Hosts Kat and Marshall interview each other about the evolution of classic horror remakes from mid-century gimmicks to Y2K gore.
27 Oct 2025
Halloween Mix
Halloween music is the topic of this episode of Boys and Ghouls. There is a lot of Halloween music out there to choose from, so Kat and Marshall are going to look at the important, historical stand-outs of this spooky genre as well as the real toe-tappers that, put together, can make up an excellent Halloween Mix.
Journey through decades of Halloween tracks; from the ghost and skeleton songs of the days of vaudeville, through the novelty songs of the 1950s and 60s, with its graveyard smash, “The Monster Mash”. Then, tune in as the MTV era produces Halloween songs that are good for the clubs, including the chart-topping song about the terror on the screen, “Thriller”.
Get into the groove, as we select our choice of instrumentals, songs from musicals, and songs from movies to fill out our own Halloween mixes. So, get a blank CD and burn, burn, burn a mix of songs and sounds to get you in that Halloween mood. And if you can’t think of enough tracks to fill an eighty minute CD, this episode might give you some hot ideas.
15 Sept 2025
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Jekyll and Hyde share the credit in making up one of the most iconic figures of horror. After consuming a formula, the proper Dr. Jekyll is not the man he used to be. Instead, the good doctor becomes Hyde, a creature that is free of the restraints and inhibitions of society’s mores.
Join Kat and Marshall as they go all the way back to the 1886 book by Robert Lewis Stevenson. Thrill, as they discuss its influence on the public perception of Jack the Ripper. Cower, as they examine Jekyll and Hyde’s entry into silent cinema and several selections since where Dr. J and his alter ego have been brought to the silver screen.
The cornerstone of these efforts is the recently restored 1931 Fredric March version of Jekyll and Hyde. Then, it’s gender that is altered by his formula in Hammer’s “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde”. From 1976, when you’re seeing what ain’t, you’re looking at a haint, with “Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde”. And, get funny notions from deadly potions with Bud Abbot and Lou Costello when they meet Boris Karloff as the double-threat, Dr. Jekyll.
It’s an episode so nice, you’ll listen to it twice!
Inside a recent episode
New Millennium Remakes
Published 22 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And she gets an awful fright. Like all the beats are there. They're really trying to pay homage to this movie that they love. And I think, like, you know, homages, like parodies and remakes, it so helps the end result if you love the original. Totally. If it's just an assignment, it's not going to come through. If you're just parodying what's popular because it's popular, it's not going to come through. I think it's notable that William Malone, who directed this movie, says he saw the original House on Haunted Hill with Emerjo in theaters. There you go. As a young person. What more could you want? […]
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