today…if our hosts can come up with an answer.

On a very special episode of Reading Aloud, Nate has a spectacular conversation with Kelly Carlin who has a new book out “A Carlin Home Companion: Growing Up with George,” all about growing up with her father George Carlin in Southern California. They chat about how the comedy community came to lift Kelly up and invited her to be part of the family after her father passed, the moment you realize that your parents are human, Kelly’s one-person show being the predecessor to her book, and the practice of being kind of loving to yourself when your mind wanders. Get into the Halloween spirit and get a head start on the next book club selection by picking up “The Haunting of Hill House” by Shirley Jackson and send in your thoughts on the book at readingaloudpodcast@gmail.com.

LIVE from the UCB-Sunset Theatre in Los Angeles, Mark Wahlberg (Daniel Van Kirk) returns to solve the problems of the world (because Donnie can’t) with his very famous friends Daryl Hall (Randy Sklar), Christian Slater (Cole Stratton), Bernie Sanders (James Adomian), and Ryan Sickler. They’ll cover very important topics including water on Mars, phubbing, Hilary Clinton’s leaked emails, and more.

Welcome back to Picking and Tricking with your host Manny Faldune (Matt Cook)! Learn to make the most of your yard sale shopping sprees every weekend with Manny’s helpful tricks. This week Manny is joined by Nancy Geefs, a fellow yard sale shopper extraordinaire and partner in crime. They talk about how Nancy’s very first yard sale has a strong connection with the way she was raised as a child, a historic handmade quilt that is her latest big score, and they take some callers to find out what they want to sell as they “Yard Sale It!”. Plus, Traci Reardon stops by to offer her Twitter followers advice on tracking your money, becoming more patient, and more in another edition of “Help Me, Rhonda.”

This week, Phil Rosenthal, creator and executive producer of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” joins Ronna & Beverly. Phil talks about his new food show “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having,” how he manages to stay fit while taping, why Los Angeles is the greatest food city in America, and why a dead hooker is not always the sign of bad food. Also, Beverly takes issue with a snub that she received from a local magazine.

Randy and Jason discuss why Johnny Manziel is officially all grown up and why you know you’re flopping in soccer when you help yourself into the stretcher. Then, the Sklars welcome Andrew Santino who talks about his new show I’m Dying Up Here, why comedy is one of the key ways to deal with tragedy, and America’s greatest ball parks. Later, in Quick Hits, the gang discusses why Jay Glazier probably won’t get drafted, newlywed diehard football fans, and why the life of Bully Beatdown star Jason Miller has taken an ironic turn. Lastly, Nic Cage calls in to discuss the potential of hockey in Las Vegas.

Things get familial on today’s episode! James and Stephen recount the advice their elders passed on to them, and we find out whether they’ve adhered to it.

Andrew Ti and special guest Christina Lee finish the week off by discussing why reverse racism is not a thing. As always, leave us a message about anything you think is racist at (323) 389-RACE.