The Horror of Nachos and Hamantaschen

Derek and JR continue their “I Think You’ll Like…” series with Derek picking 2024’s cosmic horror true crime mockumentary “Strange Harvest”. Little does he know, JR absolutely HATES true crime. Two grown men learn a bit more about themselves as their friendship deeps. Ironically, JR turns this episode into a possible true crime podcast by the end of it…

Despite what JR says within the first 5 minutes, this episode quickly turns into a roundup. The gang discusses the 2026 Necronomicon, Her Private Hell, Jurassic Park, some Algernon Blackwood stories, Peeping Tom, The Brood, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, and Wendigo. This one is for the deep cut fans.

Ooh, Dream Eater, I believe you can get me in the night, ooh Dream Eater, I don’t believe I can reach the morning light. What do you consider the difference between “Lovecraftian Horror”, “Cosmic Horror”, and “Demonic Horror” to be? You might not be able to put your finger on it, but if you go into 2025’s “Dream Eater” thinking it’s the Lovecraftian Horror it’s billed as, you’ll probably be able to afterwards. Nothing like getting granular with your genre definitions!

Were you aware that the 1996 Julia Roberts film ‘Mary Reilly’ was actually a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movie? Did you also know that it was almost directed by Tim Burton? Were you also also aware that Johnny Depp was going to play both Jekyll and Hyde is some kind of wacky affected way? Two of those things are true, but you’ll have to listed to hear which!

It’s like ‘Morbius’, but with a werewolf instead of a vampire, and Jack Nicholson instead of Jared Leto. 1994’s ‘Wolf’ was directed by the legendary Mike Nichols, had werewolf effects by the legendary Rick Baker, a score by the legendary Ennio Morricone, and yet… far from legendary… The 90’s did strange things to our classic Universal Monsters, and I’m not just talking about pissing on James Spader!