This week we have a look at the 2024 horror film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.  This is Episode #432!Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard, produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is the sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) and the fifth film in the MonsterVerse franchise, also serving as the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise and 13th in the King Kong franchise. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Hall, Henry, and Hottle reprise their roles from the previous film. In the film, Kong encounters more of his species in the Hollow Earth and must unite again with Godzilla to stop their tyrannical leader and his powerful, frost-breathing Titan from destroying the surface.The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many comparing it unfavorably to Godzilla Minus One, and has grossed $436 million worldwide on a $135−150 million budget, making it the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2024.

This week we have a look at the 2022 horror film Satanic Hispanics.  This is Episode #431! This episode we're joined by special guest author David Bowles.  Satanic Hispanics is a 2022 American horror anthology film written by Alejandro Méndez, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Demi%C3%A1n_Rugna&action=edit&redlink=1, Lino K. Villa and Pete Barnstrom, directed by Mike Mendez, Demián Rugna, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardo_S%C3%A1nchez_(director), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi_Saul_Guerrero and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alejandro_Brugu%C3%A9s and starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efren_Ramirez, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Grunberg, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Vargas, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemky_Madera, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Vel%C3%A1squez and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonah_Ray.

This week we have a look at the 2021 horror film Jakob’s Wife.  This is Episode #430! Jakob's Wife is a 2021 American vampire horror film directed and produced by Travis Stevens from a screenplay by Stevens, Kathy Charles, and Mark Steensland. The film stars Barbara Crampton, Larry Fessenden, and Bonnie Aarons.

Tonight we’re chatting with USA Today bestselling thriller author Carter Wilson about his new book releasing April 2: THE FATHER SHE WENT TO FIND from Poisoned Pen Press. Carter Wilson is the USA Today bestselling author of eight critically acclaimed, standalone psychological thrillers. He is an ITW Thriller Award finalist, a five-time winner of the Colorado Book Award, and his works have been optioned for television and film. Carter lives outside of Boulder, Colorado. Dynamic and compelling, he now hosts his own podcast, https://carterwilson.com/making-it-up/, interviewing authors like S.A. Cosby, Daniel Handler, Stuart Turton, Xio Axelrod, and Julie Clark to talk shop and riff an original story live. The result is a charming, authentic peek into the writing process.ABOUT THE BOOKA road trip to find closure… or a reckless chase that could turn deadly? Penny has never met anyone smarter than her. That's par for the course when you're a savant—one of less than one hundred in the world. But despite her photographic memory and super-powered intellect, there's one mystery Penny's never been able to solve: why did her father leave when she was in a coma at age seven, and where is he now? On Penny's twenty-first birthday, she receives a card in the mail from him, just as she has every year since he left. But this birthday card is different. For the first time ever, there's a return address. And a goodbye. Penny doesn't know the world beyond her mother's house and the special school she's attended since her unusual abilities revealed themselves, but the mystery of her father's disappearance becomes her new obsession. For the first time ever she decides to leave home, to break free of everything that has kept her safe, and use her gifts to answer the questions that have always eluded her. What Penny doesn't realize is she might not be able to outsmart a world far more complicated and dangerous than she'd ever imagined...

This week we have a look at the 2024 film Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.  This is Episode #429! Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a 2024 American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_fiction https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film directed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Kenan from a screenplay he co-wrote with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Reitman. It is the sequel to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters:_Afterlife (2021) and the fifth film in the https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(franchise). The film stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Rudd, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_Coon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn_Wolfhard, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mckenna_Grace, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celeste_O%27Connor, and Logan Kim reprising their roles from Afterlife, alongside https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Murray, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Aykroyd, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Hudson, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Potts, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Atherton reprising their characters from the earlier films. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kumail_Nanjiani, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patton_Oswalt, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Alyn_Lind, and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Acaster also join the cast. Set two years after the events of Afterlife, the veteran Ghostbusters must join forces with their new recruits to save the world in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City from a death-chilling god who seeks to build a spectral army.

This week we have a look at the 1983 film Cujo.  This is Episode #428! Cujo is a 1983 American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_King's 1981 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo and directed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Teague. It was written by Don Carlos Dunaway and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Turner_(actress) (using the pen name Lauren Currier), and starring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dee_Wallace, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Hugh_Kelly and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Pintauro.The film follows a mother and her son who are trapped inside their car, while protecting themselves from a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Bernard_(dog).

Jason chats with Parker Adams, author of the new book https://www.amazon.com/Lock-Box-Novel-Parker-Adams/dp/1639107037/ref=sr_1_1?crid=H5570ZMLKLXP&keywords=the+lock+box+by+parker+adams&qid=1696331922&s=books&sprefix=the+lock+box+by+parker+adams%2Cstripbooks%2C89&sr=1-1, on-sale March 19 from Crooked Lane, about an army vet-turned-safecracker who is forcibly recruited to be part of a dangerous heist.The son of a navy helicopter pilot, Parker Adams chased great white sharks as a marine biologist before becoming a patent lawyer who litigates multimillion-dollar cases for high-tech clients. In his spare time, he writes high-stakes thrillers that feature travel and technology, including the best-selling Seth Walker series under the name Joseph Reid. A graduate of Duke University and the University of Notre Dame, he lives in San Diego with his wife and children.

This week we have a look at the 1981 film Wolfen.  This is Episode #427! Wolfen is a 1981 American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film directed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Wadleigh in his only directional feature film, based on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitley_Strieber's 1978 novel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wolfen. It stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Finney, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Venora, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Hines and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_James_Olmos. The film follows a city cop who has been assigned to uncover what is behind a series of vicious murders. Originally, it is believed the murders are animal attacks until the cop discovers an indigenous legend about wolf spirits.

This week we have a look at the 1980 film Alligator. This is Episode #426! Alligator is a 1980 American https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_film https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film directed by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_Teague and written by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles. It stars https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Forster, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Riker and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_V._Gazzo. It also includes an appearance by actress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_Lyon in her last screen role. Set in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago, the film follows a police officer and a reptile expert who track an enormous, ravenous https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man-eater https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alligator flushed down the toilet years earlier, that is attacking residents after escaping from the city's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewerage.

Tonight we’re chatting wih L. R. Jones, author of the new book THE WEDDING PARTY. (https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Party-Thriller-L-Jones/dp/1662508891/ ABOUT THE AUTHOR: L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Her dark, edgy fiction includes the novels You Look Beautiful Tonight, The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal and was #7 in Entrepreneur magazine’s list of growing women-owned businesses. Lisa lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who’s afraid of her own bark. ABOUT THE BOOK: For a bride-to-be and her fiancé, secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense thriller. Carrie and Oliver. A couple completely in love and the hosts of a wedding to remember at Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel. This is Carrie’s fairy tale come true. Her fiancé, Oliver, is Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome; successful; and utterly devoted to her. Now family and friends have gathered to celebrate. It’s sure to be a wild night as the drinks flow freely and the fun begins. But the morning after is murder. FBI agent Andi Castle was just supposed to be a plus-one. This should have been a calming weekend getaway from what she does best: catch killers. Instead, Andi’s on the hunt again. The hotel is on lockdown. Secrets are being unearthed. And no one is above Andi’s suspicions. But which secrets are worth killing for? Andi’s forced to find the answers fast…before someone else dies.