Fri Oct 25 2024

New name, same podcast! Welcome to Death Don’t Do Fiction, the AIPT Movies podcast! The podcast about the enduring legacy of our favorite movies! It’s October, so that means it’s time for our “Shocktober” series, where we cover movies that go bump in the night! In this week’s episode, Alex, Tim, and Matt are joined by one of the hosts of the Mystery Movie Madness podcast, K-Tron, to discuss Fred Dekker and Shane Black’s unofficial prequel to Universal’s Dark Universe, 1987’s The Monster Squad! A surprisingly cool middle schooler wearing loafers and smoking! Incredible creature FX from Stan Winston! Classic horror vibes that showcase the glory of unofficial versions of the Universal Monsters! 12 year old boys endangering their sisters because they’re insecure about their masculinity! A 2,000 year old dead guy walking around on his own! A dog somehow sneaking into a (really cool) tree house! A deeply-80s music montage and end-credits theme song! The origin of classic horror movie ref...